Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[IdealisticRoo]

I sure don't miss my incubators!

I have one mama hen wandering around, entertaining us with her antics. Her 6 chicks (4 EEs she hatched and 2 EE pullets from Murdochs) constantly get under gates and through the fence and drive her crazy (er)!

My other broody, Simone, is due in 2 days! She remains very sweet, she has never pecked me when I offer her B.O.S.S. or water. She does swell up and make objectionable noises when anyone comes near her clutch. She is on 12 Cuckoo Maran eggs, which I am still torn on whether to keep or sell the chicks! I don't NEED ANY more chicks, but I WANT MORE!

Because I am a chicken addict and it amuses me to do so, I will now attempt to list all of my chickens from memory, AHEM-

Blondie - EE hen, regular layer, she lays a blue/ green two-tone egg!
Simone - Broody EE hen

Broody Mama - hatched 5 chicks, killed 1 (pecked its face off) and is fostering 2 more EE pullets
Broody Mama's sister, nameless, somewhat uninteresting Black mix of Silkie and Lav Ameraucana, but lays regularly!

2 BA Pullets, just started laying!
1 BA Roo, who is banished into the field away from the hens most of the time for the high crime of excessive hen-standing!

Little Man, Silver Duckwing OEGB and 1 matching pullet
2 BBR OEGB pullets, Frumpy and Jumpy (who recently went broody at 4 months old!)

1 White Silkie who Mom named "Queeny" and 1 Partridge Silkie that spends A LOT of time alone and/ or in nest boxes, but has a REALLY BIG COMB!

'Lavvy' - Splash bantam Wyandotte, lays regularly
'Grumpy' - a GORGEOUS bantam white Cochin, doesn't lay (yet) and WILL bite any human or chicken who comes too close!

Then the 8 week old Juveniles are in a separate pen:

'Silver' - a Lavender Ameraucana pullet that hatched here in January!
1 Lavender Ameraucana/ silkie mix
'Redbeak' - a NN and ? mix cockerel who has a feathered neck, currently my fav juvenile, he spent an hour perched on my hand last night!
'Spot' - a NN/ White Leghorn mix cockerel who is fully feathered and HUGE!
Ideal 236 - HUGE pullet that is supposed to be a Leghorn production strain, but has Delaware markings!
'Jersey' - predictably, a White Jersey Giant pullet
'Tiny' - a rumpless Araucana with a wonky leg that is permanently extended to the rear!
'Whiteface' - an EE/ polish mix who is not crested and just looks like a black EE with white face markings
2 Black Ameraucanas which are Lavender splits
3 Black Silkie/ Ameraucana mixes which are also Lavender splits
3 Spitzhauben Pullets
1 WCB Polish pullet!
2 Golden Laced Polish, I am hoping they are 1 pullet and 1 Cockerel!

1 Silver Phoenix Pullet (just my luck, the S/R longtailed assortment, 2/3 are pullets!)

1 BBR Cubalaya Pullet
1 Red-shouldered Yokohama, actually hoping this one is a boy!

1 Norwegian Jaerhorn pullet
1 Buff Leghorn (or Minorca) pullet
'Domino' - an Exchequer Leghorn pullet
1 Buff Brahma pullet
2 Barnevelder pullets
1 Golden Penciled Hamburg pullet
1 Partridge Chantecler pullet
1 Columbian patterned pullet, who seems too skinny to be a wyandotte, but might be?

WOW! That was more work than I thought! I know there is at least 1 or 2 more juveniles that I am forgetting, but I cannot remember it right now!

Oh, and 12 bantams stashed over at Daisychick's place!

3 Lavender (self blue) moderns
3 Lavender (self blue) OEGB
3 Lavender (self blue) Cochins
2 Black Frizzle Cochins
and hopefully 1 OEGB BBR Roo!

And don't forget the 2 Roman Tufted Geese, 'Homer' and 'Honey', who think they are chickens, because they live in the chicken coop!

 

[daisychick]

WOW! I used to be able to list out all my chickens like that just a month ago. ummmmmm I can't do that now, and I am unsure how many I have at this moment.

