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[chrissyr]

While it may look good to you folks, this bird has a major DQ. Vulture hocks.

Walt

Thank you Walt. I wish I knew more myself. All of this info helps us better our own birds

 

[caychris]

Okay, another question. Both of my Buff Polish have all their feathers, including their tummy & butt feathers, except for the ones on their neck. Now, the ones on the neck have little pin feathers coming in but they're not all the way out yet. Is it safe for the Polish to start living outside? It's a low of 63 tonight, and the lowest it's going to get is 52 on Sunday/Monday night. Is it okay for them to start living outside, or do I need to wait until those neck feathers have grown in all the way? I only ask because they're accidentally trampling the young babies in the brooder.

another cutie

Id say if she is six weeks and can get inside the coop or box and huddle they should be fine. If you can give them a little insulation or heat source at night they should be fine. I got a lot of advice earlier in the cold snap of spring when I was trying to send my dels outside. The first night they stayed outside I had to lock them in the coop but after that it was ok. I aborted my first attempt when I found them huddled on the ground and quite cold at night. I brought them back into the brooder and lamp at night and they were very calm for a day or two after that where prior they were a bit stir crazy in the small brooder box. They went out that weekend and were fine ever since. Now Im worried about the heat.

 

[chrissyr]

Hawks are out today so chickens are in.
But the crows were vicious chasing it off. But then re-inforcement came in to take care of the crows.
Amazing how 2 crows can take care of one hawk

 

[caychris]

Hawks are out today so chickens are in.
But the crows were vicious chasing it off. But then re-inforcement came in to take care of the crows.
Amazing how 2 crows can take care of one hawk

Yeah they seem to be pretty fearless about them. I guess that's because they know that they can usually out fly them and are pretty much the same size for most of them. Crows are fairly acrobatic flyers. Crows are also seldom alone and that flock (murder) mentality serves them well.

Saw a couple of crows picking on a hawk that was after pigeons the other day

 

[casportpony]

While it may look good to you folks, this bird has a major DQ. Vulture hocks.

Walt

While I don't have any birds that come close to being show quality, I now know what vulture hocks are and realized that I happen to have a few mutts with them. Before now I never new there was such a thing, thanks for the info... Always thought they looked "wrong", lol.

-Kathy

 

[Audio51]

There needs to be studies done on this! I oughta become a chicken scientist! Lol

I agree!!!! Maybe we should set up a scolarship fund!

 

[Audio51]

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[EZFarms]

****. im noe noy getting any eggs from my standards and i just checked amd no one has lice but they stipl have like bare spots from qhen thy molted help?

 

[Audio51]

Well, my little Cream Legbar chick named Lady just gave me a major heart attack. I went out to the coop to check on the babies in their pen one last time before bed, and I noticed that Lady was not in the pen. The chicken wire on top of the pen is zip tied to the pen, but I left a small space where I can fold it back to access their food and water. WELL, in that little space the chicken wire was sticking up meaning she could have easily flown out. I looked EVERYWHERE for her. I listened for stressed peeping, nothing. I checked in the coop, under the coop, in the bushes in the chicken yard, all around the chicken yard...she was nowhere to be found.
I walked back to the coop/run to double check for her in there, and a little movement caught my eye. I found her. On top of the door to the chicken run!!! She thought she was going to roost up there for the night like a big girl. All the other hens get to roost up high, so why can't she, right?
Crazy bird. I put her back in the pen and she is going to have to use the branch I put in there as a roost. They don't like it because it's only half a foot off the ground, but it's all I can do for them. They'll get used to it. Tomorrow I need to fix the pen so the babies stop escaping.
I'm still recovering from my mini panic attack! Crazy bird, I love her so much.

Silly chicken!

Oh, Ron, it does have a cover. I zip tied chicken wire all across the top, a hen could jump on it and not fall through. The problem is I left a little space where I can pull it back to access their food and water, and it keeps leaving a small space where they can escape. I need to fix it tomorrow so it stays down but can still be opened. Not sure how I'll do it but I'll figure something out

Speaking of chickens being good fliers...I accidentally locked them out of the coop one night and found my Splash Andalusian 12 feet up in a tree!

You could frame it ans have a liftable door that wouls swing down to cover the hole

so i think i've read before where a chick has a leg out of joint. i'm kind of thinking one of mine does. it kind of dangles. it can move it, but not like the other. mostly dangles. i'm thinking not good

Oh no......so not just splayed legs? Does the chicks have any finction in the leg at all?

 

[debs_flock]

Okay, another question. Both of my Buff Polish have all their feathers, including their tummy & butt feathers, except for the ones on their neck. Now, the ones on the neck have little pin feathers coming in but they're not all the way out yet. Is it safe for the Polish to start living outside? It's a low of 63 tonight, and the lowest it's going to get is 52 on Sunday/Monday night. Is it okay for them to start living outside, or do I need to wait until those neck feathers have grown in all the way? I only ask because they're accidentally trampling the young babies in the brooder.

They look ready to me to be booted outside. And of course I know you mean they have access to a coop at night.