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[kabhyper1]

just pm me for when you need some birds....most of my birds have a waiting list...and you never know what will be hatched out...which also has a big part to do with sales...some of the birds are sold out for the season....and some im not selling any stock from...but with the peas i will have basic india blues this season...dont have any buyers at the moment for these birds....so your in luck...also try not to handle the bird that is sick unless you have to it puts more stress on the bird....and right now the bird is very weak....hope she gets better...did you get a chance to check out the forum with the pics.....also using gatorade...or homemade drink will do the bird some good ...if your just giving it regular water...

Oh geez ya, we live amongst neighbors, so my dream of peas may never come true. Thanks for your help. She is improving tonight slowly. The morning will tell.

 

[kabhyper1]

Thanks so much everyone for your help. I know I don't comment much or get involved in conversation, but you all are really great. I've been fortunate enough to be a part of this thread for going on a couple of years. I can honestly say that there isn't a group of people who are more wonderful when it comes to helping people out.

 

[bradselig]

Kelly- I still have all the things to run fecal exams. It's been a few years since I've work at the covets office, but have ran several reptile and chicken samples since. of course not vets have reasonable prices in fecal exams as well. Let me know if I can be if any help!

 

[Mother2Hens]

@kabhyper1 That's great news that's she improving! So do you think she was constipated? That's one thing I haven't heard of, but I know there are a million things I haven't heard of.
Originally Posted by flyladyrocks
I have started watching "Cock Fight". Have you seen Food Inc.? Movie made in 2008 here is the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food,_Inc.
Very similar documentary but it covers livestock in general. There is a report being done here in Indy by one of the news stations about the swine industry. I keep thinking what about chickens and Bovine?

@flyladyrocks Yes, I've seen Food, Inc., which is one that everyone could benefit from. I've seen other documentaries about the big business of farming, but I mentioned Cock Fight: One Man’s Battle Against the Chicken Industry because it was just released on Wednesday. I admire this guy's courage although the farmer, Craig Watts, was naive about not realizing what he was getting himself into. I'm surprised he wasn't silenced! IMO, all of the food processing conglomerates have no regard for animals. It's all about power and greed. Thankfully there are people like Craig who allow the truth to be seen. As Temple Grandin said, "Animals Are Not Things."
@PeacefulWalls Your EE looks like mine, and I think EEs are beautiful. I love their feathers. Here's my Roadrunner-- photo taken on a warmer day! I don't know where she originated because when we first started with chickens almost three years ago-- I just realized it will be three years next week!--- anyway I traded one of my original RIR cockerels (Nene's brother) for Roadrunner when she was a pullet (I thought she was a hawk at first). Someone knew someone who had too many EEs. That guy said that someone gave him the EEs, so who knows. Anyway, Roadrunner lays beautiful eggs.




Here's a page from Townline's brochure-- RARE Chickens???

 

[kabhyper1]

Kelly- I still have all the things to run fecal exams. It's been a few years since I've work at the covets office, but have ran several reptile and chicken samples since. of course not vets have reasonable prices in fecal exams as well. Let me know if I can be if any help!

Thanks pal. I' ll let you know. I can't save them all, but I can try.

 

[PeacefulWalls]

@kabhyper1 That's great news that's she improving! So do you think she was constipated? That's one thing I haven't heard of, but I know there are a million things I haven't heard of.
Originally Posted by flyladyrocks
I have started watching "Cock Fight". Have you seen Food Inc.? Movie made in 2008 here is the wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food,_Inc.
Very similar documentary but it covers livestock in general. There is a report being done here in Indy by one of the news stations about the swine industry. I keep thinking what about chickens and Bovine?

@flyladyrocks Yes, I've seen Food, Inc., which is one that everyone could benefit from. I've seen other documentaries about the big business of farming, but I mentioned Cock Fight: One Man’s Battle Against the Chicken Industry because it was just released on Wednesday. I admire this guy's courage although the farmer, Craig Watts, was naive about not realizing what he was getting himself into. I'm surprised he wasn't silenced! IMO, all of the food processing conglomerates have no regard for animals. It's all about power and greed. Thankfully there are people like Craig who allow the truth to be seen. As Temple Grandin said, "Animals Are Not Things."
@PeacefulWalls Your EE looks like mine, and I think EEs are beautiful. I love their feathers. Here's my Roadrunner-- photo taken on a warmer day! I don't know where she originated because when we first started with chickens almost three years ago-- I just realized it will be three years next week!--- anyway I traded one of my original RIR cockerels (Nene's brother) for Roadrunner when she was a pullet (I thought she was a hawk at first). Someone knew someone who had too many EEs. That guy said that someone gave him the EEs, so who knows. Anyway, Roadrunner lays beautiful eggs.




Here's a page from Townline's brochure-- RARE Chickens???

It seems hard to imagine, but the Livestock Conservancy has Jersey Giants listed on their Watch list and Wyandottes on the Recovery list. This picture of the wyandotte from the LC page is a beautiful bird -- doesn't look anything like my hatchery wyandottes!

 

[Faraday40]

After years of hatching leghorns in the classroom - then rehoming them after the unit, I was given a rainbow assortment of eggs to hatch. The man used to show Ameraucana, white rocks, barred rocks, & possibly several other breeds. When he decided to get out of breeding chickens & move on to pigeons, all his fancy birds got mixed for general egg production. So I know my orig hens are mixes - but exceptional when it comes to health, appearance, & personality. (They are what got me started in chickens.)

