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[Chaneys Ranch]

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I got a soft egg, FINALLY from one of my OEGB hens! they were early march babies.

 

[Old Salt 1945]

Hmm... maybe but I had a pretty good look at this chicken's nostrils and I can't see through them. I did a lot of reading about peepers before buying them and they are not legal in the UK. I know Wiki is not always right and you can't believe everything you read on the Internet but I will give you a link and let you decide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinders_(poultry)

Not trying to start an argument John. It's just the first I have heard or read that you can see through the nostrils and the pins do no harm.

Hmmmmmm. This would be the first time in my life I have been wrong. Please don't tell anyone else. We'll just keep this between us.

The peepers would possibly make a mouth breather out of the chicken. From what I can see of the new plastic peepers, there is just a little nub that holds it in place, not a pin that goes all the way through.

John

 

[Old Salt 1945]

My chosen farm name is Sally's Red Meadow.

For example John sees crows in lots of birds so he might choose John's Crow Aviary

How about Crow's Nest?

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Hehe! Good luck with poop free

I swear I have 2 pair of shoes at every doorway leading outside!
I have a lot of visitors, and feel bad not inviting them to see the brooder, incubator, visit the flocks etc.
I rarely let anyone in the house even. I looked into the booties, and the foot soak idea.
I feel it just isn't enough. If I sell birds, I separate them before the buyer arrives, or deliver if I can. Same for eggs.
The combined concern of my parents health..Moms a dialysis patient, has to have sterile environment..and my birds, its really hard for me to allow it.
Few of our members here, and long term family members, friends that I have known quite a while. I do but grit my teeth.
This was one option I had considered but I realize it doesn't stop airborne transmission of diseases. Way out of my comfort zone.
Just can't take the risk of jepordizing Moms health! Or losing my birds.

So I gave my mother in law my bantam cochin rooster Oliver... This is what she posted on fb that he is doing today. Can you say spoiled! He does live outside with his two big hens, not sure why he was in the house LOL.

He is also a therapy chicken for my husbands grandmother who has alzheimers. He sits with her outside all the time.

He thinks he is a big rooster. He is a war dancing toe pecker, but he is adorable!

The grandmother picture alone is just precious, he is a keeper.

So I moved her. After finding multiple eggs that weren't marked under her today, and three hens in the nesting box with her enabling her egg stealing problem, I moved her to the barn. She was a bit confused at first, but ate and drank and pooed and went back to the eggs. I accidentally broke one of the eggs she was sitting on this morning, so there are twelve now. But it was developing, the blastoderm/ target, was larger than a fresh egg. I felt badly, but she has twelve more to work with and there are three eggs in the silkie coop this morning, plus the four layed by the big girls, so I'm not short on fertile eggs at all. lol

She's in there, just hard to see.

Like the tractor idea! I want to let my broodies do the work next year, and focus more on natural hatches.
You have my wheels turning, tractors are such an easy build.
I will let the scovies do it themselves too, I set 86 of their eggs last year, only one hatched and thrived.
Fortunately it is a duck, not a drake. DH just loves her, named her Ducky

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At least HE can pick her up!

On the subject of broodies, my barnyard hens simply brood wherever they choose (as long as it's not out by the fence or something!). They hatch the chicks and protect them, and there has never been any problem from the rest of the flock. I guess because that's how my grandparents did it, I didn't consider anything else. My actual breeding stock, however, is separated by pairs or trios.
One white rock hen hatched 16 chicks, watched over them, and didn't lose any--sold all 16 when they were a little older. That's one of them in my avatar. They wanted to roost on the top of the pen but couldn't quite make it on their own. Varmint was quite gentle and didn't mind being used as a stepping stone.

I just love to see this! My LilX used to piggy back, literally on my feeder pig Bacons back. Both went nuts if I removed her!


My chickens are always in the goats pasture too. Both my Grammas' always let the critters co exist too, it just works out better.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Tired of jockeying for position at the feeder one of the EEs just hopped right inside. (The two blurs at the left are the other two EEs trying to find an opening.)

Hehe, I see this same thing everyday when I bring out the FF!

