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[racinchickins]

So, does anyone on here know anything about fish? I bought some fish today at Uncle Bill's pet store. One of which was a pregnant dalmation molly. I have never had a pregnant fish before. Do I need to sepearate her? I was talking to my grandma today and she was saying that she thinks most fish try and eat there babies. I was surprised, I mean that they don't take care of them. I thought that they would at least show them where food is and stuff, but I guess not lol. I mean at least broodies try and point there, usually non biological chicks, in the right directions. I guess in some aspects chickens have ruined my view on other things lol.

Also I never really thought about this until now, but I hope there aren't any permits or laws pertaining to swap meets that I am not aware of. I am off to research

Almost all livebearing fish do not take care of their young. Some are more aggressive than others about eating their young. All the advice you've been given about providing cover is spot on.

Quote: Almost all the fish you listed will try to eat the fry. So the more cover the better. The plant I have found that is the best for cover is Java Moss. It thrives in lower light situations, and provides lots of cover for fry. You can tie it to a rock to keep it near the bottom, or just let it float around.

 

[Faraday40]

Oooh I so agree!! Out of 19 on day 3 I still have 3 roosting outside on broody breakers and a forth roosting in a tree!
Which shes lucky i just happened to notice her going into the tree because she's slept every night since I moved them because no matter how long I spent out with a flashlight wandering through the woods I couldn't find her! Makes sense now that she was never on the ground.

I haven't had that since my crazy Polish girls hence the RIP. I hope this girl decides it's better in the coop.

Out of 19 ..15 putting themselves up for the night isn't too bad. Better than none! Had tgat before. These are the only ones though. .even now after months of putting them up every night my Silkies are all climbing the ladder to sleep in their coop! Love that!

When training the young pullets to sleep in the coop, we had to 1st round all the hens up & put the dogs away. Only then could we start coaxing the 8-10 week old pullets into the run. (My daughter & I would walk around with large snow shovels in each arm - in June). If a hen or dog were in the path to the run/coop, the pullet would turn around & move in the opposite direction, thus making us start over. Of course after all that fuss to get everybody into the Run & Coop, I still had to do a nightly bed check b/c the young ones kept trying to sleep in the nest boxes (& poop in there of course). Thankfully, they learned the routine & everyone now gets along. They're even merging into one flock during the day as well as night.

My only non-traditional sleeper is my only bantam. For some reason she sleeps above the others by roosting inside the window.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Haha, I saw that one the other day! Let me just say this, as someone who has had Guineas for a few years now: There is not an untrue word in the entire article. I laughed my butt off through the whole thing, because the alternative would have been to sob uncontrollably at the truth of it.

I could not stop laughing and I am so glad I read it. I was considering some....maybe as a gift...muahhh....

Bahaha, that would be evil! "Here, 'friend', this is a rare chicken breed I got just for you..!" Bwahaha!

A friend of mine is breeding peafowl (blue, white, pied) and I know she'll have more come spring. If you're still looking to add by then, send me a PM and I'll put you in touch with her. She's great - her place is an amazing set up for all kinds of exotic birds and she babies them all.

Oooo, thanks for the offer, but it's gonna be a few years before I have a peafowl-friendly setup! At the moment, we're working on a duck enclosure.

[COLOR=006400]Take care of yourself!  That enterovirus D68 that is around the country has recently been confirmed here in Indiana. It's also officially in Illinois, Kentucky, and Ohio (plus a bunch of other states). If you or your niece start having breathing trouble, go to the ER.[/COLOR]

Thanks for your concern, but I'm thinking as of this morning that it's actually allergies. I started feeling better after taking my allergy med last night and I'm feeling pretty good this morning. Same thing happened yesterday, I felt great in the morning and started feeling worse and worse the closer it came to when I usually take my allergy med. It's supposed to last a full 24 hours, but...

(Yes, my kneejerk reaction was to blame my niece... What can I say, my niece and nephew are like petri dishes.)

