California - Northern

[Nikon]

Yes I use both in the same waterer. I also add a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar. They all seem to thrive off of the extra vitamins and probiotics! I only do this for the chicks for the first couple of weeks. Then they get plain water and acv. If I get a sick chick or chicken, I start the electrolytes and probiotics again.

OMG That is INSANE!! That would be the craziest thing to see! I wonder if the monkeys would have made him their King.

Hi Nikon - I kept my tweens in their coop for 5 days before letting them roam. After that we had no problem with them putting themselves to bed in the coop at dusk.

They won't go crazy cooped up in the coop for that long? We have nine of them in a 4x4 coop.

 

[debs_flock]

Nothing like the sight of a broody with her babies!

 

[ronott1]

They won't go crazy cooped up in the coop for that long? We have nine of them in a 4x4 coop.

If the breed description says: Stands confinement well then no they will be fine. They are not too big now so there is plenty of space.

they need to stay in the coop for 3 nights and days to re home them. You do not have to though. They may go into the coop on their own. If not, they you can pick them up each night and put them into the coop. That can take a couple of weeks though and it is quite a hassle.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I had to go check her website. I had one of each hatch. Oh yeah and I should have said DLBB's as well to my list.

Olive Egger #1 are -
Crele Penedesenca X Cream Legbar

and

Olive Egger #2 are -
Olive Egger (Ameraucana X BCM) X DLBB

cool cross. The roosters both look similar. Here is a crele penedesenca rooster

A couple of snapshots.

Now this is the kind of sleeping chick that gets your heart thumping.


Our week old goslings cruising in the living room with DH.
snacking on chopped lettuce here.
it's amazing how quickly they grow.

And tomorrow the rest of the crew is supposed to arrive

The goslings are so smart and so personable........................I could have just them!

love that top pic !

Got a beautiful 1st egg from one of my Blue Barnevelder pullets on Sunday. She's 24 weeks. Now waiting for the other 2 to start.

The head is dark enough to be a CL pullet, but the body is too gray:


I have been fooled by them before so this might be one of the 15% that does not work for auto sexing.

I have noticed on the crele penedesenca and crele penedesenca x legbar crosses sometimes dark chicks with grey shoulders are also male

I've gotten really bad about measuring. I know how much to add to the humidifier but when it comes to using it as a disinfectant, I just pour a dab in my sprayer and add water. Here is a thread that talks about using it.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...s-users-please-share-usage-dosage-storage-etc

I also use it instead of bleach in my incubator. I had no problems with smells and I had a staggered hatch so it was running for 24-25 days straight.

Good point!

Use pre 1982 pennies--those are 95% copper.

what about using a dab of vinegar? we stay away from the hard stuff generally. is the penny just at lockdown or during the whole time?

Took some more pictures of the Pita Pintas and Basques today!

I'm so in love! Now, if they'd just stay still at the same time I could get some good shots!

Oh Meg, My bator is calling

Just wanted to share a few pics of my top hen Precious and her 3 babies that hatched from Langshan/Langshan mix eggs from the farm. She is such a good mommy! She had them out in the yard when they were only 2 days old. One of the chicks has pasty butt so I've been cleaning her vent. It makes Precious nervous to hear the chick screaming but she calms down as soon as I've finished. I guess I just assumed that broody raised chicks wouldn't have that problem. I do know that she is getting them to eat all kinds of things like mulberries.





This little chick is very outgoing and was one of the first of the three to come out from under mama.


He/she was going after Precious's eye while I was taking pics. You can see him pulling on her eyelid in this pic.






The fluffy butt gang!

cute pic's

Awwww. That is sooooo sweet! I wish I had the energy to have ducks. I really wanted Sebastopols too but..... not this year.

I miss my runner ducks. They where MESSY !!!!! Though

 

[waititout]

Just wanted to share a few pics of my top hen Precious and her 3 babies that hatched from Langshan/Langshan mix eggs from the farm. She is such a good mommy! She had them out in the yard when they were only 2 days old. One of the chicks has pasty butt so I've been cleaning her vent. It makes Precious nervous to hear the chick screaming but she calms down as soon as I've finished. I guess I just assumed that broody raised chicks wouldn't have that problem. I do know that she is getting them to eat all kinds of things like mulberries. This little chick is very outgoing and was one of the first of the three to come out from under mama. He/she was going after Precious's eye while I was taking pics. You can see him pulling on her eyelid in this pic. The fluffy butt gang!

Now THAT is precious! (Excuse the pun.) I seriously need a broody!

 

[zooweemama]

When you reach your hand into a bin of chicks, they scatter unless you have handled them constantly. When you reach your hand into a bin of goslings, they come running to you and nibble at your fingers. (I know I shouldn't let them do that, cute when they're a week old, probably less cute when they weigh 20 pounds

)

We were lying on the rug with them, they all came up and laid down next to me, snuggled up against my body. Literally, I've had them 5 days and they are totally attached. I am Mommy! When I walk around the living room, they follow me everywhere, so funny and endearing.

THIS is why I love geese. Seriously. If they laid like ducks- it's all I would have. And I mean that! They really bond if you let them!

Nothing like the sight of a broody with her babies!

Speaking of broodies...my Betty hen is broody again. Oh vey! LOL She's a broody champ!

 

[waititout]

I have a hatching update! My oldest daughter went in on her lunch break to check for me and we have one black Silkie safely hatched and another egg is rocking! I will be able to go and see for myself in the morning. I can hardly contain my excitement!

On other good news, I came home to check for eggs and had four of four in the nest box. Luckily my oldest son was with me and spotted this tiny egg amongst the straw in the run. I have three young pullets that have yet to lay, an eight month Silkie, a 21-24 week old SFH, and a 25 week old bantam Polish. Wonder who is my big girl today...




For size and color comparison, I have put the tiny egg next to a large white egg (from my BL) and a XL brown egg (my NH).

ETA: I have yet to have my Silkie squat for me, but she is getting up there in weeks. My daughter swears that my Polish has been squatting, but I haven't witnessed it myself. I HAVE witnessed my SFH squat. Could her egg be this small?

 

[waititout]

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Aww, Betty needs some new babies! She is such a good mommy!

 

[ronott1]

I have noticed on the crele penedesenca and crele penedesenca x legbar crosses sometimes dark chicks with grey shoulders are also male

what about using a dab of vinegar? we stay away from the hard stuff generally. is the penny just at lockdown or during the whole time?

Oz says use the penny the whole time. I do not know what would happen if you put vinegar in.

The penny will kill the mold but I doubt it will stop the smell at hatch.

The Cl x CPs are very nice chickens. If Alis is one, I think it is a cockerel.

I hope I am wrong!

 

[ronott1]

I have a hatching update! My oldest daughter went in on her lunch break to check for me and we have one black Silkie safely hatched and another egg is rocking! I will be able to go and see for myself in the morning. I can hardly contain my excitement!

On other good news, I came home to check for eggs and had four of four in the nest box. Luckily my oldest son was with me and spotted this tiny egg amongst the straw in the run. I have three young pullets that have yet to lay, an eight month Silkie, a 21-24 week old SFH, and a 25 week old bantam Polish. Wonder who is my big girl today...




For size and color comparison, I have put the tiny egg next to a large white egg (from my BL) and a XL brown egg (my NH).

ETA: I have yet to have my Silkie squat for me, but she is getting up there in weeks. My daughter swears that my Polish has been squatting, but I haven't witnessed it myself. I HAVE witnessed my SFH squat. Could her egg be this small?

That is not a Silkie egg!

I would think it is from your Swedish Flower Hen....