California - Northern

[ronott1]

Skinny, sickly chicken but very full crop? Just treated for mites/lice which I know they have bad right now. Could the mites be the culprit for her condition? Didn't go through this last year

It is hard to say. I move them into the hospital pet carrier and give them Flock Raiser type feed, plain yogurt and make sure they are drinking water.

Sometimes they get better and the go back to the flock.

 

[ronott1]

How do I know when it is safe to leave the little pullets and cockerels outside with the big girls? So far they've been supervised 100% of the time and there's been a couple incidents where my bratty Speckled Sussex jumped on one of the chicks and tried to rip out feathers, so now I don't think I'll ever be able to trust them alone together though I know I have to at some point....how do I know when it is safe?

When they are 3/4 the size of the older chickens. They have to stop thinking that the smaller chickens are dinner.

 

[Audio51]

This is what my sweet husband said to me last night...

"As long as they have enough room to be comfortable and happy. I don't really care how many chickens we have."

Good thing I learned to build coops huh

Mine also made a mistake yesterday. We were in the feed store buying chick starter and they had turkey poults for sale. I said "Aren't you glad I haven't brought home any turkeys yet?" and he said.. "Y0u know what? I don't even pay any attnetion anymore". That's the same thing as saying I can have as many as I want...right?

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Does her breath smell bad? I hope her crop isn't impacted. Lice/mites could contribute, too.


@Audio51 , congrats on the big step! Glad it wasn't too rough. It looks awesome, especially for a newbie!
Thank you!! I'm pretty proud of it too...

 

[Chickengirl1304]

It is hard to say. I move them into the hospital pet carrier and give them Flock Raiser type feed, plain yogurt and make sure they are drinking water.

Sometimes they get better and the go back to the flock.

Shes been sitting in her house while the rest of the flock are out like normal. I put food and water for her and treated her. She's eating and drinking.

 

[member 142084]

Quote: Thanks! I think I was a little OCD on plucking this one. I may get over that though.

I have been meaning to ask you about your girl too. All 4 of the meaties had it but they have been clear for a couple of weeks. They got over it in the order they got it. I have been letting them range together since the symptoms cleared up and no one else has come down with it. They never acted sick other than the rattles. I'm sorry yours is not getting over it. I did give mine Tylan for 5 days ( found a mark on the back of this boys neck from the injections) and was using VetRx with them too. Is yours acting like she doesn't feel good or just rattling?



Edoted to add: So sorry about your turkey. Do you know how it happened?
She acts fine other than on occassion she will cough. I will have to give her VetRx. I was doing a soluble in water.

He got his heels stick in the grate and my daughter pulled him out after I told her to wait for me to do it :/

 

[sewandgrow]

Because sometimes mistakes are funny. I read somewhere that food die could be used to mark chicks. I had one chick that was acting funny. It was hard to spot because that group of chicks all looked alike. I thought I'd get smart and use food color. All I had was the food gel used in fondant. Then the chicks all slept in a pile and I got this.

LOL Rebecca....that was food coloring injected into the egg on day 10 to 14 of incubation......Sarah Carson & her daughter Gabey will be demoing itat the party..........lol

Actually California has three distinct areas. Northern California is a line drawn from Sacramento across the state. Southern California is all that area below a line drawn across about 20 miles south of Bakersfield. The rest is Central California. You have to remember that most folks in Southern California believe that the Golden Gate Bridge is the Oregon border. LOL. Having been raised in Northern California (Yreka, Redding, & Chico) there is a noticeable change in culture and attitude below it. One can actually cut the state up left to right rather than up and down. The coastal range and the Sierra Nevada's separate the Central Area from the Left Coast and the Mountain Folks. The Coastal area is typical the liberal bastion, the Central area the more conservative leaning, and the Mountain area where the Ultra right constitutionalists live.

Welcome.........it doesn't matter where you are. We don't care as long as your heart is in the right place.....LOL

With my prior two broody experiences I kept the chicks around until way after they were weaned. On Tuesday I sold Normas three boys at 2.5 weeks and tomorrow I am anticipating selling the 4 girls from her hatch. They will be 3 weeks old. What should I expect from mama? Will she shake it off or do they do the chicken equivalent of mourning? I am feeling badly for her. I didn't intend to do this as I was going to keep a boy and a girl but then they were popular. Am I a terrible home wrecker?

