California - Northern

[casportpony]

 

I think maybe they suggested it just because they could.

BTW, there is a young kid here who just started a thread on having six chickens. There are two RIRs, two BRs, and two BOs. The problem is that each is a cockerel/pullet pair and I see this as a recipe for overbreeding and cockfights. If you have any suggestions, do you mind going on over there and talking with them? My only suggestion was to warn about overbreeding and fighting and a little advice about common breed temperament issues.

I have a question with regard to this. If you try and rotate a roo off of the breeding hens can you put him back into a boy only pen?  Just wondering.

I have a boy "sale" pen and most do fine in it, but every now and then one will be too aggressive or get picked on, so I'll cut him loose or find an empty pen just for him.

-Kathy

 

[QueenBubbles]

I have a question/concern about my BSL chick. She pants a lot longer than the other ones (even the LB) in this heat. She isn't eating as much as the Australorp (same age) and seems really distracted. Any ideas?

 

[ronott1]

I have a question/concern about my BSL chick. She pants a lot longer than the other ones (even the LB) in this heat. She isn't eating as much as the Australorp (same age) and seems really distracted. Any ideas?

It is common for some breeds to be more heat sensitive that others. Australorps do very well in the heat. My Easter Egger is about the worst.

Also, Black Sex Links do not eat as much as Australorps.

She is drinking and filling her crop at night? The crop should be full at night and empty in the morning. It would be a good idea to weigh her to get a baseline to see if she is gaining or losing weight.

 

[QueenBubbles]

She isn't filling her crop the last couple days - she takes some pecks and then gets scared off (even without being chased off). Maybe I'll close the gate so the biggies can't guard the food.
I'll try to get a weight, too. Thanks

 

[chickee]

She isn't filling her crop the last couple days - she takes some pecks and then gets scared off (even without being chased off). Maybe I'll close the gate so the biggies can't guard the food.
I'll try to get a weight, too. Thanks

I thought one of my d'Anver pullet chicks was sick, but it turns out the other chickens were chasing her away from the food. She is very skittish. I put a second feeder in the pen and made sure she was allowed to eat in the morning until she regained her strength. She is just fine now.

I have misters to keep my chickens cool. I have them strung just outside the pens so the pens don't get wet and cause Cocci. The water mist and wet ground really cools things down. I also have fans in my chicken houses.

 

[ronott1]

She isn't filling her crop the last couple days - she takes some pecks and then gets scared off (even without being chased off). Maybe I'll close the gate so the biggies can't guard the food.
I'll try to get a weight, too. Thanks

I see! Do what chickee said and add a second feeder.

I thought one of my d'Anver pullet chicks was sick, but it turns out the other chickens were chasing her away from the food. She is very skittish. I put a second feeder in the pen and made sure she was allowed to eat in the morning until she regained her strength. She is just fine now.

I have misters to keep my chickens cool. I have them strung just outside the pens so the pens don't get wet and cause Cocci. The water mist and wet ground really cools things down. I also have fans in my chicken houses.

 

[chrissyr]

I'm not against natural! But I am against not using all the tools in your toolbox to save lives. Use preventatives to pr

A FB page I was on was all natural. Someone's bird had really bloody diarrhea and acting badly. A few mentioned corid and the administrator got ticked. Apparently she writes a book on just natural remedies lol!
I unsubscribed. There are times to try natural and times where it's an uphill battle

 

[SpringPeeper]

Thanks, lol. Definetly *not* one of the brightest, but I'll take that compliment.

What irks me and makes me feel bad at the same time is when people start off wanting an all natural treatment, then
decide too late to try medications. It's like they panic when they realize their bird is dying, but it's been my experience that *nothing* can be done once the dying process has started.

-Kathy

Or worse, finally panic and try meds when it is too late and then post "Meds killed my chicken! She died just after I gave her those toxic chemical 'medicines'. Learn from my mistake and don't give up on natural remedies!"

I thought one of my d'Anver pullet chicks was sick, but it turns out the other chickens were chasing her away from the food. She is very skittish. I put a second feeder in the pen and made sure she was allowed to eat in the morning until she regained her strength. She is just fine now.

X2. Especially when I have a mixed flock, I make sure there is more than one food source.

 

[chrissyr]

I just read the advice again. It was second hand advice given to the poster regarding a crop problem in a hen. It was to crate without food or shavings and give only water for several days and then feed chopped spinach.

It is completely natural advice.

I hope the chick has enough natural resistance to get through this.

Oh dear! I don't even know what to say!! First the hen is sick, I think that would be stacking the odds against it.
And I love all of the advice here. So many knowledgable people , can't even name them all! And it's all said in kindness. Can't beat that!

 

[chrissyr]

I thought one of my d'Anver pullet chicks was sick, but it turns out the other chickens were chasing her away from the food. She is very skittish. I put a second feeder in the pen and made sure she was allowed to eat in the morning until she regained her strength. She is just fine now. 

I have misters to keep my chickens cool. I have them strung just outside the pens so the pens don't get wet and cause Cocci. The water mist and wet ground really cools things down. I also have fans in my chicken houses. 

What misting system do you have? We strung some tubing but the ground was so drenched and nasty!