I am so surprised and amazed to report that Poppy's beak has not only not crossed any more, but it has, in fact, aligned once more!
I suspect that I may have to file her top beak a little, from time to time, as it kind of wants to be too long, and interfere with her mouth closing fully. But she...
This was the flock (at almost 5 weeks old) just minutes before we moved them from their aquarium brooder out in to their new MegaBrooder grow-out pen
Poppy, the only Ameraucana, is on the far right, and as you can see, my dire predictions of a fast decline were completely unfounded. Yes, her...
Poppy's condition is worsening by the day.
Feeling really discouraged about it.
I can "straighten" it with my fingers and gentle pressure, but the second I release it, it goes back again.
As fast as this is happening, I am not seeing much in the way of hope. 5 days ago it was straight. At this...
Greetings, all!
I have just finished reading every post in this thread, after discovering that my Poppy, a 4-week-old Americauna has developed a crossed beak. It is noticeably worsening by the day.
I grew up on a farm, and my father hatched chicks for a living. On his farm, this chick would have...
My peeps are 5 days old, and their skills have expanded from being able to find their feeder and waterer on day 2 to all of them being proficient in "foraging" (scratching and pecking feed off the floor of their brooder, prefering to scratch it up than eat it out of the feeder) and all using the...
ohhh...I take it you were hoping for a pullet. :(
I definitely paid extra for that! In fact I have my hopes up high enough to hope she lays blue eggs.
But, I keep my fingers crossed...
Just picked up 9 day-old peeps at the feed store.
8 BAs and an Americauna (easter egger). Crossing my fingers for blue eggs :)
It is marvelous to be back after such a long time with no chickens. I have missed them terribly. But at least I remember how to do this!!!
I have missed you lot and am...
My husband took the first steps in converting an old garage into a new coop for my flock of 17.
All of them have grown up in the teeny little playhouse coop we have been using for the past 3 years. Owing to diligence in keeping enough roost space, adding numbers slowly and via broodies, and the...
My oldest 5 hens are 3 years old, this week.
I have another group of 3 who turned 2 in March.
One who was 1 year old last September.
And 7 who hatched last September.
My ladies gave me 80 eggs last week! Most eggs in a week record.
In other news, I sold 6 dozen, also a new record!
I get $4 for the large eggs the new girls lay and $5 a dozen for the mega jumbos my 2 and 3 year olds lay.
Great time to be on the farm!!!!
Today I discovered that our local food pantry is allowed to accept donations of back yard farm eggs, so our girls are going to help battle hunger!
Just one more amazing thing chickens can do!!!
If you have more eggs than you can use or sell, consider looking in to donating them to a food bank...