I recently just went through this. My son's project birds are free range & when the mamas hatch out their babies I watch them get picked off one or two at a time so this time I put them on Craigslist for $1 a chick. I figured I was saving their little lives by finding them new homes. The Mamas put up quite a struggle trying too defend them when Aaron was rounding them all up but as soon as they were gone they went right back to running around with the other girls & their husbands.

OK....I did it...I processed my first meatie....all by myself. It is now resting comfortably in the fridge. It was not nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be. Took me about an hour and half from start to finish, but the next ones will go faster now that I know what I am doing. Plucking took the longest of course. He was 4.4 lbs pre-process and finished out 3.6. I found a great thread here with pictures that really helped. Here he is...ready to bag and tag.

Good job Vicki................Totally looks professional. I guess the breed matters mine didn't look like that but were tasty.....!!!!!!

 

[BCollie]

How do I know when it is safe to leave the little pullets and cockerels outside with the big girls? So far they've been supervised 100% of the time and there's been a couple incidents where my bratty Speckled Sussex jumped on one of the chicks and tried to rip out feathers, so now I don't think I'll ever be able to trust them alone together though I know I have to at some point....how do I know when it is safe?

When they are 3/4 the size of the older chickens. They have to stop thinking that the smaller chickens are dinner.

They aren't quite that size yet, but the big girls don't seem to think the little ones are dinner any more. And to be honest I can't keep chicks in my room for months on end, it would take a really long time for them to be 3/4 the size of an adult chicken and I can't keep a brooder in my room that long. They aren't bothered by the big girls so much any more, I just don't know when I can tell that it's safe. I mean, if they've already accepted the little ones and aren't trying to kill them, wouldn't it be safe to say that they'll be fine to start living outside once the girls are 100% not going to try to seriously harm them? I just don't know how to tell when that will be.

 

[SpringPeeper]

Mine also made a mistake yesterday. We were in the feed store buying chick starter and they had turkey poults for sale. I said "Aren't you glad I haven't brought home any turkeys yet?" and he said.. "Y0u know what? I don't even pay any attnetion anymore". That's the same thing as saying I can have as many as I want...right?

Um, YES! Yes it is!


@Chic CAN Sorry about your turkey.

 

[member 142084]

Thank you Yeah I will see if I can find another one :/

 

[Kaylish]

Actually California has three distinct areas. Northern California is a line drawn from Sacramento across the state. Southern California is all that area below a line drawn across about 20 miles south of Bakersfield. The rest is Central California. You have to remember that most folks in Southern California believe that the Golden Gate Bridge is the Oregon border. LOL. Having been raised in Northern California (Yreka, Redding, & Chico) there is a noticeable change in culture and attitude below it. One can actually cut the state up left to right rather than up and down. The coastal range and the Sierra Nevada's separate the Central Area from the Left Coast and the Mountain Folks. The Coastal area is typical the liberal bastion, the Central area the more conservative leaning, and the Mountain area where the Ultra right constitutionalists live.

Good to have you!

OK....I did it...I processed my first meatie....all by myself. It is now resting comfortably in the fridge. It was not nearly as traumatic as I thought it would be. Took me about an hour and half from start to finish, but the next ones will go faster now that I know what I am doing. Plucking took the longest of course. He was 4.4 lbs pre-process and finished out 3.6. I found a great thread here with pictures that really helped. Here he is...ready to bag and tag.

Very nice!

Glad to hear it's not to difficult.

Welcome SwanSwickard! When little I considered Redding So Cal. Grab a cup of coffee, settle in and share the wealth of knowledge available here. Next comes the saw, hammer, wire cutters, ... To make room for all the amazing breeds available here. Oh yeah, how many incubators do you have?

Yep, ya'll are great enablers!

Mine also made a mistake yesterday. We were in the feed store buying chick starter and they had turkey poults for sale. I said "Aren't you glad I haven't brought home any turkeys yet?" and he said.. "Y0u know what? I don't even pay any attnetion anymore". That's the same thing as saying I can have as many as I want...right?

Sure is!!!