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[hogster160]

Here's a couple pics of vintage chicken glasses. Pretty funky, but reported to work well.

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The problem with those is the pins actually pierce through the chickens nostrils. Pinless peepers just clip on. Not sure I could do that. I put off using the pinless type because I thought I had the pecking stopped. Had to get pretty upset with the bully to finally use it but I'm glad I did now..

Yea ouch, I think maybe I would just cull the culprit. Bound to make some good chicken and noodles!

He should name them. Original Recipe 1, Original Recipe 2, Extra Crispy 1, etc. Maybe they will get the idea and make themselves too valuable to go that way.

John

See above response! I have been threatening mine for a week. Well maybe 2. I added a poop board about 3-4 weeks ago. I figured a drop in their eggs but man! Then one went broody, the weather changed and the turkeys were causing an uproar. Fixed what I could fix, I actually got 10 eggs the first day after I took the turkeys out. Then yesterday 7. My talk needs to get a little more serious I'm thinking!

Awesome, I am hoping next year. I will be using the old hog pasture area for the garden. Plan to turn it before winter again in the spring.
Any suggestions to prepare the soil otherwise?
LOL! I was dancing too!!! We had got a few good drenchings but is weeks apart. All the corn is dry here, most of the soybean too. Nice not having to mow tho!

Get a soil test done on the area you are wanting to use. Make sure to test several areas within the area. That will give you a better idea of what that space need or doesn't need. Then let that be your guide.

hogster posted~ 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.

hogster~ When I take my girls on field trips outside of their fenced-in areas, I always do yard work, but yesterday I was tired so I pulled up a chair and just watched them. Like you, I really enjoyed just relaxing and observing. My Jubilee orp Adeline took a dust bath for almost an hour and purred loudly the entire time! Of course I didn't happen to have my phone or iPad so I couldn't record it.

I only left them long enough to go and get the ipad. Since it was a first I really wanted pics. That reminds me, I do need to pull some grass up so they have somewhere to bath in.

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

I've only ever known my dad to be wrong once. He said Clinton would never be president. Well he was wrong and I never forgot. Seems we won't forget this lol But we won't tel! Our little secret!

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



Love to see your turkeys!

I'm hoping for some decent weights. Being the first time for me, I'm actually a little anxious of their feeding amounts. I feel like I'm stuffing them lol. So I'm gonna use that chart as a guide, and watch the chicks to gauge feed. I'm going to redo my ratio today and see what I come up with.

I'll get pics of the turkeys today after things dry up a bit, we got rain! It rained most of the night. Well on and off anyway. My poor grand baby, 2 yo, was upset that the night was growling at her. She doesn't like thunder it appears. But thinks the lighting is cool. She could see the rain in the dark and was so excited, then she'd cover her ears and close her eyes when the night growled. Was really cute and funny!

 

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I'm interested, The main problem I have with my still airs is keeping the room temp constant.  if the room temp goes up by 1 degree because I don't have the air on, then the incubator temp tends to go up a touch.  Well in this kind of weather with cool mornings and warm evenings, I'm making adjustments all the time but not with my 1588.  It knows not to kick on the heat.  Still with the Christmas baking right around the corner a auto vent that kicks open when the incubator gets too hot might be something i need to look into.  But I'm going to be getting a fancy chicken coop door before any more 1588's are purchased.
Last time my giant hawks were crows, now my tiny sumatra is a crow.  John time to see an eye doc.  This little one is about the size of a quarter crow.  Although one day it will fly well above 6 ft.  I'm hoping it will lay and sit on eggs too but the Sumatras have long tails and every time I see that tail I think boy.

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

If my son could have picked a name it would have had to include superman.  My girl might have wanted something along the lines of The Princess and the Egg with egg written like a correction over the word Pea.  My little guy also likes Thomas the train, he might have chosen Thomas' Chicken yard.  Even though there is not a Thomas in any of our family lines.

But overall the name needs to fit you, not the actual stuff or land you have.

thanks firbtelling me all the things i need to take into consideration! Hopefully i can come up with something good.

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?

i also used to use on my horses too, i also no longer have any. I uave only used it when i have a chicken that is sick, in shick, or about to die. I actually think it works pretty good. when they are in shock it kind of brings them out of it, i have saved chickens that were about dead using it, and it has helped some of my sick chickens get better.I always have some on hand, i like it and use it more than any other medications and other stuff i have for them.

 

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I have been so busy this week. I have barley had time to get om byc.

