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[Molpet]

Woohoo
Won $35 gift card and Meyer hatchery tee shirt.

Congratulations

 

[Molpet]

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They are looking good, bet they are bigger than the orps now

 

[Molpet]

After all my coop drama, the ladies are finally outside!!! They've been out a little over a week now and seem to be very happy (aside from missing their A/C lifestyle )

Day 1 in the coop. I've added some sand as they kill off the grass but I figured I'd let them destroy it before I cover it all. LOL!
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I just added pine shavings to the boxes yesterday. No one is laying yet but I think my Leghorn may be ready soon. Not sure if they need a ramp to get in there or if they will be able to hop up.
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My chicken nanny on the job 24/7. She woke me up a few times the first few nights to check on them but we're finally down to only once a night. Newborn moms!!!
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They have 3 bars but of course they all pile onto the middle one.
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So glad they're finally outside chickens and it's about time I get my ducts cleaned after all the dust!!!! I think I'll paint a little on the inside and maybe something on the boxes but I wanted to get them moved in more than I needed it to be cute.

Looking great. Bet everyone is glad they are out

 

[Faraday40]

They should teach the chicks how to read, then she would know better.

Yes. I have the same issue with a Sebright, named Trouble. She's supposed to be an ornamental, non-broody breed, but since she can't read, she doesn't know that. She goes broody about 2-3xs per year.

@homeschoolin momma may be the winner, though. She doesn't have one random broody hen from a non-broody breed. She has a whole coop of them!
Broody Spitzhaubens! Mine would never even think of it. Too many bugs to catch and grass to forage.

 

[Faraday40]

Looking great. Bet everyone is glad they are out

I noticed a bald spot on the lav rooster's head. Looked plucked but no blood. I'm wondering if a turkey decided to go up in pecking order. Or perhaps one of the older hens still putting him in his place.

The turkeys are really no trouble yet and still stay with the chickens. (Their mama, Cookie, started laying recently so they're on their own now. As long as they stay in the yard and come in at night, then they may free range.)

Are turkeys good for keeping hawks away?

 

[Molpet]

I noticed a bald spot on the lav rooster's head. Looked plucked but no blood. I'm wondering if a turkey decided to go up in pecking order. Or perhaps one of the older hens still putting him in his place.

The turkeys are really no trouble yet and still stay with the chickens. (Their mama, Cookie, started laying recently so they're on their own now. As long as they stay in the yard and come in at night, then they may free range.)

Are turkeys good for keeping hawks away?

If they are insight of each other it seems to help.
I had a pullet attacked behind some stuff and on a slope

 

[homeschoolin momma]

Yes. I have the same issue with a Sebright, named Trouble. She's supposed to be an ornamental, non-broody breed, but since she can't read, she doesn't know that. She goes broody about 2-3xs per year.
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@homeschoolin momma may be the winner, though. She doesn't have one random broody hen from a non-broody breed. She has a whole coop of them!
Broody Spitzhaubens! Mine would never even think of it. Too many bugs to catch and grass to forage.

Yup! Three our if 4 hens this year! Plus a ccl which is also non broody! Got two broody orps left and hopefully theirs will hatch on Monday or sooner. Of course the silkie/serama and seramas arent intereted at all, which right now is ok since none of their eggs are hatching. Had 3 almost fully developed serama eggs squirming away last night, tonight, all are gone. I am 99% sure pip and Jasper both carry that creeper gene that seramas have. It is devastating. I only hope Bella doesnt carry it. Pips daughter probably does though.

 

[Faraday40]

Yup! Three our if 4 hens this year! Plus a ccl which is also non broody! Got two broody orps left and hopefully theirs will hatch on Monday or sooner. Of course the silkie/serama and seramas arent intereted at all, which right now is ok since none of their eggs are hatching. Had 3 almost fully developed serama eggs squirming away last night, tonight, all are gone. I am 99% sure pip and Jasper both carry that creeper gene that seramas have. It is devastating. I only hope Bella doesnt carry it. Pips daughter probably does though.

Is Bella the little white one from me or the one you just hatched?

I think the way it works is one copy= alive, but carrier. If both parents carry the creeper short leg gene, then 50% of chicks will get 2 copies and die in shell between 17-21 days. The other 50% will be carriers. The gene doesn't seem to have any health issues for the carriers- other than for their unfortunate offspring. (I've had a few serama eggs develop but die near hatch, but nothing close to 50%. It's likely that some of mine carry it, but not all. Also, the smaller the serama, the harder it is to hatch the eggs. (especially in incubators) That's why so many people want the rare micro chickens.

I'm doing my best NOT to set serama eggs right now. I have way too many useless chickens running around. When my borrowed show seramas start laying, I'll hatch some of their eggs. Until then, I've got dozens of little eggs for omelettes.

 

[Faraday40]

Speaking of useless chickens.....
DD fell in love with our little guest chickens and moved them into her bedroom.
Pick your battles....

 

[BReeder!]

If our broody duck is doing her job right, we should have ducklings any day now. I estimate she started sitting on the 10th-12th of June. Today is 28 days from the 10th.