California - Northern

[Papa Brooder]

Ok I did find someone who sells a pelleted Layer feed by Nutrena. It's 16% protein and it's a basic layer feed- no extra oyster or cracked corn added. Does that sound ok? I REALLY would like to move to a pellet feed. The ducks and geese are on one now and I LOVE it. It's tidier and no waste.

Sorry for all 478347 posts!

I don't want to feed them the layer yet- the babies still need higher protein. Just planning ahead and they are having a big sale in September so I can buy a few bags cheaper.

where is this sale? i could use some cheaper feed. where did you find the PDZ?

Quote: Shannon gave hers back to cheryl so just talk to cheryl.

 

[zooweemama]

where is this sale? i could use some cheaper feed. where did you find the PDZ?

Palo Cedro Feed. They carry PDZ. The lady said they have a big sale in September and it's a great time to stock up on feed. I love that they bag a lot of their stuff in smaller bags too. I used to get like 9# of starter for the ducks (or was it 10? seemed like 9 though) from there. Jones feed carries Mazuri products and I get the for my ducks. Seems like on feed though that Palo Cedro Feed has better prices. (Jones nor Tractor Supply nor 1 other name escapes me- carry PDZ. Oh and neither does Bella Vista feed (bummer because they are literally like a mile from me).

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Cheryl is out too..
oh well no hurry but if anyone knows of any mille fleur leghorns give me a message. I am just looking for a few.

 

[capayvalleychick]

So I got the final necropsy results back from UC Davis. It looks like they suspect mycoplasma, but the tests were negative. I called & left a message with the case coordinator.
One of the quarantined birds was showing the same symptoms this morning - gurgly sounds while breathing & generally lethargic. I went ahead & culled it.
All the others look & act healthy. What do you guys think - should I cull the rest of these birds?

It's really your decision whether or not to cull the rest. If you want to get rid of it completely and not have to deal with it, that's the way to go. I have read here on BYC that you should cull the entire flock if you have mycoplasma. I don't agree.
A couple years ago, I had respiratory symptoms show up in my birds. I took 2 live birds to UCD for testing. Results were inconclusive but mycoplasma was suspected. (BTW, Walt recommended the Turlock lab, rather than Davis.) I then took 2 more birds to an avian vet in Roseville. She couldn't find what was wrong, either, said that she depends on the lab testing to determine what was wrong. They did not have worms. She said that in my case, since I have birds that are hard to replace, she did not recommend culling. She said any free ranging flock is going to get exposed to mycoplasma, and most are, so it is unavoidable unless you lock them up. She said that free ranging birds with access to sunshine & green grass are actually healthier in the long run, so it is worth the risk.
It does get spread through the egg, but if you cull birds with symptoms as part of a long range breeding plan, you develop resistance in your flock. So that's what I plan to do.
JMO.

I wish you the best,
Kim

 

[capayvalleychick]

You all have such cute chick pics. I had a hen hatch out one chick and she hides it every time I try to get a shot of it.

I find it much easier to raise other livestock, than poultry. My American Guinea Hog sow has some of the best fertility and largest litters on record for the breed. And one of my St. Croix ewes gave birth to triplets, 2 weeks ago, and has raised them completely on her own.

So, I don't have chick pics to share but here are my pigs & lambs...hope you all don't mind.




Kim

 

[ronott1]

This is my first breed with a Rose comb but based on the size and color of the comb; almost absent pale to yellow wattles; the shape of the body and the size of the feet; nice gold lacing without being covered up by black hackle feathers at almost 7 weeks I think its a girl. I just don't want to jinx it and get a secret rooster....

Quote: Shannon gave hers back to cheryl so just talk to cheryl.
This is great example of why breeders should update their web pages. I checked the website @ die Fly Ranch and MF Leghorns was listed as one of their Breeds. I was a bit suspicious when I clicked on the link and got a 404 error...should have known. I am sure it's my own fault since I don't do facebook. We have moved on from websites to Social Media so those types of technologies(oh probably shouldn't point out that Facebook and Twitter are technology) are more likely to be updated regularly in this busy world of ours. (My apologies to Shannon-

I do not mean this as an insult to you--I like your website)

If you find MF Leghorns let me know. I have a vague notion that you can breed these to the Cream Legbars and get something really Special out of them. I would Probably need to use brown leghorns and I need to research what the genetics would do to auto sexing, but if after the third generation I can get Autosexing back and bigger eggs with a higher laying rate that would be awesome.

You all have such cute chick pics. I had a hen hatch out one chick and she hides it every time I try to get a shot of it.

I find it much easier to raise other livestock, than poultry. My American Guinea Hog sow has some of the best fertility and largest litters on record for the breed. And one of my St. Croix ewes gave birth to triplets, 2 weeks ago, and has raised them completely on her own.

So, I don't have chick pics to share but here are my pigs & lambs...hope you all don't mind.




Kim

Babies are cute Universally!

Thanks for the pictures of them.

Regarding the respiratory stuff, I too wonder how you can keep your chickens from getting these things if you let them out. Even in town we have birds and vermin around the chickens and even in the coop if the door is open. I would rather let them enjoy being chickens instead of locking them up like a factory bird. Just my own opinion.

A couple of months ago I heard one of my Hens sneeze. She should be soup? Seriously though, I hope I never have to make decisions like this.

Ron

 

[MrsMoonCat]

You all have such cute chick pics. I had a hen hatch out one chick and she hides it every time I try to get a shot of it.

I find it much easier to raise other livestock, than poultry. My American Guinea Hog sow has some of the best fertility and largest litters on record for the breed. And one of my St. Croix ewes gave birth to triplets, 2 weeks ago, and has raised them completely on her own.

So, I don't have chick pics to share but here are my pigs & lambs...hope you all don't mind.




Kim

They are darling! I love the little piglets looking like they are out for trouble. Of course the lambs look like they are hiding from the trouble

 

[capayvalleychick]

This is great example of why breeders should update their web pages. I checked the website @ die Fly Ranch and MF Leghorns was listed as one of their Breeds. I was a bit suspicious when I clicked on the link and got a 404 error...should have known. I am sure it's my own fault since I don't do facebook. We have moved on from websites to Social Media so those types of technologies(oh probably shouldn't point out that Facebook and Twitter are technology) are more likely to be updated regularly in this busy world of ours. (My

I am the worst when it comes to keeping my webpage current. I never even finished it and it's been years since I started it. Now some of my pages aren't showing up and I have no idea why. I do my own website for fun, but it literally takes me all day to make upgrades or changes. I'm not a geek at all and struggle with it, trying to figure out how to do what I want on there and make it look right. I don't like templates but don't know enough HTML so I use the NVU WYSIWYG. Recently, a friend told me that all websites have to change over to CSS, which are wayyy too complicated. I can't pay to have someone do it for me and I actually like doing it myself when I have the time.
I made a Facebook page and do keep it current since it's so much easier.

Kim

 

[capayvalleychick]

They are darling! I love the little piglets looking like they are out for trouble. Of course the lambs look like they are hiding from the trouble

Thanks! If any of you want one of these cuties, let me know.

Kim

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Yes! It makes sense to move to Facebook. That is where the people are now a days!

Suggestion- If your web host has JOOMLA, you can convert your site to it. If not, you can move to a web host that does have JOOMLA. It's easy to update and manage JOOMLA. It's Editor is web base, so you login in using Fire Fox or Explorer(Safari for Mac). Lunarpages offers it.

Ron