California - Northern

[ChickNmamma]

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I have been waiting for years, and I will be happy to see those nice young men in their clean white coats!

 

[ronott1]

I took a couple of pictures to show here--Deanne and Jason are more expert at the CCL(Crested Cream Legbar) X Crele Pene Chickens, to see if this is what a little roo looked like.

Ok it looks like a roo in the picture! I love the crest but there really is not much meat on those bones....

Both pictures are of the same chicken Cockerel.

 

[waititout]

I know its called the "Egg Song" here on BYC, but my understanding of chicken talk is its the "I am upset" song.  Some hens get upset when they lay an egg, some get upset when they get kicked out of the nesting box by the next hen.  The roosters sing it when they get upset about something too.  It announces any upset in the coop.  If you hear it from a lot of birds - you better check the coop - there could be a predator (or it could be a cat..)

If you really want to mess with KFC - start the "I'm upset song" Bak Bak Bak Bagawack!

Very true! That totally makes sense!

 

[Alli Lea]

Hello wonderful people of the Nor Cal thread! I'm writing a paper about bedding for chicks & adult chickens. Currently I have newspaper, cedar shavings and straw/hay for bedding not to use for chicks. (Though I know some people use hay/straw for their chicks and have been successful, it's a tough call). Any suggestions?

I use coffee chaff in my coop and I think I'll use a layer of cloth diapers next time I have chicks.

 

[ronott1]

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Do you roast your own coffee beans?

Did the new pullets settle in ok? It was nice meeting you!

 

[waititout]

I have been preoccupied the past week in preparation of a big step for our family and haven't been on here nearly as much as usual. Last night we adopted two 2-year old male Persian cats. I know this is a chicken forum, but most of you here are animal lovers and have kitties of your own so wanted to ask your advice.

Neither of these boys has eaten, drank, or used the litter box since yesterday. One is obviously frightened, he walks low and hides a lot. The other is coming around, but shows no interest in food or the box when I show him. I have given some of the food the breeder sent me home with...except for her recipe of "raw" food she gives to them. I don't have the items to make the concoction and thought they would be fine with what food she did give me.

Does anyone here feed their cats raw meat? Do you think that they will, as I've been telling myself, eat what I have out when they are hungry enough?

 

[ronott1]

I have been preoccupied the past week in preparation of a big step for our family and haven't been on here nearly as much as usual. Last night we adopted two 2-year old male Persian cats. I know this is a chicken forum, but most of you here are animal lovers and have kitties of your own so wanted to ask your advice.

Neither of these boys has eaten, drank, or used the litter box since yesterday. One is obviously frightened, he walks low and hides a lot. The other is coming around, but shows no interest in food or the box when I show him. I have given some of the food the breeder sent me home with...except for her recipe of "raw" food she gives to them. I don't have the items to make the concoction and thought they would be fine with what food she did give me.

Does anyone here feed their cats raw meat? Do you think that they will, as I've been telling myself, eat what I have out when they are hungry enough?

For most cats the answer would be yes, they will eat when they are hungry. When I was growing up, we Cat sat a Siamese that never did eat or drink. Can you hold them?

Hopefully you will be able to get them to like you and eat. They may also sneak some food at night.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I know its called the "Egg Song" here on BYC, but my understanding of chicken talk is its the "I am upset" song. Some hens get upset when they lay an egg, some get upset when they get kicked out of the nesting box by the next hen. The roosters sing it when they get upset about something too. It announces any upset in the coop. If you hear it from a lot of birds - you better check the coop - there could be a predator (or it could be a cat..)

If you really want to mess with KFC - start the "I'm upset song"

Bak Bak Bak Bagawack!

When we first got them I didn't know about egg song, I just knew someone was making a strange noise. I kept going in to check-nothing-just a pullet making noise. The next day I heard it again and found my first egg. It is not uncommon here to have 4 boys join in the song along with the hens. When they get going they can outdo most roosters crows in volume and duration. I warn people that hens are not always quiet but until they hear it themselves they don't believe me. The ladies do wait until the sun is up most days.

My boys usually start their alarm calls with a growl of-sorts. My barred rock "quarks" a warning. They gots lots of practice today with all the crows and starlings flying over them

 

[waititout]

I have been preoccupied the past week in preparation of a big step for our family and haven't been on here nearly as much as usual. Last night we adopted two 2-year old male Persian cats. I know this is a chicken forum, but most of you here are animal lovers and have kitties of your own so wanted to ask your advice.
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Neither of these boys has eaten, drank, or used the litter box since yesterday. One is obviously frightened, he walks low and hides a lot. The other is coming around, but shows no interest in food or the box when I show him. I have given some of the food the breeder sent me home with...except for her recipe of "raw" food she gives to them. I don't have the items to make the concoction and thought they would be fine with what food she did give me.


Does anyone here feed their cats raw meat? Do you think that they will, as I've been telling myself, eat what I have out when they are hungry enough?

For most cats the answer would be yes, they will eat when they are hungry. When I was growing up, we Cat sat a Siamese that never did eat or drink.  Can you hold them?

Hopefully you will be able to get them to like you and eat. They may also sneak some food at night.

They will let us hold them, but the one is definitely less accepting of it. They are totally docile, I just wish they felt more "at home". I don't think either of them had as much attention as they are getting at my house (I have four children) so I'm sure it is a bit of a shock. The one that is the easiest going, though, I believe has lived in a cage most of his life. They were (oddly enough) from two different breeders. It was a fluke that I came home with two. The other breeder was visiting her "mentor" when I came and needed to find the second one a home. She just have him to me. I was shocked, he is gorgeous! She was such a sweet lady. I feel like I won the lottery!

 

[OR4-hmom]

For most cats the answer would be yes, they will eat when they are hungry. When I was growing up, we Cat sat a Siamese that never did eat or drink. Can you hold them?

Hopefully you will be able to get them to like you and eat. They may also sneak some food at night.

My parents have had a cat for over 5 years that I've never seen except in pictures. She sneaks in at night and eats whenever someone new is there. The cat is deaf and afraid of our dogs but she does come in the second night if we are still there to eat.

Sounds like they are exploring for good hiding spots and learning the new layout.