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Quinstar I feed my guinea what the flock gets in the winter. at the end of april i switch them over to 24% chick starter and leave oyster free choice. Usually the mating and egg laying is starting in may. My 4 adults are penned due to the 2 males being aggressive to the flock (jeckel and hyde) I didn't raise them, so they aren't integrated like my girl is. The hen that came with them is not aggressive usually either. They only free range with the Geese, they will not challenge my gander.
You bet they can, a kitty litter pan or a dishpan is great!

I have several boys running around with red bands. It wont be long... a few are already crowing.

sending good vibes! I had an incident a few weeks back, and i know it hurt my hatch. 5 hours and no power. Then the incubator spiked. I was really upset, but did get 3 beautiful BR poults hatch before it happened.


electrolites, watch to see the color of her "poop" look her over good for any injury.


ME, my babies especially. I lost a young quail yesterday (5 weeks) and am sure it was heat/humidity.My coop even with ventilation and exhaust was over 97 degrees, going to work on that tomorrow. My quail coop is inside the chicken coop (shed) in case of escapees.

Thanks! Sorry about the bad hatch but at least you had 3 hatch.

 

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I just put me eggs in lockdown! I would be so happy if I could get a 50% hatch rate

. I have 27 eggs so 13.5 chicks lol

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I just put me eggs in lockdown! I would be so happy if I could get a 50% hatch rate

. I have 27 eggs so 13.5 chicks lol

Good hatching vibes going your way! I just set 14 quail in lockdown. Trying to wind down hatches for the year, and focus on my lavender Orps, & bantam breeds. I am going to keep working on quail, guinea and muscovy too, since I won't have anymore goose eggs til spring.

 

[MillerBirds]

I think I'm all caught up on the posts? I've not been on for some time. I had ask b4 if an old English roo could be the father or my buff orp chicks. I never got a reply ( that I seen) but I'm about positive now that the chicks are older that's not the case what I believe I have is 2 d'anver buff orp crosses. 2 d'anver old english crosses and only 1 pure bred old english the rest are just buffs. My daughter who's been heart broken over loosing her d'anver hen bob has found a new love. He's a spoiled mean little half d'anver half english roo she's named him Sir Half Bob Speckled Flakes. She drug him along on our week long camp out and during the day he enjoyed free ranging around the lake dust bathing in the baker tent and chasing bugs around in the weeds and following my girl around screaming at her until she sat and held him while he napped. In the evenings he liked to flog people's feet while they sat around enjoying the sun set. Then he would go back into his cage for a safe nights sleep. Its so cute to watch her with him and she says mom he's my most special chicken ever. So of course he is staying but I have to down size on my roos. I have my big roo he's staying. I believe I have 4 pure buff roos there may be more they are still young. And I have 3 1 year old roos id part with and 1 I believe is half d'anver half buff and 1 that could be a full old english. If anyone is interested just pm me. That way I'm sure to get it. I may be able to do a couple pairs on the buffs I have 8 older chicks ( 3 roos) and then I have 5 unrelated chicks that are a little younger ( 1 roo I believe).

That is amazing! What a cool 'chicken' story!

 

[MillerBirds]

good luck! I am looking for peachicks yet too.

There is a lady near Lafayette that is selling peachicks for $30. She has 8 full grown peafowl and quite an amazing sanctuary for them. I will verify with her if she is still selling and let you know.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Good hatching vibes going your way! I just set 14 quail in lockdown. Trying to wind down hatches for the year, and focus on my lavender Orps, & bantam breeds. I am going to keep working on quail, guinea and muscovy too, since I won't have anymore goose eggs til spring.

thanks. Good hatching vines your way too! I am hatching BBS bantam Ameraucanas. I'm focusing on my EEs and ameraucanas.I wont get any eggs from the ameraucanas (chicks i have a few adults) I already have until spring, but I can hatch eggs and sort threw the chickens and pick the stock I want to keep.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Exactly. Doing that here too, I may not continue with GLW, so far, I am not happy with their temperament. I have spent a lot of time with this years chicks so I am hoping it made a difference.

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Thanks!

 

[Too Fast]

Too Fast-- I always love your pictures!! Your run looks so cool and I love the wagon wheel. If I could have a place with enough room I would like to model my run after yours! Very cool! We will keep our eyes open for that man-eating chicken!! lol

Quinstar-- Your roo is sssoooo handsome!!! i hope his personality stays the same and i hope you will share more pictures of him when he is a little older. His coloring is very beautiful!!

Hope everyone survived the heat yet again today! Fed the girls some cold fruit today. Was surprised to see another egg today much like the one i got yesterday. Ta-ta for now

Thanks. We didn't have a plan when we built the coop/run, but did study others and read what they liked and didn't like about their own coops. All I knew for sure was it was going to be red w/white trim, to match our yard barn. The wagon wheel has also served as a cucumber trellis.

About that huge rooster, he's been spotted again this morning, CROWING! I'm not going out until he's gone.

 

[julie0477]

So my lop sided bird is still 'drunk'. Not sure what in the world is going on. She did eat a whole bowl of yogurt and seems a little peppier now.

Thankful for the cooler weather.

Still having egg mystery. Guessing they are laying in other places. Only have 2 NOW who consistently lay in the coop. Kinda frustrating. We have 5 acres and they free range over at least half. Thinking I may eventually fence them in, like in half acre.

Still looking for a friend for Pete, our peacock. Maybe at the sale barn on Friday night.

that's funny about the eggs. Mine all free range too and we went thru that last year. We would only find one or two eggs in the coop we had to hunt for the others. Mine had a hiding spot under an old truck cab. Once we found it and cleared it out they stopped (for the most part). Maybe some decoy eggs in the coop would help? Golf balls or something?

 

[EmSteele]

I don't believe 4h is what it use to be. I have alot of cousins that show a variety of animals and even do scrapbooking photography. Etc. They all are made to take care of their animals themselves and anything they make on meat pen animals goes back towards new animals for the folliwing year if they still want to show. I think it should be like that. I am positive not all the kids raise their own cattle pigs etc I've heard of kids showing up at the barns going which cows mine and that's the first time they ever see it. There were even issues in the goat barns last year over breeders not letting the kids who were showing take care of the goats which is suppose to be part of it. It would take my kids alot of pleases to talk me into letting them show iff they were even interested.

We have a pretty small fair down here. I feel like this one still sticks to the rules...our judges watch the kids before shows to see who knows what they are doing and who looks like they have never touched their animal before. They all get questioned about their animal. I was very pleased with the way the judge explainedbthe good and bad to the mini 4-hers as well! I hope it stays this way down here!