 

[strssdmom]

Thank you, I feed ff using non medicated chick feed. I was just keeping their feeder full for the first 2 weeks. But then someone shared a meat bird feeding/weight page with me. So now I will pull their total amount of feed each day, and feed them that through out the day for the next week, then put them down to just 3 feedings a day with weekly increase plus forage time daily. They are being raised separate from my layers who get ff 2xs a day.

Since they are only a day older than my hatched chicks, I thought about slipping them under mama. But of course, when I thought about it, the meaties were already much larger than my hatched chicks, who just seem so tiny. I also thought 20 chicks would be a bit much for first time mama. So they are separate. Maybe if I have a broody in the spring, I'll do it then.

I am sorry but I have no clue what ff is. I am so new at this. There are so many initials that I can never figure them all out.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: ff = fermented feed. Several different ways to do it but most require ACV with a blob of mother.

 

[hogster160]

I am sorry but I have no clue what ff is. I am so new at this. There are so many initials that I can never figure them all out.

ff = fermented feed. Several different ways to do it but most require ACV with a blob of mother.

No problem, I'm in that same boat. This is our first year with chickens of any sort lol.

Yes, what Sally said. I ferment my feed. Using chick starter I mix it with hot water and a glug of Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs brand, which has the mother in it) Normal vinegar is processed a lot so all the good stuff is taken out. Let it set overnight, then stirring it 2x per day for 4-5 days, then feed it to the chicks. It is normally thicker, like oatmeal. They love it.

I have 2 buckets going, so one is always in process of fermenting and the other is ready to go. When I feed out of the bucket, I replace what I took in dry. And sometimes I have to add more water, but I don't normally add any more ACV as it continues to stay in the ff.

Here's a link to what I use and the benefits of using it. http://bragg.com/products/acv.html

Here are also some links to preparing and using FF

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds/8330#post_12025983

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/645057/fermented-feeds-anyone-using-them

Lots of information there, and its not just for meat birds. I use FF with my turkeys and layers. They all love it.

 

[strssdmom]

No problem, I'm in that same boat. This is our first year with chickens of any sort lol.

Yes, what Sally said. I ferment my feed. Using chick starter I mix it with hot water and a glug of Apple Cider Vinegar (Braggs brand, which has the mother in it) Normal vinegar is processed a lot so all the good stuff is taken out. Let it set overnight, then stirring it 2x per day for 4-5 days, then feed it to the chicks. It is normally thicker, like oatmeal. They love it.

I have 2 buckets going, so one is always in process of fermenting and the other is ready to go. When I feed out of the bucket, I replace what I took in dry. And sometimes I have to add more water, but I don't normally add any more ACV as it continues to stay in the ff.

Here's a link to what I use and the benefits of using it. http://bragg.com/products/acv.html

Here are also some links to preparing and using FF

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/644300/fermenting-feed-for-meat-birds/8330#post_12025983

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/645057/fermented-feeds-anyone-using-them

Lots of information there, and its not just for meat birds. I use FF with my turkeys and layers. They all love it.

I am a dork. I should have known that. I ferment my feed. My layers get their layer crumbles and scratch grain fermented. Thank you for the information though.

 

[hogster160]

I am a dork. I should have known that. I ferment my feed. My layers get their layer crumbles and scratch grain fermented. Thank you for the information though.

Hehe, no worries. I thought you did ff, but then maybe I was thinking of someone else lol. Hey its early!

 

[kabhyper1]

So I have decided every morning while feeding alpacas and chickens, I am going to take Lavender off of her nest to eat. So I did that this morning. Little turd ate three bites and went back to the nest. I fed her while she was laying there a bit, I think she got a drink too. No poos. I hope she is getting up on her own when she needs to being so young. I also noticed her face and comb are super red. Dark red. Any thoughts from anyone with broody experience? Should I be feeding her something different than her omega three laying feed? Thanks everyone. You guys have baby stepped me through this. You all are awesome!

 

[Kiniska]

So I have decided every morning while feeding alpacas and chickens, I am going to take Lavender off of her nest to eat. So I did that this morning. Little turd ate three bites and went back to the nest. I fed her while she was laying there a bit, I think she got a drink too. No poos. I hope she is getting up on her own when she needs to being so young. I also noticed her face and comb are super red. Dark red. Any thoughts from anyone with broody experience? Should I be feeding her something different than her omega three laying feed? Thanks everyone. You guys have baby stepped me through this. You all are awesome!

Would not hurt to give her a table spoon of calf manna once a day. Mix it in with some feed. She will probably love it.