California - Northern

[chiqita]

My Langshans are as big as my friend's Jersey Giants and hers are from a breeder.  In fact, I've read that Langshans are one of the foundation breeds for Giants!  Mine have done great in the heat.  I think that they grow bigger combs than Langshans in cooler areas but that helps keep them cool.

You Langshan are not chickens they are minature horses.

I live in fremont

Welcome! Im in san jose close.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Welcome 2chick!
Glad to have you on this terrific thread.

 

[PetRock]

You Langshan are not chickens they are minature horses.

Thanks for the morning chuckle!!!

 

[OR4-hmom]

Amy, we use the 7 foot deer fencing or even bird netting to try and keep the chickens out of our garden beds and as deer fencing one the backside of our property. The only birds to challenge the height have been the OEGB's, but they routinely fly up to land on my shoulder. It would do nothing to keep out the neighbor's dog if it wants to get your birds. One of dogs used to tear holes in it to go explore the treed area behind us.

Brooding chicks in the coop should be do-able, just a few challenges to work around. The big girls would probably kill any chick that got out, I had that happen before. It would need a cover to prevent the the older birds from roosting on top, no big deal, but it might make ventilation tougher. You don't get that hot over there so not as much of a problem as it would be here. As far as quarantine goes, the chicks would be exposed to anything your older birds might be carrying, just my opinion but I wouldn't be as concerned about the chicks exposing your older girls to something new.

 

[tommysgirl]

@AmyPaperlady yes you can brood chicks in the pen. It makes a ton of sense to do it that way too. I think we tend to coddle home brooded chicks when they are actually made of much sterner stuff. Mama hens brood in the pen so...

As long as they are out of drafts and have warmth and they can't escape all is well. My last batch I brooded for 3 wks in the house then moved out to the coop. They were great! I know some put them out after a week. The main reason to brood in the house initially is just to keep a very close eye on them for pasting and other problems that occur more in the first week. My brooder is a rubbermaid tub. Deann broods in them too. They can be more elaborate if you want them to be but it isn't essential.

But if you can keep a close eye on them for that first week provide them enough warmth and a draft and escape free spot there is no reason not to start them out in thepen.

 

[OR4-hmom]

I completely agree Tommysgirl. It amazes me how much faster my broody babies feather out than my inside chicks, to much coddling on my part. I now decrease heat much thicker than I used to.

 

[sewandgrow]

I live in fremont

Welcome..........so much to learn & share here & so many new friends to make.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Is everyone ready for the heat this weak? The Bay area will be in the mid 90s today and we will be at or over 100 for the next two days..

I hope the chickens will be OK!

Nope. I don't want anything over 90.

Quote: Agree! And beautiful photo's too!

Here arey brooders. I have the brinseas set up , but DH put an outlet if I want to use heat lamps too.
The grow out pens are nice, will get a pic when they're done.
This is what you get when your DH is tired of chickens in the house.
I swear, I'll only use my powers for good and not evil

Nice!

 

[casportpony]

I asked a while back does anyone know of a good weight chart by week that might have Delawares on it. One of my Dels is quite a bit bigger than the rest. Dont know if she is just older or being the food bully and Im not seeing it or what but she is at least a half pound heavier than the others. (Weighing them was a challenge when all I have is a food scale)

This is the only weight chart I've been able to find:

Source: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ps046
Table 2.
Example of target body weights during the rearing of replacement pullets.
Age
(weeks)

Body weight
(Pounds)

(Grams)
1

0.14

65
2

0.24

110
3

0.40

180
4

0.55

250
5

0.71

320
6

0.88

400
7

1.10

500
8

1.28

580
9

1.50

680
10

1.70

770
11

1.92

870
12

2.09

950
13

2.27

1030
14

2.43

1100
15

2.56

1160
16

2.67

1210
17

2.76

1250
18

2.82

1280
19

2.89

1310
20

3.00

1360


-Kathy

 

[OR4-hmom]

Ive been looking but most of what I find is just the processing weights and times

Im not looking for precision here just a sanity check.

When we got our barred rocks I was sure there were some bantams in the mix. 3 of the 25 were so much smaller than the rest. The only 1 I could identify now is Pygmy and that's only because of her comb. They just took their time catching up.