California - Northern

[Chickengirl1304]

Wow, I need to downsize some chickens.  We buy half a pallet (20 50# bags) at a time.  That lasts at most two weeks.

I get 10 50# bags at a time and it lasts about 1.5 months. I ferment it and that makes it go a long ways. That's a lot of feed deb! We are growing a ton of corn this year and going to grind it for treats and also pumpkins

 

[chickee]

With the heat being so nasty up in the foothills this early my English Orpinton and brahma and a couple others have been panting on and off. How hot are they when they pant.. like heat stroke hot? I've been watering down the course sand in the run trying to keep they cool, but I'm not home most of the day so I worry about them while I'm at work. Should I invest in a mister? Elecrolytes in their water?

I use misters for mine. I have already put them up and used them in the bantam pen because it gets more sun. I also have a fan going (never right on your birds) in the chicken house to help blow out the hot air that gets trapped in there. I am dreading this weekend when the temps are supposed to be 101 degrees!! I really worry about my chickens!!! It is especially bad when they have to be locked in at night

I will probably devise a screen door (my coop is in a pen with hot wire) to help give them more air flow. They ate the screen on the previous one (dang chickens!) so I have to build another with chicken wire this time!

Oh, and the pictures you sent of the two EEs you got from me are marvelous as usual!! Neat that Ellie is getting a black beard like her sisters and Emmet is one gorgeous rooster!!! I am so glad you might be keeping him. I will have to post some pictures of their EE brother that I am keeping. He is such a light blue that he looks lavender with some dark red lacing coming in.

 

[chickee]

Wow, I need to downsize some chickens. We buy half a pallet (20 50# bags) at a time. That lasts at most two weeks.

WOW!

That IS a lot of feed!! I buy around 4 bags of feed every two weeks. Two of the Flock Raiser and two Start and Grow for the chicks.

 

[BCollie]

WORM? DID YOU SAY WORM? I WANT THE WORM!!

 

[debs_flock]

WORM? DID YOU SAY WORM? I WANT THE WORM!!

That is adorable! You should offer it up the next time they have a caption contest.

 

[debs_flock]

OMG, I have turkeys hatching again. What possessed me to set so many turkey eggs this year (I can tell you, it was DH constantly saying he wanted me to hatch ALL the turkeys)? I probably have 40ish turkeys growing out right now (plus my 12 adults - sold one). I sold a few poults, I need to put up another ad I've got 24 eggs locked down - 8 have already hatched and some more still cooking on the other shelves.

I've sold a few dozen for eating, and we've eaten about a dozen ourselves. There are probably another 1-2 dozen in my egg stash. The hens are finally stopping for the year. Instead of 6-7 eggs per day, I'm getting 1 or 2.

This current batch of poults includes a couple of RP so far. Up to now I've only gotten slates and blacks.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Can I turn out the light in the coop? Our lows overnight are between 51-61. There are 22 in there right now youngest are the OE and the SFH who will be 5 weeks old this weekend and the oldest will be 6 weeks tomorrow. Daytime highs in the 80s to 100+ over the next couple of weeks.

Yep, they will be fine.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

OMG, I have turkeys hatching again.  What possessed me to set so many turkey eggs this year (I can tell you, it was DH constantly saying he wanted me to hatch ALL the turkeys)?  I probably have 40ish turkeys growing out right now (plus my 12 adults - sold one).  I sold a few poults, I need to put up another ad  I've got 24 eggs locked down - 8 have already hatched and some more still cooking on the other shelves.

I've sold a few dozen for eating, and we've eaten about a dozen ourselves.  There are probably another 1-2 dozen in my egg stash.  The hens are finally stopping for the year.  Instead of 6-7 eggs per day, I'm getting 1 or 2.

This current batch of poults includes a couple of RP so far.  Up to now I've only gotten slates and blacks.

We had turkeys last year and they are fun, but we just disnt have enough space. They are pretty intimidating they get sooooo big haha.

 

[juststruttin]

Here is my little SFH I got from Deanne. I was afraid that by picking the prettiest one I was also picking a little boy and I was right. Anyone want him? He is beautiful






AND!!!! I think he is showing signs of a crest!

bummer..

 

[juststruttin]

WORM? DID YOU SAY WORM? I WANT THE WORM!!

great picture