California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

I am getting ready to set up a quarantine space today myself and was wondering what i could do to make it nicer. love the box of dirt idea. Mine is in an indoor space and I hate having them locked up.

We should have a co-countdown/ support group

 

[ronott1]

I have heard about chickens getting impacted or sour crops from grass strands that are too long. Have you heard of that? I would gladly throw the grass clippings to the birds, but sadly my lawn was neglected a bit while I focus on the coop, so..... it may be too long.

Impacted crop might be a problem with long grass--from a weed eater or pulled. I use a mulching mower with a bag so the clippings are short. They love it and the eggs are tasty too!

 

[tommysgirl]

I have to leave in 30 minutes for baked goods judging today, got all my entries in last night. 49 of them!!! I only scratched two entries, cream puffs & coffeecake. Around 5:15 I totally ran out of oompf and called it good. Loaded up the car and headed for the fairgrounds. After we dropped off my entries, we went to the local brewery had a hamburger and a beer. It was nice just sitting and being waited on after all the baking and quick dinners for the last two weeks.

for me for today!

YummmY hope it all went really well. Post pics of your winnings!!!

I have seen a treat ball for chickens. Things like cabbage go into it and the chickens have to work to get it out. Entertaining them is not really what you do--Chickens like to work so the ball does them that and makes them happy.

My layers love it when I mow the lawn and give them their grass clippings. You should see them in the Fall when I let them have the leaves from the trees!

Great idea Ron. My niece has worked with birds at Bonfante Gardens and Sea World and the San Antonio Zoo. She is in charge of coming up with enriching things for them to do so they are happier. I hadn't thought of her until I read your post but I will definitely giver her a call.


Ali...I thought i quoted you too. I just kept at it and explored a variety of options. I also listed on the North Bay general as well as the Lake and Mendocino county neighborhoods and over in Sac. The guy who took the SFH is local the guy who took the other three is someone I worked with. He had told me this winter he would go in on an order with me and then backed out because he was moving at the time. Since he is a teacher too I thought he may have more time now so I called him and he agreed to take them mostly because they were rare. If they had been more common breeds I think they would have ended up as his dinner.

 

[ronott1]

For those of you new to California and free Necropsy, I am posting a copy of the one that came back today:









This is the second Australorp from Cackle that I have lost to Fatty Liver Disease. The first one died at 9 months old.

Great report! Tomorrow I will get the rest of the results, Salmonella and etc.

 

[Ali707]

Beautiful!! When did you plant? My daughter planted early and hers is like yours. We planted the week of Mother's Day but I've been using my special fertilizer so they're going crazy!!! I think it's going to be a good year!

Hi Pam:

What is the "special" fertilizer? Do you do anything special to it or just compost?

Since you seem to love Polish, I thought you might be an expert on identifying rooster and hens at about 6-7 weeks old? I have 3 and I am afraid they may all be boys, but I can't tell for sure?

I will try to get some face pictures and leg pictures but I only have these two of the tops of them in my phone right now. I was trying to see if their crest feathers were becoming pointier and does the development of their tails give anything away?

Anyone else that see's anything feel free to provide your opinion too!

 

[Ali707]

Impacted crop might be a problem with long grass--from a weed eater or pulled. I use a mulching mower with a bag so the clippings are short. They love it and the eggs are tasty too!

Awesome! Now that you mention it, mine is a mulcher too with a bag! They will enjoy that!

 

[Ali707]

Okay, so I think I may have finally Googled the correct phrase and came up with a B2 Vitamin deficiency caused potentially by something to do with feed provided to breeder stock.

Now I am not certain of that because the way the toes curl with the vitamin deficiency is a little different than this, but if they keep curling it could potentially look the same way.

I have 4 Wheaten Ameracauna's that started out with normal feet. Then I noticed one of the roosters starting to get a curled toe, the the one next to it started to curl, then a toe on one of the hens started to curl and then another. The toe curling started about 2 weeks ago at about 4 weeks old. The only ones with this problem are all from the same breeder and all the same breed.

So I am guess it is the Vitamin deficiency.

It seems like the affected toes are painful for them (and why wouldn't it be walking on curled toes?), so tonight I am going to try to wrap up their feet with the toes straight and I have started giving them the Poly vi Sol which has some B vitamins in it.

Anyone else have any ideas, suggestions, comments?

 

[PetRock]

I have heard about chickens getting impacted or sour crops from grass strands that are too long. Have you heard of that? I would gladly throw the grass clippings to the birds, but sadly my lawn was neglected a bit while I focus on the coop, so..... it may be too long.

I had a hen get sour crop this year after eating the long grass DH fed them. I think that she had vent gleet, too, and then the same yeast caused the sour crop when the long grass blocked it.

 

[Ali707]

I had a hen get sour crop this year after eating the long grass DH fed them. I think that she had vent gleet, too, and then the same yeast caused the sour crop when the long grass blocked it.

Did he use grass out of a lawn mower/mulcher or from somewhere else? Honestly I probably wouldn't have an issue with it if I would actually mow every week. I have been a little bit of a slacker though.

 

[ronott1]

Okay, so I think I may have finally Googled the correct phrase and came up with a B2 Vitamin deficiency caused potentially by something to do with feed provided to breeder stock.

Now I am not certain of that because the way the toes curl with the vitamin deficiency is a little different than this, but if they keep curling it could potentially look the same way.

I have 4 Wheaten Ameracauna's that started out with normal feet. Then I noticed one of the roosters starting to get a curled toe, the the one next to it started to curl, then a toe on one of the hens started to curl and then another. The toe curling started about 2 weeks ago at about 4 weeks old. The only ones with this problem are all from the same breeder and all the same breed.

So I am guess it is the Vitamin deficiency.

It seems like the affected toes are painful for them (and why wouldn't it be walking on curled toes?), so tonight I am going to try to wrap up their feet with the toes straight and I have started giving them the Poly vi Sol which has some B vitamins in it.

Anyone else have any ideas, suggestions, comments?

You can give them liquid B vitamins instead. B12, Niacin and other B vitamins are thought to be the cause. Medicated feed pulls B vitamins, especially Niacin out of their system. Definitely get them B Vitamins if feeding with medicated feed.