California - Northern

[chiqita]

Jason
So sorry about your rooster looses. I have been struggling with hawks all year. They can and will break through netting if they are determined. While you are figuring out what to do put up a lot of CDs that will flash in the sunlight. That works as long as there is light and breeze. I have problems when one of those 2 things goes away or they fall down.

I will be home tonight to see my new incubator! ( and clean the house for company not as exciting ) its a thermador and has 4 hatching trays set up for...... a gross each. So just under 600 eggs.

Anyone know someone that wants to hatch 200 eggs a month?
I said I was looking for a redwood incubator but geeze Lewis! I didn't know they came that big. Maybe emu eggs....

 

[lareynadenada]

I ended up with ten Chicks out of the unexpected hatch... Love the Blue

LOVE them!!! SO cute!!!

 

[ronott1]

Jason
So sorry about your rooster looses. I have been struggling with hawks all year. They can and will break through netting if they are determined. While you are figuring out what to do put up a lot of CDs that will flash in the sunlight. That works as long as there is light and breeze. I have problems when one of those 2 things goes away or they fall down.

I will be home tonight to see my new incubator! ( and clean the house for company not as exciting ) its a thermador and has 4 hatching trays set up for...... a gross each. So just under 600 eggs.

Anyone know someone that wants to hatch 200 eggs a month?
I said I was looking for a redwood incubator but geeze Lewis! I didn't know they came that big. Maybe emu eggs....

Wow!

Does it require 220V for electricity?

 

[chiqita]

God I hope not.

 

[ronott1]

God I hope not.

Is your new incubator a Redwood Humidaire? I looked for Thermador incubators and only found ovens.

It is probably 110V

Do you know what the model number is?

 

[chiqita]

Is your new incubator a Redwood Humidaire ? I looked for Thermador incubators and only found ovens. It is probably 110V Do you know what the model number is?

Yes! And no but it is on the beast. I'll post tonight.

 

[ronott1]

A series of storms is coming! We are forcast to get 1 to 1.5 inches of rain from Saturday night to Sunday.


Snow is from 5500 ft. to 6000 ft.

There should be plenty of Snow in the mountains for Thanks Giving!

 

[juststruttin]

I spent some time today finding an amazing hawk story from This years Easter Hatchalong:


Ok so here are the pics the kids took when it happened the Hawk is very much alive as he was when I snatched his *** up off the ground! I am the one holding him and I frankly look like hellooo but had been doing farm chores all day, I am angry and half strangled with grief ...(I know some people don't get that, over a chicken, but the one I will post at the end is my Little Splenda chirping happily on my leg the day the HAwk went in her coop and tried to KILL her and she was smart enough thank God to hide under the little gang plank that goes outside she was frozen in fear...did I mention she is back in the dang house?
Update on Princess....she is rattling when she breaths....so I gave her a shot of Tylan 50 and a syringe og my concoction for sick birds nutra drench, baby parrot food,a bit of sugar. Vit E, polyvisol will be alternated to help her feel better I also go in and give her nice clean water thru a syringe so I know she is drinking...she can't stand but she will protest a bit and is sore...but the tried to flap her wings when I set her down earlier....she wont eat on her own at all but "looks" at it like she is thinking about it a little....so we will see. She is still alive. The incisions look good and the drain holes aren't oozing or anything. and there is no heat....wonder if I should should get some penicillin or something? I HAVE some for horses.....mmmmm
Here is the hateful Beast.
trying to explain size to Authorities.
.
HE was trying to fly upside down


I was trying not to cry






That is the coop behind me, that is the front of the coop where the layers are, not a chicken in sight! If you go around the back of that coop is the right side coop which is inside the door you can see and to the right. the pop door for that yard and coop is in the back low to the ground...where he went in.mind you this hawk flew into the pop door, inside the coop! where horses and people all over coming and going...I have read about predators we "TALK ABOUT PREDATOR PROOFING"all the time!!!! WE have the coop on a concrete slab so nothing can dig!!! NEVER THOUGHT THE HAWK WOULD GO INTO THE COOP through a pop door I am still just stunned...

My sweet Splenda..we don't even know what she is!!

Awesome pics. So glad Sweet Splendid survived. So scary, that is one big hawk.

 

[Happy Chooks]

The barnevelder chick are hatching . They started last nights..... I want to open the cabinet so bad to see what colors and how many I got. I have four trays of eggs in the incubator and they are still finishing up. It is alittle hard to see the rack they are on. I see dark and light chicks....

I do know nineteen cream Legbars eggs made it into lockdown ...they ALL hatched. I pray for lots of girls... Last week I got eight boys and two girls ....

Trisha told me you can't tell black from blue until their wing feathers come it. Splash will look like splash though. I need to check mine today. Good luck with your hatch.

A series of storms is coming! We are forcast to get 1 to 1.5 inches of rain from Saturday night to Sunday.


Snow is from 5500 ft. to 6000 ft.

There should be plenty of Snow in the mountains for Thanks Giving!

Thank goodness for high snow levels. I'm not ready for snow.

 

[zooweemama]

Some cheekinz pictures. Not many. Trying to get some pics of my cockerels. Chief (Buff Orpington) is a keeper so far. Especially since he is the only Orp roo I have right now. lol





Here is one of Samson- growing out. I am not so sure about him even if I were to keep him. He's not looking all that vivid yet with his copper color. His tail seems a tad high too doesn't it?



Some pics of my 5 month old pup.