California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Not much for early molting here but the baby snakes and lizards are 2 weels earlier than usual and the fawns were almost a month late!

 

[ChickNmamma]

I am here for more typos!
When I was home yesterday 3 more silkie hens got into the broody act. Sparkles joined the 2 girls on duck eggs someone found the spare box and ebony kicked pancake off her eggs.I blame mario for not grabbing the BBS eggs and leaving them to taunt the girls.
But how can you not love showgirls! They are so ridiculous. And they lay so much better then silkies!Liz silkies don't lay anyway does not matter if they are broody

Quote: You know, you may have a point Chiqita. My low and mid quality silkies lay all the time - but the SQ ones I bought - wow - one egg a month? Of course she did lay about 6 eggs right before going broody - and right now she shares a cage with a dozen peeping juvies - so I am hoping when they move on to their regular home she will kick it into action. The other side with the Sizzle and the Ok quality girl gets an egg or two a day - or it did until the Sizzle went broody.

Are you saying the Showgirls don't ever go broody?

Oh, and yes - broody is contagious - put them next to another broody or a horde of peeping chicks and wham - they all go broody! I was glad when I took the bunch of chicks out of the pen next to the bantam pen - I had 5 broodies by the time they left. Only one I allowed to stay broody - my first - Blue the HQ Silkie, and I took one of the rare as hen's teeth SQ Silkie eggs out for her to set on.

HOORAY for Firefox Working! I really like it, have gotten so used to all I can do in it, including custom skins, changing ad-ons and even disabling or re-enabling them so easily - I don't think I will ever go back to Internet Exploder.

 

[ChickNmamma]

I was at a River Cats Game today. They Won! Manny Ramirez was playing for the Texas team. He was soundly booed...

Responses in no particular order.

Northern, Central and Southern Would be for dividing the state into three parts. Northern and Southern would be for dividing into two parts.

Sometimes Northern and Southern is a State of Mind. California was a Northern State during the Civil war and parts of the State are very South Geographically. Tehama County voted to be a Southern State during the Civil War and it is very far North Geographically.

I like to think everyone is Welcome here!

The guy from work is looking for Bantams--BLRW (some fancy patterned and colorful Wayendotte)

The only PC browser that works with BYC is Firefox, and it will not spell as you go. Chrome quit working correctly several weeks ago. It does not edit with the Graphical editor--It goes to a funky text looking editor and the buttons an etc. are all messed up. Maybe we need more Sponsors to get enough money to pay for someone to make the site compatible with the other browsers? Win 7 and Win 8 are the most used operating systems currently. XP support is ending soon.
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Broodies? More of them? Is anyone seeing early molting this year? I have seen posts about early molting from the members from the East.

Aaah, yes- the HTML editor. There was a bit there where Firefox would dump me into that too - I just started pushing the Preview button and all of a sudden the Rich Text format box would come back. (The Rich Text Format box is the one with the buttons and cool stuff). I think it has something to do with the way the site refreshes the screen when you try to respond....

They have been making a few changes on the site - I notice now I have "notices" up by my Search button - Private Messages and Subscriptions now tell me if there are any new posts on threads I am subscribed to. I hope they get things sorted out for those who prefer IE or Chrome...

 

[lizanne]

I was at a River Cats Game today. They Won! Manny Ramirez was playing for the Texas team. He was soundly booed...

Responses in no particular order.

Northern, Central and Southern Would be for dividing the state into three parts. Northern and Southern would be for dividing into two parts.

Sometimes Northern and Southern is a State of Mind. California was a Northern State during the Civil war and parts of the State are very South Geographically. Tehama County voted to be a Southern State during the Civil War and it is very far North Geographically.

I like to think everyone is Welcome here!

The guy from work is looking for Bantams--BLRW (some fancy patterned and colorful Wayendotte)

The only PC browser that works with BYC is Firefox, and it will not spell as you go. Chrome quit working correctly several weeks ago. It does not edit with the Graphical editor--It goes to a funky text looking editor and the buttons an etc. are all messed up. Maybe we need more Sponsors to get enough money to pay for someone to make the site compatible with the other browsers? Win 7 and Win 8 are the most used operating systems currently. XP support is ending soon.
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Broodies? More of them? Is anyone seeing early molting this year? I have seen posts about early molting from the members from the East.

Most of my chicks are Bantams. I have some BLRW, 2 SL's, 1 black, and 2 Black/BLRW crosses (but the last 3 all look black). I got the eggs from a breeder in Ohio. I can send you his info if you want. I haven't had any molts yet, but my Barred Rock (who molted over a year ago, and just never grew her feathers back in) is finally looking normal again. We are going to have to think of a new name for her.

 

[gryeyes]

Molting has started here in my flock. So far, two hens, both ganders and the MW Tom. (Poor Sarge! He has lost all but one tail feather, so when he displays, he looks like a stereotypical Indian brave! That is, if that brave was the size of an exercise ball and entirely covered with white feathers.)

Last summer, my property looked like an entire high school class had engaged in a massive pillow fight as a prank.

 

[ronott1]

Most of my chicks are Bantams. I have some BLRW, 2 SL's, 1 black, and 2 Black/BLRW crosses (but the last 3 all look black). I got the eggs from a breeder in Ohio. I can send you his info if you want. I haven't had any molts yet, but my Barred Rock (who molted over a year ago, and just never grew her feathers back in) is finally looking normal again. We are going to have to think of a new name for her.

Yes, please send the Ohio infrmation!

Molting has started here in my flock. So far, two hens, both ganders and the MW Tom. (Poor Sarge! He has lost all but one tail feather, so when he displays, he looks like a stereotypical Indian brave! That is, if that brave was the size of an exercise ball and entirely covered with white feathers.)

Last summer, my property looked like an entire high school class had engaged in a massive pillow fight as a prank.

I have seen some feathers but not too many yet. I did not have molding until the middle Sept. last year. Egg production has been wonky--low yesterday and high today.

I be I have some molting soon.

 

[Papa Brooder]

I just have to say that I am loving my vacation from chickens. its been just about a week and though I still follow the forums I am loving the break from responsibility. now I can just enjoy the chicken stories from everyone else.

 

[ronott1]

I just have to say that I am loving my vacation from chickens. its been just about a week and though I still follow the forums I am loving the break from responsibility. now I can just enjoy the chicken stories from everyone else.

Do you still have hundreds of chickens to take care of?

Enjoy the break!

 

[lizanne]

Yes, please send the Ohio infrmation!

Ron, I Emailed the guy. I'll PM you his info when he emails me back.

. I believe he breeds; BLRW, SL, Black, Partridge, blue, and chocolate Wyandottes (all Bantam).

 

[chiqita]

Chickemamma
Showgirls still go broody. Maybe not quite as much. But when they are not broody they lay every day or every other day.

Those sq silkies only lay if they feel like it. They like to sit in the nest box but do not feel compelled to do anything.