California - Northern

[caychris]

Anyone ever notice boys with large combs having problems correctly grabbing food. My CLB boy was trying to eat out of my hand and just kept missing the food. Not the scatter peck that most of my hens do but actually bites like he was missing the target about every other or third attempt was off target. Either he just has vision problems or his comb which is quite large is giving him issues. (visual or weight something) he gets his share but he seems to have to work a bit harder.

 

[joydix]

i saw a special on that..raccoons in the temples and the monks had to kill them...fascinating...i know how they feel! oddly they have not been around much lately. thankfully...not foxes either. very odd.....we live ON a river!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I have never seen racoons so big. I wouldn't want to face them down.....LOL

Neither have I! I didn't expect the tracks to be so big. Hopefully my trap is large enough.

Part of it is when they step in that heavy mud it expands some of the print out though I'm sure it was still pretty large like Walt mentioned they can get big

 

[tj74roberts]

I need your guys' help please. I've never raised bantam chicks and I just got 25 in these mail this am, (crazy I know, but my 4h kiddos decided this was what they wanted to do) and I'm thinking the chick feed is too big, am I worrying too much it do I need to make it smaller? If so, how do I do it without turning it to powder. Thanks for your help

 

[shahtir101]

Hey guys! I still have some d'uccles left. 2 cockerals and a pullet PM me if interested

 

[tj74roberts]

Hey guys! I still have some d'uccles left. 2 cockerals and a pullet PM me if interested

you have another pullet? Do you have pictures of her? Can you pm to me please

 

[caychris]

I need your guys' help please. I've never raised bantam chicks and I just got 25 in these mail this am, (crazy I know, but my 4h kiddos decided this was what they wanted to do) and I'm thinking the chick feed is too big, am I worrying too much it do I need to make it smaller? If so, how do I do it without turning it to powder. Thanks for your help

You could always turn it into a mash by adding water and some ACV

The birds love it wet and it cuts down on waste

 

[ronott1]

I need your guys' help please. I've never raised bantam chicks and I just got 25 in these mail this am, (crazy I know, but my 4h kiddos decided this was what they wanted to do) and I'm thinking the chick feed is too big, am I worrying too much it do I need to make it smaller? If so, how do I do it without turning it to powder. Thanks for your help

If the chicks are too small(They seem to be able to eat fairly large crumbles), I use a mortar and pestle that I have. It is a big one but does a great job making the crumbles smaller. I only do this for the first day or so.

 

[SpringPeeper]

I have chicks

Yay! I am glad to see this kind of post starting, I love seeing them throughout the spring.

You are correct. Oops!

Was that really an accident, or were you trying to get an hour head start on the sales area?

This guy was 42 pounds and I have seen bigger. Here they are not the skinny little ones you see in other places.

Walt

For once I am not jealous of the people who don't live so close to town! Most of the raccoons I see here are about the size of a chubby house cat.

I need your guys' help please. I've never raised bantam chicks and I just got 25 in these mail this am, (crazy I know, but my 4h kiddos decided this was what they wanted to do) and I'm thinking the chick feed is too big, am I worrying too much it do I need to make it smaller? If so, how do I do it without turning it to powder. Thanks for your help

There is a good chance they can manage it, but like Chris says you could make them some mash for the first few days to make sure. Just be careful, they can and will coat themselves in it when they are tiny little fuzz balls.

 

[SpringPeeper]

Got so caught up in all the interesting posts that I forgot for a minute what I came to ask- anybody know of a good source for Partridge Wyandottes?