California - Northern

[BCollie]

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That's an idea! Thanks!

 

[juststruttin]

Ron, The friend with the farm where my breeding birds are has decided that she doesn't like the Bresse. She doesn't like the birds and her husband doesn't like how they taste. I am probably going to be getting rid of almost all of my stock.

Whoops! This was supposed to be a PM.

oops replied to the wrong post.

 

[lizanne]

I would guess it's a dominance thing, establishing/maintaining pecking order.
We had 2 female yellow labrador dogs & the older one was always mounting the younger one.
The older one wouldn't mount anyone else's dogs, though.

I just witness the same thing in my coop yesterday afternoon between 2 banty hens.

That makes sense. I know dogs will do that, I didn't know chickens did though.

Yep normal. Not common but normal. Does ahe have spurs?

Just looked, no spurs.

I got some two year old hens from my friend in carmichael who can't have roosters. One of the hens, a silver laced wyandotte, is a man. She doesn't crow, but, she sort of mates with the other hens. Not full on mating, but just short of vent contact.... LOL. She also gets into scuffs with one of my roosters... she raises her hackles and tries to spur him.

This was FULL on mating, right in front of my feet when I went to check on them first thing this morning. Melvin has only been gone for 6 weeks now. I knew that the chicken hierarchy would change with him gone, but didn't expect that. I guess she decided to take over for him. It's kinda funny, because my mom was just telling me that she thinks one of her hens started crowing (not a "possible rooster"). I wonder if there is something in the water around here...

 

[lizanne]

Here's the little girl getting on the edge of the brooder! She's a bit too adventurous.

Awww. That's a big jump!! Last time I used a bin like that as a temporary brooder, the heat lamp melted the plastic.

 

[alibra]

That makes sense. I know dogs will do that, I didn't know chickens did though.
Just looked, no spurs.

This was FULL on mating, right in front of my feet when I went to check on them first thing this morning. Melvin has only been gone for 6 weeks now. I knew that the chicken hierarchy would change with him gone, but didn't expect that. I guess she decided to take over for him. It's kinda funny, because my mom was just telling me that she thinks one of her hens started crowing (not a "possible rooster"). I wonder if there is something in the water around here...

must be the drought

 

[BCollie]

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She jumped up onto the feeder, then onto the edge. Even from the top of the feeder it's a big jump!
That's not good that it melted the plastic! My heat lamp has been in that spot for over 24 hours now though, and the plastic is only warm, so I think I'm good

 

[caychris]

The Dele's are outside and loving more space. One of them did this crazy thing in the box a couple of times so I thought it was just them getting crowded. She would spin around like a dog chasing its tail. Not continuously but really fast. Being new to this stuff I am wondering what behaviors are normal and what ones are just weird.

New little friends checking out the I phone




Here they are in new digs.

 

[Audio51]

Here's the little girl getting on the edge of the brooder! She's a bit too adventurous.

Wow! That is one brave girl!

For all of you who store eggs before setting them, how do you keep the temperature near 60 degrees?

adjusted refrigerator?

How long are you storing for? I just set them out on the counter if I am jsut letting them for a day or 2 to settle.

Behind the scenes of a photoshoot with the chicks, a herding dog obsesses.

I love your pictures!

 

[OR4-hmom]

Nellie likes chick season too! She's such a good girl.

 

[member 142084]

I grabbed 5 buffs from the feed store.. and could not resist the Turkey. He will be butchered before my husband gets back from deployment so he can't object. And when he is drooling over Thanksgiving diner. I love Turkeys! They are so cool . I love their personality. I would almost get me a smaller breed of one just for a pet