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[Audio51]

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I'm on day 6. I have BC Marans, OE and Mottled AM eggs going. Some under a broody and some in the bator.

 

[Audio51]

Quote: That is great! I expect to see a lot of chick pictures on here over the next few weeks....

 

[Audio51]

Regarding Bird that wants to roost outside
Go to the hardware store and buy a plastic owl and put it outside where she likes to roost right before bedtime. I guarantee.... she will run straight for the coop and go to bed like she is told.

After 1 or two days, you can return the owl since your problem should be solved, or keep it around for other uses. For example: when I am cleaning the runs I put the owl in the gateway and the chickens stay in the opposite corner so I can roll out the wheel barrel without anyone escaping. Works like a charm. It used to help keep the blue jays away but they eventually figure out it was not real. Chickens are not as smart as blue jay so it continues to work like a charm.

What a great idea! I have the same problem with then trying to escape when I am cleaning. I might have to get me one!

 

[liz9910]

I just set up my incubator no eggs in it yet though

 

[capayvalleychick]

I could not help myself and had to candle. There are a lot of Delaware eggs with Veins!

I can't wait until day 7 now to see how many are developing.

I've been trying to be patient and not ask!

It's so nice that you are excited about this as I am. They are only 9.5 months old, so I was worried that maybe the cockerel hadn't perfected his technique.

It was funny last evening, I have the Dels and Dorkings in that row of breeding pens. I moved the male Dork into the pen right next to the Del cockerel for the first time. On the roosts, the Dels and the Dork hen (in the adjoining pen, with wire between) had been snuggled up together. The Del cockerel stretched up and glared at the Dork male. I thought I might have to put a barrier between the pens for a moment. Then he moved away from the wire, pushing his Del hen over, so they could sit on the other side of the roost. The male Dorking also started nudging his hen, wanting her to move down the roost, away from the other birds. It took some convincing, the Dork hen seemed to prefer snuggling with the Del through the wire. He kept at it until he had convinced her to move to the other side of the roost. When I left, both pairs were as far as possible from each other.

 

[casportpony]

Would Oxine help as well?

It might.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

I have read that in several posts....I'll add that to the list as well! Thanks!

There are a few *must haves* in my kit.

• 9.6% Liquid Corid (amprolium) for coccidiosis.
• 10% Safeguard (fenbendazole) liquid or paste for internal parasites.
• 10% Baytril (enrofloxacin) for many types of infections, can also be used in cats and dogs. It's banned for use in food animals, so do your research.
• Metronidazole for treating blackhead (I have turkeys and peafowl, both are very susceptible to this, much more so than chickens). It's also banned for use in food animals.
• Calcium Gluconate for egg binding. You can get is at TSC in the cattle section.
• Tube feeding supplies in many sizes so I can tube a day old pigeon or a 30 pound turkey.
  

-Kathy

 

[juststruttin]

I've been trying to be patient and not ask!

It's so nice that you are excited about this as I am. They are only 9.5 months old, so I was worried that maybe the cockerel hadn't perfected his technique.

It was funny last evening, I have the Dels and Dorkings in that row of breeding pens. I moved the male Dork into the pen right next to the Del cockerel for the first time. On the roosts, the Dels and the Dork hen (in the adjoining pen, with wire between) had been snuggled up together. The Del cockerel stretched up and glared at the Dork male. I thought I might have to put a barrier between the pens for a moment. Then he moved away from the wire, pushing his Del hen over, so they could sit on the other side of the roost. The male Dorking also started nudging his hen, wanting her to move down the roost, away from the other birds. It took some convincing, the Dork hen seemed to prefer snuggling with the Del through the wire. He kept at it until he had convinced her to move to the other side of the roost. When I left, both pairs were as far as possible from each other.

cute story

 

[farmhand]

Regarding Bird that wants to roost outside
Go to the hardware store and buy a plastic owl and put it outside where she likes to roost right before bedtime. I guarantee.... she will run straight for the coop and go to bed like she is told.

After 1 or two days, you can return the owl since your problem should be solved, or keep it around for other uses. For example: when I am cleaning the runs I put the owl in the gateway and the chickens stay in the opposite corner so I can roll out the wheel barrel without anyone escaping. Works like a charm. It used to help keep the blue jays away but they eventually figure out it was not real. Chickens are not as smart as blue jay so it continues to work like a charm.

I love the tidbits of information I gather from this site. The fake owl is a good one I'll be using.

 

[fowlman01]

My first aid kit has an ax in it and that's all. I don't vaccinate, medicate (except medicated chick starter) or do anything else to save a sick bird. Because of that I don't usually have a sick bird and the average life span of a chicken here is 9-10 years old. I have a Call duck that is 16 going on 17 years old. This method is not for the faint of heart, but I have a lot of birds and don't have the time to play Vet with them. My birds die of old age......it's a lot easier this way. They are basically indestructible. Most of the chickens were standing out in this last weekend of rain.....they have cover. It rained well over a foot in a couple days and I didn't lose a bird out of several hundred birds.

It's not for everyone, but let me tell you it will make your life easier in the end. Most of the birds I have seen 'saved" are never quite right again.......if they survive at all. By survive I mean live for more than a year.

Walt