California - Northern

[zooweemama]

I really like how they worded that for you. All my reports were very factual with little actual "advice" or suggestion from the person writing it.

I've been so swamped lately so I haven't been on here in many days.

Had a bad chicken day. Coon got one I had isolated because it was getting picked on to point of bloody tail feathers. Bummer was it had just healed enough to get put back in pen today then I found it without the head typical coon or skunk. Then when I got back later today found a chicken drowned in a bucket of water. I stick them out as supplement to the auto waterers. I've seen them fall in before but they always manage to get out, not this one. So sad.

Looking forward to a better chicken day tomorrow. Just had more rhodebars, jubilee orps, and my first BLRWs hatch yesterday so that was good news!

I'm sorry.

 

[zooweemama]

I'll have to take a picture tomorrow, in the meantime, here's one the roos from that pen.

Deb

nice nice nice! can't wait to see a real araucana egg!

 

[zooweemama]

So the UC Davis necropsy on my 6 week old Marans:
"10-16-12. This juvenile chicken was emaciated. There was a terminal bacterial septicemia. We isolated E. coli from the tissues but there was not much reaction indicating the inflammation was very acute. The source may have been the gizzard in which there was inflammation and bacteria. This would not have caused the emaciation, however. It may be helpful to check into the feed situation to see if these chicks are able to get full access to the feed and know where it is. I don 't see any other reason for the emaciated state of the chicken such as chronic infection. If any more chickens die, it may be helpful to submit another. This chicken may not have been representative of the flock."

The chick had 100% access to food and all the other chicks grew and have continued to grow and eat an appropriate amount of starter feed. I think it sounds like the chick tried to fight of the black mold and ecoli it was exposed to prior to coming to me and it lost ground. The other chicks that died both lost size right before dying, exactly like this one.

Unless someone reads something I missed in here saying this was a contagious thing then they're getting moved into the grow out pen tomorrow, get use to my flock and I'll mark this up as not so fun, bumpy start to my desire to have a dark egg layer.

Hmm still sounds so mysterious. Were any other birds eating out of the same bag?

I agree about the wording- mine was so techy! lol

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Yes, all 6 chicks ate out of the same bag. But I lost the first chick within a few days of getting them and another chick from the brooder they came out of had the same black mold you dealt with as we'll as ecoli. Necropsy done at UC Davis also.

The second one, that died a week later stopped growing compared to the rest of the chicks. This one lost ground about a week before it died, same as the other one. I think this one tried to recover but just wasn't able.

Cooper, I'll take you up on that!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I really like how they worded that for you. All my reports were very factual with little actual "advice" or suggestion from the person writing it.

I've been so swamped lately so I haven't been on here in many days.

Had a bad chicken day. Coon got one I had isolated because it was getting picked on to point of bloody tail feathers. Bummer was it had just healed enough to get put back in pen today then I found it without the head typical coon or skunk. Then when I got back later today found a chicken drowned in a bucket of water. I stick them out as supplement to the auto waterers. I've seen them fall in before but they always manage to get out, not this one. So sad.

Looking forward to a better chicken day tomorrow. Just had more rhodebars, jubilee orps, and my first BLRWs hatch yesterday so that was good news!

ouch sorry about that

 

[sewandgrow]

My husband has no interest in the chickens either. It is my grown son Aaron & I that are the chicken wranglers. Mostly Aaron anymore.....Iam the chick caregiver & the selector of what stays & what goes .......LOL..Never tried peanuts..................

My husband doesn't understand my interest in chickens, but I think he's warming up to them. I've been buying peanuts for the layers, since feeding peanuts can increase egg size. Paul has found it relaxing to hand feed them their peanuts in the evenings. Of course, he does feed them "one for you, one for me".

 

[Miss Molly]

Miss Molly, 20 roosters! Sure must be quiet around there. When my husband complains about all the boys I'll just tell him you just sold 20 so imagine how many Miss Molly has! I'm not so bad with 5 (not counting the babies). I sold two over the weekend and one was one of my favorite.....I always regret those for a few days and then I appreciate that I have one less roo crowing!
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Yes, it is a little quieter here. I still have plenty of Roosters on the ranch. I wish I didn't get so attached... As I'm putting them in the cage to send them of, I give each one a little kiss and say,
" I'm sorry." yes...a little kiss.b I'm so goofy...

 

[Miss Molly]

Well...I think its safe to say that the chickens are comfortable here.  Just wallowing in the dirt while the workers bang away a few feet over 

I love watching the chickens take dust baths..

 

[Miss Molly]

Today I did my afternoon "chicken walk".  Basically, it's just part of my husbandry practice; walk through and observe the birds in each pen.  I check feeders, waterers, check for eggs, look at the birds, head count, etc.

I was so excited!  When I got to my pen of Araucana, there in the corner of the run was a bright blue spot..................their first egg! e  It is just beautiful!

Deb

That is awesome Deb it is so exciting when your new layers start laying... Time for the Happy Dance....

 

[Miss Molly]

I do not know what it is about dust bathing but when chickens do it- I stop and watch. I can't help it. It is the funniest thing to me. Having not grown up around chickens - I find it rather charming. lol When they do it in groups - it kills me. SO funny!

I agree Amy Beth...I find my self stopping to watch as well...
Sun bathing, dust baths = chicken heaven