Posts by corvidae

Does anyone have a chick they are willing to part with? We hatched out a lone little cream Legbar boy a couple of days ago and I really don't want to buy a chick at the feed store after the last mess I saw there.

Ugh, just got home from work and 3more of the Isbars are dead, four of the others look shocky. We had brought a few of the ones that didn't look so good yesterday into the brooder room in the house. At least one of them is bleeding...

Quote:Originally Posted by sillycmoy I'm so very sorry to hear you lost so many chicks.  That's my biggest fear living up here by American Fork Canyon is that something is going to get my chicks. I have them fully enclosed in a run...

Quote:Originally Posted by lonnyandrinda  A little advice please?  I am pulling my hair out with my Isbars.  At first they were young and there were fertility issues- I did some feather trimming and solved that.  I've been hatching...

Bad news--something got into the Isbar coop I have in the garage last night. I had 18 7 week old Isbars out there and whatever it was killed 9 of them. Bunch of blood going from the nesting area down the board that goes down to the run...

Got a rare day off here, so we are up at the land. I opened the Wyandotte runs to spray them with oxine and now I have my pretty BLRWs scratching about at my feet. I love how calm and friendly these birds are as adults! The Isbars and...

Gah, I just realized I sell my black good quality BLRWs for less than that IFA was selling bloodied up hatchery birds. There's something wrong with this world!

Ash and I went to IFA in Salt Lake today to get flock blocks and dried meal worms and, of course, we had to look at all the chicks, just for fun. It wasn't fun. There were 4-5 week old large fowl in with what looked like maybe week old...

Quote:Originally Posted by Sphinx Oh, Desert, that is a brilliant set up. I love it. Sadly, no, I don't have a backup roo. I don't have the hens to handle it. Plus, with a total of 3 roosters already, it seemed a little excessive,...

Quote: Originally Posted by themadchicken  Got to meet Corvidae today. Picked up a couple BLRW chicks from her. Got them in the house in the brooder until tomorrow. We are cooking hotdogs on the fire tonight and i...