Colorado

[Mtn Margie]

How is everyone doing this am? We had winds pushing 90 mph and it sounded like we were in a "Freight train snowball fight" A ball of wind would slam into one side of the house, then you could hear one go over the house, crazy and magical all at the same time! Chickens are A-OK.

 

[bustermommy]

Hm, we had that Friday night. Wind rattling the walls. I thought it would blow the chickens away.

 

[Mommato5]

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A couple of us farm mealworms, myself included! I started mine this summer. They all turned to beetles and and crawled around really happy and just recently they all died! I figured I was going to have to start over but I also subscribe to the mealworm farming thread and got the advice to hold onto the oats for a couple more months and see if anything shows up. I was just going to feed it all to the chickens! I also started out grinding up oatmeal but I don't think they need it ground and I think it holds in smells. I'd just use the whole oat and let them chew on it. Another thing the thread recommends is putting their food on a shallow lid, like a cool whip lid, to keep the substrate dry.

Otherwise they are a very low maintenance treat for your chickens!

 

[ttclan]

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Same here. I have yet to access the damage. Cold and staying under the covers this morning

 

[P-Funk]

When the winds hit that speed the chickens should smart enough to stay in the barn. Not my girls, though. They collected like tumbleweeds on the fence

 

[hispoptart]

 

[stickers]

Good morning at the bird swap, these guys all went and I was able to pick up a few birds for myself. So much for reducing the flock! I got some nice Cochin hens (Blue Black and Splash ) and a trio of those beautiful English Blue Orpingtons. The Orps have already settled in with my birds I got from Rockinpaints earlier this year so should have some really nice chicks out of these guys.
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[stickers]

Warbirds I was lucky enough to get some of your lovely birds today, your husband was very nice and helpful. I got the Cochin group and a trio of the Blue Orps. Very nice birds thankd you for bringing them out today.
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[coloradochick]

The wind has been absolutely horrible up here

Thought we were going to visit Dorothy and Toto there for awhile

Finally has calmed down some. Spoke too soon, it's whipping up again.

Congrats on all the new members to your families BUT please be sure to quarantine them before adding them to your current flocks. I'm dealing with the consequences of not doing so right now. I'm fighting what I think is Corysa(I know I spelled that wrong but not all of my letters are working). Anyways, I added a few new hens to my flock when I moved up here to Brighton from a couple different people. They all seemed healthy but a couple weeks later I had running noses, sneesing (sp) which seemed to get better with Duramycin but then it came back even worse with the smell eminating from the nose. I've treated with Sulmet, put bleach in the water, nothing. So yesterday I came out and my Favs eye was huge and she was just sitting there all cuddled up like she was cold. I took her and a little Cochin girl and am treating them with Sulmet again instead of the whole flock. Very frustrating. I've never quarantined and have been very lucky up until now. I'm kicking myself big time now. And I don't have the heart to cull one let alone the whole flock. Just can't do it

 

[ryan820]

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A couple of us farm mealworms, myself included! I started mine this summer. They all turned to beetles and and crawled around really happy and just recently they all died! I figured I was going to have to start over but I also subscribe to the mealworm farming thread and got the advice to hold onto the oats for a couple more months and see if anything shows up. I was just going to feed it all to the chickens! I also started out grinding up oatmeal but I don't think they need it ground and I think it holds in smells. I'd just use the whole oat and let them chew on it. Another thing the thread recommends is putting their food on a shallow lid, like a cool whip lid, to keep the substrate dry.

Otherwise they are a very low maintenance treat for your chickens!

So has life returned to your meal worm farm? I order a thousand of these guys and in two weeks I'll order another thousand for a second generation. I was told to stagger the lines so there is a constant supply (their life cycle is roughly two weeks or so). So that's the plan. I already have them some lettuce and it has been consumed in its entirety! Amazing!

They ve in the basement near the boiler...it's warm but not hot...and dry. Do they need light? I hope not because I'm done with high maintenance creatures, my kid included. Lol