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[Chaneys Ranch]

I need to go to rehab. Once again I went to auction intending to buy 2 sheep I left with 1 lamb 12 cuckoo Marans 12 Turkish and 20 silkies. All I wanted was 2 sheep and one showgirl

hehehe that sounds like sheep math just didn't quite happen! We all know about the chicken math, it only multiplies

 

[mcurry]

I believe I have a Frizzle on my hands.
Being a noobie I ran here to get info. The two Buff Cochin Bantams I have (ended up being 2 roos) aren't feathering out like any of my other chickens have. Their feathers are flipping out more than hugging their bodies & give me the impression of someone crimping their hair lol
Is this what Frizzle does? I vaguely heard this discussed before. Curious momma here. They're cute as a button but definitely different.

 

[me me me]

hehehe that sounds like sheep math just didn't quite happen! We all know about the chicken math, it only multiplies

Funny thing about the auction is that you can get a BCM,cuckoo, silkie, turkin any bird for $1-4 each but you get the whole box of birds 6 to 30 birds so anyone driving near Princeton anytime soon feel free to stop on by and take some home for cheap

 

[Mother2Hens]

hogster posted: I have one ee that stops and does a weird thing when I pet her. She drops her shoulders and raises her tail and freezes, just stays like that for a bit, then takes off. What's that all about?

Too Fast posted: Why do they love the bushes so much??? ​

Wow! I felt SO smart with my one year of experience. I knew that the "hunkering down" position was for a roo and to be submissive. My five hens all do that and it's handy if you need or want to pick them up. I can pick mine up anytime although they don't particularly like it, except Nene, my original RIR. My EE is so skittish about being touched, yet when we are gardening, she will walk across me, stand on my hand, and be really close.

I also think I know why they love bushes. They provide cover and there are bugs on the ground at the base of the bush and under foliage.

hogster~ I am so impressed you could construct that large coop by yourself-- because it's so large. Looks great-- and your flock does, too!

 

[jhfamily5]

So I'm the top rooster hmm I kinda like that. Should she be laying soon then, she seems kinda young 14 weeks, but as I said I'm new and really just don't know.

Last year I had a bantam cochin start laying at 18 weeks to the day. She actually beat my leghorn pullet by 3 weeks. Couldn't believe it! Keep an eye out for your first egg in the next couple of weeks and don't be surprised if they are funky or weird in the beginning. We had a few shell-less eggs at first and those can be messy. Totally freaked me out the first time I found one on the floor of the coop. Yuck

I need to go to rehab. Once again I went to auction intending to buy 2 sheep I left with 1 lamb 12 cuckoo Marans 12 Turkish and 20 silkies. All I wanted was 2 sheep and one showgirl

HAHAHA! You must have went to Dinky's. We went last week just to "check it out" and came home with 15 Japanese bantams and 4 bunnies. We had a great time and can't wait to go back. Just have to sell a few (or a ton-

) of extra chicks first. Anyone looking for bantam cochins, silkies and showgirls (I have chicks and juveniles not yet laying but old enough to sex), brown red OEGB, japanese bantams, polish/showgirl cross, bantam ameraucana or a young buff orpington cockerel? I think I have a bantam dark brahma cockerel too but not quite sure that is what he is just yet. Darned "assorted bantams" bin. Totally my weakness. I love playing "name that breed".

I believe I have a Frizzle on my hands.
Being a noobie I ran here to get info. The two Buff Cochin Bantams I have (ended up being 2 roos) aren't feathering out like any of my other chickens have. Their feathers are flipping out more than hugging their bodies & give me the impression of someone crimping their hair lol
Is this what Frizzle does? I vaguely heard this discussed before. Curious momma here. They're cute as a button but definitely different.

Frizzled birds will start feathering in all different directions by about a week to a week and a half old. Here is one of my frizzled cochins: 1 week old.

 

[Mother2Hens]

DOGS!

Quinstar and bradselig~ Magnificent healthy looking bulldogs and Dobermans! I've always heard good things about those breeds and it's fun to see the different types. Pretty Bouvier, too. All looking happy and spoiled, as they should be.

ShawnaScott~ What sweet photos, especially Scooby the dog with his buddy Dinah the cat! I LOVE Winston. I had a childhood friend with a black shaggy Standard Poodle that was so smart and fun. I haven't seen a white one with dark ears-- it's gorgeous.

animal lover~ That's wonderful that your German Rottweiler is so good with your chickens. I bet that was hilarious to watch all of them play together.

jchny~ Such a blissful picture of your beautiful daughter and precious pug! That type of natural photo is especially difficult to capture. If you don't mind, I'd like to send that to my daughter Meredith who met her, and whose boyfriend has a black pug that's like their joint-custody child. ha





Mapping Members
StelleKitten from Texas: Thought I would post this link for you guys too. A BYC interactive member map! If you are interested we would love to see your dot added. A member named Ken started this map and it has been in use for a while in the Tx thread.


StelleKitten~ Thank you for telling us about the cool state/US map with icons. Maybe we will have a VOLUNTEER step forward who could handle setting this up! (hint-hint) Coincidentally, I have been thinking that it would be helpful to have an Indiana map with counties highlighted where are members are. I think the visual would be beneficial (much like the Google icons map). Wikipedia examples attached. If someone said that they're from Allen County, a quick look at the map shows the area, which is easier to see than a dot on a map for a city. Plus, perhaps several members would appear for a county as opposed to a city. It's just an idea that has been rolling around in my head.

 

[hogster160]

hogster posted: I have one ee that stops and does a weird thing when I pet her. She drops her shoulders and raises her tail and freezes, just stays like that for a bit, then takes off. What's that all about?

