Colorado

[oshun55555]

I know some people on here have looked at Dexter cows, so thought I'd repost this craigslist ad...if we drank milk, I think getting one would be pretty cool.
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/grd/5193461438.html

sure would love to get me that cow, but don't have the funds now that i am retired, but sure would love one, hands are way too arthritic to milk her by hand, but they have little machine milkers, that are used for a reasonable price, you young people out there should grab that cow up and the the steer (meat for the freezer)

 

[suncatcher]

Hmmmm, wonder why they are going with a Guernsey???? I will stick with goats, much easier to keep and feed is much less!!!

 

[thebesticanbe]

Colorado springs

 

[mountain mom]

Thanks for the condolences. I was surprised. Hopefully nobody else drops from the roost.

I understand that these things happen. We had a fox wipe out more than half of our flock around Fathers Day. Just didn't expect deaths for no reason.

 

[Percheron chick]

Colorado springs

I know the coop sells bulk horse feed in the BF area. Someone on here buys bulk from Sweeny. Start with those two.

 

[bbqnmama]

I can't remember if I read it here or somewhere else...

But has anyone had hens dropping dead off the roost at night?!

Yesterday, our 1 1/2 year old Wyandotte died in her sleep.  She had been acting perfectly normal.  Comb normal.  Not a thing that made me thing she was unwell at all.
I looked over her body very closely, no mites, fleas or anything.  No trauma.

Any ideas?

Yes. Tho I don't know if ours was roosting. Found one of our spring chicks dead at base of the ladder that goes up to roost. NO signs of anything wrong with her. And she was 5 mnths old or so. Healthy as could be it looked like.

Very weird.

 

[bbqnmama]

So we will order 300# if that helps, who else is interested in joining us?

Hmmm.. I might be interested! We're now down to 34 chickens but buying by bag can get pricey. What is the cost per pound, etc? Would have to figure out how to store it... And where are you located?

 

[maggiemo]

Hmmm.. I might be interested! We're now down to 34 chickens but buying by bag can get pricey. What is the cost per pound, etc? Would have to figure out how to store it... And where are you located?

We are in the Boulder area. I'll call and find out more info on the % of protein and calcium and see if it is reasonable for me to get a bulk delivery. I'll report back here when I get more info.

 

[Ashdoes]

I actually have a neighbor that watched as her chickens came out of the coop one morning. Everything was normal, till one came flying out, scared another one that tried to run under the coop and it smacked it's head. When my neighbor walked over to see the commotion, the one that tried to run under the coop, was dead. She said if she hadn't been standing there, watching, she never would have known what happened. The dead girl had zero signs of trauma, just dead next to the coop. Anything can happen, it's part of the chickens being chickens thing.

 

[coop410silkies]

I can't remember if I read it here or somewhere else...

But has anyone had hens dropping dead off the roost at night?!

Yesterday, our 1 1/2 year old Wyandotte died in her sleep.  She had been acting perfectly normal.  Comb normal.  Not a thing that made me thing she was unwell at all.
I looked over her body very closely, no mites, fleas or anything.  No trauma.

Any ideas?

Two hens from an SS breeding group died this year for no apparent reason, as did two in my layer flock. There was no visible trauma, no obvious sign of disease, and their bellies were soft and not egg bound; the other birds continued to lay and be well. In the past I had a rooster whom I suspected of killing hens, but that problem was fixed. I didn't do autopsies on any of the deceased, and, honestly, I have no idea why they died. MAYbe my dog terrified one to death when she got into their field. Just to let you know that undiagnosed deathshappen here, too, and you are not alone. Wish I could be more helpful.