I'm glad you finally listened to me :) its not easy but for the best. I can only imagine how many people would have just said kull it..... not on my watch! Lol
There is an online newspaper version but they only covered the part about my sons goat I guess the chickens weren't a big deal for them. I will try to get a scan of the other newspaper where it talks about them.
http://www.bcrnews.com/2013/05/16/kidding-around-in-depue/adh8g8z/
this is the...
I wanted to start this thread to hear some stories on how backyard chickens has help others in their life.personal experiences for me are there was always help when I needed it during a hatch or an injured bird I have made new best friends that I talk to everyday there was support and...
beat it only if it will eat by itself don't force it I would give it electrolytes if it will drink by itself if not offer drops on the side of the beak away from the nostrils one at a time I use a toothpick dipped in the electrolyte water and the tiny drop of water that accumulated on the...
another tip if the yolk is not fully absorbed the biggest problem is they get bacteria in the yolk and that is most often what kills them when that happens to me I put a slice or two of onions in the incubator close to the egg but not so close that it burns eyes but onion is a natural bacteria...
As long as they can breath and they can move around. The more they move the faster they absorb everything and can start hatching out. It worked great for me on my last batch of shrink wrapped chicks
well wait there may still be hope. If you can open up a whole bike candling the air cell big enough that you can see inand get it look to see if baby is moving still or if it is shrink wrapped. If it is shrink wrapped and still alive there is still hope. I have tried wedding the membrane every 2...
Oh I'm always ready to show off my girls!
This is sage my first silkie I hatched
This is auborn
This is popcorn
And my two newest additions
Uniqua
And bitty
I got all my eggs from byc member Shayna and I couldn't be happier with them!
Thanks everyone! Today I took my paint silkie. Popcorn out for a little stroll and I cannot tell you how many people stopped and asked me about her. Many people fell in love. And I told them about the new ordinance coming and told them I have silkie eggs in the incubator and once everything is...
well everyone. the time I have been fearing came. tonight was the city board meeting. I went in front of them and read them all my stories and research and in the final sentence I asked them if they would consider making an allowance in their ordinace. after they discussed it aloud for a few...
after talking to the marriage of the day they said they would hold off on fines and yesterday the chief of police came to my house and served me with the paper that said I have a nuisance on my property and that I have 48 hours to get rid of them. I took the policeman into my backyard showed him...