California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Sorry to hear that you have a wanderer.
I almost trapped our lone EE last night. I was putting rat traps out in the run in the dark, bent over to put one by the corner of the gate and found her sleeping on the ground. I'm not sure who was more surprised. Haven't checked yet but I have my fingers crossed that my rodent #'s went down.

 

[tommysgirl]

Yay!!! Yours went so much faster than mine did. I have been in moving hell for a week now. Packing and trying to get stuff done. That is why I was so far behind on here in just two days!


I am so jealous! I want a double yolk. Or even an egg......

Hope you are almost in Ali. What did you decided to do re the coop and co?

We have found a little white egg every day but one in the pullet coop. I keep hoping I will see some color but now Iwill devote my energy to hoping you get an egg. Your girls are the same age as mine so it should be soon...then your orps will go broody hahahahaha

 

[Happy Chooks]

Hi everyone sorry I've been off the grid lately been really down in the dumps emotionally ugh. I'm feeling better and just noticed that one of my EEs that I got from Candy is missing. I searched everywhere for her but gone without a trace. No feathers or blood anywhere. I looked over the neighbors fence but didn't see any sign of carnage. I think she's too young to be broody on a hidden nest.

Not necessarily - I've had them go broody at 7 months old. I hope she turns up!

 

[lawatt]

i hope the missing chicklet reappears!

my two little hatchlings are now 3 days old, and quite a cute little team so far:

i'm afraid i haven't had much time to spare this week to hang out with them, but thankfully the weekend is near!

 

[OR4-hmom]

We are moving my MIL to her new adult care home this weekend. Not much of a move since it's only one room. It's looking like we have plenty of help, 4 of us. We won't all fit in her old room.

Her new home has a pair of horses and a goat, I have to see if they need chickens!

 

[chiqita]

Ali
MF leghorns are unusual. Yours will lay many oodles of eggs. I mentioned it because people usually want leghorns for eggs. Mine lays 2-3 times a week tops. But my friend who was going to breed them is having a terrible time with her quad. She can't get 6 eggs in 4 days from them.
The orphs I can't help you with. I had a rescued buff orphington who sat on eggs 3x a year. She was rescued for being too broody Lol . they wanted eggs.But of course yYMMV. Dolly used to get chasedoff her nest by pumpkins. They had a thing.

Liz iI'm so sorry!! Mysterious dissapearances leave one feeling so worried. I do have 2 um ee close to pol. They should lay very pretty eggs. I could bring one up to novato next week or see if Mario's traveling around. Doesn't take the pain away but does help with the chicken math. Twin one is a solo girl and would be fine coming on her own.

We are going to the Cupertino area garage sales tomorrow . I'm hoping for some dog runs! Need 3-4 more paneled ones for the master plan!

 

[chiqita]

2 silkies!! They are fantastic therapy chickens. A pair a roo and a hen so they can see the interactions.

We are moving my MIL to her new adult care home this weekend. Not much of a move since it's only one room. It's looking like we have plenty of help, 4 of us. We won't all fit in her old room.

Her new home has a pair of horses and a goat, I have to see if they need chickens!

 

[chiqita]

You people are so active this morning!

Sorry to hear that you have a wanderer. I almost trapped our lone EE last night. I was putting rat traps out in the run in the dark, bent over to put one by the corner of the gate and found her sleeping on the ground. I'm not sure who was more surprised. Haven't checked yet but I have my fingers crossed that my rodent #'s went down.

We had one chicken who loved to sit in the little trap. Had to rescue her all the time shed make noise when she was done trap bathing. Our rat zapper works well outside where they can't hear each other. They got smart inside.

i hope the missing chicklet reappears! my two little hatchlings are now 3 days old, and quite a cute little team so far: i'm afraid i haven't had much time to spare this week to hang out with them, but thankfully the weekend is near!

Very cute!!! They will sleep till the weekend anyway.

 

[chiqita]

CSU is polish this month! I'll have to watch more closely. I know we have some people who should be posting there....

 

[capayvalleychick]

CSU is polish this month! I'll have to watch more closely. I know we have some people who should be posting there....

Where is Pam??? She raises Polish.

Cute pair of chicks Laura.

I'm the one who wants and needs broodies so badly - in the Spring. My few hens who do go broody wait until the heat of summer. One hen in the mobile coop decided to sit on eggs last week. If I move the coop, the eggs will be jostled. If I don't move the coop, the pasture underneath will die. So, night before last, I moved the broody hen and her clutch to a cage in the main coop. In the morning, she was fussing in the cage and the eggs were cold. So, I put her back in the mobile coop. Last night, she's back in the nest box, sitting on 2 eggs.
I really want to encourage broodiness but not sure what to do with this hen. Maybe put her back in the cage with fake eggs, then slip some fertile ones under her if she sticks?