California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

About cups:
Cups force the legs to stay under them if they are splayed, and force them to try and stand to see OUT of the cup and strenghten the muscles. I have good luck with cups if they are the right height, and I can put them back in when they escape.

Thanks that seems like it would help my little one. I am off to research it more

I hold the chick cupped in my left hand. Like my fingers are in a curl, head towards my little finger and bottom towards my thumb. I then run the water until it's warm and wet the mess. Let the water run over the bottom for a minute, being careful to not wet the head/front end of the chick. Very quickly things will soften up. I then use my thumb/index finger on my right hand to pinch the clump of mess with my fingernails, keeping the end of the chick under the running water. It quickly breaks up and washes away down the drain. As soon as things are clear, I dab the chick with a dry towel and put it back in the brooder under the heat lamp. I've never had another chick bother them. They will quickly dry and fluff back up. I find if I wash pasty butts a couple of times per day for 3-4 days, the chick recovers and gets on with their life with no issue.

Good directions. I used a washcloth and it took a long time and the chick...Now almost a year old still looks at me like I am going to subject her to indignities.

 

[zooweemama]

Speaking of which, Amy Beth, how did the duck processing go?

Yesterday was bread baking day for me. I couldn't get out of the kitchen in time to start. I was a little frustrated. I know it's going to take me at least 2 hours because I am plucking it and I am still very much a boob at it. I am clearing tomorrow afternoon for it though. I guess it works out. By the time it's done resting I can roast it up for Friday or Saturday dinner.

 

[Deerling]

I found this really interesting! http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2012/10/baboons-with-pet-dogs.html You can skip to about 1:55 if you don't want to see the baboon kidnapping the puppy. It is a short video about how baboons are taking wild dogs and keeping them as pets. It's really neat to see the way animals will work together. I would love to have a donkey or llama that would help protect our chickens!

ETA I heard a huge commotion from the chickens today and peeked out to see a deer standing right by their coop. They were so scared! The deer was just peering around at them like "good gracious, what have I stumbled into?"

 

[chicksnthestiks]

The legs are true to ameracaunas. Slate. I got the eggs from a breeder in Modesto. I love having chicks. I truly need to live on a farm. I purchased blue and lavendar ameraucana hatching eggs, but i think only the lav hatched. Since I am not a breeder, I'm just making the best deductions I can. One egg hatched out a black chick, but it had an abdominal wall hernia with intestines bulging out, and it did not survive. Maybe that was a blue?

That is probably wolftracks from the "California the whole state thread". I have seen pictures of one lavender and one blue ameraucana hens, they were very pretty. Congrats on the lavender babies!

 

[ronott1]

That is probably wolftracks from the "California the whole state thread". I have seen pictures of one lavender and one blue ameraucana hens, they were very pretty. Congrats on the lavender babies!

Maybe you got lucky and she sent you some eggs from her Purple egg layer project.....

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Oh my goodness, the difference in having the 6 week olds out of the house is HEAVEN. The girls are loving the coop (which still needs finishing... and now to get working on the big run...). For my first chickens, I had no idea how entertaining Tiny Chicken Television could be. Even the neighbors have been coming over to watch reruns in the evenings. Can't wait for eggs!

Love the way your coup turned out. I watch that same channel every morning. Can you show how you did your nest box?

 

[chicksnthestiks]

There's a lady working there on Sunday, she called me and said to ring the buzzer on the back entrance. I went in, signed for the chicks, and then left!
They are all running, peeping, eating, drinking...

I do have a couple questions for everyone, though. What is chick poop supposed to look like? Since they're on paper towels(covering sand) for the first few days, I can see their poops really well, and it looks like a few chicks have really runny poo.

Also, a couple of them got some poop stuck on their little butts overnight, how do I take care of that?

Was that from the hub in Sacramento or your local Post Office?

 

[Nikon]

Duckies and geese get camera time too. <3 Hope you are all well! My 4 kids are trying to get better from flu and croup. Been an awesome month over here!

 

[Nikon]

Okay, I don't want to hear that. I have three varieties of Orps joining my flock this year.

Thanks, I do love her. And now I've got some more cochin eggs cooking, hopefully I'll find her a friend.


Hi, I don't currently breed any Ameraucana, but I live in Shingle Springs (just the other side of P'ville). I have WAY too many chickens and always have chicks as well.

Welcome to the forum

I'm worried about our Brahma and our English orp fitting into our 12x12" nesting boxes

Brawny (the Orp) looks like a baby ostrich!

 

[Nikon]

I'm doing the happy dance today because I got my dream chickens!!!! Delawares from Kathyinmo.

Great pics! Love the dog one! The look on both their faces! "we are at an impass...."