Gun chief- I would love to see a close up so we can try to figure it what they are??!!

Crselvy - the coup looks great. Soooo jealous!!!

Old salt- you crack me up. Would love to see a pic of the aquarium. We've always wanted a salt one but never made the plunge!

Head count.....who's going to the show in Bloominton Sat?

DH has plans at the 4 Wheel Drive Jamboree in Indy. He does it every year so I am trumped.

I took pictures today of most of my chickens. The HRIR are fast so I think there are a few missing. Then the PRIR are now all rehomes so not really mine anymore. The BR is spoken for as well.
Here is a link:
http://s841.photobucket.com/user/Sallys_Red_Meadow/library/Chicken Pictures/2013 September Flock

Lovely birds!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Mom and babies today. 3 weeks old this coming weekend.








One Baby sfh out of the group. Hopefully female. Won't be keeping if not.

Lovely pics and babies!

Love the therapy chicken! There used to be a gal that called herself therapydoglady here on the forum that would take dogs and chickens into nursing homes all the time. A great lady.

Died of cancer herself last year. Will always remember her.

Sad to hear, am so sorry. What a kind person to take the time for others.

One of my boys, Judge Dredd. He looks so funny with 1/2 his tail feathers. Poor gangly teenager.

He will be so handsome!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: FF worked great on mine too, had several finish at 7 pounds dressed, with free range.

Have any of you given calf manna to your chickens?

No, But my dad used it for his German Shepards to strengthen them as pups. They were HUGE strong adult dogs.

It's been a very busy couple of days. I had to move my turkeys out of my chicken yard. The turkey hen got a hold of one of the smaller sized layers and ended up breaking the chickens beak. So I fenced in a new run for the turkeys. It's 25 x 90 for just the 2 of them. Then I made a secluded run in the chicken yard for mama and her babies. They will have plenty of room until mama decides to re join the flock. Then I finished up the run area for the meat birds (well almost) still just a bit of clean up to do.

Then I took the meat birds outside for some foraging. I just put them in the 4x4 and I took the injured chicken over with me. She did a great job foraging with them and showing them what to do. Then she found my flower bed and all help was done lol. It was wonderful to just sit there for a few and enjoy them. They were a lot more active than was I was expecting. They we trying out those little wings of theirs, lol. It was a great way to end my day.


Mama and chicks in their run



Little meaties enjoying their first foraging.

Hmmm it appears I did not give my turkeys equal time with the camera (ipad) I'll have to fix that little problem tomorrow.

Love to see your turkeys!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Hehe, John, the neighbors are hooked on chicken TV!

hehe! M2H they are rose colored!!!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

thanks City hen, I really like my HRIR. I like them so much I have sold off all of my production RIR hens. That picture was taken with them in the pen to be sold.

And the rain misses my town again. Going to the north east of me. maybe Friday night.

HaHa the rain got us this morning, woke up the whole house. And for some reason my 11-12 week old chickens in the cube coop / tractor are just sitting in the the very front of it no where near the tarp that provides shelter.

Sally in Indiana posted: My chosen farm name is Sally's Red Meadow. There is nothing red other than chickens in my yard and a couple of maple trees. I don't even have a meadow. Nothing close to it. But for yrs I have been partial to the color red and meadows full of lovely flowers, sunsets too. We also don't really live on a farm just a house with a lot of backyard chickens.
I recommend you pick a color, setting, animal, or place that you have loved for as long as you can remember and make it your own.
For example John sees crows in lots of birds so he might choose John's Crow Aviary

Hahaha -- That's pretty good, Sally.
I also loved your farm name and the description that has nothing to do with it. I guess you're saying to use an idyllic name that evokes happiness.

Yes, that's the idea. A name that makes you happy when you hear or think about it.

 

[Kiniska]

i have! i use on everything chickens, cats, dogs, goats, and so on. I coul ramble on about it but is there anything specific you want to know aboyt it or just curious?

I used to give it yo my dogs and horses. No horses now, but I have seen people mention it in other forums. My birds are healthy and shiny, so I am not sure if it will help or not. Probably be good for my does though. What is your chicken opinion of it?