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  1. Elmochook

    Just had to share my newest babies

    These 2 im gonna call Oops and Whoopsie...they were in the feed store and i felt bad i only kept 2 of my Easter babies so i got these 2 silver lace Wyandotte to go with my backyard mix chicks...because chicken math says i couldn't get just one of course. Lol.
  2. Elmochook

    Puffed up air filled chest in a chick

    Hello all. Ihave a bantam cochin baby who is about 4 or 5 weeks old and i just noticed a couple days ago her chest is super puffed up and filled with air (like a tiny balloon) the spot is off to the side a bit so i dont think its her crop. The spot is also mostly bald...They have been drinking...
  3. Elmochook

    TSC strikes again!

    Ok the peeping got me yall... Only went in for feed and came out with 4 fuzzy footed bantam babies.... Just in case my 1st hatch is a fail lol.
  4. Elmochook

    How to train chooks to use poultry cups?

    I just built a 5 gallon waterer for my 3 month old flock and im not sure how to train them to use it? This morning when i came out to check on them both cups were empty so i tapped them to fill them up and a few came over to drink like they were super thirsty... Will they eventually figure it...
  5. Elmochook

    Guinea fowl visitors...

    This morning i woke up and there were 2 guinea fowl wandering around my yard screeching and chasing my cats... No flapping idea where they came from. No offense to people who like these things but they are noisier than the 5 roosters that hang on my property and i already give out too much extra...
  6. Elmochook

    Rainy yucko weather causing chickens to not lay?

    My 2 oldest hens have totally stopped laying eggs and im wondering if it could possibly be because it has been pouring down rain for a couple weeks? Or my second question is how often do chickens molt? (They both did a full molt about mid fall last year) One of the girls was broody for a...
  7. Elmochook

    My aquarium hopeful hatch

    I want to start getting my mind wrapped around the incubation process and have come across the idea of an aquarium as a hatch home and i have one on hand so today is day 1 and i will try to hatch 6 eggs. I have marked the eggs with pencil to know if i have turned them and have them in a base of...
  8. Elmochook

    Rip Mufasa

    I was talking to my neighbor tpday and she told me one of her roosters was attacked but all the predator took was his head? What does that sound like, if it was a hawk wouldn't it have carried off the whole bird? I have also seen a large possum recently around here.... ? Just curious about...
  9. Elmochook

    Maybe babies!!

    So it's been the coldest past few days like ever it seems and my little white bantam has been spending almost all day inside the nest box. I thought just because she was cold but today was day 4 so i decided to see what was up with her and i nudged her a little bit to see if i could get her out...
  10. Elmochook

    Old school incubator worth it or nah?

    Does anyone still use old school incubators? I found one on Craigslist that they were asking 25 for and i talked the guy down to 15... I was just wanting it to check out incubation process... So its mostly for experimenting with. Worth it at 15?
  11. Elmochook

    Barn cats with a taste for bird!?

    Craaaappppp.... Animals on my poperty have been causing me grief for years. Cats in the attic, baby possums in a fountain, a giant tortoise that showed up in a load of dirt...most of them come through and just move on but now my mom started feeding these 2 female cats... They were kittens and...
  12. Elmochook

    Barn cats and how quick do they "mature"

    Let me preface this with this... These are not my cats, they are my mothers, i do believe that outside cats should be spayed and have shots but as of now my moms cats dont have either. So my mom found these 2 kittens in our trees and started feeding and loving on them. ( i dont like to touch...
  13. Elmochook

    How do you put tarp on a dog cage styled run?

    I gave in and got a tarp for my run again. (I had one up and it was srolen from me for another project... Ugh) but i bought 3.5mil black roll tarp. How can i get this up on my run to block some of the wind? Im blank other than running string all around like crazy but it wont hold up im sure...
  14. Elmochook

    1 month old easter egger babes.

    I can't believe these sweet peepers are already 1 month old tomorrow! <3 chicks grow so fast. So heres some chicky pics for yall.
  15. Elmochook

    Everyone's giving their chooks presents...

    And mine are just wondering why they are getting bare minimum care right now. :'( anyone else feel this way?? Farm duties return to normal tomorrow but i have to take my memaw back to Dallas... Round trip 2 hours. Still feeling blessed dont get me wrong. Happy boxing day!
  16. Elmochook

    Sweet little "extra" roos

    So when you order online and they send you 12 chicka instead of 10 should you always assume the extras will be roosters? Pretty sure i have atleast 2 roos.
  17. Elmochook

    Outside brooding wish us luck

    I got a batch of 12 easter eggers as early Christmas present and they are 2 1/2 weeks old now so im testing them out in my outside brooder today for the 1st time. They love having room to stretch out now. Also im pretty sure i have 2 roos... Tomorrow is 100% rain chance though so they will be...
  18. Elmochook

    "The invasion" i guess they are pests?

    Ive posted about the neighbor chickens that wander all over my yard all day long and roost in my trees... Theres about 4 roosters and maybe 3 hens. One of the roosters abandoned the flock and joined my 2 oldest girls the others just eat any scraps I drop i suppose. My question is does anyone...
  19. Elmochook

    How to sanitize new/used nesting boxes?

    I just got a great deal on 2 plastic nest boxes and need to sanitize them for my chooks. What are your suggestions to make sure they are mite free and ready for my babies?
  20. Elmochook

    How to sanitize new/used nesting boxes?

    I just got a great deal on 2 plastic nest boxes and need to sanitize them for my chooks. What are your suggestions to make sure they are mite free and ready for my babies?
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