California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

Ron , My son has Baseball at 11am. I have 1 person coming saturday and one sunday. she is going to let me know in the morning. if it is not to late maybe we can meet in the afternoon but I will not know till the morning.

 

[OR4-hmom]

My daughters favorite question to answer during barn duty is that they are feathers not fur. She seems to be missing it also.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Yup they are all on there. All none of them.

well you are welcome to some penedesenca or empordanesa eggs

 

[Miss Molly]

A few little Jubilee's I set aside 7 for me...
I have sold every jubilee I have hatched. ... " not these" MINE!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I will get some tomorrow! They are still hanging with the Australorps.

ahhh the Australorps sure know the cool chickens when they see them

 

[Hangtown Farms]

A few little Jubilee's

I set aside 7 for me...
I have sold every jubilee I have hatched. ... " not these" MINE!

you have to keep some of the ones you hatch to build your flock.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

ohh Molly did you keep any of the Empordanesa you hatched? I would love to see photos of the not so young chicks and would love to post them on my penedesenca FB page

 

[GallusGirl]

Thanks for the pro-tip Ron!

I'll keep an eye out; I'm kind of experienced in basic chicken care as I grew up on a farm with chickens from the age of 5-12, but it's been a long time since I was 12 and it was definitely not my job to worry about or cure things like Coccidiosis when I was little. So far all the chicks have looked clean, healthy, and had great appetites (I feel that my experience with chickens is sufficient so that I would recognize illness pretty early on), but I have now looked up all the symptoms and treatments of Coccidiosis just in case.

From the basic reading I've done, it seems like I've taken appropriate preventative measures. From the time they were just a week or two old I've been taking them out into the yard on warm afternoons and letting them slowly build up their little immune systems. Now they spend most of their time in a coop outside which I can move around the yard to keep their living area nice and clean with minimal effort, but whenever I am home and for probably at least 1-3 hours a day they are free-ranging. I trained them to drink out of a water bottle so their water isn't getting contaminated, and they have a mesh-bottom cage at night to sleep in so that they aren't stampeding through fecal material. Naturally, there's always that chance that cleanliness and free-ranging just isn't enough, so it is good to know that this age is a dangerous one!

That is a great story!

Watch the little ones for Coccidiosis 8 weeks is the age mine seem to get it, if they get it.

 

[Miss Molly]

They aren't a breed you can sex at hatch (well, I can't anyway, LOL).  They can be sexed within a few weeks.  I don't remember where you're located.


Jason, I could put some more in for you.  I LOVE to hatch and trying to convince myself I don't need to fill all 500 spots in the incubators all the time with my own eggs, LOL

The worst part is no..................that's not all, LOL  That's just the ones I can supply hatching eggs

love it...

Beautiful egg Jason...

All of your pictures are amazing <3

I want Ducks. They are so cute..

 

[ronott1]

Thanks for the pro-tip Ron!

I'll keep an eye out; I'm kind of experienced in basic chicken care as I grew up on a farm with chickens from the age of 5-12, but it's been a long time since I was 12 and it was definitely not my job to worry about or cure things like Coccidiosis when I was little. So far all the chicks have looked clean, healthy, and had great appetites (I feel that my experience with chickens is sufficient so that I would recognize illness pretty early on), but I have now looked up all the symptoms and treatments of Coccidiosis just in case.

From the basic reading I've done, it seems like I've taken appropriate preventative measures. From the time they were just a week or two old I've been taking them out into the yard on warm afternoons and letting them slowly build up their little immune systems. Now they spend most of their time in a coop outside which I can move around the yard to keep their living area nice and clean with minimal effort, but whenever I am home and for probably at least 1-3 hours a day they are free-ranging. I trained them to drink out of a water bottle so their water isn't getting contaminated, and they have a mesh-bottom cage at night to sleep in so that they aren't stampeding through fecal material. Naturally, there's always that chance that cleanliness and free-ranging just isn't enough, so it is good to know that this age is a dangerous one!

Quote: Good Job!

After 12 weeks or so they will be past the danger time. cocci seems to be worse in some places. Hopefully your place does not have it or one of the bad types.