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 ChicKat's Notes on the Chicken Adventure started in 2011

Above the Chicks at 12-days old.  Bebe is mom and Rox is dad....Below the older chooks.  Rox has gone to a new home.....and the rest are getting ready for the summer's heat.  

Picture of the late, great Henrietta-the-wonder-chicken.  I just cannot delete it, even though she has gone.  (trying to hold on, I guess)

August 7th 2011 was the ****106th**** consecutive day of Henrietta laying an egg sinc I got her.  With that egg, Henrietta ends her long-running continuous laying streak.  What a hen!  (She may have had consecutive egg-laying days prior to the time I obtained her.)

Henrietta's 200th egg since her arrival here was produced November 10th 2011.   

DOGS & CHICKENS

 Yes, the video 'Instinct to in Sync'  about How to train your dogs not to kill chickens is VERY worthwhile.  Excellent in my book.  Here is a link:

http://canterlc.com/StopChickenKillerDogs/site/pages/home/

Dusting for Red Mites

 http://www.brooklynfeed.com/2011/05/dusting-your-chicken-for-mites/

On the first video in the series, I love how the chicken looks so relaxed as the man dusts for mites.  Although I have never done this, I hope if I do, I will have as calm and relaxed an experience for my hen. 

The third video in this series shows a white chicken with red mites crawling, but I am not sure it is actual mites....it may be computer animation to show the impression of mites.

   What's on my other pages

Marek's Disease Fact Site- Please contribute (it is open to all BYC members) - if you have useful Marek's information for the BYC community. 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/mareks-disease-fact-site

Charts-and-quotes HOW TO CONTACT "THE CHICKEN DR." if you need VET help.  also a chart of Egg Sizes named by ounce and grams and calories for the sizes.Also a chart and web link of ambient temperatures and the effect of HEAT on Chickens

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/charts-and-quotes

"Eglu Go" Information - My set up---and a link to increasing run access for 'Eglu Go with attached run' is on the Eglu Go page.... I am soooo pleased with the result of reconfiguring the run!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/eglu-go-info

My Friends Very Cool Eglu Cube - some shots I took of my friend's new Eglu Cube with extnended run.  Safe, portable and orange!

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/my-friends-very-cool-cube

What I've learned 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/chickats-what-i-have-learned-since-getting-chickens

Jottings  -  --- milestones and observations  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/jottings

 the above as of  6/2012   Chickat