Purposefully made myself NOT got to RK while down in the Jeffersonville area yesterday for fear I wouldn't be able to resist if they had chicks. Turns out it was a good thing as last night my mom sent me a message asking me to come out (Oregon) at the end of this month and I don't think DH/DS would appreciate being left holding the bag with a brooder full of chicks while I'm away. I do intend to add the to the flock this year, but guess we'll start the new birds sometime in March.
I have used it on new hen that come here with bare backs, if it is mite related. Works without any problems. We don't keep bee's and dont know of any around either, so that's not a problem here. Our TSC only carries a 2 lb thing of DE, and they want ... I forgot, but it was way too much for 2 lbs. So a old farmer told me about 7 and that is what I have been using.
119 lbs is big. My LGD's just tell me they are here and I go and take care of it, unless I'm not home and then ....well they take care of it. I don't really want them to do it. Don't want to take a chance on them getting bit and sick. I felt bad and still do every time I clean and medicate my LGD's neck. He is still healing from killing the Coyote that attacked me. Don't get me wrong... I'm glade he was here and he done his job, but I still feel bad about putting him in that position in the first place.
Thanks. I found him a home with 24 hens and all the free ranging he can handle, so I'm happy about that, he is a sweet boy.
I'm not ready for any snow, I hate snow, but o well... all my pens have snow free zones, guess I'll get to test them out now. and I'll get to test out my netting as far as the snow plieing up on it??? Some members were wondering about that, but this is the first year having nets up so I told them I would let them know, so now I can. So far It has not been a problem but we are going from snow to rain and back to snow and so on right now so nothing piling up any place yet. So I guess my houses and pens are AS READY AS POSSIBLE. o darn sorry, I hit to big letter button... lolEveryone ready for the next big snow? We have 4-8 inches predicted here, will be adding bedding to all the coops and housing tomorrow. Getting time to buy hay rolls again, 4 large 6ft rolls has lasted a full year. Laying has picked up quite well, I had about 2 dozen eggs todayMy oldest, 3 year old EE hen Bunny is sitting in the nest box, usually that's a good sign that the rest will be laying soon too.
My Bunny as a pullet: just adore her, lots of gorgeous chicks from her the last 2 years.
I would hate those limits
and it has began...... I must hide.....
Love the pic's and everyone elses pic's as well. is that a recent pic? You have that much snow already?? I'm so sorrymorning everyone....finally got some sleep...figured I would share some updated pics
hawk the one that got sick and almost died.....is one of my favs....and is in the middle of the barred rock looking chickens....shes doing great....im glad she made it
Quote:Funny you mention that, he is very attracted to one of my pekin hens toothis tom is young lol hope he gets his head together soon.
Great pics! Glad your hen has recovered.morning everyone....finally got some sleep...figured I would share some updated pics
hawk the one that got sick and almost died.....is one of my favs....and is in the middle of the barred rock looking chickens....shes doing great....im glad she made it
Relieved to say only about an inch here so far.Hey, all, sorry I went inactive for a few days! I honestly was sure that my old Cubby was on her way out and I didn't feel like posting much. She spent the past couple days with almost no appetite, not even wanting to eat the scrambled eggs I'd prepared for her. Yesterday, she decided to start eating again, and today she's eating like a cow! You know, like usual!Looks like she still has some fight left in her!
My Violet, who had a partial prolapse a few days ago, is back at 100% as well. I found the remains of a soft egg in one of the nests last night, but I don't know if that was her or not. I'm keeping on top of the oyster shell at the moment, making sure everyone has plenty of it if they want it. I don't like feeding layer feed because of the various ages in my flock, so the oyster shell is their main source of calcium.
We've got a nice, deep, wet, sloppy snow happening now.But everyone's well in spite of it. I would have said happy, but the ducks don't have their pool, so they are definitely not happy.Poor abused critters.
Oh, and speaking of ducks, for those of you that have them, is it normal for a duck to kind of make a nest before she's even started laying? And does this mean she's thinking about laying her first egg? Trudi's been shaping a bowl-like spot in the bedding at the back corner of their temporary pen for a few days now. And she's also been very, err, needy with Malcolm as well.hope we slide by without much more.
Sounds to me like you may see eggs very soon!
Yea no kidding. Long shot but thought I'd try. I lost my blue cock bird and would really like another. I like EEs too, but want a purebred Am boy to go with my girl.lol good luck. The problem is allot of people don't know the difference. I have went places to buy them and they have always turned out to me EE's and when you inform the owners of that fact they tend to get upset that you are insulting their birds. So actual breeders are the best, IMO.
Thats WAY too much snow, course I think 1 in. is too much lol.
I have been looking for 2 years for one I can afford and close by. Every time I go to look at one it's an EE.... Oh well I keep looking.
I'm sorry but IMO I think you are nuts... WANTING snow.... each to his own I guess.... lol I am sick of the mud too but would rather have it given the choice I'll take mud.
