California - Northern

[18Peeps]

I love chicken math!

I love that...I'm going to use that if I have more than 3.

 

[Deerling]

I'm going to call it: Hatching is the most terrible, wonderful thing ever.

The one that I was up with at 4am was totally stuck. I'm not sure why, as the humidity was staying high, but I just managed to get her unglued. I hope she is strong enough to survive. We'll see. It's exhilarating and heart wrenching and astounding - especially to see the little chicks in the brooder all fluffed up and sleeping in their food.

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[tommysgirl]

I'm going to call it: Hatching is the most terrible, wonderful thing ever.

The one that I was up with at 4am was totally stuck. I'm not sure why, as the humidity was staying high, but I just managed to get her unglued. I hope she is strong enough to survive. We'll see. It's exhilarating and heart wrenching and astounding - especially to see the little chicks in the brooder all fluffed up and sleeping in their food.

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I really like how when you post it sounds just like the way I would think you talk face to face.

I have an egg eater. I caught her on the nest broken egg under her...egg all over her beak. **** **** ****. I think this is the first time it has happened. Going to add more calcium to their diet and stick some mango seed and more golf balls in there. I can't collect between 7:30 and 3:45 because I am at work....should I stick her in another pen so she doesn't go after other hen's eggs? Just wait and see?? I will get rid of her but I don't want to.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: I would do all the above, trying to strengthen the shell, but next broken egg, pull her from the pen. Then give her another week with trying to increase the strength of her own shells...................still eating them, she's history in my book.

Breaking them of egg eating is nearly impossible once they've discovered how tasty they are. And you certainly don't want her teaching the other hens.

 

[GallusGirl]

This photo just made my day! Awesome!
Do you make your own chicken clothes, or buy them somewhere?

My little lady, Benina, modeling her new spring dress!! She is a perfect model

 

[Nikon]

Grr it's not letting me upload pics from my phone anymore. Wants a link I took all new updated pics of our babes.

 

[GallusGirl]

Have you looked into Swainson's hawks? They migrate through Northern California and often nest here in the summertime. I guess identifying the predator isn't as important as keeping it away from your chickens...but my parents are ornithologists and I find it hard to let a bird go unidentified.

Thankfully the Red Tails tend to hang out at the sod farm about 1/2 mile away from us Jason. What has moved in is smaller and I believe them to be asipitors. They have the long narrow tails of woodland hunters. The reds are worrisome but to look up and see a bald eagle is really scary! Sure glad my girls are chowhounds and love their treats, all I have to do to re-pen them is to grab the silver treat bucket. The hardest part is trying to walk with them milling in front of me.

 

[GallusGirl]

I've never seen Campines before, they are gorgeous! I have Sebrights and looking at these pictures I was wishing I could add a couple of Campines to my little coop...then I did some Googling and realized that Bantam Campines exist! Now to locate and obtain... (oh chicken math). They can't be easy to come by...

My campines (golden & silver) are some of my favorite birds. They are considered "flighty", but they are the first to rush up when I approach with treats. They will jump up onto the roosts in the pens to be close and eat from my fingers. They lay nearly every day, a large white/very lightly tinted egg. They are good flyers and very alert, which should make them good free rangers, able to avoid danger. And I think they are eye candy.

 

[tommysgirl]

Double post

 

[tommysgirl]

I would do all the above, trying to strengthen the shell, but next broken egg, pull her from the pen. Then give her another week with trying to increase the strength of her own shells...................still eating them, she's history in my book.

Breaking them of egg eating is nearly impossible once they've discovered how tasty they are. And you certainly don't want her teaching the other hens.

Sigh...that's pretty much what i thought. Should I put her in with a friend, a roo from the bachelor pad maybe??