Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[Sally Sunshine]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a webinar and simultaneous Twitter chat with experts to help both groups acquire and grow a healthy flock.
Called “Spring into Action: Maintaining a Healthy (and Growing) Flock,” the webinar and chat is an hour-long, online presentation by three poultry experts. They will share information and answer questions about introducing new birds to your flock, buying and raising healthy poultry and how to keep them free from disease and predators. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 27 from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. To guarantee a place at the webinar, go to the Biosecurity For Birds’ website for the link. (http://communique.adobeconnect.com/healthybirds/


http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11550511.htm

 

[gimmie birdies]

yeah... I'd trust that.

 

[chicksooner]

So I may have given my extra cockerels away too soon. Appears my buff rooster is infertile or missing the mark. Yes! My streak of bad luck continues. But on a good note my blacks look wonderful.

 

[cochins1088]

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My birds aren't taking the weather so well anymore... It has been too cold for too long. I found 2 of my silver laced cochin bantam cockerels nearly frozen to death yesterday morning. I think they were exhausted from trying to keep warm. I brought them inside to warm up and over the course of 4 hours they slowly started "coming back to life".

Many of my birds are looking tired... I started adding Poultry ProVita to their water and giving them more corn. Tonight is only going to drop to - 6, so they should all be ok.

Frostbite has been nasty as well. It's looking like everyone of my roosters will appear "dubbed" by spring... I also have a call duck with severely frostbitten feet and legs. It's a miracle that they're all still alive.

Ok, I'm done complaining about the weather for now.


I hope that things improve for you chicksooner. You'll be in our prayers.

 

[cochins1088]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting a webinar and simultaneous Twitter chat with experts to help both groups acquire and grow a healthy flock.
Called “Spring into Action: Maintaining a Healthy (and Growing) Flock,” the webinar and chat is an hour-long, online presentation by three poultry experts. They will share information and answer questions about introducing new birds to your flock, buying and raising healthy poultry and how to keep them free from disease and predators. The webinar will take place on Thursday, February 27 from 2 – 3 p.m. EST. To guarantee a place at the webinar, go to the Biosecurity For Birds’ website for the link. (http://communique.adobeconnect.com/healthybirds/


http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11550511.htm

Thanks for sharing Sally. Hopefully we'll be able to participate in this one.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: and hopefully I wont MISS it by an hour as it SAYS EST! ha ha ha welcome!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

GUESS WHAT!!! She got home and checked the temp- and the "7" that was stuck in her head was 37.5c but the temp was 99.5 so it is okay she just misspoke! I go to see her tomorrow she has eggs for me!!! 4 dark black copper marans, 2 leg bars swedish flower chicken she is sooo sweet! YEAH!!!

we must have posted at the same time again!! I missed this!!

awesome! so she does have a fan then! shweet!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So I may have given my extra cockerels away too soon. Appears my buff rooster is infertile or missing the mark. Yes! My streak of bad luck continues. But on a good note my blacks look wonderful.

good grief!!! what in the world!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:
My birds aren't taking the weather so well anymore... It has been too cold for too long. I found 2 of my silver laced cochin bantam cockerels nearly frozen to death yesterday morning. I think they were exhausted from trying to keep warm. I brought them inside to warm up and over the course of 4 hours they slowly started "coming back to life".

Many of my birds are looking tired... I started adding Poultry ProVita to their water and giving them more corn. Tonight is only going to drop to - 6, so they should all be ok.

Frostbite has been nasty as well. It's looking like everyone of my roosters will appear "dubbed" by spring... I also have a call duck with severely frostbitten feet and legs. It's a miracle that they're all still alive.

Ok, I'm done complaining about the weather for now.


I hope that things improve for you chicksooner. You'll be in our prayers.

I hear you, I am keeping everyone in the coops, but my birds are starting to show some tiredness too... they do not talk to me and stuff when I go to feed and water, they are just simply existing.... but the way a birds metabolism works, I think this is all a natural process for them....

let me find a cool read for you! I think I posted this before but you have been terrible busy with your education! Now this is in reference to wild birds and I havent investigated how chickens/breeds fall into play here.... but it all makes sense!

http://birding.about.com/od/birdingbasics/a/howbirdskeepwarm.htm
Torpor

Many birds will enter torpor to conserve energy during cold winter nights. Torpor is a state of reduced metabolism when the body temperature is lowered, therefore requiring fewer calories to maintain the proper heat. Most birds can lower their body temperature by a few degrees, but torpid birds have lowered their body temperatures by as much as 50 degrees. Torpor can be a dangerous behavior, however, as the reduced temperature also leads to reduced reactions and greater vulnerability to predators. Hummingbirds, chickadees, swifts and other types of birds regularly use torpor as a way to survive cold temperatures.

 

[cochins1088]

I hear you, I am keeping everyone in the coops, but my birds are starting to show some tiredness too... they do not talk to me and stuff when I go to feed and water, they are just simply existing.... but the way a birds metabolism works, I think this is all a natural process for them....

let me find a cool read for you! I think I posted this before but you have been terrible busy with your education! Now this is in reference to wild birds and I havent investigated how chickens/breeds fall into play here.... but it all makes sense!

http://birding.about.com/od/birdingbasics/a/howbirdskeepwarm.htm
Torpor

Many birds will enter torpor to conserve energy during cold winter nights. Torpor is a state of reduced metabolism when the body temperature is lowered, therefore requiring fewer calories to maintain the proper heat. Most birds can lower their body temperature by a few degrees, but torpid birds have lowered their body temperatures by as much as 50 degrees. Torpor can be a dangerous behavior, however, as the reduced temperature also leads to reduced reactions and greater vulnerability to predators. Hummingbirds, chickadees, swifts and other types of birds regularly use torpor as a way to survive cold temperatures.

That does makes sense.

My cockerels were both puffed up, eye's closed, and they were motionless other than the occasional shiver.