2018 Newbie Chat!

[Cbarr00]

Took some pictures of Big Red today. He's not a fan of human handling so we leave him alone for the most part but we noticed his pretty tail feathers coming in!

Blurry picture but you can see the pretty green coming in.

 

[PNW_Peepers]

@ChooksNQuilts most likely sour crop or and impacted crop. I don’t know much else other than what it could be. I’m so sorry one of your babies isn’t doing too good.

 

[BBZZZZTT]

Haha! Would you recommend the coop?

I think it's a good design as long as you have roofing material that you can overhang a bit without extra supports. I was totally new to building anything so I wanted plans that came with good instructions. These fit that description, but after making the coop I realize there are a lot simpler ways to accomplish the same result.

Plus there are a few typos (1 measurement read 6ft instead of 8ft, there are supplies on the supply list that aren't used...etc.)

 

[BBZZZZTT]

Lilo is certainly enjoying the 60° heat wave in Wisconsin!
Lilo has a love hate relationship with me right now. She has never liked being handled and always shied away from my hand even with food. Recently she has decided she is a treat fiend and wants whatever I have. So she will be the first to run up and see what treats I'm giving out, the whole time making this really irritated sound like a door creaking. Like she wants treats, but wants me to know she really still doesn't like me. To me it seems somewhere between apprehension and growling. XD
They are 10 weeks old now. I made them a bucket feeder because I wanted something that would hold a lot of food and keep it out of the weather/off the ground.
When I am in the run they all peck at my pants and try to scratch in them like they're looking for treats. It was cute when they were small but now it is getting pinchy DX

 

[JMotuzick]

Somehow I stopped getting alearts for this thread anyway I’m back!

I think we have a rooster!?
These girls are 8 weeks, notice the comb and waddle coming in already? To bad too... we like the colors on the gold laced better then the silver laced....

 

[Cbarr00]

@JMotuzick the last couple of days I haven't gotten alerts for new comments either. Only alerts when someone likes my post. Hmmm.

Can you have roosters where you're at?

 

[CannedMonster]

@ChooksNQuilts most likely sour crop or and impacted crop. I don’t know much else other than what it could be. I’m so sorry one of your babies isn’t doing too good.

Thank you all for your kind words.
I’ve started taking their food away at night. Her crop hasn’t changed.
She’s not growing as fast as the others.
Not as active either.
In fact, the bantam Cochin is about the same size as her now.
I’m afraid I may have to cull her because I don’t know how to help her and it may be a chronic problem also.
This is how I usually find her in the brooder...

 

[Cbarr00]

So another if our suspected Roos is also getting pretty green tail and neck feathers. He's our SS named Casper.



This picture doesn't capture his pretty green as well as I would've liked.

 

[Cbarr00]

@ChooksNQuilts I'm so sorry!

 

[JMotuzick]

Yes, in fact we have a full grown EE that my coworker just hatched some eggs from. One is enough though! Doing some meat bird for the first time this summer and I’m suspecting that one of them will go with them....