INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[bradselig]

What have you found to be the best way to trim them? Im thinking dremel tool or dog nail clippers.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

What have you found to be the best way to trim them? Im thinking dremel tool or dog nail clippers.

Dog nail trimmers. And if it cuts sharp I file it with a finger nail file

 

[leslea]

Broke up with my bf cuz he cheated on me :'( ugh this year is not going good at all cuz I'm also sick to were I cant eat little to any food or it'll come back up hope everyone is staying warm

You deserve better. Stay strong and remember you're almost an adult so there's a whole world waiting out there. No need to be held back by a "bad egg."

 

[leslea]

hi, I'm in S. In., near Louisville.

Just read Carol Deppe's book "The Resilient Gardener and have fallen for her description of the Holderread Anconas.

I'd love to start an Ancona flock from someone local - anyone have some?

Kerridwen

Welcome! I'm in Georgetown. I'm new to chix but I'm sure some of our Hoosier BYCers have probably already helped you out!

 

[leslea]

So...no news from me, obviously, but happy for all of you with new chicks and more eggs! Hoping all the sick birds bounce back soon.

I guess I do have a little news, but it's silly. Yesterday was the first time I got to make chicken supply purchases as TSC.

Starter feed, a chick feeder, pine shavings, stuff like that. Really not a huge deal, I'm sure, but it was exciting for me. Got to stock up on all my stuff a little at a time so hubby doesn't feel too waylaid in the month before they arrive.

Still need to buy a brooder warmer. Think I am going to try that heatplate from Premiere1, even though no one seems to have tried it yet. It seems like a good alternative to EcoGlow and after shipping saves about $15.

It was warm enough to work in the yard this weekend, but so mushy! Didn't quite feel like getting out in the muck to measure for wood for the coop run. Hubs and I are pricing jigsaws, too. Haven't ever used one, but we'll need one to cut a pop door in our existing coop. Don't really understand how the lady before us got along without a run. I don't even think she had nest boxes in her coop. When we were looking at the property we found eggs everywhere--window wells, you name it, and the backyard isn't that big. I guess she just let them free range all the time?

Wow, this post is long for me not having anything to add...

 

[minmin1258]

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[COLOR=333333][COLOR=A52A2A]Announcement: My two new English Orpington chicks from Kiniska joined my three Silkie chicks from bradselig!!! [/COLOR]e [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]I had the pleasure of finally meeting Kiniska and her DH today!!! I am so thankful to be the proud owner of her two chicks that hatched from her hen. I need to look up when the hatch was because I kept forgetting to ask! When I got home, I re-did the large dog kennel for their brooder since I could tell that the 40 gal. aquarium was already too small for the silkies from bradselig. I put the orps in the kennel first, and then added the silkies so it wasn't like the silkies' space was invaded (I'm thinking of the method for dogs and cats- haha). The orps stood still statues while the curious silkies looked them over and softly pecked them (probably wondering if they were real!) The dark orp stood in front of the splash orp. Within a few minutes they were eating around the feeder together like old friends! (low-res youtube link below) After I got the chicks settled, I went outside with my hens for two hours. When I came back in, the chicks were in a pile sleeping. So sweet! My son, Max, (age 27) and his GF came over for dinner and they loved holding them to help them get used to people. [/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]Here's the link to my Silkies and English Orps mingle:[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] Share your video [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]And here a few photos-- very hard to photograph chicks in action-- they won't hold still! [/COLOR] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]Blue or Black (not yet determined) Eng. Orp on left[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]Max with Splash Eng. Orp[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=8B4513]Splash Silkie ~ She's the most curious. All the chicks are so adorable and entertaining!![/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]I am still behind on the thread! I was so excited last night that I kept waking up.[/COLOR][/COLOR] [COLOR=333333][COLOR=8B4513]I need to come down off of Cloud 9.[/COLOR][/COLOR]

So sweet!!!! Are the Orps LF or Bantams? They look very near th same age but are larger somewhat. You've got me anxious to get my Silkies from Brad!!! Lol I already have their coop and run ready for them and it's nearly a month away!!! Lol

 

[Mother2Hens]

I am taking a short break from moving the chicks to another bedroom because my DH is on the way home from IU with our DD, Lauren, who is very ill. The chicks were in her bedroom. As "Murphy's Law" would have it, last night DH and I started moving my office from Meredith's former bedroom to Max's larger former bedroom. Now I'm moving the chicks into my former office, which is still in the process of being moved! Oh well, I can handle that . . . I'll have to assess Lauren when she gets home. I mentioned before that she's been chronically ill since she had mono a few years ago because an infectious disease specialist found that she still has the Epstein-Barr virus in her system. Might be a few years before it's under control. Could be much worse, though.

minmin~ The English Orpingtons are LF. They look like modern game birds with their long legs in comparison to the silkies! All the chicks are one big happy family!!

 

[goatluver20]

Hope your daughter gets better!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Hope your daughter gets better!

X2!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Still need to buy a brooder warmer. Think I am going to try that heatplate from Premiere1, even though no one seems to have tried it yet. It seems like a good alternative to EcoGlow and after shipping saves about $15.

I've been watching for the reviews from this thread. Right near the end, one guy talks about why he likes the eco-glow better. But there are several people that are going to review them once they have their chicks.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/848844/is-anyone-using-the-premier-heat-plate-brooder-for-chicks