If I went out with a clip board and paper I am sure I could do it.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Bummer about the egg. And they are huge...they are like duck eggs! If your hatch is anything like mine...you won't have anything to worry about. Just candled the other 7 eggs...6 are going strong...1 was a quitter. Fertility is pretty incredible. I had to put the 9th chick down from the first hatch...it was weak, and I am pretty sure it is partly my fault because I rushed it to hatch and made it bleed.

I need to learn to not interfere on the late hatchers!

 

[featherz]

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Bummer about the egg. And they are huge...they are like duck eggs! If your hatch is anything like mine...you won't have anything to worry about. Just candled the other 7 eggs...6 are going strong...1 was a quitter. Fertility is pretty incredible. I had to put the 9th chick down from the first hatch...it was weak, and I am pretty sure it is partly my fault because I rushed it to hatch and made it bleed.

I need to learn to not interfere on the late hatchers!

I just did the same thing. I had two late hatchers that I saved - they are doing great now, can't tell the difference between those and the others. The third egg I opened on day 22.5 looked to be a dead shrink wrap, but as it was still breathing I finally helped it out. Waited three days, was still alive and peeping but couldn't walk even with shoes and a spraddle bandage. And it wasn't eating or drinking. Poor lil thing. I need to be patient also. I put it down, could not bear to let it just starve to death. I had it still in an incubator with grogel, food and water.. Ah well. I do feel good about the other two - those are turkens and I really wanted more of those! nothing in my brinsea shrinkwrapped, just the stupid hovabator. Grr.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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32 chicks out of 36 eggs is pretty impressive!

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Bummer about the egg. And they are huge...they are like duck eggs! If your hatch is anything like mine...you won't have anything to worry about. Just candled the other 7 eggs...6 are going strong...1 was a quitter. Fertility is pretty incredible. I had to put the 9th chick down from the first hatch...it was weak, and I am pretty sure it is partly my fault because I rushed it to hatch and made it bleed.

I need to learn to not interfere on the late hatchers!

I just did the same thing. I had two late hatchers that I saved - they are doing great now, can't tell the difference between those and the others. The third egg I opened on day 22.5 looked to be a dead shrink wrap, but as it was still breathing I finally helped it out. Waited three days, was still alive and peeping but couldn't walk even with shoes and a spraddle bandage. And it wasn't eating or drinking. Poor lil thing. I need to be patient also. I put it down, could not bear to let it just starve to death. I had it still in an incubator with grogel, food and water.. Ah well. I do feel good about the other two - those are turkens and I really wanted more of those! nothing in my brinsea shrinkwrapped, just the stupid hovabator. Grr.

You are so right...I had to return my humidity pump to Brinsea, and I've been adding water manually. I don't get the shrink wrapped chicks like I did with the LG still air. What a difference! I can only imagine the heartache that could have been avoided had I been using a Brinsea from the beginning!!!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I counted the eggs under my 4 broodies... now I wish I hadn't!!

They're setting on 43 eggs!! And that is not counting the eggs I have in the incubators either!!

Someone stop me from ordering more eggs!!!

ETA: I counted all the eggs cook'in and there is 88 eggs!!!

 

[IdealisticRoo]

Mrs. Fluffy Puffy :

I counted the eggs under my 4 broodies... now I wish I hadn't!!

They're setting on 43 eggs!! And that is not counting the eggs I have in the incubators either!!

Someone stop me from ordering more eggs!!!

You are so good to your broodies! Poor broodies are positively pyschotic on eggs, I cannot imagine how they would be if denied the chance to brood!

I am always glad to give eggs to broodies!

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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You are so good to your broodies! Poor broodies are positively pyschotic on eggs, I cannot imagine how they would be if denied the chance to brood!

I am always glad to give eggs to broodies!

I really love seeing momma's and their babies wonder around the place! I should get my fill out of it this time!

I'll be getting rid of my mutt flock in July or something..I'm kind of sad about it, but I have to make room for the new breeds.

 

[Muggsmagee]

Allen and Chandra...this question is for you. Are geese as NASTY as ducks? Our Sebbie geese are due to hatch in just a few days, and I realize I will be scrambling trying to find a place for them to be! Especially where your pics show how fast they grow. The ducks make me want to throw up due to the mess they make in less than 2 days. Ick. Break it to me...I can take it...are geese the same way?