Arkansas folks speak up.........

[launius]

I am looking for Cayuga hatching eggs and possibly Welsh Harlequin hatching eggs and was hoping to find a fellow Arkansan with some for sale. PM me if you have any for sale. Thanks!

 

[braden38351]

Has anyone ever had a "watery" egg? Almost like there isn't a shell? Like jello?

 

[AmpersatChick]

I've read about that happening. Sounds like all sorts of weird things can happen with eggs!

 

[Darrell72223]

Weird situation here. I have a flock of 5 -- 2 silkies, 2 Delawares, 1 bantam chick. I let them out of their coop each morning. They forage all day in the yard. They go back in their coop on their own around 6:30 or so each evening.

Until a couple nights ago. Around midnight I heard a ruckus. A young possum got in the coop. It and the chickens were running around the run in circles. I get out there and let the chickens out while I captured the possum. I manually put the chickens back in the coop. Now they wont go in the coop at all. They want to roost in the shrubs in the back yard.

The only thing different I did was I cleaned the coop the day after the possum and I put in it that white coop deodorizer (I forget the name; it was recommended here). The first time I used this stuff months ago, the chickens did not like it. They did not want to walk on the stuff. But they got used to it and have not been bothered by it since. I'm not sure if it's the possum incident or the deodorizer that has them avoiding the coop.

Off to manually put them in the coop again for the third night in a row.

Any suggestions?

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Has anyone ever had a "watery" egg? Almost like there isn't a shell? Like jello?

It is not uncommon for new layers to do this. Just make sure they are getting a good supply of oyster grit and other products that boost their calcium. Also watch them for straining to lay. I've never had it but I understand that birds that lay no or soft shelled eggs can become egg bound as the soft eggs are harder for them to push out.

We've been lucky and when our girls first began to lay they had a few "woopsi" eggs but came through it just fine.

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Weird situation here. I have a flock of 5 -- 2 silkies, 2 Delawares, 1 bantam chick. I let them out of their coop each morning. They forage all day in the yard. They go back in their coop on their own around 6:30 or so each evening.

Until a couple nights ago. Around midnight I heard a ruckus. A young possum got in the coop. It and the chickens were running around the run in circles. I get out there and let the chickens out while I captured the possum. I manually put the chickens back in the coop. Now they wont go in the coop at all. They want to roost in the shrubs in the back yard.

The only thing different I did was I cleaned the coop the day after the possum and I put in it that white coop deodorizer (I forget the name; it was recommended here). The first time I used this stuff months ago, the chickens did not like it. They did not want to walk on the stuff. But they got used to it and have not been bothered by it since. I'm not sure if it's the possum incident or the deodorizer that has them avoiding the coop.

Off to manually put them in the coop again for the third night in a row.

Any suggestions?

I've never had a problem quite like that but you might try keeping them penned in the coop for a day or too until they reconsider it as home and a safe place. if it isn't too hot for them right now.

You also might try coaxing them in with treats and then closing them in just before they would normally go to bed.

We had a rain storm rolling in (I thought) tonight and I tricked my little fluffies into the coop early with a hand full of scratch. I hate cooping them when I am the one in the rain and they are dry.

good luck!

 

[Puddin Fluff]

Anyone out there know of someone around Ozark that does blood testing? If so, please PM me with name and contact information. We will be out of town when the Ext. Office has blood testing set up for the fair so I need to locate an alternate. Thanks.

 

[wallaby]

Thanks chickensnewtome , paid 20.00 for him guy said he has jerry foley bloodline , what ever that means im new to chickens also ,lol.

 

[RacoonsBane]

Weird situation here. I have a flock of 5 -- 2 silkies, 2 Delawares, 1 bantam chick. I let them out of their coop each morning. They forage all day in the yard. They go back in their coop on their own around 6:30 or so each evening.

Until a couple nights ago. Around midnight I heard a ruckus. A young possum got in the coop. It and the chickens were running around the run in circles. I get out there and let the chickens out while I captured the possum. I manually put the chickens back in the coop. Now they wont go in the coop at all. They want to roost in the shrubs in the back yard.

The only thing different I did was I cleaned the coop the day after the possum and I put in it that white coop deodorizer (I forget the name; it was recommended here). The first time I used this stuff months ago, the chickens did not like it. They did not want to walk on the stuff. But they got used to it and have not been bothered by it since. I'm not sure if it's the possum incident or the deodorizer that has them avoiding the coop.

Off to manually put them in the coop again for the third night in a row.

Any suggestions?

This happened to my last flock. One night a coon got in and they wouldn't roost in the coop anymore. I'd suggest cooping them for at least a week. That should teach them where home is again. I'm buying a new flock and have been told to coop them 2 weeks after transferring them from another flock to teach them where to return at night.

 

[chickensnewtome]

I'm new to Wallaby so that is a foreign name to me LOL.



On the Chickens you might try feeding them their food every night in there. I had to do this with my flock and now they go in by them selves. I hate when a critter gets in I hope you dont have anymore nightly varmits! Good luck