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[SilkiesForEver]

Same to you!

Congrats! She's adorable.

Thanks!

 

[Happy Chooks]

Beautiful lamb - congrats!

Bigdaddysmom - they look like they are getting close. I'd say 4 weeks or so to go though.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Beautiful lamb - congrats!

Thank you!

 

[ronott1]

Picture time!

They were very excited to get into the yard today. some of the pictures show them blurred from moving.

The first one on the left is a Partridge Pene then Stella, the EO Marraduan Basque with the Mille Fleur pattern. The others are Dorking Crosses.


The one on the Left is Maranda's baby. The one on the right is a Dorking X Red



P Pene, Basque and Dorking Cross.



Blue Marans X Dorking and EO Marraduana Basque



Group Shot



Another Group Shot



These are some unique pullets!

 

[PetRock]

Last year, about this time I had a Golden Comet doing that. I did the bath thing and checked her vent. I treated for mites and she recovered. She had the symptoms, even pulled out feathers--over preening.

If she is getting better after moving into the kennel, it could be mites. They hide out in the daytime and come out to feed at night.

Laura: mites will cause the combs to be pale too.

Check for them at night with a flashlight or head lamp. They will have little brownish specks that move slowly--look at the vent. They like to chew them up there and the vent will even be hot from them. The pink vent might be from mites. If they have mites, I would treat them in at least three ways:

1. get poultry dust--one with real insecticide in it and do the shake and bake or spray them with poultry protector.
2. 1/4 cc of ivermectin in the mouth(cattle and swine injectable) or pour on dabbed under the vent and under the wings. Do not worry so much about the dosage since it is hard to over dose them with ivermectin. Repeat in 10 to 14 days.
3. Get Die Mite strips from McMurray
4. Use Poultry Protector(mana Pro--comes in concentrates too) and DE in the coops. Get the poultry protector into the crack and crevices. Make sure the DE is on the perches and in the nest box.

Get better soon Chickens!

Thank you, Ron! She is still penguin sitting/walking tonight so she gets to spend the night in the house, again. Her abdomen feels soft and squishy again so she will probably get a warm bath again in the morning. One of my little lavender Ameraucanas was limping today and not acting herself so she has joined Jewel in the kennel. I dosed them both with Eprinex and sprayed their vents with Scalex Mite & Lice Spray. Now to order some of those mite strips from McMurray. I cleaned out the coop and dusted it with DE. Tomorrow morning, we are going to worm the rest of the flock. I am thinking about white washing the inside of the coop. Has anyone ever done this? Or do you use something else when you deep clean your coops?

 

[PetRock]

Yesterday my cat showed up after being gone for a week. He had a broken back leg, think he got hit by a car. Rushed him to emergency, it was bad news, they were going to have to amputate the leg, going to cost a fortune. So on the day of my daughter's 3rd birthday party, I had to have my cat put to sleep. I had hoped this year was going to start out better but that's not a very good start.

So sorry to hear about your cat. It is so hard to lose any pet, furry or feathered.

 

[PetRock]

Just wanted to share that my ewe just lambed. I'm bouncing off the walls with excitement, because, Its A Girl!!

Sorry for the poor picture quality, my camera was having issues.

Congrats on your new little girl! She is adorable!!!

 

[HighNDryFarm]

Betty kicked an egg out of the nest. Throw it in the garbage or put it back or leave it alone? The eggs she is sitting on were all fresh. We are on Day 3 of her sitting. All eggs were laid on Day 1 and Day 2.

I almost threw one away that had been kicked out but on my way to the trash I felt like it was pretty heavy for a dud egg. I candled and saw how wrong I was! I learned they move them in and out, as others have mentioned.

Just spoke with an old time farmer in Oregon. He commented that it was only 22 degree, but what got me is what he said next... " It's colder than a well peckers A_S." I just had to laugh. It reminded me of a couple other old time sayings.

"I'm Fuller Than a Tick" and

"I am Tougher Than An Old Boot"

Ya gotta love the old timers.

Ya'll know any good farmer sayings?

Explaining something delicious "so good it'll make you wanna slap 'yer mama"

Thank you everyone at least the party was pretty awesome here is my baby in her Minnie Mouse outfit

Pure cuteness!

Just wanted to share that my ewe just lambed. I'm bouncing off the walls with excitement, because, Its A Girl!!

Sorry for the poor picture quality, my camera was having issues.

How cute is that? And she's already stepped in a can of paint!

Beautiful lamb - congrats!

Bigdaddysmom - they look like they are getting close. I'd say 4 weeks or so to go though.

Thanks, I was thinking, a couple of weeks at least. When I looked a few days ago it was morning and sun shining on them and I was thinking sooner but this picture was taken tonight on the way to bed so probably a more accurate picture of the color.

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Congrats on your new little girl! She is adorable!!!

Thank you! I'm really interested to see what color babies she'll produce as an adult. I have a mostly white ram, so maybe I'll cross them.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Picture time!

They were very excited to get into the yard today. some of the pictures show them blurred from moving.

The first one on the left is a Partridge Pene then Stella, the EO Marraduan Basque with the Mille Fleur pattern. The others are Dorking Crosses.


The one on the Left is Maranda's baby. The one on the right is a Dorking X Red



P Pene, Basque and Dorking Cross.



Blue Marans X Dorking and EO Marraduana Basque



Group Shot



Another Group Shot



These are some unique pullets!

Beautiful birds, I especially like the patterning on the Dorking x Red Cross. Also love the look of Stella the Basque...