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[sol2go]

Looking for Salmon Faverolles for a friend, seems like I saw that in someone's community profile…?

 

[SpringPeeper]

Looking for Salmon Faverolles for a friend, seems like I saw that in someone's community profile…?

Papa's Poultry @Papa Brooder does them last I checked. I think someone who uses this thread fairly often does as well. I have a few hatchery ones, I've been watching Papa's Poultry FB page for Fav chicks this year.

 

[fowlman01]

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[Audio51]

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It looked a little strange to be a listing of breeds available thru that one source. Thanks for clearing it up.

Saw a small rodent of some kind dash across my run in the pre-dawn light. *shudder* Spent the afternoon putting hardware cloth "bumpers" on the doors to (hopefully) prevent a repeat performance.

That looks like it should keep most rodents from gnawing!

Day old Pita Pinta's?
This is my first post to this thread. I had a single chick hatch Sunday and I have been interested in Pita Pinta's so my Hail Mary is to ask if anyone might have very young, or due very soon, babies. I have another hatch due next Tuesday and I hope the outcome is better but who knows. Here she is watching a video.

Aww...poor lonely baby. Hope you are able to find it buddy.... Welcome to the thread!!!!!

To everyone going to the show, take photos for those of us who can't! I'm looking forward to seeing them.

Yes! Please! Some of us will have to live vicariously thru you!

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We get flocks of Swans flying overhead a lot this time of year. I just saw and heard a couple of large groups this past week. Hope they didn't make any deposits in my yard!

so as most of you know i lost some if my serama chicks to a dog the other day but the two left are my pretty browns. also thanks to an amazing friend i have two dozen ish eggs being sent to me tomorrow. half will be serama the others will be maran/jersey giant crosses and i think americauna crosses so wish me luck on that hatch. any tips for shipped eggs?

YEAH! So glad you have a few that made it. Good luck on the next hatch. I hear Serama eggs do not ship well though and are really tough to hatch.

I found a wonderful surprise yesterday. I picked up a (pair?) of Modena pigeons Nov. 15. When feeding yesterday there is an egg in the pen! I got at least 1 female, my luck tends to run boy heavy so a female is great news, I'll move a milk crate in and let them construct their nest.

How great! Hope you get babies soon!

Poultry quarantine lifted in SE Washington

By Associated Press Jan 27, 2015
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Agriculture Department has lifted a quarantine that restricted the movement of eggs, poultry and poultry products in parts of southeast Washington after avian flu was found in two Benton County backyard flocks in December.

The department said Tuesday that the outbreak doesn't appear to have spread beyond those two sites. The quarantine covered parts of Benton and Franklin counties.

Department spokesman Hector Castro says veterinarians with the state and the U.S. Department of Agriculture visited about 1,800 sites and tested samples from birds at more than 70 locations. All were negative for avian flu.

A second quarantine remains in effect in parts of Clallam County, where a flock was confirmed to be infected in mid-January. The Peninsula Daily News quotes Castro as saying that testing there is expected to continue into the near future, but inspectors "are close to wrapping up."

None of the avian viruses detected in Washington have been associated with human illnesses and there is no immediate public health concern.

The virus has not been found in any commercial poultry operations in Washington.

Avian flu does not affect poultry meat or egg products.

Thanks for this update!

Hi everyone! Been busy the last few days with building a bantam coop

and a new hatch

. My best rates yet! (Set 37 - one clear; 1 bloodring on day 7.) Of the 35 - 18 were given to broodies (who are hiding most of the babies from me); and 16/16 in the incubator hatched.

But, I need some advise on an injured chick. I'm not sure what happened (and havn't had any issues since) but I found a newly hatched chick on Monday afternoon that had been pecked on both sides of the head pretty badly by one of the adults.

I brought her inside, cleaned the wound with antibiotic ointment and figured she would pass by the next morning. Yesterday she was trying to jump out of the cup

I had her in so I put more ointment on the wound and let her run the brooder with the rest of the chicks. She is eating, drinking, pooping and running around; both eyes are open and appear to be working. Other than keeping the wounds clean and covered with ointment; is there anything else I can do to speed the healing process?

