California - Northern

[PetRock]

The hole

But thankfully this is how they were packed


see the smaller box all nestled snuggly in those peanuts?

In the small box was shredded paper and peanuts and in that there were 13 eggs with "This end up" Arrows written on their bubble wrap sleeping bags

like this!

5 green....PP/CL x??? right? and 8 brown barn yard grab bag loveliness!!! Norma is on 10...gracie is on 3 until her eggs come next week. At that point I will candle and shuffle

Wow! That's quite a hole in the side of the box! I'm curious, did it come labeled Live Animals?

My Pita Pinta rooster Zorro is the daddy of the pullets that laid the green eggs. The mamas are either Cream Legbars, Cream Legbar mixes, Ameraucana, or OE. There are only 3 cocks in with the layer flock (2 black Langshan and 1 Rhode Island Red) but there are a few other roaming cockerels/cocks on the farm including a Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock. They all seem to have their own territory and our layer coop trailer has been out in the field until a couple of weeks ago. I love seeing what hatches from barn yard grab bags! I have a broody sitting on 5 farm eggs that are due to hatch today and tomorrow. There should be some Pita Pinta and some mixes. I think that I'll go out and listen for peeps!

 

[ronott1]

I didn't mark the ones with the air cel damage

But have you hatched eggs with floating ACs under a broody? Is there much hope there?

I haven't but others have. They do a good job usually.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

i wouldn't count on that. I trapped a hawk when i tried the fishing line. The netting works best though there are tons of pine cones up here this year which is causing a headache trying to clear the netting 

What kind of netting? Deer netting?

 

[8machines]

Ravens are HUGE compared to crows. Half again as large if not more. They have massive, heavy beaks and are dense in appearance.

One day when we first moved to Pioneer, CA I was mesmerized by a black raven, so still on a tree limb, and huge. I thought is wasn't real, as he didn't move his head. I couldn't take my eyes off him. As I moved closer he flew away. Haven't seen one since.

 

[8machines]

I took one of my 10 wk old pullet Australorps out to see the older girls and was shocked when my EE raised up her neck feathers, raising herself up tall, and tried to attack the young one. I had no idea she would do that. Would a rooster accept pullets? Guess I'll keep them in the garage until the end of January when they are 4 months.

 

[Kaylish]

Hello everyone
Let me introduce myself my name is Mike.
I am new just bought show chickens from deb flock.

I am trying to incubate , I must say I've read to much so any advice would be helpful



Thank you your new friend Mike

We live in Grass Valley, about 50 miles north east of Sacramento. I always thought of the Bay Area in Northern CA and central was Monteray, Salinas, Bakersfield, etc. Hope to get lots of good info here!

Welcome to both of you! Everyone here is amazingly helpful and we all love pictures

 

[Kaylish]

Mama "Blue" took her brood outside for the first time today.

 

[EZFarms]

sO i think emily is finally deciding to sit on her eggs so yay

 

[Happy Chooks]

I took one of my 10 wk old pullet Australorps out to see the older girls and was shocked when my EE raised up her neck feathers, raising herself up tall, and tried to attack the young one. I had no idea she would do that. Would a rooster accept pullets? Guess I'll keep them in the garage until the end of January when they are 4 months.

Chickens are flock animals, and part of their instincts is to attack anyone that does not belong. It's completely normal. The best way to introduce new birds to an existing flock is to have them in their own area where the others can see them, but not be able to attack them. After about a week, it is fine to let them out together - there will still be skirmishes/chasing/bullying as they learn their place in the pecking order, but it won't be an outright attack. The closer they are in size, the better. Once your flock is used to birds being added, you can comingle them earlier in age. I can usually let youngsters out by 8 weeks of age with my flock BUT I have many, many broodies each year, so they are used to babies.

As for roosters, mine are quicker to accept new pullets. But a bird they have never seen will likely be attacked. My males also stand guard over broodies and their babies to protect them.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

Mama "Blue" took her brood outside for the first time today.

Sweet! What a good mama!