Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[bgmathteach]

For some reason I can’t link anything at the moment.
But I think it is post # 138,024

YES! That is the one! Thank you so much! I am now going to bookmark my own post so I can find it again if needed!

@lightm the link above will take you to my post which has 2 articles linked in it - one on flax seed helping to reduce laying, and the other about human birth control's effectiveness in reducing laying - I believe it was leghorns they used. Small study, but very promising....and human birth control isn't too hard to get!

@micstrachan - might Flash be helped by this, too, if she keeps on with teh shell-less eggs? I'm not sure how old she is, I know she isn't a 'production breed' per say, but almost all chickens these days do lay WAY more than their wild brethren and than the chicken in general (just as a bird, per say) was ever really intended to lay.

 

[Ponypoor]

Yup. Well remembered.
It was a case of “you can totally say no to this, but you do have some space and it would be a big help”

Ya…..

That’s generally how the conversation went here hahahaha

I will just sell them, I don’t have room for any more!

 

[bgmathteach]

Hahahaha, yup I am already planning for roasters, I have a place to process them and I will not be naming them. I have purposely only put two silkie cross eggs (Marty’s) in the bator, the rest or from the big hens, so hopefully if any Roos then they will be a decent size for the roaster.

Anyone suggest an age to process “non broiler type” birds?

depending on the breed, roughly 5 months. @Kris5902 may have a better idea, but I process my 'extra' roosters between 5 and 6 months. much longer and they will start to toughen up. much less then 5 months and they haven't 'filled out' yet and are skinny little things (basically drumsticks!) If you have heavier 'meat type' birds (NOT cornish crossed, but the ones designed for a slightly longer grow out), they are typically processed between 3& 4 months. Something like a Jersey Giant can take longer to grow out and gets processed between 6 &9 months, depending on the strain and the purpose (fryer versus roaster, etc.)

So - depends a lot on breed - you will know when their breast starts to fill out some.

 

[Ponypoor]

It is school projects like that, that could get me in trouble. Thankfully none of Rosie's teachers did it. About 3 years ago one of our neighbors little boy's classroom did and then sent the chicks home with the students. Unfortunately it was 1 chick per child. Her sons chick, did not survive past a week. If teachers are going to do that, they should know that a single chick is a terrible idea. Plus have a permission slip from the parents to bring them home so they are prepared.

Oh that’s so sad!

I don’t mind taking them as I know I can sell them. I only have so much space and don’t want to over extend myself.

It fine to be warned and teachers should make sure they have a plan, just another example of treating chicks as throw away. Like goldfish…

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh how awful! To know enough to hatch but not know enough about what social animals they are. How terrible for the chick and the child. Heartbreaking.

A failed lesson for the teacher and the children.

 

[Ponypoor]

Two fer Tuesday

Two generations

Two excavators

Two busy

And the results of the excavation - what you wearing Misty?

 

[Ponypoor]

YES! That is the one! Thank you so much! I am now going to bookmark my own post so I can find it again if needed!

@lightm the link above will take you to my post which has 2 articles linked in it - one on flax seed helping to reduce laying, and the other about human birth control's effectiveness in reducing laying - I believe it was leghorns they used. Small study, but very promising....and human birth control isn't too hard to get!

@micstrachan - might Flash be helped by this, too, if she keeps on with teh shell-less eggs? I'm not sure how old she is, I know she isn't a 'production breed' per say, but almost all chickens these days do lay WAY more than their wild brethren and than the chicken in general (just as a bird, per say) was ever really intended to lay.

Thanks for posting, I too am interested in that if Blanche goes back to laying soft shell eggs aagain.

 

[BY Bob]

The Amazing Phyllis
Phyllis was up on the wood pile looking for a new nesting location and Eowyn came over to see what was up. This required Phyllis to take a long flight path down, targeting her landing to be right between my legs. I caught it all in slow motion. Watch how graceful a flier Phyllis is.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/urvjhw1ff365nlz/20230404_102252.mp4?dl=0

I have said it before, she is the only chicken I have had that can fly straight up, hover, and much like a leghorn, she can gain altitude if she needs to mid flight.

 

[Ponypoor]

The Amazing Phyllis
Phyllis was up on the wood pile looking for a new nesting location and Eowyn came over to see what was up. This required Phyllis to take a long flight path down, targeting her landing to be right between my legs. I caught it all in slow motion. Watch how graceful a flier Phyllis is.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/urvjhw1ff365nlz/20230404_102252.mp4?dl=0

I have said it before, she is the only chicken I have had that can fly straight up, hover, and much like a leghorn, she can gain altitude if she needs to mid flight.

That was AMAZING! Did you see how she even changed direction? And her feet all tucked up !

I am not shown that to Mr P! He already has some dandy flying capabilities I don’t want him getting any ideas!

 

[Ponypoor]

depending on the breed, roughly 5 months. @Kris5902 may have a better idea, but I process my 'extra' roosters between 5 and 6 months. much longer and they will start to toughen up. much less then 5 months and they haven't 'filled out' yet and are skinny little things (basically drumsticks!) If you have heavier 'meat type' birds (NOT cornish crossed, but the ones designed for a slightly longer grow out), they are typically processed between 3& 4 months. Something like a Jersey Giant can take longer to grow out and gets processed between 6 &9 months, depending on the strain and the purpose (fryer versus roaster, etc.)

So - depends a lot on breed - you will know when their breast starts to fill out some.

Ok good to know, so September/ October for the Roos, I will likely know if they are Roos by then.