Sounds like she is doing well. The only ones I ever had that were pecked like that as chicks were injured by the broody cochin bantam hen that didn't seem to like the dark colored chicks.

Im trying to dimension a new coop/breeding pen here are the rough cut plans with a solid back wall (maybe a flip door to grab the poop boxes)

Im thinking of making it about 3.5 feet on the sides and just under 4 feet wide and 4 feet tall at the front. the roosts will be up high and about 8-10 inches from the walls.

How many chickens do you think I could comfortably house in here. I will have a covered run attached but Im just looking to house a roo and up to 5 hens. The breeds Im considering doing this for are Pita Pinta, Cream Legbar and possibly Barred hollands in the future.

Doors are hinged flip doors.

The vent will just be wire opening that I can cover (vent door) in winter or at night.

Floor Plan



Front View



Sides

These look great! I would love to hear how they work out. I need to get a bigger coop going this year ( been saying that since last spring)

HELP

I think I have a problem. The two lovely birds I got from Kim do not seem to be interested in eating the pellets the rest of the birds eat.

The attack the small amount of scratch grain I gave them they have dug up the small coop run looking for bugs (i assume) and the love the vegetable scraps we have given then but they do not touch the pellets.

I made a mash out of the pellets and sprinkled a few in. They ate some of the mash but left the pellets.

Do you think crumbles might go better?

Maybe try crushing some of the pellets into smaller pieces until they get used to them. You can gradually increase the size of them as they adjust to them.

Quote: Please let me know when you are ready to ship. I saw the ones that Karen Phillips got from you (the rooster with the bum foot) and I love them! He is doing so well with the boot she had made for him.

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I know she could, but I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than have my hopes crushed

I got to be pleasantly surprised

Cookie was in the gap between the garage and the coop--not sure exactly how wide that is, but it's between 12 and 18 inches. Maybe less. I'm pretty sure she'd been there since Saturday--she's very thin, though her face and comb are still bright red. One of her legs appears useless--she's holding it up off the ground when she stands and hops around, and it's curled when we hold her. I don't see any marks on her leg, except some scuffing on the back just over her foot--if it were my leg, I'd say just above where my achilles tendon attaches to my calf muscle (yes, I know that, anatomically, I'm off by a whole section of leg, but in relation to her foot, that's where the scuffed scales are). Manipulating her toes and leg, she doesn't react like it hurts, though the useless leg moves a lot easier than the one she's using, which she would not let me move (I didn't want to force it, and risk hurting her good leg). She devoured 2 raw eggs (one of which she'd laid while she was missing), a handful of BOSS, a handful of feed, and drank some water, so I don't have to worry about her not eating!

I've got her in the getting-to-know-you/broody-and-chicks pen inside the coop--she was at the bottom of the pecking order before she disappeared for half a week, so I didn't think putting her fully with the others would be a good idea.
How great that you found her and she is doing well! Hopefully she will recover full use of the leg. Animals are pretty adaptable and hopefully she will be able to get around. I still have my blue Ameraucana pullet that lost her foot. She is doing great!

Attention! If you are coming to the PPBA show. There has been talk about bringing rescue chickens to the show, possibly for re-homing. We must ask that you do not bring any birds that are not entered in the show or that have registered sale cages. With this high security situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak, it is important to take the health and safety of birds actually entered in the show into the highest consideration. Our show is an event promoting purebred poultry bred to the standard for breeding and exhibition purposes and while we care about all domestic poultry, we owe it to our exhibitors who have worked hard preparing their birds for a long time to ensure a safe healthy environment. Any birds found that do not fit into the categories listed above will need to be removed from show premises. People who bring these birds will also be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
--PPBA Show Committee

Probably would be a good idea for everyone to wear clothes and especially shoes that are not used near chickens AND to do the same when they return home.....

 

[capayvalleychick]

HELP

I think I have a problem. The two lovely birds I got from Kim do not seem to be interested in eating the pellets the rest of the birds eat.

