It does take some maneuvering to get a shot like this HA!
INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!
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Unless the chicken is a several hundred dollar show chicken or you have hundreds of chickens at risk, I wouldn't think the vet bill would be worth it. $100 vet bill to (maybe) save a $10 chicken does not compute. That is from the farmer perspective. From the pet perspective, depending on personal financial situation, it might be a bargain.
John
The Avian vet was $65 for a full exam and $58 for every chicken after if you take a few of them at the same time. Thinking I'll wait until I actually have a reason to go. Lol
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markleville we are 5 min from meijer in anderson.
Howdy. I'm John Reckel. I am retired and live just outside of Lebanon on 4 acres. Back in about 1975 I raised a bunch of chickens, ducks, pheasants, quail, rabbits, peacocks, and I don't remember what all. Dogs got my peacocks. An owl killed most of the pheasants (I ate the rest). The ducks flew south. A horrible winter combined with the worst imaginable excuse for a chicken coop (I had children and, thus, no extra money) killed most of the chickens. The quail and rabbits escaped into the wild, likely getting strained through coyotes. Lord I was a lousy at animal-raising.
Recently, my middle granddaughter from my middle daughter hatched 6 RIR chicks and raised them all. One turned out to be an aggressive rooster; the rest are hens. My daughter asked me to take it away; she cared not to where. I took it home and dumped it in the barn, wondering how long it would live before being strained through the ever-present coyotes. Two months later, with "Rooster Cogburn" remarkably unstrained, and remembering how much fun I had had previously raising poultry, I placed an order with eFowl.com for:
16 Indian Runner Ducks (6 Blue, 5 Chocolate, 5 Fawn and White),
5 Silver Laced Wyandotte Pullets,
5 Gold Laced Wyandotte Pullets,
5 Black Jersey Giant Pullets,
5 Buff Cochin,
5 Blue Cochin
Shipping of the Ducks was not timely and 1 Blue, 3 Chocolate, and 3 Fawns were dead.
eFowl.com very quickly gave a refund for the ducklings that were murdered by USPS incompetence.
While waiting for the eFowl shipments, I became enamored with the Buff Orpington chicks at Tractor Supply and bought 12.
A month later the duckling survivors arrived.
A week later I bought 4 1-week old guinea chicks. I put the guineas in with the ducks (much larger, it's amazing how fast ducklings grow) and they get along just fine.
A day later the chicks from eFowl arrived. All survived and are cute as hell. They threw in an extra Buff Cochin.
So now it's a week later, and all is well on the bird front. No deaths.
When I placed the order, I immediately started building a chicken house in one corner of the barn. It is 8' x 16' with a raised plywood floor and 7' ceiling. I sectioned it off, temporarily, with 30" high plywood panels with 1/2 for the 6-week old cochins, 1/4 for the ducks/guineas, 1/4 for me to set on a lawn chair and admire my new critters. The 26 baby chicks are in the basement in a cardboard enclosure until old enough to be put in the henhouse.
I made a temporary chicken yard using 2 x 4 x 48" x 100 ft welded wire and T posts. Big enough for now.
I let the Orpingtons out at around 10 AM and close the door at 8:30 PM. I ordered an Add-a-Motor automatic door.
If the temperature is 80 or better, I take the ducks out, but stay with them. They might get through the fence. The Orpingtons are curious, but mostly leave them alone. Except for one hen that pecked them several times. I caught her and snipped off the point of her upper beak with the dog's nail trimmer.
I made up feeders and waterers from ideas I found on the internet. I am in the process of making treadle feeders. I am installing a window fan for summer ventilation controlled by a thermostat. Since I don't have water in the barn, I am putting a 55-gallon plastic drum in the loft to occasionally fill with a garden hose and use gravity to fill waterers. The fenced pasture are will eventually be 80' x 150'.
I now have many more feathered varmints than I planned, but kept getting stuck with the "minimum order" conundrum. We had chickens when I was a kid, so I know how to turn extra chickens into finger-lickin' good meals.
I still want some colored egg layers, Auracana, EE, whatever, but not 5 of each!
So! There you have it. The old coot has gone bonkers. Half-heimers has set in.
Brand new baby Indian Runner Ducks
Ducks @ 2 weeks; Orpingtons at 5 1/2 weeks
Homemade feeder; works well
Ducks & Guineas getting along well
Rooster Cogburn (the mean neighborhood pet) checking out the new kids on the block.
Week old Guineas
Week old ducks and guineas
Yellow=Buff Cochin, Light Blue=Blue Cochin, Smaller Black= Jersey Black Giant,
Black w. brown=Gold Laced Wyandotte, Black w. white=Silver Laced Wyandotte
Another shot of the week-old babies
The blurs are babies flying. Flock record altitude about a foot.
I need taller cardboard or they will end up in the sump pump.
John
Recently, my middle granddaughter from my middle daughter hatched 6 RIR chicks and raised them all. One turned out to be an aggressive rooster; the rest are hens. My daughter asked me to take it away; she cared not to where. I took it home and dumped it in the barn, wondering how long it would live before being strained through the ever-present coyotes. Two months later, with "Rooster Cogburn" remarkably unstrained, and remembering how much fun I had had previously raising poultry, I placed an order with eFowl.com for:
16 Indian Runner Ducks (6 Blue, 5 Chocolate, 5 Fawn and White),
5 Silver Laced Wyandotte Pullets,
5 Gold Laced Wyandotte Pullets,
5 Black Jersey Giant Pullets,
5 Buff Cochin,
5 Blue Cochin
Shipping of the Ducks was not timely and 1 Blue, 3 Chocolate, and 3 Fawns were dead.
eFowl.com very quickly gave a refund for the ducklings that were murdered by USPS incompetence.
