Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[birdman55]

well they came intoday....super excited

 

[youngchooklover]

Hey 4 of my chicks have leg problems and 1 died this always happens when I breed Plymouth Rock chicks any idears?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hey 4 of my chicks have leg problems and 1 died this always happens  when I breed Plymouth Rock chicks  any idears?

Some leg issues can be corrected. Splayed leg and bent toes can be taped early on. temperature fluctuations during incubation and improper feeding of the parent stock are usually to blame.
I would be getting some multi vitamins in the water.

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

 

[Steampunked]

Avocado trees take a looong time to produce fruit...7 years from memory?
I need something that doesn't mind things a bit arid. I don't mind watering lots but it's still very low humidity out here.

They are awesome though - how else can you easily create your own fat or oil substitute at home?

You can modify 'arid' hugely through correct preparation. Don't want to sound like I'm lecturing, or anything, but have a look for swales, hugelkultur, and other methods which can be used to lazily get microclimates established around fruiting trees. I am a lazy gardener! That's why I love my chickens, partly, they do SO MUCH of the work for me.

Can chickens eat avocado? I think I remember not?

 

[youngchooklover]

Some leg issues can be corrected. Splayed leg and bent toes can be taped early on. temperature fluctuations during incubation and improper feeding of the parent stock are usually to blame.
I would be getting some multi vitamins in the water.

Splayed leg that what we thought it was but now we can't fix it.

 

[birdman55]

Some leg issues can be corrected. Splayed leg and bent toes can be taped early on. temperature fluctuations during incubation and improper feeding of the parent stock are usually to blame.
I would be getting some multi vitamins in the water.

https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/poultry-podiatry

x2

 

[Fancychooklady]

Splayed leg that what we thought it was but now we can't fix it.

How old are the chicks ? Read through the link I gave you very thoroughly because hip and hock issues can be mistaken for splayed legs.

 

[youngchooklover]

How old are the chicks ? Read through the link I gave you very thoroughly because hip and hock issues can be mistaken for splayed legs.

4 to 5 days.

 

[youngchooklover]

How old are the chicks ? Read through the link I gave you very thoroughly because hip and hock issues can be mistaken for splayed legs.

Hip ones hip is way out.

 

[satay]

Cut dragon fruit.