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[bradselig]

For anyone needing a heated water bowl, my local Big R has the larger gallon size for $16.99. The next cheapest pricing ive seen is $20.

 

[bradselig]

Anyone want to take a chance on partridge silkie/showgirl eggs and jumbo coturnix eggs? Oldest eggs will be about 8-10 days old when you receive them. Will likely be 4 silkie/showgirl and 24+ quail eggs. The newest will be from todays collection. $7 shipped (Just to cover shipping). They will be going into fridge to eat after tonight

 

[Leahs Mom]

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Okay. Got it. Does she want them right away or does she want them when they are grown enough to be incorporated into her flock when they're a little older and mom has "weaned" them?

If she wants them young (like right now) and there is one staying with mom, I don't see why you couldn't remove them at night and just leave the one. But it will also be a bit harder on the kiddos since they've had their mom taking care of them.

These kiddos have become a kind-of "sub flock" within the group you have so it will an adjustment either way. If the mom is still caring for them, it might be an easier transition for the remaining one...

So you can see there are pros and cons of either way. But once you decide when they go, I think either way, there are things you could do to make it easier for each side.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Originally Posted by pipdzipdnreadytogo I have found that the protein level needed varies by breed and function. Show chickens for the RIR breed need lots of protein so for them I would choose the 2nd of the two choices above but in reality I actually feed them a higher meatbird protein feed. Then for production red layers, they did great on the all flock of 18% but they ate less of the higher protein feed, so for me to simplify my life, I went ahead and gave the them high protein feed too. With either the all flock or the flock raiser I still offered calcium on the side, but for the most part it just sat there.

Happy Monday everyone!

It has hardly been two weeks since I had to part with my flock and I have already made my list for next time and I really want Rhonda's Mille Fleur Cochin Roos!! I got some cochins from her in the summer and I feel terrible that they are gone.

SO, looking at the websites for chickens, which one's do you all like?

I have about 20 breeds on my "list." Do the mail-order hatcheries get mad at you if you want one or two of that many breeds? It's hard to make a order right now because most breeds are out due to it being winter. So it's kind of hard to figure costs.

Any ideas?

Meyer hatchery has their new catalog out. They are happy to mix and match breeds so long as you get at least 3 LF if ordering a LF chick and 3 banties if ordering A bantie. They give discounts for ordering more of a breed so you might pay an extra 50 cents per chick if you are ordering 1 of each 20 breeds. Due to chicks not always making it I recommend at least 2 of the favorite breeds.
A side note hatcheries sell hatchery quality or production type birds. There are heritage breeders out there that typically sell chicks of the same breed name but with some major differences. Before ordering from either one, I recommend looking into what kind production or heritage that you want.

 

[AmLambson]

Hey Ya'll!! I'm in desperate need of advise!!

So I took my girl Pepper in to the Avian vet in Indy again this morning because she hasnt been using her foot correctly shes been walking on the knee joint instead of her foot we orgininally thought it was broken. Did xrays and it was not broken so they said she probably just hurt it because she did sqawk in pain while they did the exam. They sent us home with an anti inflamatory pain med. So on wed I notice she isnt roosting like she normally does and called back they said bring her in. Today they tell me it could be one of 3 things #1 she injured herself and it caused nerve damage (they think this is unlikely since there was no "known" trama) #2 theres an inflamation where the neveres are causing her to limp and they can do an endoscapy to see (a few hundred MORE dollars) or #3 it could be Mareks!!! If its Mareks she'll get progressivly worse and will need to be put to sleep of course. Apparently vaccinated chicken can get Mareks. They suggest I put her down and do an autopsy (another $200) to "see" if thats the problem. She a hatchery chick I got her at Rural king I've had her since she was only a few days old I cant just put her down to "see" if thats it. We love her! I dont know what to do at this point I thought Mareks was a faster moving disease. Shes been limping for 3wks. Still eating and drinking. Anyone with Mareks experiance or experiance with a limping chicken or lameness???

 

[toodlesmom]

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[SallyinIndiana]

Hey Ya'll!! I'm in desperate need of advise!!

So I took my girl Pepper in to the Avian vet in Indy again this morning because she hasnt been using her foot correctly shes been walking on the knee joint instead of her foot we orgininally thought it was broken. Did xrays and it was not broken so they said she probably just hurt it because she did sqawk in pain while they did the exam. They sent us home with an anti inflamatory pain med. So on wed I notice she isnt roosting like she normally does and called back they said bring her in. Today they tell me it could be one of 3 things #1 she injured herself and it caused nerve damage (they think this is unlikely since there was no "known" trama) #2 theres an inflamation where the neveres are causing her to limp and they can do an endoscapy to see (a few hundred MORE dollars) or #3 it could be Mareks!!! If its Mareks she'll get progressivly worse and will need to be put to sleep of course. Apparently vaccinated chicken can get Mareks. They suggest I put her down and do an autopsy (another $200) to "see" if thats the problem. She a hatchery chick I got her at Rural king I've had her since she was only a few days old I cant just put her down to "see" if thats it. We love her! I dont know what to do at this point I thought Mareks was a faster moving disease. Shes been limping for 3wks. Still eating and drinking. Anyone with Mareks experiance or experiance with a limping chicken or lameness???

If the vet thinks there is not much to be done, then culling / puting down is the way to go. But to pay for it seems to costly. I know there is a testing thing at Purdue that others have used. If your vet can get you the testing done for their price and put the bird down then fine but otherwise save some money and get a friend to do it, or do it yourself.
3 weeks is a long time to be limping without improvement.
A lot of this depends on how much of a pet the chicken is and how much of a provider either eggs or meat the chicken is. I can not imagine spending over $300 on a chicken when I know how to get dozens and dozens of heritage chicks for that price.

 

[jen214]

I'm in columbia city.

I am between Ft Wayne and Columbia City. Sorry I don't know how to post the original quote.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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it is in the user settings somewhere. A little checkbox to include nested quotes

 

[jen214]

 

I'm in columbia city.

I am between Ft Wayne and Columbia City. Sorry I don't know how to post the original quote.

it is in the user settings somewhere. A little checkbox to include nested quotes

Thanks so much!