California - Northern

[ronott1]

Guess I'm either at the northern part of southern California, a county just north of LA county, or perhaps lower central?
Southern end of the High Sierra/ Nevadas.high desert...surrounded by mountains.

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I is great to have you here!

 

[tommysgirl]

I give FF and every mornign when I put it out for the others, I put a small plant saucer with about a 1/4 of it in for the broody. I also put a small container of fresh water in. SHe seldome went for either right away and I would dip her beak in the water a few times and she would drink that way. She would eat the FF after I closed the lid to the nest box though. She did well with her weigh, but I have had some that were much skinnier at hatch.

In her defense...and having be a Vet Tech myself, I will say that, unless the practice they work for sees livestock on regular basis they probably don't know much about broody needs. Most vets treat companion animals (dogs, cats, the occaisional rabbit, guenea pig or rat) and know little or nothing even about the medical needs of poultry. Ranch Vets would know more, but even then, medical needs are entirely different then breeding needs.

You are kind. I guess I figured that someone who was charged with the care of chickens and also had some of her own would have a natural curiosity about them...

My hen with ascites that I've been tending to for a year just died.

-Kathy

I am so sorry.

So @chiqita @fowlman01 and anyone else. I weighed my girl and she is 2 lbs 2 ozs.

It looks like she has given up on the eggs. I snagged them when I brought her out of the crate to poop and most were cold. 6 had development and looked quite full. I didn't see movement but gave those 6 back to her.

She wasn't on them when I got there and she didn't act interested in getting back on them when I left. She didn't poo in the quarantine area. She may have pooed in the crate but I don't know. I can't smell and wasn't up for feeling around in there at lunch time.

 

[chiqita]

My hen with ascites that I've been tending to for a year just died.

-Kathy

Oh thats gotta hurt the heart. I hope her ending was peaceful.

 

[ronott1]

My hen with ascites that I've been tending to for a year just died.

-Kathy

It is always sad but especially when working with them for so long!

 

[BCollie]

My favorite hen has learned how to get over the 6ft fence of their yard. She jumps on top of the nest box then onto the fence and flies down. I had to cut the naughty thing's wing so she can't get out any more.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Guess I'm either at the northern part of southern California, a county just north of LA county, or perhaps lower central?
Southern end of the High Sierra/ Nevadas.high desert...surrounded by mountains.

Welcome, location not essential here, just a willingness to talk chicken.

 

[member 142084]

Sorry had to share this

This is great.

 

[OR4-hmom]

My hen with ascites that I've been tending to for a year just died.

-Kathy

So sorry she has passed. I'm sure you did all you could for her and she was as comfortable as possible.

 

[OR4-hmom]

Sorry had to share this This is great.

Thanks for the laugh. Playpen extreme.

 

[alibra]

What fun!  I love patterned babies!  Watching my last batch of MFL grow out and really enjoying them

Do the mottled work like other BBS?  Where you get blue or black out of the pair?  Is the splash you are referring to a blue splash?  If you have your separated out, we'd like to to get in line  We have MF eggs growing and hoping to get chicks from @fortyfivefarm
, but struggling to get Blue mottled which is what my son wants.  I can find black pretty easily.  

Yes it's just BBS with the mottling gene. I'm hatching a few eggs to see of my splash rooster is split for mottled.