California - Northern

[EZFarms]

the college library might have it, i think ill do my essay on prop 2.
im curious of the opinions of people on here, anyone care to share?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Update on my hen.

Over the past few days she has gotten stronger, and today, while she was out and about with the other birds (I let her out to socialize for a little while every day) she stood up to her full height and took a few steps. Hurray!!  I'm so happy that she is improving. I really thought that I was going to loose her. 

Also, she's been living in a cardboard box in our living room, so at first I was really dreading having to clean it out two times a day because of stink, but she has practically potty trained herself! It's so interesting. She only pooped in her box once, the first day (I think), but since then, nope! Only outside. 

Good news!

 

[Sylvester017]

hey guys maybe you can help me. i need a reserach topic for a college essay (10 pages) and i want to do it on chickens but it has to have something to do with california any ideas that i can google?

In many California areas the Leghorn is being used for testing of West Nile virus spread by mosquitos. Apparently the Leghorn can be bitten by a West Nile virus mosquito and then the comb blood tested by local agencies testing for communicable diseases and treated accordingly. Contrary to many other diseases blamed on the lowly chicken the Leghorn is immune to the West Nile virus and is not a carrier either. This might be an interesting current California chicken topic to research. I won't do the research for you but only giving you an idea.

How and why the California Gray chicken or the California White chicken breeds were started might be another topic with an interesting historical background.

I think these all will be easy 10 pages topics. Get a good grade!!!!

 

[Sylvester017]

Update on my hen.

Over the past few days she has gotten stronger, and today, while she was out and about with the other birds (I let her out to socialize for a little while every day) she stood up to her full height and took a few steps. Hurray!!

I'm so happy that she is improving. I really thought that I was going to loose her.

Also, she's been living in a cardboard box in our living room, so at first I was really dreading having to clean it out two times a day because of stink, but she has practically potty trained herself! It's so interesting. She only pooped in her box once, the first day (I think), but since then, nope! Only outside.

My Silkie was ill and had to recuperate inhouse in the "hospital" pen. All our chickens including the Silkies sleep in our large coop nestboxes (16x16x 2.5 tall) so there's plenty of room to step aside if they poop in the nestbox during the night. When inhouse I have a small Kidz Homz storage box that we use in the indoor pen. Our recuperating Silkie used the box to sleep in but if she pooped she'd step out of it. She knew we'd come by and clean it out for her so she could step back inside to sleep the rest of the night. They catch on so quick! So glad your girl and mine are both ok now!

 

[Kaylish]

Update on my hen.

Over the past few days she has gotten stronger, and today, while she was out and about with the other birds (I let her out to socialize for a little while every day) she stood up to her full height and took a few steps. Hurray!!  I'm so happy that she is improving. I really thought that I was going to loose her. 

Also, she's been living in a cardboard box in our living room, so at first I was really dreading having to clean it out two times a day because of stink, but she has practically potty trained herself! It's so interesting. She only pooped in her box once, the first day (I think), but since then, nope! Only outside. 

That's great news!

 

[tommysgirl]

Let me know if she has them this year.

I will

Not in CA, but Wynette breeds them and ships eggs.

Thank you so much!!! IIs Wynette a user name on BYC? Where is she located and have you had her eggs shipped to you ever?

Update on my hen.

Over the past few days she has gotten stronger, and today, while she was out and about with the other birds (I let her out to socialize for a little while every day) she stood up to her full height and took a few steps. Hurray!!

I'm so happy that she is improving. I really thought that I was going to loose her.

Also, she's been living in a cardboard box in our living room, so at first I was really dreading having to clean it out two times a day because of stink, but she has practically potty trained herself! It's so interesting. She only pooped in her box once, the first day (I think), but since then, nope! Only outside.

That is wonderful news!


The eggs are starting to roll in. I was getting between 24-32 a week since Nov but got 36 just in the last three days. I actually have needed to use an egg basket to collect them all.

My older NH pullet has laid two so far. She was sitting in the nest box but we found the eggs in the run.

 

[ronott1]

I will

Thank you so much!!! IIs Wynette a user name on BYC? Where is she located and have you had her eggs shipped to you ever?
That is wonderful news!


The eggs are starting to roll in. I was getting between 24-32 a week since Nov but got 36 just in the last three days. I actually have needed to use an egg basket to collect them all.

My older NH pullet has laid two so far. She was sitting in the nest box but we found the eggs in the run.

Eggs are picking up for sure!

Gotta love the extra days of light.

 

[PetRock]

I will

Thank you so much!!! IIs Wynette a user name on BYC? Where is she located and have you had her eggs shipped to you ever?
That is wonderful news!


The eggs are starting to roll in. I was getting between 24-32 a week since Nov but got 36 just in the last three days. I actually have needed to use an egg basket to collect them all.
Dino
My older NH pullet has laid two so far. She was sitting in the nest box but we found the eggs in the run.

Yeah for the eggs! My two olive eggers are from Wynette and if I remember correctly, some of Cheryl's silver penciled Plymouth rocks came from her. She's very nice and always willing to answer questions! Also, her birds are beautiful! I do have one SPPR cock who presides over the barn area free ranging chickens at the farm. Dinosaur has fathered some beautiful mixed breed chickens. I also have 5 hens and I might put them all in a breeding pen later this spring. 2 of the hens came from Jules who is fortyfivefarm here on BYC. She lives in Madera but I'm not sure if she is still breeding them.

 

[SpringPeeper]

My Australorps are laying! I got my first pullet eggs from them today

. And in 48 hours, two TJ hens have produced 5 eggs. I think these girls are going to be early burn outs (I suspected that going in) but they're certainly earning their keep now.

The Marans still haven't laid. We've got to be getting close, though. I knew I was picking mainly 'late starting' breeds to get last year, so I can't whine too much.


One of the quail girls felt like an over-achiever and laid a giant egg today. My daughter is over at a cousins' house, I'm going to wait until she gets home to see if it is a double yolker, just because she'd think it was amazing.

 

[ronott1]

My Australorps are laying! I got my first pullet eggs from them today

. And in 48 hours, two TJ hens have produced 5 eggs. I think these girls are going to be early burn outs (I suspected that going in) but they're certainly earning their keep now.

The Marans still haven't laid. We've got to be getting close, though. I knew I was picking mainly 'late starting' breeds to get last year, so I can't whine too much.


One of the quail girls felt like an over-achiever and laid a giant egg today. My daughter is over at a cousins' house, I'm going to wait until she gets home to see if it is a double yolker, just because she'd think it was amazing.

The TJ's pullets should be good layers for 80 weeks so yes, early burn out.

Congratulations on the new egg layers!