INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[ChickCrazed]

So if you but boys somewhere, where they can't see the hens they shouldn't fight, right. I have an extra coop I am not using on the far end of my property right now ( wanted things to be closer for winter) but I could put all of them in there for now with a tarp on something blocking their view of the girls. Would that make it safer you think?

Also I have two silkie roosters that I have had since they were about 2 months old ( now close to 6 or 7 months old) and they can NOT be anywhere near each other . One can't even be near any other roosters at all, and he crows day and night almost non stop. I have really been wondering what to do with him because he is driving me crazy, but I didn't know about processing a silkie rooster, he is actually quite large for a silkie ( i think he is actually mixed with something else because he has a straight comb.) I just don't know what to do with him.

Right now he has his own pen. But the crowing is the worst of any of my other roosters, he crows at midnight, 2:00am and all day long. Luckily I don't have any close neighbors.

What about one of those no crow collars? I WAS planning on trying them for the two boys in the bachelor pad since the crowing was driving me nuts....guess I saved $60 by procrastinating on THAT! LOL

 

[Leahs Mom]

I've read some reviews on the crow collars causing damage and sometimes death based on how they restrict the burst of air used to crow. On another thread we had several discussions on them that made me decide that the concerns may be great enough that I wouldn't use them unless I had more information.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Just a quick question for those of you that process. When is a good time to process a rooster? What age?

That depends on so many things. Breed plays a part in how fast the chicken grows. A white meat hen can be processed extremely young but will be a meal for 1 or 2. A white meat roo at 9 weeks could be 4 pounds or more after cleaning not counting the organs and neck.
Free ranging can slow the growth down a few weeks too.
My heritage RIR birds who were free ranged grow slower. At 9 weeks there would be nothing really to eat. But at 20-30 weeks they are a good size with much more dark meat then the white meat roosters. If you want to fry or grill the chicken, younger is a bit more tender. No matter the age, the chicken should rest for at least 3 days. Soaking in a brine can increase the tenderness too. We make a lot of BBQ chicken or roasted chicken meals here.

Quote: Not a betrayal so much as an ending. You take great care of your birds, they have had a wonderful chicken life.

 

[FlockMaster-614]

@ Leah's Mom: Yes, Inside Is good. Poor thing would have become a frozen pin cushion. Herding her around! Ha, yeah I bet she would hate being picked up. Then she'd really feel like a pin cushion. Hope she gets those feathers out soon.

@ ChickCrazed: I am so sorry about your Rooster. He looked gorgeous.

Gosh, its been windy! I felt like Mary Poppin's when I went to take care of the birds. I think I should put a few lead weights on if it gets that windy again, I think I was in the air for a few seconds.

This morning my birds played Escapees and got out of the pen and started strolling across the yard. I went out and had to round them all up. The younger birds know and are comfortable around me so I had no trouble getting them back in but I had to herd my oldest rooster towards the door and wait for him to run around me and back in. I am surprised at his sudden change of attitude. Usually he tries to flog me now he acts like I'm ready to flog him. Maybe its because he has to put up with three new upstarts.

 

[browncow15]

These chicks are 3 months old, they're the ones I hatch from @ellymayRans flock. Anyone see any roosters?

BTW sorry for the poor phone photo quality. These buggers move fast!

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[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

These chicks are 3 months old, they're the ones I hatch from @ellymayRans flock. Anyone see any roosters?

BTW sorry for the poor phone photo quality. These buggers move fast!

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How do you upload photos onto BYC from your iPhone? A little random but u saw the iPhone signature

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Well three of my Ameraucana pullets act like one of tier feet hurt. It's not frostbite, splinter, cut, etc, but definitely physical. Which ever got the limp on I reddish pink. But I can squeeze and poke their foot and it doesn't hurt them. I think their feet are just cold. They have a thin layer f sawdust down. But they always eat the sawdust and everything. Looks like I might have to get some straw. I absolutely hate using straw . I might just make little walls with straw and use sawdust an corncob to fill the rest. Their bedding is about to get as expensive as there feed.

 

[browncow15]

How do you upload photos onto BYC from your iPhone? A little random but u saw the iPhone signature

I use the Tapatalk app and it will upload my phone photos. I read most if the time in the backyard chickens app but I could never get it to do photos!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I use the Tapatalk app and it will upload my phone photos. I read most if the time in the backyard chickens app but I could never get it to do photos!

I will have to look for that app. I can't either. Thanks!

 

[browncow15]

I will have to look for that app. I can't either. Thanks!

No problem.