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I read that article and it was too funny. Thanks for posting it @leahsmom

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Made some calls today and we are good on the swap meet. No permits needed . I feel a lot better now

 

[Faraday40]

Coronation Sussex at 9 weeks & a close-up of the neck feathers.
Any gender guesses?





It's lighter than my Easter Egger pullets of the same age. Comb looks red, but small. It's the only shipped egg that hatched, & I have no experience with this breed.

Also, it has a crooked toe. Should I do something if it doesn't bother him/her?
Thanks

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

That's a tough one. At that age, that's an awfully lot of red, but not as much comb as I would expect... I would still lean toward cockerel on your Sussex at this point, though. (Not 100%, just what my first instinct is at this point!) At that age, boys may or may not have their pointed man-feathers yet, so I'm not sure that the shape of those neck feathers is relevant. Usually, the pointed feathers start appearing around 10-12 weeks of age, especially in the saddle region.

As far as the crooked toe, I think that can only be corrected early on in their lives. By this point, I don't think you can correct that if you wanted to.

 

[atrueb00]

Welcome!

I think I have a hen with bumblefoot. I'm off to read all about it.

Have you come across any sites showing various stages of bumblefoot? I would like to be able to identify it early on and typically see gross pics online, where it is obvious.

Did you guys see this? It's something I've always wondered! Now I don't feel so guilty about not washing my eggs
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/20...-chills-its-eggs-and-most-of-the-world-doesnt

Someone sent this to me a while back and I haven't refrigerated eggs since then. We keep the house about 70 year round so no worries.

Is there more than one Van Buren in Indiana? The Van Buren I know is 30 mins from. It is a very small town and not in southern Indiana. I am confused
Thanks I knew about that show. The can Buren must have been a typo because their is no show there

I am sorry, this was totally my fault!

I will be at Sancut Traders fair this weekend with some Silkies and some MF's, will have my shirt on, and will send DH around to take pic's for ya'll. This one is smaller than Cory Creek but still allot of fun.

I feel like we have our own journalist in the field. Looking forward to your post, still trying to catch up from over the weekend.

This is the start of my second year.
I just bought some more Cornish rock today to raise for the freezer.

I like my chickens.

Fun to watch!

Welcome!

Looked her over good and didn't see anything. I got some vitamin/electrolyte water in her, but couldn't get her to eat this morning. She's out and about this afternoon and must be eating again because her droppings look a bit better, still loose but not sticking to her feathers anymore. She's dozing a lot, but is otherwise okay and her comb has stood most of the way back up. I think she got into something she shouldn't've. We had a junk bucket filled with, among other things, nasty old sunflower seeds and oil from an oil change, and some of it was spilled accidentally yesterday. Well, it was cleaned up as thoroughly as possible, but there's still the chance that we missed some, and of course the girls wouldn't know better than to leave sunflower seeds alone, nasty as they were. I'm betting she found some sunflower seeds from that spill and it upset her tummy.

At any rate, it looks like she's passed it on through and is improving at this point.

Hoping she pulls through okay!!

Your best bet for cemani is watching rarebreedauctions.com. While pairs are still going for $1500 or so, it's still cheaper than directly through greenfire. Greenfire lists on there as well. There seems to be many people selling fibro and cemani crosses as the real deal as well. If you really want to get into them, buy from a well known breeder and get documentation/proof the birds are from them to help retain value of birds.

When is the big day? I hope the cemani eggs are still developing on schedule for you!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Welcome!

Have you come across any sites showing various stages of bumblefoot? I would like to be able to identify it early on and typically see gross pics online, where it is obvious. 

Someone sent this to me a while back and I haven't refrigerated eggs since then. We keep the house about 70 year round so no worries.

I am sorry, this was totally my fault!

I feel like we have our own journalist in the field. Looking forward to your post, still trying to catch up from over the weekend.

Welcome!

Hoping she pulls through okay!!

When is the big day? I hope the cemani eggs are still developing on schedule for you!

It is no biggie, I was just a little confused!

 

[Rhandi74]

I got Jewel's duck eggs today...
Now I just hope she has a good hatch
She covered all 12 with out any problems. They were smaller then my Pekins eggs but larger then my Mallards.