Too Fast posted: Why do they love the bushes so much??? ​

Wow! I felt SO smart with my one year of experience. I knew that the "hunkering down" position was for a roo and to be submissive. My five hens all do that and it's handy if you need or want to pick them up. I can pick mine up anytime although they don't particularly like it, except Nene, my original RIR. My EE is so skittish about being touched, yet when we are gardening, she will walk across me, stand on my hand, and be really close.

It does make it nice, shes always the first one in and the first one out, then the others just kinda follow along. I have just a few BA that don't like to be picked up, but once they are up they are sure to yell at me for a bit. They squak at me a bit, I just pretend they are telling me how much fun they had in their run!

I also think I know why they love bushes. They provide cover and there are bugs on the ground at the base of the bush and under foliage.

I want to add bushes to their run, glad to know it will help them in a couple of ways

hogster~ I am so impressed you could construct that large coop by yourself-- because it's so large. Looks great-- and your flock does, too!

Once I had the floor done I had a nice level base to work with. And it was one wall at a time. Setting the big back wall DD help me set it, the rest I fought with, which is why my whole body hurts, very glad its done tho. I screwed in a couple of small pieces of 2x4 where I needed them to hold the osb in place and secured it. Its not the easiest to get done, but it still needed doing, so I did it. Took a day off to spend with the grand baby yesterday, plus it rained, DH is off today so hope he can finish it lmao! I'll be heading off to lowes here in a bit to get him the rest of the supplies.

Thanks for the comment on my flock, they are truly a joy that I am finding I need a dose of daily. Not sure how I got along this far in life without them.

And for all of those who are hatching, which scares me so I probably will never do, you are so brave to tackle that. I do not have the patients, so I will leave that to you lol. I simply can not imagine having that many chicks. I would love to take some, but am not looking to build another coop so soon.

But I do have a question. Mereks, does anyone vaccinate for it? I'm asking because when I got my chicks from Meyers, I didn't know what it was. As I wanted a bird who had little meds from the get go, I only fed med feed for the first 20 lbs of feed. Little did I know that Mereks is deadly. I wish now that I had gotten them vaccinated. I was basically told since there have never been chickens on my property, and I was getting so few, Mereks would be no problem. I am fearful of it after all my reading up on it. How is everyone going to all the meet and swaps and not bring something like that home with them on their clothes or shoes? Sometimes being new to things really sucks, the "what ifs" get a hold and don't let go. I would love to get more chicks, but from reading I should stick with a hatchery. Do I get new chicks vaccinated for Mereks or not? So many dang question.


Thanks for your patients and caring so I good information and can make the right choices for my gals.

Deb

 

[ShawnaScott]

ShawnaScott~ What sweet photos, especially Scooby the dog with his buddy Dinah the cat! I LOVE Winston. I had a childhood friend with a black shaggy Standard Poodle that was so smart and fun. I haven't seen a white one with dark ears-- it's gorgeous.

Thank you

Winnie is a "Sable" poodle. It's hard to tell when his hair is long, but his coat is a very red creme color, with black/gray highlights. It wasn't until more recently that people wanted poodles in different colors other than the traditional black and white. Those colors are still favored by a lot of breeders. I don't know why, I think Winnie is adorable with his multicolored coat!

 

[vickichicki]

Last year I had a bantam cochin start laying at 18 weeks to the day. She actually beat my leghorn pullet by 3 weeks. Couldn't believe it! Keep an eye out for your first egg in the next couple of weeks and don't be surprised if they are funky or weird in the beginning. We had a few shell-less eggs at first and those can be messy. Totally freaked me out the first time I found one on the floor of the coop. Yuck

HAHAHA! You must have went to Dinky's. We went last week just to "check it out" and came home with 15 Japanese bantams and 4 bunnies. We had a great time and can't wait to go back. Just have to sell a few (or a ton-

) of extra chicks first. Anyone looking for bantam cochins, silkies and showgirls (I have chicks and juveniles not yet laying but old enough to sex), brown red OEGB, japanese bantams, polish/showgirl cross, bantam ameraucana or a young buff orpington cockerel? I think I have a bantam dark brahma cockerel too but not quite sure that is what he is just yet. Darned "assorted bantams" bin. Totally my weakness. I love playing "name that breed".
Frizzled birds will start feathering in all different directions by about a week to a week and a half old. Here is one of my frizzled cochins: 1 week old.

Just a friendly warning /suggestion.




My first 5 chickens I ever purchased came from Dinkey's. $4 for the box. The cute picture above is a possible Showgirl mix, A week or so after owning the chickens I noticed the 'Showgirl' gasping. Yup, turns out she had Gapeworm. She was with all the other chickens the same time too. We ended up having to cull her. Broke my heart. A friend took the remainder and said they all ended up with it. So, on that note. Please please make sure you quarantine any poultry you get from Dinkey's. Just in case.
I would happily buy from there again, but not without keeping them separated until I know they are clean and healthy.
Surprised I kept going after my first chicken experience.
Few weeks later my DH purchased me 10 RIR's as he felt so bad about the chickens. Never looked back.

 

[vickichicki]

StelleKitten~ Thank you for telling us about the cool state/US map with icons. Maybe we will have a VOLUNTEER step forward who could handle setting this up! (hint-hint) Coincidentally, I have been thinking that it would be helpful to have an Indiana map with counties highlighted where are members are. I think the visual would be beneficial (much like the Google icons map). Wikipedia examples attached. If someone said that they're from Allen County, a quick look at the map shows the area, which is easier to see than a dot on a map for a city. Plus, perhaps several members would appear for a county as opposed to a city. It's just an idea that has been rolling around in my head.

I am really liking this idea. I think the visual would be great idea for a quick glance.

I can offer some services but I am not sure how. Let me know