INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[atrueb00]

He sounded much better once he got the hang of it.

He was a great guy, I hope some day I can find another rooster as good as he was. He had his moments, but he was so good to the girls (even if they didn't give him a second thought) and never once even thought to show aggression to humans.

Aww! It is so tough losing a favorite.

Well it is day 23 and no chicks. I have given up hope and pulled the plug. My DD has some hens sitting and said I could have some chicks if any hatched. I would have been better if they were from my hens and Roo but sometimes you have to take what you can get.

I am sorry to hear this

You are so right! Great post! We have get togethers here, and a pitch in usually. for processing, the guys do help tho

or they don't eat! (just kidding guys) I have done the deed alone, and its harder to do, and makes me feel so much worse over it. If I do, its because an animal is so out of control it needs to be gone (killing another animal) or a severe injury that can't be mended. Most everything meant for the table I have hatched, or seen hatched, or helped birth, raised and cared for.
Next month we have a couple friends coming to help Wilbur's departure (our hog). He has a great life, and is spoiled like a baby. Still gets his back scratches and ear rubs! He wallers in the mud, runs around like a puppy when I bring him hay, pumpkins or squash. I respect him for feeding my family, and treat him like a pet. And I will cry having to say goodbye to him! I feel better knowing how he was treated, what he ate, and that he was happy the year he was with us.
I also notice the household is much more respectful about leftovers, and wasting food too. My nephew has caught on fast to the reality, and is able to be comfortable participating somewhat now. He also asks about every critters future purpose when its born or hatched. It helped me learn young from my grammas', and my parents to respect the animals and show them love, they deserve it. I put the time in to study each animal and know whats healthy for them, and for us later. And I've made painful mistakes too, and learned by them.

It is really great knowing you gave an animal a great life instead of just buying the packaged meat in a grocery store and not thinking twice.

It's late and I need to get to bed, but wanted to post chick #4 that hatched today-- I spotted it shortly after hatching. So far, Bonbon hatched one last Friday, one Sunday, one Monday (19 day mark), and one Tuesday. She has one to go. Has anyone had a broody that hatched over 5 days or more?

Bonbon did "go to the ladies' room" --lol-- yesterday in the brooder. Broody poop is the worst!

The third chick had already hatched and the other two eggs looked stable, so I whisked Bonbon off of the nest while I quickly cleaned up the brooder mess. While I cleaned up that mess, she made another one on the deck. I noticed she had a messy back end, so I ran her inside, washed and trimmed her rear feathers, and blew dry them in record time! I returned her to the nest, and she was fine-- she lets me do anything.

They're cute little Black Bantam Cochins/possible frizzles ~ eggs from @ellymayRans

Chick #4

Congrats! Really strange they hatched like that!

was reading the home page this morning and for best post? i think it was, Indiana byc ers got 1st,2nd, 3rd and 10th place.

congrats. to the posters

Great catch! There are 4 posts in the top ten most rated from the Indiana thread. Looks like Arizona is popular too, they were listed #3 most popular thread today. Must be us Hoosiers are prepping for Winter unlike those Arizonians. JK

All 4 had hatched. I couldn't believe it.

When I worry and look in the incubator and watch and wait I'm lucky to get a 50-70 % hatch rate, the one time I dismiss it I get a 100% hatch rate.

Hatching is a crazy process. I did have my other bator almost full and with the outage it stopped them all I'm pretty sure,

then my turner messed up so I decided to just toss that batch (it was all pullet eggs anyway). So the bators are down till early spring when I can totally assess where we are and where we want to go.
With all the chicks that I hatch recently and with some of my other new additions I think we are up to almost 90 chickens right now. Man did the chicken math ever get me.

I would like you guys to meet: Larry,Mo,Curley and Ruthie

This is Ruthie


The one in the front is Curley ( it is the smallest of the batch), the black one in the back is Larry and the other little brown one is MO.

Hope everyone has a great day. Gotta go study now.

Aww! Congrats! Love the names.

 

[iamfivewire]

congrats on those that had recent hatches

 

[atrueb00]

To all the photographers in our thread, have you seen this? The hard part is finding which bird you want to submit-they are limiting it on one submission per member.




https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/923871/comb-photo-contests-2014

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

LOTS OF RAIN!!! Let's hope there's no severe weather -- or the flash flooding -- for anyone today! Good day to catch up on my canning/freezing beans, tomatoes, pickles and making rabbit summer sausage -- guess my day's pretty full and I'd better get started. Whew!

Anyone know where we can buy chicken-sized life jackets?! The girls have a river going through their yard. And I'm really regretting not getting the tent down while I could earlier this week. Today's definitely a homework day. (Well, not that I have much of a choice there...)

