California - Northern

[OR4-hmom]

Well that was fun! Opened the door to let the dog out and heard chickens squacking.
Grabbed my headlamp and headed to the coops. The bantams in the coop that I lost the eggs in were all down in the run except the broodie I caged in with more eggs. I knocked on the coop door and heard rustling, by the time I got to a point I could see the area under the elevated coop all I could see was a fluffed tail crawling back under the 8 x 12 coop that share a wall.
The girls were freaked out to be picked up and put back inside the coop even with the light inside. They are now locked safely away from the stink kitty.
While exploring to see if the nest raider was wandering in the garden area I found we have a new stray cat. We seem to get a new one every spring, haven't been able to tame any of them.

 

[poult]

That's very interesting! I've heard a few stories like that! The moms/babies are always perplexed when they start swimming lol!

My chicken egg and duckling swap for my goose didn't go well.....at all.I put her outside for about 20 minutes while I got her nesting area prepared for ducklings but soon as she saw them she started hissing and biting them I decided the overnight thing was a bad idea I was afraid I would find them all dead and I would have if I had.She just laid on her chicken eggs again so I guess I'm just going to let her go for it she is pretty stuck with those eggs so hopefully she gets a few to hatch.Im caring for the ducks now instead they are very cute! They are in a brooder with chicks the same age as them they are doing quite well now.

 

[poult]

do your ducks have water to breed in?

Yes they have one small pond area and a little kid swimming pool

 

[Sylvester017]

not to argue but hes got a phd in chicken health. Thats more then any avain vet.

i used to think that too till i dug a little deeper. The other person who recommended this was a vet but shes in Europe. Dr illse was awesome but she got sick and dissapeared

Same here not to argue but someone pointed out to me that he is not a vet so I searched his website for his credentials and nothing showed when I researched a couple years ago - no DMV no phd nothing. I'll take your word for it but still prefer my vet. I suppose in outback and rural areas that don't have nearby access to poultry vets his experience would be better than nothing in an emergency. I just didn't like that he didn't display his veterinarian avian licensing credentials when I was looking for help. I happened to have learned so much from my current vet and he from me and that I don't have to pay $25 every time for consultations. Just me - but thanks for the info

I really appreciate your feedback!

 

[Sylvester017]

Well that was fun! Opened the door to let the dog out and heard chickens squacking.
Grabbed my headlamp and headed to the coops. The bantams in the coop that I lost the eggs in were all down in the run except the broodie I caged in with more eggs. I knocked on the coop door and heard rustling, by the time I got to a point I could see the area under the elevated coop all I could see was a fluffed tail crawling back under the 8 x 12 coop that share a wall.
The girls were freaked out to be picked up and put back inside the coop even with the light inside. They are now locked safely away from the stink kitty.
While exploring to see if the nest raider was wandering in the garden area I found we have a new stray cat. We seem to get a new one every spring, haven't been able to tame any of them.

My understanding is that totally feral cats can't be tamed once they pass kitten age. My 2 outdoor Silkies and adult BW Ameraucana will mob chase stray cats out of the yard flapping and squawking at the top of their clucks while chasing down the stray. The cats never come back once they've been attacked by angry birds LOL! We are putting Predator Eyes night light on our new coop for night-time deterrent.

We have a 2' rabbit fence completely surrounding our raised garden beds and potted veggies and the fence keeps the night time ferals from entering to leave their poops in our garden soil.

 

[poult]

My understanding is that totally feral cats can't be tamed once they pass kitten age.  My 2 outdoor Silkies and adult BW Ameraucana will mob chase stray cats out of the yard flapping and squawking at the top of their clucks while chasing down the stray.  The cats never come back once they've been attacked by angry birds LOL!  We are putting Predator Eyes night light on our new coop for night-time deterrent.

We have a 2' rabbit fence completely surrounding our raised garden beds and potted veggies and the fence keeps the night time ferals from entering to leave their poops in our garden soil.

I've raised many young cats that are feral into nice adult cats but once feral they always have a wild streak stuck with them but some can get tame enough to hold just get spooked really easily.It also just depends on the cat like any individual but yes once they have been grown into a full grown adult feral cat good luck taming them! One of my cats is the sweetest cat and was feral for the first 6 weeks of his life and when I got him he literally tried to bite into me hissed and clawed with hair raised in end at me but after two weeks came when I called his name to be pet and held purring the whole time.But others are much more difficult.

 

[chiqita]

Same here not to argue but someone pointed out to me that he is not a vet so I searched his website for his credentials and nothing showed when I researched a couple years ago - no DMV no phd nothing.  I'll take your word for it but still prefer my vet.  I suppose in outback and rural areas that don't have nearby access to poultry vets his experience would be better than nothing in an emergency.  I just didn't like that he didn't display his veterinarian avian licensing credentials when I was looking for help.  I happened to have learned so much from my current vet and he from me and that I don't have to pay $25 every time for consultations.  Just me - but thanks for the info    I really appreciate your feedback!

We can all agree having a local poultry vet is awesome!

 

[liz9910]

You guys know of any chicken breeders/ hatcheries in California?

Welcome! What type of chickens are you looking for? There are a lot of different breeds being raised by people on this thread

 

[fowlman01]

Welcome! What type of chickens are you looking for? There are a lot of different breeds being raised by people on this thread

Yes.....lots of breeds.

Walt

 

[AmyPaperlady]

I've got an incubator!

Thanks to Ron's suggestion, I called the Ag extension, and they let me borrow one, even though we're not a 4H family. I've got it set up and stabilizing now, and will put the eggs in tonight.