mama & 5 kiddos
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A few photos of the Buckeye babies... 2.5 weeks old.
I'm not used to having 6 babies that all look alike! All my previous birds have been pretty distinguishable. I've banded those little legs so I can figure out who is who by color
I'm not used to having 6 babies that all look alike! All my previous birds have been pretty distinguishable. I've banded those little legs so I can figure out who is who by color
Been working on integrating the 2 different age chicks.
SFH range from 7-9 wks; Buckeyes are 2.5. They were originally sharing half of a 6x6 chick-safe pen in the barn with a removable divider between. For the last few days the older sfh chicks were able to use a little sliding pop door during the day to go into an adjacent 6x6 pen or go back into the chick-safe area.
So...yesterday I shut the little sliding pop door so the big kids have the 6x6 adjacent area. Then I took down the divider in the chick area and let the little ones run around the whole area and get used to it for awhile.
Then I brought some of the older chicks in - 2 at first, then after observing awhile adding 1 more observing, etc. I only had 1 aggressive older chick so I began working on her. Whenever she'd go after one of the little ones I would press her down to the floor and hold her there and "rebuke" her ("Don't you do that! Those are MY chicks.")
Anyhow, I was out there about 2 hours then put the older chicks back in their new area. Did it again this afternoon after work.
So far it's going pretty well.
Here are some photos of the new chick-safe pen and the adjacent pen that the older chicks are in.
Looking through the kennel pen that the older chicks are in you can see the chick safe pen behind. The SFH are in the front kennel. Both the mid-sized and the tinys are visible to the adults.
There are 2 doors that were made to be "chick portals" allowing them to be opened small enough that the chicks can get through but older birds can't. There is one under the people door that slides sideways. Can slide it to whatever width is needed. Right to the left of it is a larger portal/pop hole. It slides vertical. We put a temporary frame with hardware cloth in it so that they had more light back there and more area where they could see the older birds (see but no touch @pipdzipdnreadytogo )
Here's looking in the chick save pen from the back side. We put another people door back there which came in really handy when it was divided in half for the 2 ages brooding. I could go in the back gate to tend to the Buckeyes; the door on the other end to tend to the SFH.
This is looking at the slider under the front gate from the inside of the pen.
And the other door that we put in the temporary hardware cloth "window".
And...silly little SFH like sleeping in a box!
SFH range from 7-9 wks; Buckeyes are 2.5. They were originally sharing half of a 6x6 chick-safe pen in the barn with a removable divider between. For the last few days the older sfh chicks were able to use a little sliding pop door during the day to go into an adjacent 6x6 pen or go back into the chick-safe area.
So...yesterday I shut the little sliding pop door so the big kids have the 6x6 adjacent area. Then I took down the divider in the chick area and let the little ones run around the whole area and get used to it for awhile.
Then I brought some of the older chicks in - 2 at first, then after observing awhile adding 1 more observing, etc. I only had 1 aggressive older chick so I began working on her. Whenever she'd go after one of the little ones I would press her down to the floor and hold her there and "rebuke" her ("Don't you do that! Those are MY chicks.")
Anyhow, I was out there about 2 hours then put the older chicks back in their new area. Did it again this afternoon after work.
So far it's going pretty well.
Here are some photos of the new chick-safe pen and the adjacent pen that the older chicks are in.
Looking through the kennel pen that the older chicks are in you can see the chick safe pen behind. The SFH are in the front kennel. Both the mid-sized and the tinys are visible to the adults.
There are 2 doors that were made to be "chick portals" allowing them to be opened small enough that the chicks can get through but older birds can't. There is one under the people door that slides sideways. Can slide it to whatever width is needed. Right to the left of it is a larger portal/pop hole. It slides vertical. We put a temporary frame with hardware cloth in it so that they had more light back there and more area where they could see the older birds (see but no touch @pipdzipdnreadytogo )
Here's looking in the chick save pen from the back side. We put another people door back there which came in really handy when it was divided in half for the 2 ages brooding. I could go in the back gate to tend to the Buckeyes; the door on the other end to tend to the SFH.
This is looking at the slider under the front gate from the inside of the pen.
And the other door that we put in the temporary hardware cloth "window".
And...silly little SFH like sleeping in a box!
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Sloggers hands down, I live in mine almost. The boots are great too.I know we all have a set of mud shoes or shoes that we use just for the chickens. What is everyone's favorites? i need to replace mine and it looks like they are no longer available.
This was the pair I had.
http://www.aquastopusa.com/#/Womens/Tara Navy
I adjusted to my shoes quick, and the boots (purple chicken ones) are great. both hose off easily.
Welcome to BYC and our thread!
I also have high steel toed rubber boots for the pasture. Mostly when working with the hogs and cow etc so my toes don't get smashed!
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Mine are feathering exactly the same. DIL said they are very hard to judge until combs develop. I will try to get pics uploaded soon.A few photos of the Buckeye babies... 2.5 weeks old.
I'm not used to having 6 babies that all look alike! All my previous birds have been pretty distinguishable. I've banded those little legs so I can figure out who is who by color
Have LF BBS Cochin eggs incubating under silkies right now. 
Anyone interested let me know. If I don't answer on here just let me know on the Indiana byc'er FB group. Thanks
Anyone interested let me know. If I don't answer on here just let me know on the Indiana byc'er FB group. Thanks
[@]kittydoc and [@]jchny2000 and any other members here who breed orps, I have a question for you.
I have a black split to lavender roo with 3 lavender hens and one black split to lavender hen. I have finally been hatching some of their eggs and getting roughly half and half, lavender and black splits.
The black splits have a few white feathers growing in on the wings and belly fuzz. Is it normal for the white to be there when young?
I have a black split to lavender roo with 3 lavender hens and one black split to lavender hen. I have finally been hatching some of their eggs and getting roughly half and half, lavender and black splits.
The black splits have a few white feathers growing in on the wings and belly fuzz. Is it normal for the white to be there when young?
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I do see white tips on occasion in the colors I have. My blacks seem to show it more, rarely in the lavender.
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I thought so too! they also come in boots!
And...that pattern comes in several colors:
http://www.sloggers.com/Barn-Boots-Shoes-s/1826.htm
I like just plain black when I can get them so that if I need a quick shoe to run somewhere I don't feel like a spectacle in printed garden shoes. But I do have the pattern ones for at home!
http://www.sloggers.com/Barn-Boots-Shoes-s/1826.htm
I like just plain black when I can get them so that if I need a quick shoe to run somewhere I don't feel like a spectacle in printed garden shoes. But I do have the pattern ones for at home!
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