While waiting for the eFowl shipments, I became enamored with the Buff Orpington chicks at Tractor Supply and bought 12.
A month later the duckling survivors arrived.
A week later I bought 4 1-week old guinea chicks. I put the guineas in with the ducks (much larger, it's amazing how fast ducklings grow) and they get along just fine.
A day later the chicks from eFowl arrived. All survived and are cute as hell. They threw in an extra Buff Cochin.
So now it's a week later, and all is well on the bird front. No deaths.
When I placed the order, I immediately started building a chicken house in one corner of the barn. It is 8' x 16' with a raised plywood floor and 7' ceiling. I sectioned it off, temporarily, with 30" high plywood panels with 1/2 for the 6-week old cochins, 1/4 for the ducks/guineas, 1/4 for me to set on a lawn chair and admire my new critters. The 26 baby chicks are in the basement in a cardboard enclosure until old enough to be put in the henhouse.
I made a temporary chicken yard using 2 x 4 x 48" x 100 ft welded wire and T posts. Big enough for now.
I let the Orpingtons out at around 10 AM and close the door at 8:30 PM. I ordered an Add-a-Motor automatic door.
If the temperature is 80 or better, I take the ducks out, but stay with them. They might get through the fence. The Orpingtons are curious, but mostly leave them alone. Except for one hen that pecked them several times. I caught her and snipped off the point of her upper beak with the dog's nail trimmer.
I made up feeders and waterers from ideas I found on the internet. I am in the process of making treadle feeders. I am installing a window fan for summer ventilation controlled by a thermostat. Since I don't have water in the barn, I am putting a 55-gallon plastic drum in the loft to occasionally fill with a garden hose and use gravity to fill waterers. The fenced pasture are will eventually be 80' x 150'.
I now have many more feathered varmints than I planned, but kept getting stuck with the "minimum order" conundrum. We had chickens when I was a kid, so I know how to turn extra chickens into finger-lickin' good meals.
I still want some colored egg layers, Auracana, EE, whatever, but not 5 of each!
So! There you have it. The old coot has gone bonkers. Half-heimers has set in.
Brand new baby Indian Runner Ducks
Ducks @ 2 weeks; Orpingtons at 5 1/2 weeks
Homemade feeder; works well
Ducks & Guineas getting along well
Rooster Cogburn (the mean neighborhood pet) checking out the new kids on the block.
Week old Guineas
Week old ducks and guineas
Yellow=Buff Cochin, Light Blue=Blue Cochin, Smaller Black= Jersey Black Giant,
Black w. brown=Gold Laced Wyandotte, Black w. white=Silver Laced Wyandotte
Another shot of the week-old babies
The blurs are babies flying. Flock record altitude about a foot.
I need taller cardboard or they will end up in the sump pump.
John
Sooo, I decided to skip the "medium" size coop and run for 10 chickens, and make a big coop. It is 10 foot long by 8 foot wide, and 6 feet tall. How many chickens will fit comfortably? Also, should I make a run attached to it? I am planning on fencing in about an acre for the chickens, so I didn't know if I should just have that, or put a run in it. What is the purpose of a run anyway?
Also, what do I put in a chicken coop besides chickens? Like perches, hen boxes, etc? How high should all that be? I am so lost when it comes to that!
My vet believes that he gets abrasions on the hairless part of his tummy because of the weird way he lays. I've always thought that he gets hot and likes to stick his tummy on the cold floor.
Also, what do I put in a chicken coop besides chickens? Like perches, hen boxes, etc? How high should all that be? I am so lost when it comes to that!
My JRT gets these too! When your JRT lays down, does it look like this:
My vet believes that he gets abrasions on the hairless part of his tummy because of the weird way he lays. I've always thought that he gets hot and likes to stick his tummy on the cold floor.
Sad day on the farm. I feel like the worst chicken keeper ever. My little Sparky died today. It was my fault and I feel terrible. Live and learn I guess.
I'm not sure what a JTR is, but I'm guessing Jack Russell? My dog just came in with them three days ago and I believe they are black fly bites. I showed a pic to the vet and they said to give benedryl for a couple of dates rate of 1mg/lb of dog. My dog is over 100, but they said not to exceed 3 pills. Here is a pic of Fiona's belly so you can see if its similar. They said its not ringworm, btw.
Also, I saw this pic posted on facebook the other day They were looking for names for this little guy. Isn't he cute? I think I might need one, lol.
Took the chicks out back today to play in the grass. They accidentally got out of the dog crate, but I was able to catch all
but the two that were running to the front to go back in the door. Very cute.
I think they are going to be moving out soon. They will be sleeping in the garage with their heat lamp tonight and
I am hoping to get a small tractor like coop put together in the next week. I can always make the really tight winter coop in the next few months
but they are getting bigger and honestly they are starting to smell a bit more than I appreciate in my laundry room.
I think we may be okay to let them free range if they behave as well as they did today.
Also, we got waddles today? those red things under the chin. looks like almost everyone is sporting funky double chins
but the two that were running to the front to go back in the door. Very cute.
I think they are going to be moving out soon. They will be sleeping in the garage with their heat lamp tonight and
I am hoping to get a small tractor like coop put together in the next week. I can always make the really tight winter coop in the next few months
but they are getting bigger and honestly they are starting to smell a bit more than I appreciate in my laundry room.
I think we may be okay to let them free range if they behave as well as they did today.
Also, we got waddles today? those red things under the chin. looks like almost everyone is sporting funky double chins
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