California - Northern

[caychris]

I'm in Sunol.

We have a Rhode Island red, welsummer and Sicilian buttercup.

How old are they?
If they are really young I might have a hard time getting them home unless we really arrange a time to meet. Im not that close but I can meet close to the 580 680 interchange after work.

 

[Sylvester017]

Advice please: Two of the girls are shaking their heads. Not constantly, & not twitching, but like they're trying to shake something off. Should I treat for mites/lice? That's all Googling gets me.

I got the same thing going on w/ my newly shipped juvenile Breda and I'm taking her and her Ameraucana flockmate to the vet for a thorough exam. They came from the Denver altitude shipped to our West Coast so I don't know if her ears are giving her vertigo from the air trip or if there's something else going on. I could make all kinds of guesses and misdiagnoses so I'm just going to go to the vet. So many maladies show the same exact shaking head symptoms that I don't dare guess what it is. Ask me Thursday night again and I'll let you know what my vet diagnosed for our juvie.

 

[ronott1]

Penedesenca in the Snow

Nice!

 

[dldolan]

Here's how I turned an old kitchen wall-oven cabinet into a brooder:
7 ft tall x 28" wide, turned on it's side. roost set into cabinet, door cut, space for brooder warmer plate set. Vents drilled in top


Cabinet placed on leftover hardware cloth, Plantation shutter affixed on one side (to open or shut for more air or less)
A layer of shavings in the bottom...





Old metal screen door over the top to prevent flying and big birds.
Food, water, dust bathing area, log for jumping on...voila! Chick brooder! Door cut in "bottom end" to make a bigger yard in a few weeks!


Rain protection on the left end added last night. Otherwise all is under cover, chicks doing great even with cold temps!

Note: I moved the food and water further away from the "door" after a day in picture 4 so they are moving about the entire space easily now!

 

[ronott1]

Here's how I turned an old kitchen wall-oven cabinet into a brooder:
7 ft tall x 28" wide, turned on it's side. roost set into cabinet, door cut, space for brooder warmer plate set. Vents drilled in top


Cabinet placed on leftover hardware cloth, Plantation shutter affixed on one side (to open or shut for more air or less)
A layer of shavings in the bottom...





Old metal screen door over the top to prevent flying and big birds.
Food, water, dust bathing area, log for jumping on...voila! Chick brooder! Door cut in "bottom end" to make a bigger yard in a few weeks!


Rain protection on the left end added last night. Otherwise all is under cover, chicks doing great even with cold temps!

Note: I moved the food and water further away from the "door" after a day in picture 4 so they are moving about the entire space easily now!

Very nice job!

 

[SpringPeeper]

That is not just so sad but downright unnecessary. One shouldn't keep birds that are not securely housed, penned, or yard-safe. Should you happen to have time the BYC thread titled "post your chicken coop pictures here" talks a lot about the best ways to secure chickens whether on a high or a low budget. There are about 300-400+ pages of posts showing coops and discussing flock security often - peruse these a few at a time and you will find so many of us that have lost or almost lost our birds to inappropriate security. I had two stray mutts break our fence gate and attack our chicken coop and if not for a good neighbor who chased the mutts we would've lost our first birds. A lot of us have been where you are and it caused us to beef up our flock security. Dogs are notorious bird chasers - it's a thrill for dogs - they can't help themselves. Years ago we had a Rottweiler that couldn't help chasing Mourning Doves to death in spite of obedience training. Hope you enjoy the "post your chicken coop pictures here" thread! It is one of my favourites and I learned so much.

X2 to checking out that thread. Tips from there helped my Faverolles run survive two attempts from a determined husky to get it. You have to be proactive about it.

 

[SpringPeeper]

Broke out my teeny little quarantine tractor between storm bursts, my new (still growing in his adult plumage, so not looking his best) Orpington rooster was glad to get some greens.

 

[attimus]

My kelso pen borders the property and is essentially everything but bear proof. You should always try and make whatever you are housing your chicks in comparable to a tank. Although I would feel bad for anything smaller than a mt lion trying to attack Apollo. He's a beast in his own right.

 

[sewandgrow]

Here's how I turned an old kitchen wall-oven cabinet into a brooder:
7 ft tall x 28" wide, turned on it's side. roost set into cabinet, door cut, space for brooder warmer plate set. Vents drilled in top


Cabinet placed on leftover hardware cloth, Plantation shutter affixed on one side (to open or shut for more air or less)
A layer of shavings in the bottom...





Old metal screen door over the top to prevent flying and big birds.
Food, water, dust bathing area, log for jumping on...voila! Chick brooder! Door cut in "bottom end" to make a bigger yard in a few weeks!


Rain protection on the left end added last night. Otherwise all is under cover, chicks doing great even with cold temps!

Note: I moved the food and water further away from the "door" after a day in picture 4 so they are moving about the entire space easily now!

I just love repurposing things you have around. It may not be the neatest way to go but so rewarding.

 

[dldolan]

Thanks, I am pretty happy with it! And i feel so very handy....!

I like that my adult birds will get to know the kids over the next few weeks as expand their "playground". Chicks are safe inside my big run, and integration should be pretty easy.