Recent content by Davidisinaband

Very very well said Chocolate Mouse. I was thinking about this yesterday actually and have come to the conclusion that as a culture our values as a society are completely distorted. I know a lot of what society would call 'accomplished' and 'model' citizens who are just plain horrible in my...

Quote: Well, that was the plan actually.. To keep them separate until they're fully grown except for maybe one. She only hatched out 3 and as luck has it, two are roos so they're going up on CL in a few months. I may introduce the one hen and keep her, but that still leaves two others...

Okay, so I let my broody hen hatch out a few chicks. They range from 4-5 weeks old and low temps are in the 50s. I've had them separated inside the coop in a special brooding run I built over the far end nest box. The mama's been pacing all day long for a few days now so I decided to see if...

Def sex links.. I have three myself.. and you're right.. They're voracious layers! I built a small separation box as well and attached it to my last next box about 3' off the ground. I use it as an all purpose separator. First as a place to put broody hens to hatch off a few eggs, then when...

Quote: I messed with the cashier that day.. They had a rabbit in a tub beside the chicks and I said.. "I think you have a serious problem!! A rabbit has eaten all your baby chicks in one of the tubs!! They're everywhere! I shot three this year trying to get to my chickens!" Never before...

Signed.. Although my local store has been more than helpful letting me know what's coming in and when.. Whenever we check out they talk to us about what's coming up and when special stuff is coming in.. They're all farm kids and the only reason I hold any hope for the next few generations.. lol

I hear ya.. The min of 6 kept me safe though. I just don't have room for 6 more unless I build an addition to the coop I've got! Good thing I passed on them though.. I've got baby chicks hatching as we speak..!!

Okay, here's what I ended up doing with mine. My coop has 6 nest boxes about 3 feet off the ground. I built a brooding box using a pair of matching old window screens and some 1 bys I had laying around, set it on the ledge, put some legs on the other end, and partitioned off the very last nest...

Quote: hehehe... hmm Well its what they used to do.... Just don't smoke.. The last thing you need is a flaming chicken running around catching everything on fire!!

A week or two ago sounds like a big time frame for a problem from the pellets to manifest. How's her face color? Have you wormed lately? It sounds like you freerange them, so it might just be that she got a hold of something she shouldn't have. Also, I know everyone says their natural...

My bet would be on the injured rooster comb. This week one of my hens got a tiny scratch and you'd think someone got stabbed to death inside the coop. It looked like arterial spray all over the walls, plastic, and a one inch strip the full circumference around the feeder. Their combs really...

I've heard it both ways actually. Somewhere said it was like chicken pox in humans and was a one time only thing, and the more recent site I read that there was no long term immunity. We really need to sit down and make up a SOP (standard operating protocol) manual. A chicken bible if you...

Quote: lol Yeah, I am coming to not like the DE dust myself. Although, I thought I could just lean down and spray their backs and their butts with the spray. Thank God I don't have neighbors or they would have had a show with me chasing around the flighty game birds with a spray bottle and...

You say you check your birds for mites. Do you ever treat them just in case? I ask that because mites can be really hard to detect. I've seen people say "I just checked them, they have no mites" and then turn around and have one autopsied only to find out it was a severe infestation...

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