California - Northern

[ronott1]

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Yes! I looked up Bull snake and found out it's another name for Gopher Snakes.

ron

 

[AnonAMauze]

There is going to be a show in Anderson, I think in March. If you are close enough maybe you can show there?

Ron

Maybe in 2014. the only chickens I have right now are a EE and a bantam roo, both of which I'm giving away when we move back down to Dunsmuir. I hope that I may be able to get a few hens for down there, but currently I don't have any place to keep them, so that's a hindrance. Also, I know absolutely nothing about showing chickens, so it'd be a learning process for me. When we move onto the ranch permanently next year, I will be getting a batch of chicks but those won't be of age for showing until August at the earliest. Could anyone recommend any books to read on showing chickens? I'd like to know what I'm getting myself into before I decide to do it.

 

[MonsterClucker]

Well the snake is still there this morning. I thought a owl might have scooped him up last night but here it is. The Chick Killer!!! He kinda looks like a rattler without the rattler. Hey Ron one the chicks Drae fathered has Like blue legs and greyish blue feathers coming in. Is thisfom the SG dorking coming out?

 

[ronott1]

Well the snake is still there this morning. I thought a owl might have scooped him up last night but here it is.

The Chick Killer!!!







He kinda looks like a rattler without the rattler.


Hey Ron one the chicks Drae fathered has Like blue legs and greyish blue feathers coming in. Is thisfom the SG dorking coming out?

Nice Snake!

It looks like a Gopher Snake.

The blue legs would be from the Ameraucana Genes. The greyish blue feathers are probably from a mix up of the three breeds. The hybrid reds break down into the parent stock. What you have now is a great mix of Easter Egg genes. They will be Unique looking for sure.

If you call them Easter Eggers you should be able to sell them easily.

Ron

 

[MonsterClucker]

Nice Snake!

It looks like a Gopher Snake.

The blue legs would be from the Ameraucana Genes. The greyish blue feathers are probably from a mix up of the three breeds. The hybrid reds break down into the parent stock. What you have now is a great mix of Easter Egg genes. They will be Unique looking for sure.

If you call them Easter Eggers you should be able to sell them easily.

Ron

Yea nice snake alright lol. It was closer to 4' long!! I didn't know they could get that big!


So the chicks will have blue in them? That's soo cool!!

I don't think I'm gonna sell them. I'm excited to see these grow up. My cousin in Reno is building a coop for him and his daughter so ill probably let him have these and keep them in the family!! Maybe even hatch some of their eggs!!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Nice Snake!

It looks like a Gopher Snake.

The blue legs would be from the Ameraucana Genes. The greyish blue feathers are probably from a mix up of the three breeds. The hybrid reds break down into the parent stock. What you have now is a great mix of Easter Egg genes. They will be Unique looking for sure.

If you call them Easter Eggers you should be able to sell them easily.

Ron

agreed Gopher snake
maybe try some small gauge poultry wire around the bottom of the run. 3 feet tall. that should help keep the snakes out.

 

[MonsterClucker]

agreed Gopher snake
maybe try some small gauge poultry wire around the bottom of the run. 3 feet tall. that should help keep the snakes out. 

Thanks Cooper. I am definitely thinking of snake proofing my brooder now. I feel kind of stupid. Lol

 

[chiqita]

That is one dead snake.

Sick chickens still sick, but founds signs of discharge and and another one that was in full snot a thon, so they are on meds. Hopefully it helps. Black pullet is eating and yowling tob e let out, so energy is not an issue for her, but she does have bubbles in her eye .

Hopefully purples will eat soon, DH is leaving in the moning for a week, and its a bugger to get her to drink anything while alone, cant see her face uner all the feathers.

 

[lawatt]

yep, gopher snake -- they cane get quite big, actually (I've seen as large as 5' -- i specialized in herpetology in my undergrad degree), and can mimic a rattler by vibrating the end of their tail in dead leaves -- but they're a good, friendly snake (except when they get into the henhouse!) to have around.

and good news here: the three orp chicks have driven away with their new family, and the two younger chicks have integrated smoothly in with the older 5-week-olds, inside the enclosure within the coop -- made it through their first night outdoors fine and all five seem to be getting along great. their enclosure is now raised up on bricks so they can come out & explore the run whenever they want, but are still safe from the Big Girls when they're inside -- and i've got a stable population at 12 chickens, will end up with 11 or 10 if Baby and/or the isbar turn out to be male.

so pleased! the orps were beautiful but SO much larger than the other chicks, and much more boisterous/chaotic -- everything seems much calmer and easy-going now.

now just need to get my friend back here to help me build nesting boxes -- the oldest of the Big Girls are 17 weeks, so better get ready!

 

[zooweemama]

The chickens are Sleepy and Wounded Knee. No one carries Oxine that I can find. NO ONE. So we are trying ACV straight on the affected areas, adding it to their water and regarding these 2 chickens- hoping for the best. Oh and also PDZ, DE on that area too. We found tiny little BUGS crawling around on the damp wood. Hubs is also in town gathering supplies for the poop board! So he is working on that today too. High up off the ground and away from the affected area. I think that will seriously help!

I really do not think Sleepy is going to make it. See how tiny she is? She and Wounded Knee are the SAME age. They are both 15 weeks old. We have them in an enclosed yard, but let them range during the day right now. But at night they have been putting themselves to bed in the crate by our in that little yard. Often wherever one goes, the other goes. Sleepy passed out in the yard a bit earlier and Wounded Knee was right by her side even though Copper kept attacking him. We moved them back to their yard this time and closed the gate so they have to stay in their little yard. Fresh water and rations. Wounded Knee IS getting around better though! Walking better- no more flopping over.