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[pginsber]

Hi, Fellow Hoosiers! Thanks to TooFast for making me aware of this thread.
I'm a first-time-chicken-mom and though I researched the bejezus out of everything before I started, it's all new to me.

We live in the city, and have a small coop area with totally fenced in chicken run. 8 pullets ranging from 12 weeks to 18 weeks, 7 of them planned and one surviving packing peanut. 3 Cream Legbars, a Dominique, a Golden Cuckoo Maran, a Delaware, Bantam Black Orpington (the packing peanut), and what's supposed to be a Gold Laced Wyandotte, but is not. Who knows what she is, but she's very big.

Aretha, our oldest Crem Legbar, laid our first egg on Sunday and as of this morning (Wednesday) we had not yet got another from her. If she doesn't get busy soon, I'll be forced to have cereal for breakfast on Saturday, instead of eggs!

 

[julie0477]

There you go again... .speaking to my I love anything that's fuzzy side. A friends wants to hunt the coyotes in our woods this fall and I haven't decided if I'll let him or not yet. We're eventually going to fence in the entire back yard so I'm hoping that will help with any predator situation. I really think it was a hawk that got Tansy so my rage against the coyotes is dwindling. It's always frustrating trying to find a balance with nature when it's so easy to simply impose our will on it.

I was always against killing them until I had one stare me down from about 50 feet away. Completely calm with no fear. It then stalked my property and my chickens over the course of a few weeks and picked them off one by one in the middle of the day. Would jump my picket fence and take them right off my porch. I still don't think I could take one down myself but I was glad to have some peace when my neighbor shot at it. He doesn't think he actually hit it but it must have scared it enough to move on. They are beautiful and we as people have certainly disrupted nature over the years, but I was at the point I was afraid to let my littlest daughter go out and play in the yard let alone my little dog. All that being said I haven't read the article yet. I'm in my office. I'll read it when I get home tonight though.

 

[Mother2Hens]

This is to everyone who is interested in my EEs. They haven't been sold yet. After the eggs in the incubator have hatched ( they are hatching this weekend and I go into lockdown today woohoo!) I plan on putting some EE crosses in there if anyone is interested.

Update on white hen
I have been giving her electrolytes for awhile now and is slowly improving. Nothing seems injured in her legs so I think I might buy a baby pool that's deep enough so she can swim, under my supervision, and rebuild her leg muscles after typically sitting in one place. Also I forgot to mention her name is Lola.

I'm glad to hear that Lola is improving! I was just wondering about her. The pool idea is great because I have decided that Violet needs physical therapy. Her "good" leg is always straight and it's stiff. I'm going to call the vet today for advice first. Violet is used to baths, but I'm not sure she'd want to be placed in a pool although I would have my hands on her for support and security. I'll probably try using a 28 qt. plastic storage box 28 x 16" x 6" deep. Let me know how Lola's therapy goes.

 

[DarthLayer]

Hi, Fellow Hoosiers! Thanks to TooFast for making me aware of this thread. I'm a first-time-chicken-mom and though I researched the bejezus out of everything before I started, it's all new to me. We live in the city, and have a small coop area with totally fenced in chicken run. 8 pullets ranging from 12 weeks to 18 weeks, 7 of them planned and one surviving packing peanut. 3 Cream Legbars, a Dominique, a Golden Cuckoo Maran, a Delaware, Bantam Black Orpington (the packing peanut), and what's supposed to be a Gold Laced Wyandotte, but is not. Who knows what she is, but she's very big. Aretha, our oldest Crem Legbar, laid our first egg on Sunday and as of this morning (Wednesday) we had not yet got another from her. If she doesn't get busy soon, I'll be forced to have cereal for breakfast on Saturday, instead of eggs!

Welcome! Congrats on your first egg too

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Welcome pginsber. Congrats on the first egg. Nice flock.

 

[DarthLayer]

[COLOR=800000]I'm glad to hear that Lola is improving! I was just wondering about her. The pool idea is great because I have decided that Violet needs physical therapy. Her "good" leg is always straight and it's stiff. I'm going to call the vet today for advice first. Violet is used to baths, but I'm not sure she'd want to be placed in a pool although I would have my hands on her for support and security. I'll probably try using a 28 qt. plastic storage box 28 x 16" x 6" deep. Let me know how Lola's therapy goes.[/COLOR]

I have never gave her a bath so when I put her in the pool probably not to fun for Lola. I will also tell you how it goes and I'm glad Violet is better.

 

[Mother2Hens]

Originally Posted by Quinstar
There you go again... .speaking to my I love anything that's fuzzy side. A friends wants to hunt the coyotes in our woods this fall and I haven't decided if I'll let him or not yet. We're eventually going to fence in the entire back yard so I'm hoping that will help with any predator situation. I really think it was a hawk that got Tansy so my rage against the coyotes is dwindling. It's always frustrating trying to find a balance with nature when it's so easy to simply impose our will on it.

