California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Question for the all knowing folks on this thread.
The phoenix cockerel has a leg where the knee is rotating in under his body and the foot is rotating away from the body. Is this a slipped tendon?
His legs where good at hatch and he is around 5/6 weeks now. This has happened in the last 3 days, is there a way of correcting it. He is putting a little weight on it for short periods. So far the girls are OK.

 

[PetRock]

okie dokie, thanks. I will save the expense and stick with kelp powder sprinkled on the ferment and bales throughout the summer with the scraps. found quite a few items for "chicken grade" wheat, peas, and oats at azure along with the flax, kamut, millet, ... bringing my per lb expense at .40 per lb if i did my math right. less than any organic pellets i could find.

Im hoping its not to low in protein but ill just throw beef out a few times a week and watch the flock to know for sure.

looks like I'm sticking to Walmart for boss as its crazy expensive everywhere else!

@petrock looks like we have a late blooming comb in the pita kids. We are looking forward to have a choice of boy for the flock! Beautiful birds, the hens are still carrying a lot of white.

I use kelp powder and alfalfa powder that I mix in a mash made of layer pellets, plain yogurt, and often shredded vegies. If I put too much alfalfa in the mix, my girls are not too crazy about it. But they still have it gone by mid-day.

I buy my bird seed with BOSS in it at Costco. It has a high percentage of BOSS along with millet and a few other seeds. I've been very pleased with how it sprouts.

Yeah for the Pita Pintas!!!! Best birds, ever!!! It is good that you have a choice for boys. I only hatched 2 from my original eggs from Megan and one ended up having brassy colored hackle feathers. With the chicks that I hatched this year, I am culling for body conformation, size, and lastly for color. I am hoping that some of them have more white than their parents.

 

[TheKeeper]

Now You tell me!

Oh that's right! I forgot you had seramas. Is your roo frizzle?
But that's ok - I can be patient and wait even until next year.
I may not have broody hens when the timing is good but I have an incubator as backup.

 

[sewandgrow]

So much to learn......................... I usually only really research the breeds I am wanting. While at the party I learned a little about the Seramas which a couple of my friends have. Who knew there were sizes named ABC etc.............I do not have enough time left to learn all I would love to know , but it is sure fun working on it.
My hatch yesterday I think is over I had Bielefelders from Washington & Silver Cuckoo Marans also from Washington different breeders. I only got 1 Bielfelder out & 10 Cuckoos (mostly boys) plus an extra from a project bird of here's. Great on the Marans....what a bummer on the Bielefelders. Same incubator no pips on the other eggs. I keep hoping I set them different days (which I have been known to do.....LOL) & forgot to make a note of it but not likely since the one did already hatch. I don't know that I will try again. I haven't done shipped eggs for years til these. I threw in some AMs from my pen to fill out the incubator & they hatched too. One is the cutest fat cheeked blue or splash. It makes me smile...............LOL

 

[caychris]

Very nice, Chris!

What did you decide to do for the roof? Is your roof line slanted? Also, are you planning on putting a narrow board at the bottom front of your nest box? Without it, if you use pine shavings in your nest box, your girls will have a great time kicking the shavings out of the box. This is the voice of experience speaking!

It does have a small lip now but I can add another insert.

 

[EZFarms]

So wither miscovies or call ducks? Ill see what they have

 

[Happy Chooks]

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And they will kick poopy shavings in the nest box. The lip helps a lot.

 

[caychris]

And they will kick poopy shavings in the nest box. The lip helps a lot.

Yeah I looked at a lot of coops and just designed and built it myself. (with a little help from a very carpentry capable brother-inlaw)

Yeah the 2 large doors are for ease in cleaning it.

I have not come to a decision on the roof yet but I remembered there is a person at my church who is a roofer maybe he can get me some scrap composite shingles.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Coop pics almost done needs a roof and paint but pretty much done.







One more freestanding removable roost will go inside to provide access to the higher roost if needed.

Once done with that its a matter of framing in the run and adding a ramp.

Wow! Looks great. Did you use parquet flooring?

 

[caychris]

Once I have the big coop and run complete Ill need to clean the old one out before moving the buffs in. I was going to give it a good wash and scrub down with a bleach solution. What strength should I use and how long do I need to let it sit before I can have the birds in it.

Ill probably do the same for the brooder box after the fosters go.