I think so, if they are giving me 4 egg right after moving in to new home I think they are going to be awesome layers even as older hens. and of course I love the EE"s and I think I have 1 RIR and some Golden Comets,, and the rest I think are barnyard mix's, I think two of the GC and the 2 EE's are the ones laying right now. Cant wait to get eggs from my babies, but for now I'm happy NOT eating store eggs!!!!
Hello Tina, you are very pretty, but I got a feeling you know that... lolYesterday morning my husband was tending to the chickens when three teenage boys started to walk into the area where our coop is! As soon as they saw him they turned around and nonchalantly walked out of our yard and through our neighbor's back yard.
I can't wait to get my fencing up - to keep the chickens in, and the dogs and teenagers out!
Tiny says, "Hello!"
My old flock destroyed the fake eggs I put in the nests.
It's funny when our DH's want nothing to do with it, they learn s fast or faster than we do...I have seen that in one or 2 chicks that hatched from shipped eggs. Turkey poults have that issue a lot!
I can't help but think its some sort of vitamin/mineral issue.
Keep up with the vitamin/electrolytes etc. I bet that will help the problems with the chicks.
I really feel being chilled has caused your chicks issues also, you caught it in time to correct it for the stronger chicks.
Its very frustrating, sometimes things beyond our control really affect our littles and we have to solve the puzzle with missing pieces!
Congrats on the new babies and hatches!
If I didn't say it yet,and our thread
Your reasons are much the same as mine. I loved visiting my grandparents and learning about farming, poultry and livestock.
My parents and I even kept chickens several years ago until ordinances prevented it.
We moved my parents here, and now they live with DH and I. Now our lives are full and we are enjoying our critters.
Congrats to you and the new additions!
I know you are doing everything you can to help them. Holler if you need any ideas, thoughts.. we are all here for one another.
DH is actually grabbing up the books at all the farm stores now looking at them. He likes to see if I know what breed the picture is LOL!
He also is starting to recognize them and is learning the most common problems in chicks.
The author "Story" guides seem to have a lot of good info too.
looks like you did all you couldI was asked today about how I package eggs for shipping. So if anyone ever gets eggs from me, this is how I do it for the most part. They got a little extra padding this time since they are going to Oklahoma tomorrow.
I go a bit nutz with the sharpie.
They better get there in one piece!
Poor Rex ( I think that was his name sorry if I'm wrong ) good luck with your hatch, hope you get your little Einstein.Thank you everyone for the kind words about Einstein's loss. After crying a bit and a stiff drink, I came to terms with her being gone and I told myself, I have more chicks and I can try and hatch her last egg, so I will live.
Non-chicken people just do not understand! Considering she was the lone chicken for so long, I really got attached to her. When I went up to the farm today and didn't see her pop out from under a bush and run up to me as I opened the car door, it was really sad. And then I saw Rex, the boyfriend (neighborhood Roo) walking around looking for her, I wanted to cry again. I told him, sorry big guy, your girl is gone.
M2H - I decided to try and hatch the egg myself. My dad had worked on the temp in our incubator all morning before I got up there. He said it's worth a shot. So thanks to everyone who offered! I just hope it didn't get too cold last night for it.
We'll see what happens!
Hope everyone has a great week!
I know you were... I didnt mean to come off sounding like I was mad or anything, sometimes I don't word thing right sorry... We are all good, NPdreadfulewe ~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread!Please see page 2428, post 24276. To look for members in your area who may have the turkeys and guineas you're looking for, click on the Indiana Members' List link at the bottom of this post.
Originally Posted by juliefurry03
hello we are located in Chesterton, Indiana and just purchased our first chicks, which should be arriving in May. If you are in the area and looking for a vet who treats chickens I am a vet tech at Westchester Animal Hospital and he treats all kinds of animals (including chickens, ducks, peacocks, etc.).
juliefurry ~ Welcome to the Indiana Thread!Please see page 2428, post 24276.
We have an ongoing list of avian vets, and I will ask one of our volunteers, CRSelvey/Cheryl to add the Westchester Veterinarian info as well as the McAfee Vet info that Urbanmom just posted.
Veterinarian List ~ Click on: Vets Members, if you have information about avian veterinarians in your area, please PM CRSelvey.
Urbanmom~ This link has lengthy info about a variety of issues in both chicks and chickens.
chick rookie ~ I was just teasing about your roo-- I know that they can be dangerous, especially around children. Speaking of roosters . . .
My DH and I heard something today around noon that sounded like a kazoo-- but it was Mr. Rooster crowing! (He's my 10 week old English Orpington bluepulletcockerel from Kiniska. It was a regular long crow. When Nene's brothers started to crow, they only did the first part "cock-a-doo" for awhile before mastering the whole song. Since I had an inkling that she was a he, I had talked to Kiniska and jchny/Janet, and Janet is going to adopt him so that he can meet her lavender ladies. I'm in a predicament because the two orps (the other is a beautiful splash pullet) think they are the parents of my three silkies from bradselig. I really need to move the orps outside to get Mr. Rooster acclimated to the outdoors, but I hate to break up their little family knowing that they will freak out if separated. It's too chilly for the silkies. I just wish the temps would even out-- it shouldn't be in the 20s tonight!!
goatluver ~ Did you get chicks today? The Evansville Rural Kings require at least 6 chicks to be purchased. That's how we originally ended up with my RIR Nene and her fivesistersbrothers!
kabhyper ~ Thanks for the vitamin info. Your brooder looks like a part of an amusement park ride. (I've been watching too much "American Pickers")
CCCHICKENS~ Your little fuzzy chicks are sweet!
lollipopguild ~ Hope you have a good poultry sitter while you're on vacation. That's another one of those issues we've discussed on this thread-- how to find competent people to care for animals while away.
She is very pretty, she was wild and I had to catch her ( took 3 people ) and cut her wind to keep her out of the tree... lol but the people that came and got the roo talked me into letting her go to so they could breed them, he said if I hatched any of her eggs and they came out to be Roosters they would be mean too. Sooooo I let her go. I know nothing about the breed so I am at the mercy of others.
What kind of netting is that? Thats a good ideal.Well since Scrappy is getting too tall for the net over the brooder, we decided to get imaginative.We moved them into a spare room and built a new brooder. Since it looks like a crow's nest on a boat, I call it the SS Quackn'poop.
The little itty bitties are in there now too.
Well I finally broke ground on the new Pallet coop! Here is where it will stand.
This the start of the block foundation. About 30 mins into the project, I couldn't get it squared. and I got tired of the 20 degree wind blowing in my face so I called it for the day lol. I'll work a little more tomorrow.
6 here
I'm so ready for good warm weather too.
He was sure handsome!
