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  1. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    The above picture is Florida. She finally passed her egg yesterday afternoon but she's either has another one stuck or is just a little weak from all the straining. Either way she is not walking. Still eating and drinking and you can see from the picture she looks healthy enough. I still...
  2. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    Almost there. I checked her again this morning and I can now feel the egg. It's about 2 inches from daylight. I lubed her up again and gave her another warm soak and rub. My fingers are a little too big to get one around it and even with skinny fingers, how does one go about that? She still...
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    **Im a little offended!**

    My mom told me to not give her any more eggs because she doesn't like knowing where they come from. I sometimes wonder where I came from.
  4. RickMiller

    Catching your chickens,

    We bribed them with treats and every time we brought the treats out I made sure we called them. Now, treat or not all I have to do is walk into the yard and yell, "Here chick, chick, chick," and they come running. They'll follow me right into the run.
  5. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    Well, after thinking the worst for two days we went to the vet. She is just egg bound. Did an ultrasound and no fluid or or anything else going on, just a misshappen egg rather high up. I gave them all plenty of greens tonight along with a little cottage cheese and a little extra calcium in...
  6. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    Thank you everyone for the advice. There is deffinitely a problem going on. She was a little more lethargic this afternoon so we gave her a thorough checking out. The more we read and looked at her it seemed like it may have been an egg that wouldn't pass. We gently probed (never thought I...
  7. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    I believe she is laying. All three of the Barred Rocks have started laying but the eggs are much smaller than I was expecting. I don't know if that is because they are such big girls or if they will get bigger as they get going.
  8. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    I don't think she's a cross. She developed at a normal pace, just like the rest of them, she just continued to get fat. I am mainly concerned because she is lying down a lot now. If she were a person, she would be riding around on a Rascal. Her weight seems to be interfering with normal...
  9. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    We just got 7 new hens in the spring to add to the two existing hens. All are healthy, doing well, and starting to lay. The three Barred Plymouth Rocks we got have developed into what you would call "healthy" girls if you were trying to be polite. One of them though, Florida, is downright...
  10. RickMiller

    Fat Hen

    We just got 7 new hens in the spring to add to the two existing hens. All are healthy, doing well, and starting to lay. The three Barred Plymouth Rocks we got have developed into what you would call "healthy" girls if you were trying to be polite. One of them though, Florida, is downright...
  11. RickMiller

    How to keep them entertained while penned?

    I tried a bunch of different veggies and have found that cabbage on a string works best. They love it, it will last two or three days and it's easy to hang. We just put a large eye screw into the stem end and hang it. I think it depends on the chicken but they do seem to get bored if confined...
  12. RickMiller

    Experiment in classical conditioning to make quieter chickens

    I totally understand what you are getting at. I would maybe go with a squirtgun like the supersoaker you said your wife used but I understand your wanting to find a way to quiet the chickens. I am only really concerned in the early morning, after about 9:00 am they can yell all they want but I...
  13. RickMiller

    The best way to add to your flock?

    We were down to two 2-year old chickens this spring after a little fox incident over the winter. We bought seven new chicks this past April and have had little to no trouble integrating them. As soon as they were old enough to be outside (about 6 weeks), we divided the existing 14x20' run...
  14. RickMiller

    New Jersey

    I didn't originally want Australorpes but that's what they had at the Agway when we went last May (09) I couldn't be happier with them. We have four and one R.I. Red. They are pretty calm and friendly, great layers, great foragers, just all aound perfect for the back yard. Hard to tell apart...
  15. RickMiller

    New Jersey

    I don't know who's having chicken stock but count me in. Maybe we could alternate weekends and have coop tours or something.
  16. RickMiller

    New Jersey

    Hey - good to see some more people from Monmouth County on here. I'm in Ocean Township. We have four Australorps and one R.I.R. Got them about 18 months ago and going through our first molt. I think we're allowed to have them in O.T. I didn't check but have given all of the neighbors some...
  17. RickMiller

    Stupid Neighbors and Noise level??

    We have four Australorps (and a RI Red) that we got the begining of last summer. I think we are allowed to have them but I never checked with the town. Great chickens for a back yard. They are pretty quiet and great layers. My only complaint is they are hard to tell apart (I finally got...
  18. RickMiller

    How to keep the chix outta the mulch?

    We have four Austolorps and one RIR and they will not stay out of mulch either. We have mulch around two trees in the back yard and they were all over it. Their coop is about 14 feet away from the garden and I finally made a fence they cannot get over (plus I trimmed their flight feathers). I...
  19. RickMiller

    what are the names of your chickens?

    We have 4 Austrolorps - Mac (named after my great grandparents), Charlie and Hanna (named by my niece and nephew) and Henrietta (just because). We also have one RI Red named Maggie after my wife's Irish Godmother.
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