To all the photographers in our thread, have you seen this? The hard part is finding which bird you want to submit-they are limiting it on one submission per member. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/923871/comb-photo-contests-2014

I saw it and thought about entering, but I'm not sure what the pictures are being used for, so... I don't know, it kind of puts me off. I do have a pretty good rose comb picture, though... I think what it means, by the way, is one submission per comb type, so you're only limited by the number of comb types in your flock.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

PLEASE READ!!!

I know a little over kill, but I wanted to get your attention!
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Northeast Indiana Poultry Swap Meet
~Buy/Sell/Trade poultry~
Location: The poultry building at the Wells Co. 4-H park
Date: Sunday, October 5th
Time: 10am-4pm
Vendor fee (1 table)=$10
Seller's fee (1 cage)=$5 (3 LF per cage or 4 bantams)
Admission=FREE!!!
Aside from the chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, turkeys, etc. people will bring to sell, we hope to have some vendors selling supplies such as leg bands, treats, feeders/waterers, egg cartons, vitamins and supplements, etc.
We would like you to pre-register by email, but will accept the payments at the day of the swap. We may be able to accept walk ups depending on space.
To register email [email protected]


Rules​

1. 1. NO SICK BIRDS!!!​

-You will be asked to leave if you have sick or unreasonably dirty birds
-No money will be refunded for cage or table rental
-Make your birds presentable!
2. NOT responsible for stolen birds
3. NOT responsible for accidents
4. Make sure your birds have water!

5. NO pets beside poultry (no dogs, cats, etc​

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Let me know if you have any questions (I put this thing together). I hope to see lots of you there!​

 

[bradselig]

PLEASE READ!!! I know a little over kill, but I wanted to get your attention! __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Northeast Indiana Poultry Swap Meet​

~Buy/Sell/Trade poultry~​

Location: The poultry building at the Wells Co. 4-H park​

Date: Sunday, October 5th​

Time: 10am-4pm​

Vendor fee (1 table)=$10​

Seller's fee (1 cage)=$5 (3 LF per cage or 4 bantams)​

Admission=FREE!!!
Aside from the chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons, turkeys, etc. people will bring to sell, we hope to have some vendors selling supplies such as leg bands, treats, feeders/waterers, egg cartons, vitamins and supplements, etc.
We would like you to pre-register by email, but will accept the payments at the day of the swap. We may be able to accept walk ups depending on space.
To register email [email protected]​

Rules​

1. [*] 1. NO SICK BIRDS!!!​

-You will be asked to leave if you have sick or unreasonably dirty birds​

-No money will be refunded for cage or table rental​

-Make your birds presentable!​

2. NOT responsible for stolen birds​

3. NOT responsible for accidents​

4. Make sure your birds have water!​

5. NO pets beside poultry (no dogs, cats, etc​

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Let me know if you have any questions (I put this thing together). I hope to see lots of you there!​

Awesome! I hope I can make it! With this event, that will make the first three weekends in oct I would like to attend. This the first weekend, a reptile expo in Chicago, and then the Lebanon show the following weekend. With me taking a new job I'll have to see if it's possible for me to get off for each event. Don't want to push my luck too much lol.

 

[Minminme]

Is it just me or is the thread s l o w tonight? Of course it would be slow on a night I have nothing better t do than sit n watch my bum get bigger. Lol like that really needs to happen!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Awesome! I hope I can make it! With this event, that will make the first three weekends in oct I would like to attend. This the first weekend, a reptile expo in Chicago, and then the Lebanon show the following weekend. With me taking a new job I'll have to see if it's possible for me to get off for each event. Don't want to push my luck too much lol.

I hope you can come! Hopefully your new bosses won't care too much and will be understanding. It was really hard find a day that. I could be there to run it!
Friday I have a scrapbooking night I have had planned for months.
Next weekend is street fair and a family members birthday dinner.
The Saturday after that is ah family members birthday. Which might I if been able to work but I would have. Had to rent a different building and I didn't want to do that.
The Saturday after that is a scrapbooking convention.
Squeezed the swap meet in that Sunday
The Saturday after that is a birthday party
The Saturday after that is Lebanon show
The Saturday after that is a Halloween. Party
Those. Saturday after that is a family members birthday
The weekend after that is. The ohio nationals

Long story short busy until the 3rd weekend in November. I normally have. Nothing going kn so I guess I making up for that lol

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Is it just me or is the thread s l o w tonight? Of course it would be slow on a night I have nothing better t do than sit n watch my bum get bigger. Lol like that really needs to happen!

It is slow. It has rained all day so it was and inside day and I don't have anything to do. I am so bored I am already laying down!

 

[bradselig]

I forgot the ohio nationals! Might try to go to that as well! Just the first month or so I won't have control over my schedule due to training. Once I'm back to my own store, I have complete control over the schedule so I won't have too much of an issue taking off for things (so long as I still have coverage).