The attack the small amount of scratch grain I gave them they have dug up the small coop run looking for bugs (i assume) and the love the vegetable scraps we have given then but they do not touch the pellets.

I made a mash out of the pellets and sprinkled a few in. They ate some of the mash but left the pellets.

Do you think crumbles might go better?

I left you a message but will repeat it here, in case you didn't get it. I think they are just being picky. I would take away all the treats except for the pellets. These Dels are chow hounds. They eat a lot. They aren't going to starve themselves. Once the pellets are their only choice, they will eat them. They used to eat pellets just fine. Now, I'm feeding crumbles but that's no reason to switch.
The additional scratch & scraps are like dessert. They are just wanting to eat their dessert and not their healthy food. So, make the healthy food (pellets) their only choice for a while.
They do dig. And not just a little. They will dig through bedding until they find dirt and then keep digging, usually about a foot deep. Really, the eat & rut like my pigs!

 

[TheKeeper]

Attention! If you are coming to the PPBA show. There has been talk about bringing rescue chickens to the show, possibly for re-homing. We must ask that you do not bring any birds that are not entered in the show or that have registered sale cages. With this high security situation of the Avian Influenza outbreak, it is important to take the health and safety of birds actually entered in the show into the highest consideration. Our show is an event promoting purebred poultry bred to the standard for breeding and exhibition purposes and while we care about all domestic poultry, we owe it to our exhibitors who have worked hard preparing their birds for a long time to ensure a safe healthy environment. Any birds found that do not fit into the categories listed above will need to be removed from show premises. People who bring these birds will also be asked to leave. Thank you for your cooperation.
--PPBA Show Committee

My apologies if this sounds like a dumb, no-brainer question:
- If we have already sold a bird & are meeting up at the show because it's mutually beneficial place to exchange, is that ok? The bird is not entered in the show & will not be leaving my vehicle until it is transferred to the new owner's vehicle.

I don't want to break any rules or put anyone's show birds or the show itself in danger.

Thanks.

 

[ronott1]

I left you a message but will repeat it here, in case you didn't get it. I think they are just being picky. I would take away all the treats except for the pellets. These Dels are chow hounds. They eat a lot. They aren't going to starve themselves. Once the pellets are their only choice, they will eat them. They used to eat pellets just fine. Now, I'm feeding crumbles but that's no reason to switch.
The additional scratch & scraps are like dessert. They are just wanting to eat their dessert and not their healthy food. So, make the healthy food (pellets) their only choice for a while.
They do dig. And not just a little. They will dig through bedding until they find dirt and then keep digging, usually about a foot deep. Really, the eat & rut like my pigs!

I am so happy that the Pita Pintas do not do this! My Australorps did dig holes--I finally got some lawn back last year.

Smart chickens will hold out for treats but they will start eating the new food.

 

[tommysgirl]

They do dig. And not just a little. They will dig through bedding until they find dirt and then keep digging, usually about a foot deep. Really, they eat & rut like my pigs!

and from @ronott1 "I am so happy that the Pita Pintas do not do this! My Australorps did dig holes--I finally got some lawn back last year."

No wonder my back yard looks like the surface of the moon! <3 my Dels and my Australorps!

 

[Kaylish]

Poor thing. Hopefully just treating the wound will be sufficient.

I'm hopeful at this point. The wounds have closed up and she is still eating and running around.

 

[fowlman01]

I left you a message but will repeat it here, in case you didn't get it. I think they are just being picky. I would take away all the treats except for the pellets. These Dels are chow hounds. They eat a lot. They aren't going to starve themselves. Once the pellets are their only choice, they will eat them. They used to eat pellets just fine. Now, I'm feeding crumbles but that's no reason to switch.
The additional scratch & scraps are like dessert. They are just wanting to eat their dessert and not their healthy food. So, make the healthy food (pellets) their only choice for a while.
They do dig. And not just a little. They will dig through bedding until they find dirt and then keep digging, usually about a foot deep. Really, the eat & rut like my pigs!

You will never see a chicken starving next to any kind of food.

Walt