Checking-In On Peeps - Post Here To Say Hello!

[Perris]

Any suggestions of cool new breeds? I'm always up for trying something new!

As your flock free ranges whenever possible, can I suggest Swedish Flowers (very pretty as well as predator aware and great foragers) and/or Penedesencas (very predator savvy, great foragers, and dark brown eggs)?

 

[Tinabuglaw]

We have such a vibrant community here at BYC... tons of active friendly members. Of course, life gets busy, so I was thinking it would be fun to start a thread welcoming some of our peeps we haven't heard from in a while.

If that's you, come say hello and let us know what you've been up to.

(if that's not you, feel free to invite peeps you haven't seen in a while and say hi to those that post here)

Hey there! Thanks for thinking of me. Yes we've been busy growing our farm! In fact, we are just hatching goslings right this minute!

 

[Duck-a-Dee]

Hi

Yes, I've been super busy with my kids and my animals. I have a momma duck with 7 new babies hatched April 25-26. She loves her babies but it's her first time and she doesn't quite know what to do with them so I installed a heat lamp for them today so they won't get cold. They are doing well. I also had hatching eggs shipped in from Missouri and May 1st was the hatch day, have 4 baby ducks so far, 9 more to go... and I have 2 older baby ducks in the house half the time they live in the bathtub and half the time they live in a big box in the kitchen. They are big and fat and spoiled. So that's what I've been up to lately

 

[MommyTwiggy]

thanks for checking in!

Make sure that they have good layer feed, plenty of fresh water and that they do not have parasites.

Hens are fickle with egg laying. I have had some hens go a long time without laying eggs.

good layer feed check
fresh water check

how do i look for parasites?

 

[BackroadGirl57]

I'm pretty active here but not nearly as much as usual, there has been a lot going on. My mom's dad passed away a few weeks ago, a bunch of friends want me to go out and do things with them, and I'm hopefully getting a puppy next weekend. So a lot to juggle at once.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hey there! Thanks for thinking of me. Yes we've been busy growing our farm! In fact, we are just hatching goslings right this minute!

Awww.....super adorbs! ❤ Best wishes with the rest of your hatch!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hi

Yes, I've been super busy with my kids and my animals. I have a momma duck with 7 new babies hatched April 25-26. She loves her babies but it's her first time and she doesn't quite know what to do with them so I installed a heat lamp for them today so they won't get cold. They are doing well. I also had hatching eggs shipped in from Missouri and May 1st was the hatch day, have 4 baby ducks so far, 9 more to go... and I have 2 older baby ducks in the house half the time they live in the bathtub and half the time they live in a big box in the kitchen. They are big and fat and spoiled. So that's what I've been up to lately

Always nice to get kids involved with poultry and animals, really gets kids of to a good start in life. Glad you are enjoying this adventure!

 

[TwoCrows]

good layer feed check
fresh water check

how do i look for parasites?

Bugs are pretty apparent on birds around the vent or back of the neck. The skin will look red, feathers missing or ratty looking, bug eggs can look like a lot of dirt on the feather shafts near the skin. You can actually see lice scurrying around. Red mites can cause tiny scabs on the skin.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm pretty active here but not nearly as much as usual, there has been a lot going on. My mom's dad passed away a few weeks ago, a bunch of friends want me to go out and do things with them, and I'm hopefully getting a puppy next weekend. So a lot to juggle at once.

So sorry. Exciting to hear about the puppy though.

 

[PaulOlson68]

We have such a vibrant community here at BYC... tons of active friendly members. Of course, life gets busy, so I was thinking it would be fun to start a thread welcoming some of our peeps we haven't heard from in a while.

If that's you, come say hello and let us know what you've been up to.

(if that's not you, feel free to invite peeps you haven't seen in a while and say hi to those that post here)

Hi There,

Thanks for reaching out. Yes, like many here, life has gotten busy and we are running round like... LOL

I have 25 hens that are coming up on two years old and laying for a year and a half. We have been having lots of fun but this past winter and spring has been hard with all the rain. I definitely didn't prep my run well enough for THAT much rain. So I am having to figure things out.

The moult was hard as well. I have not gotten back to full laying ability with my girls yet. I was used to getting 22-24 eggs a day and now I range from 12-17 on average. So something happened. The eggs themselves are HUGE and I had an issue with them laying all in the same box and eggs getting broken and then them eating them. So I have put golf balls in some of the other 9 nesting boxes to see if that will help. I am also collecting eggs twice a day instead of just at the end of the day. They seem healthy and happy so that is good. I am still having fun if I can get the drainage issue solved.

Thanks for allowing me to give an update!