First Time Chick Parents, Spring 2016

Have no idea for names though.. Andy suggestions? I think we have four or five girls and one or two roosters

We ended up going with tv show names.

Our "Golden Girls" are:
Rose
Dorothy
Blanche
Sophia

Our "I Love Lucy" names are:
Lucy
Ethel
Mrs. McGillicuddy

Then the random other names are:
Lacey, for our Laced Wyandotte
Betty, for our Black Australorp... which we now sing, 'bam ah lam ah lam' after we say her name, haha.
Izzie, for our Cuckoo Marans, because, well, my daughters liked the name.
 
@ladynewtochicksI have the Note 5. Can you explain how to upload through the Internet browser? Been posting to ny Facebook and linking to there for now. Thanks!


I go to my internet and go to the backyard chickens website and it allows me to post pictures. The I phone app doesn't let you post pictures for some reason it just doesn't work. I'm not sure about your note 5 though, worth a shot...
 
So I can't remember if I posted about it before but my McMurray order contained two (I had ordered 1) male black australorps. One was a ftt and died at around a week. He was an obvious runt from the beginning. The other hit about a week and his growth rate and feathering rate almost halted. I kept him separated from his flock mates when they went outside and gave him two bantams to keep him company. He also got spradle (I think that's what you call it) leg and had to have his legs bandaided together for a whopping 1.5 at least before it was corrected. I know most people would have culled him but I just couldn't give up on him like that as he was such a little fighter and still is. He is now out with his flock mates and two little friends in the coop. He has gained some size but is still continuing to grow at a very slow rate. Here is a picture of him next to one of the female australorps of the exact same age so you can see the difference.
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I'm really curious if anyone had ever heard of such stunted development before. He is a spunky little guy and attached to the hip with the two little bantams I got him. Pretty sure those two are Roos too lol! Might have to find some mini no crow collars for the trio because idk if I can stand to rehome them.

One is a blue rose comb and the other I believe is a black Dutch.
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So I can't remember if I posted about it before but my McMurray order contained two (I had ordered 1) male black australorps. One was a ftt and died at around a week. He was an obvious runt from the beginning. The other hit about a week and his growth rate and feathering rate almost halted. I kept him separated from his flock mates when they went outside and gave him two bantams to keep him company. He also got spradle (I think that's what you call it) leg and had to have his legs bandaided together for a whopping 1.5 at least before it was corrected. I know most people would have culled him but I just couldn't give up on him like that as he was such a little fighter and still is. He is now out with his flock mates and two little friends in the coop. He has gained some size but is still continuing to grow at a very slow rate. Here is a picture of him next to one of the female australorps of the exact same age so you can see the difference.


I'm really curious if anyone had ever heard of such stunted development before. He is a spunky little guy and attached to the hip with the two little bantams I got him. Pretty sure those two are Roos too lol! Might have to find some mini no crow collars for the trio because idk if I can stand to rehome them.

One is a blue rose comb and the other I believe is a black Dutch.

Not a lot of experience to speak from... but I am a member of the "Australorp Breed Thread", and you should share about this there, someone who knows more about Australorps, might have some insight. :)
 
Hm ya I have been thinking of calling the hatchery as I'm curious if they may have a breeder Roo throwing "bad" genes for Roos. I'm assuming the Australorp thread would just tell me to cull him. He won't be my main male anyway tho as I have a perfectly healthy Dominker who turning out to be a very good rooster so far and I have no doubt will be top dog. I'm mostly curious if he will ever reach a full size. I know most runts usually catch up but I haven't found any with such an extreme difference in growth.

Not a lot of experience to speak from... but I am a member of the "Australorp Breed Thread", and you should share about this there, someone who knows more about Australorps, might have some insight.  :)
 
Hm ya I have been thinking of calling the hatchery as I'm curious if they may have a breeder Roo throwing "bad" genes for Roos. I'm assuming the Australorp thread would just tell me to cull him. He won't be my main male anyway tho as I have a perfectly healthy Dominker who turning out to be a very good rooster so far and I have no doubt will be top dog. I'm mostly curious if he will ever reach a full size. I know most runts usually catch up but I haven't found any with such an extreme difference in growth.


It could just be that when he had his leg issues, there was an associated vitamin deficiency, and that period of time caused him to be weakened and not grow as vigorous, so now he is just catching up. Also right now I have a mixed breed flock and my Australorp is on the slower side to grow and develop feathers. You really can't compare across breeds. Each chicken breed has its own rate of development.
 
Had (presumably) a raccoon get past my defenses last night. Pulled the head and wings off of one of my white silkies (I really, really hope the head was first). One of my light brahmas has a large wound on her back that I flushed with saline, doused in vetricyn spray, and bandaged up. She's inside in a cage by herself with a bowl of Nutri-drench/aspirin water. Really hope she makes it since the brahmas have all been really sweet.

On the advice of a wildlife rehabber, I doused some blankets in ammonia and put them around the temporary coop/dog kennel. I also piled up some of my 4x4 posts along the ourside to hopefully protect anyone sleeping near the perimeter. And then I removed all the bedding from the perimeter and put in an extra roost to discourage perimeter sleeping.
 

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