California - Northern

[Audio51]

@Kaylish Are you interested in selling any of your hatchlings? I am desperate to get a couple of chicks under this poor broody.

 

[tls_ranch]

Anyone have birds molting already?

Yes!

 


A few of mine seem to be starting.  I am noticing missing feathers and lots on the ground.

I have been seeing quite a few feathers on the ground.

Yep, lots of feathers everywhere. It looked like a coyote got a few birds, but I did a head count and none were missing. Right now my early spring pullets ( hatched February ) are the only ones laying.

Trisha

 

[tls_ranch]

Oh, I wanted to mention an interesting thing I've noticed in the last few weeks. I've been " deadheading" my marigold plants in my garden and putting the old flowers in the coops, nest boxes and brooders. I've noticed a lot less flys..practically none inside the places that had the marigolds scattered around. Flies of course are bad everywhere else.

Trisha

 

[OR4-hmom]

I think you guys are getting hotter weather than we are down here.

We are I are in a record setting stretch of 100°+ days up here lately. Today was cooler, just over 90 but a solid cover of smoke from sun up to sun down.

 

[InWrongCentury]

I'm a proud chicken mama! I build a roost for my girls, and after one night of me placing them on the roost, they hop up and down on their own every day. They look so cozy up on their roost!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Yep, lots of feathers everywhere. It looked like a coyote got a few birds, but I did a head count and none were missing. Right now my early spring pullets ( hatched February ) are the only ones laying.

Trisha

Ya my English orps are starting to. There's no question when they start lol. It's like a hurricane of feathers. Haha

 

[casportpony]

Quote:

Quote: I was feeling too lazy and cheap to send this one in so I did her myself. Need to get the necropsy pics together and post them. FWIW, shipping on their account for me has been ~$9 for packages under 5 pounds and ~$19 for over 5 pounds.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: I think there is a limit on flock size and there is a limit of two per day.

-Kathy

 

[The Yakima Kid]

I think there is a limit on flock size and there is a limit of two per day.

-Kathy

Flock must be fewer than 1,000 birds. I suspect that is not an issue for most of us.

 

[Kaylish]

@Audio51 I sent you a PM about your broody.