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  1. 4Chicks2

    Red Sex Links Not Laying Yet.

    Thanks. There is still hope then. : ) On a side note our little frizzle bantam found his cock-a-doodle-do last night. We weren't sure if it was a roo but that proved it.
  2. 4Chicks2

    Red Sex Links Not Laying Yet.

    Lol. Of course they would. I haven't seen any eggs around the yard. I do have one place I need to check when I get home that I just thought of, under an enclosed trailer that they like to hang out under.
  3. 4Chicks2

    Red Sex Links Not Laying Yet.

    Kad- Yes, they are free range. We usually let them out at 9:30-10 am. They put themselves to bed. Scooper - We are ready for the eggs! My 6 yr old daughter can hardly stand it!
  4. 4Chicks2

    Red Sex Links Not Laying Yet.

    I have 4 RSL that are 21 weeks old and are not laying yet. I read that they should start laying at 16 weeks. Should I be worried? One of them has had a bright red pronounced comb and wattles for a couple weeks now, but I have still not found an egg. The other 3 are just now starting to get...
  5. 4Chicks2

    Sluggish Banty not acting him/her self

    Tonight he didn't even get in the nest box, which is only about a foot off the ground. He was at least getting in the box the last few nights.
  6. 4Chicks2

    Sluggish Banty not acting him/her self

    Ok. Now it seems like his feathers aren't fluffy anymore. It looks like someone pinched them individually. I saw him try to jump up on the roost and he coyldnt make it that high, I'm assuming because of the feathers. Also, his comb and wattle don't seem as red as they usually are. The comb also...
  7. 4Chicks2

    Sluggish Banty not acting him/her self

    Thanks for your help.
  8. 4Chicks2

    Sluggish Banty not acting him/her self

    By the way they are about 12 weeks old.
  9. 4Chicks2

    Sluggish Banty not acting him/her self

    My little frizzle banty hasn't done much the last couple days. He usually is the most active but he hasn't done anything except get in and out of his coop for two days. He just sits there. His crop feels squishy. His poop is runny and all white. Does anybpdy know what might be wrong? Please...
  10. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    Black racers definately dont seem to be an issue. I havent had trouble with garter snakes either. I really wouldn't have thought a yellow rat snake would be an issue. I guess I assumed they would know that a chicken wouldnt fit in their bodies. I figured I might lose an egg or two to a snake...
  11. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    When I build my run, I plan to use 1/2" hardware cloth. This happened while they were free range. Thanks for all the condolences and suggestions.
  12. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    Dawg - It was a yellow rat snake. It didnt take very much research to figure it out. This is the picture I took.
  13. 4Chicks2

    New chick question

    The reason I am asking is we lost a bantam cochin a few days ago to a snake (which I also posted in a different thread) and it was my daughters favorite one. I was just trying to find out what the chances of getting another one was. I don't really want to add too many more right now. Thanks for...
  14. 4Chicks2

    New chick question

    Would it be better if there were more than one new chicks?
  15. 4Chicks2

    New chick question

    I figured as much, but I was hoping otherwise...
  16. 4Chicks2

    New chick question

    Is it a bad idea to get a day or two old bantam chick and add to a flock of 4 red stars and 1 frizzle cochin bantam that are 5 weeks old?? after time in the brooder of course. Or would she be lonely in the brooder and then get picked on in the flock?
  17. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    aart - yes we have eastern diamondbacks and also water moccasins are the main venomous snakes in my area. heather - I thought about killing it, but I believe another one would just take its place. That being said, if it happens again I think the snake will be no more. It was really hard to hear...
  18. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    I dont know how I can, they free range during the day. Any suggestions would be great. I plan on building a run for them, but I will still let them out and I dont think a run is going to help against a snake anyway, unless I make it out of patio screen or something like that...
  19. 4Chicks2

    Heavy Hearted

    I write this post this morning with a heavy heart. We lost our first chicken yesterday evening. I never thought I would get so attached to a chicken. It was a little bantam cochin. She was killed by a rat snake. What is worse is the snake couldnt even eat her, so she was basically killed for no...
  20. 4Chicks2

    My first coop I just about finished building!

    aart - No it was't a kit, it was all from my head with some ideas from here of course. I keep meaning to update my profile I just haven't got around to it yet. I do plan to put hardware cloth on the windows, I just didn't have any at the moment. Tropic - nailed it! Lakeland, Fl Thanks...
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