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[SallyinIndiana]

Blue laced red wyandottes are out! I'm splitting this act with countryhen19, and probably sell any left overs if there are any. Here are some pics. Still have 5 in the bator drying out and more still hatching!

And my favorite picture

These chicks are from one line I got and the ones still in bator are another line. These are currently being brooded with the silkies that hatched a few days prior. I really don't want o set up another brooder to keep other line separate so hinting of leg banding them. I wish I had the spiral bands but didnt think about it earlier so thinking of using small zip ties but very nervous to do so. I guess if I left them loose enough and watched it shouldn't be an issue. We will see. I figure if hey are brooded together I won't have issues integrating them later on when I set up breeding groups.

Are the lighter ones the roos or the darker ones?

 

[CountryHen19]

Foxes

I was just PMing with jchny about foxes...I found this site that has some good info. I didn't know coyotes hunted foxes. It does say that foxes live in family groups in the summer... I like that the article gets to the point of things I would want to know.
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/wildlife/directory_show.cfm?species=redfox


Guineas
I loved the The Atlantic guinea story, too! Have subscribed to that magazine for years. Not sure I'd want them unless I had plenty of acreage. haha Like jchny said, if they're raised from chicks and bonded with you, that would be fun.

Great Book for Summer Reading!



My sister gave me this book because she's urging me to write and illustrate some of my chicken/animal stories, which will probably never happen and they wouldn't be nearly as good as those in this book anyway. I reccommend this book especially for newbies who can relate to her experiences from coop design to fretting about all of the possible diseases a chicken can get. The illustrations and photos are an added bonus. Your local library likely has a copy. I'm posting a couple of sample pages from Amazon:













Some reviews:
“Once Upon a Flock has a clear message: Chickens are people, too. They form bonds, have spats, make new friends and even fall in love. Prepare to be charmed and even moved by the story of these birds, so much so, you might find yourself the proud owner of a couple of chicks.”

“From the first page, Scheuer and her flock are the next-door neighbors you wish you had. Witty, charming, and constantly delighted by the antics of her backyard hens, Scheuer perfectly captures the joy and heartache of backyard chicken-keeping in her art and writing. “

I read this book in my book reading frenzy days (ahem...last month) and I LOVED it! She was hilarious and I was very emotional in certain parts. I read some of it to my husband while he drove us to work, he didn't seem to mind (I like reading things out loud and this is the only time he can't run away lol)
Thanks for sharing this-- I give it an 11 for chicken owners

 

[bradselig]

Are the lighter ones the roos or the darker ones?

Neither. Since the color blue does not breed true (blue bred with blue does not give you 100% blue chicks). With the blue color you can ge blacks, blues, and splash. The lighter ones are splash chicks.

If anyone has experience with BLRW, can you help figure out if any are blacks and which ones?

 

[CountryHen19]

My DH sat in the yard today and asked me exactly how many chickens do I think I want and what comes next??? I'm not sure if that was a trick question.

That is a very loaded question! I don't blame you for being suspicious

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

A few pictures of my new roo from Joe and Martha Light. I love this guy and can't wait to see what he produces

Look at these amazing feet

Just a few spots but he has correct skin coloring and I think my black girls will work well with him.

 

[herebynightfall]

I also looked in those places and was unable to find any. I recently made a trip out to this place near Brownsburg to get some Organic non-GMO chick feed. A 50lb bag was about $32. I know that's a lot more expensive than what you can buy at TSC, but so are the eggs I've been buying at the store http://centralindianaorganics.com/about.htm. The people there were really nice and I plan to get enough feed each time that I won't have to go back often.

From what I've been seeing online, that doesn't sounds too bad. It is twice the price or RK though.

Toying with the idea of creating my own, but that seems like it would cost even more.

Blue laced red wyandottes are out! I'm splitting this act with countryhen19, and probably sell any left overs if there are any. Here are some pics. Still have 5 in the bator drying out and more still hatching!

And my favorite picture

These chicks are from one line I got and the ones still in bator are another line. These are currently being brooded with the silkies that hatched a few days prior. I really don't want o set up another brooder to keep other line separate so hinting of leg banding them. I wish I had the spiral bands but didnt think about it earlier so thinking of using small zip ties but very nervous to do so. I guess if I left them loose enough and watched it shouldn't be an issue. We will see. I figure if hey are brooded together I won't have issues integrating them later on when I set up breeding groups.

Those are adorable!! Since we have a SLW roo (baby still), I want to try and breed him with another SLW or GLW that we have. Looking forward to seeing babies this cute!

 

[AATH]

So my seabright died today for no apparent reason. No marks plenty of food and water. The other chicks with her are alive and well. What could be some reasons of the death? Could she have just been a "dud" ( only word I could think of) she was around 5- 6 months old.

 

[CountryHen19]

So my seabright died today for no apparent reason. No marks plenty of food and water. The other chicks with her are alive and well. What could be some reasons of the death? Could she have just been a "dud" ( only word I could think of) she was around 5- 6 months old.

I'm so sorry for your loss

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Blue laced red wyandottes are out! I'm splitting this act with countryhen19, and probably sell any left overs if there are any. Here are some pics. Still have 5 in the bator drying out and more still hatching!

And my favorite picture

These chicks are from one line I got and the ones still in bator are another line. These are currently being brooded with the silkies that hatched a few days prior. I really don't want o set up another brooder to keep other line separate so hinting of leg banding them. I wish I had the spiral bands but didnt think about it earlier so thinking of using small zip ties but very nervous to do so. I guess if I left them loose enough and watched it shouldn't be an issue. We will see. I figure if hey are brooded together I won't have issues integrating them later on when I set up breeding groups.

Oh my they will be just beautiful I see some very promising colors on the chicks! another idea I am using, the small hair braiding nylon bands work really well. bag of like 200 are only 1.99 at sallys beauty supply or sometimes walmart has them. very flexible and easy to work with.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: X2 very sorry, its a jolt when it just happens like that. has she been laying yet, my first thought is eggbound possibly at that age could be the problem.

A few pictures of my new roo from Joe and Martha Light. I love this guy and can't wait to see what he produces

Look at these amazing feet

Just a few spots but he has correct skin coloring and I think my black girls will work well with him.

His feet are just fantastic, not bad on the tailfeathers either! what a handsome lil fella!