I bought some st runs of buff's, and Cukoo marans, after getting rid of all of the Roos ( we thought) .... we have a BO roos to develop late and then even later...... a we not sure what he is beyond HE...... has a long tail feather span like a ring tailed Pheasant runs like a road runner...
i bought some st runs of buff's, and Cukoo marans, after getting rid of all of the Roos ( we thought) .... we have a BO roos to develop late and then even later...... a we not sure what he is beyond HE...... has a long tail feather span like a ring tailed Pheasant runs like a road runner...
21 weeks old the roos doing their thing...... 22 Silver Wyndottes and Cinnamon queens ....ladies aint producing..... but then we have had worst heat wave in over 80 years, 30 days of temps greater than 90, many of those greater than 100 and a few 105 to 112 degree days in KY
Cinnamon Queens approx 5, Silver Wyndottes approx 17 ( lost count after the weasel attack)... all at 21 weeks...... as Andy Griffith might say.....nary a egg one, nary a one.
about 7 weeks younger we have a buff orrington , a Coco Maran, an Ameraucana, and a few i haven't identified (...
we are down to 25 chicks from our original 40, approx 4 roos, after the weasel attack we bought 21 straight runs to add to the brood.
the newbies are 6 weeks old, the oldies are 16 weeks old
about 10 days ago i tried to release them into the coop and several olds want having anything to do...
I built a 12x8 lean to on the back of my storage building, 4x8 roosting pit, 8x8 are i poured 6 bags of the pine pellets for horse bedding, hydrated it per instructions spread that in the 8x8 gave me nearly 4 in thick bedding, they love it as they burrowing into it for their dust baths,
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if his renal function is good, then feed him GNC isopure, 2 scoops has 50 grams of protein, or a Robard meal replacement for gastric bypass patients, 26 grams protein, 10 grams carbs, 6 grams of fat, eggs are a good soft and easy and full of protein
we are down to 25 chicks from our original 40, approx 4 roos, after the weasel attack we bought 21 straight runs to add to the brood.
the newbies are 6 weeks old, the oldies are 16 weeks old
about 10 days ago i tried to release them into the coop and several olds want having anything to do...
last night was first night post invasion... i had to run the poor things into the coop... after all that is supposed to be their safety zone..... I nailed blocks against the door frame and stoop to make it solid, i found an opening at the end of the rafters used a 2x4 block to seal it, ...last...
the opening at the top is between 2 to 3 inches.... at the bottom about 1 inch........ when i saw the heads i thought of the mink or weasel,,,,, i suspect more weasel than not, but the bottoms.... unless the injuries occurred, then the others cannibalized her..... come to think of it only 1 had...
Woke up to 13 slaughtered birds...well 12, 1 broke her neck in the panic, ..... several had their heads gone, and some with their butts ate out..... What is it???
we have a a slit at top of door and bottom, I will repair those..... but we are not only sick but ******.... lost both Cinnamon...
LOL..... we are new aS WELL.... WE HAD BEEN TOLD YOU WILL LOSE A LOT before they get feathered we ordred 42, 40 came in, lost one in transporting from brooder to run,( she got crushed).... so brand new to this hobby with 39, i ordered 7 roos..... we shall see how it goes....good luck with your...
i found this recipe but forgot to write down the site.... forage for chickens was the search topic ....now to see if this will grow
2 oz of Trucker's Yellow Dent Corn. Perfect for cracked or whole corn. An excellent storage corn that produces loads of high protein kernels. The staple of...