Originally Posted by julie0477
I was always against killing them until I had one stare me down from about 50 feet away. Completely calm with no fear. It then stalked my property and my chickens over the course of a few weeks and picked them off one by one in the middle of the day. Would jump my picket fence and take them right off my porch. I still don't think I could take one down myself but I was glad to have some peace when my neighbor shot at it. He doesn't think he actually hit it but it must have scared it enough to move on. They are beautiful and we as people have certainly disrupted nature over the years, but I was at the point I was afraid to let my littlest daughter go out and play in the yard let alone my little dog. All that being said I haven't read the article yet. I'm in my office. I'll read it when I get home tonight though.



I do understand that people have to protect themselves and their livestock from wild animals. Through this thread, I have gained perspective and more tolerance. Sometimes though, my lifelong desire to protect wild animals rises to the point that I feel the need to advocate for them. I [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]definitely agree that a brazen wild animal should be put down or that certain populations need to be controlled, but I don't understand killing wildlife for the sport of it. But that's how I was raised~ anti-gun and animal/nature loving. Plus, I grew up outside the city limits, but not so far in the country that we had to worry about predators.[/FONT]

 

[Mother2Hens]

I'm having the same problems with my cockerel, Spurs. He's a BO and about 17-18wks old. He was always the sweetest and friendliest until a couple weeks ago. He decided he didn't like the girls coming over to us anymore and sitting on our laps. He's in "jail" (rabbit pen) right now in the coop with eveyone else. The girls love being able to be around us. Hate seeing him separated but am loving the peace. Trying to figure out what I want to do.
Originally Posted by bHen I am looking for a couple of roosters... hatchery stock is OK! I need 1-2 of buff orpington roosters and a silver laced wyandotte. They will be well cared for and have plenty of ladies waiting on them! I am 20min north of Indy and looking for someone close by! Please pm if you have anything!

anyone near columbus have some fertile eggs? i have an orp girl go broody, andwould like to add new blood to the flock. any LF would be good

How about Jungle Fowl eggs? craigslist evansville (I really don't have any affiliation with the seller! ha)
Originally Posted by pginsber

Hi, Fellow Hoosiers! Thanks to TooFast for making me aware of this thread.
I'm a first-time-chicken-mom and though I researched the bejezus out of everything before I started, it's all new to me.

We live in the city, and have a small coop area with totally fenced in chicken run. 8 pullets ranging from 12 weeks to 18 weeks, 7 of them planned and one surviving packing peanut. 3 Cream Legbars, a Dominique, a Golden Cuckoo Maran, a Delaware, Bantam Black Orpington (the packing peanut), and what's supposed to be a Gold Laced Wyandotte, but is not. Who knows what she is, but she's very big.

Aretha, our oldest Crem Legbar, laid our first egg on Sunday and as of this morning (Wednesday) we had not yet got another from her. If she doesn't get busy soon, I'll be forced to have cereal for breakfast on Saturday, instead of eggs!


I love this photo. : - ) Welcome to the Indiana Thread! Too Fast wins a recruiting prize~ someone's unwanted roo. (Our standard prize package on this thread).

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Nice info about the roosters and their loving ways (pun intended). We are having a rooster dilema here, my vote is to not get ours back but I don't have everyone in the family convinced. I like our quiet mornings again and all I can see in the future is for Merlin to get more aggressive.

Irs a hard choice to make, every one of my wyandotte cockerels are aggressive in varied degrees. Some will even bite at me during feeding time. Red & merlin are probably the calmest out all of them, but Merlin is still playing the polite role with me. Take your time choosing, there's really no deadlines! (hint: the longer you wait, less likely the kids will want him back

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[racinchickins]

Hi, Fellow Hoosiers! Thanks to TooFast for making me aware of this thread.
I'm a first-time-chicken-mom and though I researched the bejezus out of everything before I started, it's all new to me.

We live in the city, and have a small coop area with totally fenced in chicken run. 8 pullets ranging from 12 weeks to 18 weeks, 7 of them planned and one surviving packing peanut. 3 Cream Legbars, a Dominique, a Golden Cuckoo Maran, a Delaware, Bantam Black Orpington (the packing peanut), and what's supposed to be a Gold Laced Wyandotte, but is not. Who knows what she is, but she's very big.

Aretha, our oldest Crem Legbar, laid our first egg on Sunday and as of this morning (Wednesday) we had not yet got another from her. If she doesn't get busy soon, I'll be forced to have cereal for breakfast on Saturday, instead of eggs!
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Hi There. Welcome to the Indiana BYC thread. You have some beautiful birds. Where did you get your Cream Legbars? I have been working on building up a flock of them, and yours look like particularly good examples with nice crests. And congrats on the first egg. If I read right, you got a CCL egg at 18 weeks? That's about 6-10 weeks earlier than I had heard, which is awesome! My girls are about 6 weeks old now. That gives me hope I may see a pretty blue egg before winter.
If you want, post up a picture of your supposed GLW. Maybe someone on here can help you figure out what she is.