Since they all lay sky blue or blue-green eggs, I call them EEs. I like to research. I went from only knowing how to hatch chicks to overall care / health to a growing wish list of future breeds I want - all within 1-2 months. It surprises me too how little some "experts" know. We are so removed from our food supply (here in the suburbs) that the average person still thinks that hens need a rooster to lay eggs or even better: white eggs come from white chickens & brown eggs come from brown chickens. LOL

 

[Mother2Hens]

Hello, I am in Northern Indiana, Goshen/Elkhart area. I am looking to get some:

Blue laced Red Wyandottes.

Black Copper Marans

I am building a barn to house my current flock of fun layers and then to start breeding these two breeds, along with some EEggers and work on some olive eggers. Barn wont be done till like June.
If there is anyone out there hatching soon and would want to sell me some chicks, that would be great.
I love the BLRW hens coloring, just beautiful. I have two splash hens now and need a few more and need a black roo to breed with them.
I have a couple BCM but need to add some new chickens to my mix of 2 hens and 1 roo.
Also, on a side note, How many hens will one roo mate with to truely produce fertile eggs? I ONLY have 1 BCM roo and 12 hens of a variety, 2 of which are BCM hens. He seems to have his favorites but the BCM hens dont seem to be at thetop of his list. I assume i just need to separate them and include the EEggers as well, so that will be 5 hens. I would think that wouldnt be a problem for him, however, till the weather gets better, i have no way to separate them.
Thoughts on how many of my eggs are going to be fertile?
Im going to start pulling some out to prep for incubation but its just been so darn cold.
thanks for your time.

I was going back through posts trying to find someone new who posted a few days ago. I think she lives near Bedford. I didn't welcome her, and I couldn't find her post.
However, I ran across the questions about Guard Geese from @Leahs Mom that @jchny2000 answered. I have a headache from all that bright red type, Janet, lol. I am re-posting it for easier reading for the elderly. haha My big question is, Could you have one female goose to guard a flock or would that not be advised?

Leahs Mom: I'm not concerned about night predators as I keep my chickens locked in at night.....Aerial protection is my main goal here.
So here are some more questions for you: If I got geese I'd probably get females.....
Janet: Thats perfectly fine, females guard flocks almost as well and you get some eggs as an extra benefit! an incoming flying intruder is swiftly attacked and flogged. And they know who is ok too, my geese do not attack my Muscovies.
-Would the roosters get along with them okay?
Yes, geese will hold a different type of leadership role, once mature there will not be disputes between them unless the rooster attacks you, or fights between themselves. I have only seen one rooster attack a goose. (my old roo, Red, GLW) He was promptly pinned, flogged and never did it again!
-Where/how do they sleep? Do they sleep on roost or on floor? Could they share the same housing with the chickens?
Mine nest/roost on the floor, they love a car tire stuffed with hay. Just a quiet spot. Hay piles are fine and they build a nest. Mine prefer to roost in or right outside the main coop area, its what you teach them to be home.
-What would be a good breed that won't be people aggressive but might scare someone enough that they wouldn't come on the property?
American buffs are docile but still watch their flocks close. Large breed, as big as my Embden. My neighbor keeps them. They visit my pond and flock, but will not come near me. The gander corrals his goose, and the ducks and makes them travel where he feels is safe. Chinese are my personal favorite. This is Gee, my oldest fella. Yes, his face shows how sweet he is, to me. We are discussing his dinner and FF and he listens to me when I talk lol..

He will march right up a stranger to discuss WHY are you here, and DO I know you? I have only seen him actually attack an animal or person acting aggressively towards me or our flock. He isn't child aggressive, we only have children visit here on a rare occasion. Rooster fights for example stop immediately, Gee grabs & flogs the attacker. Rooster attacks me, oboy! thats a big no-no! Gee will run across the yard, head down and body slam the rooster, pinning it until it stops fighting him, or I intervene.
He did attack my silly brother for stomping towards us, trying to scare Gee! He had shorts and flip flops on... that was a painful lesson for my brother. Gee grabbed and pinched the inside of his leg and left a nice bruise

I warned him to stop, duh. Sudden fast actions make a goose go "on guard", and if they think its a risk they will attack.
They tolerate the turkeys, guinea, ducks, chickens, and I even had an incident last fall where a quail got out of its cage. I didn't latch the swing door and the lil fella got out. Gee was interested in what kind of weird thing it was but didn't hurt it, just keep saying hey! hey! what is this! Fortunately, my quail are tame and it was following me back to the house, lol.
-Will you have some for sale this spring?
-If I purchased a couple, How can I integrate them with my existing flock of chickens without having WW3?
I will have White and Brown Chinese, and White Embden. Embden are a little more challenging, and I am finding the hens are flighty. None of my embden goose are outwardly human social, and my gander has bit/pinched me when I was collecting eggs last summer. They are very aggressive to anything out of place. More of a large farm setting goose IMO. I keep them for the size and predator aggression.The catch is knowing male or female, its hard to really tell before 6 months old. I have 2 adult Embden/Chinese cross females that need rehomed, they were a surprise hatch. My smallest embden hen can fly over a 6 foot fence if she likes the fella next door

When her clutch hatched 2 goslings had brown feet whoopsie!?!
My feed has animal protein so I know it's not suitable for the vegetarian geese. But I'm guessing that they could eat the same feed as the chickens MINUS the fish meal?
Absolutely, geese do need some meat proteins. They do eat worms, slugs etc and love snails. also really like fish so no worries there. They just prefer tall grass seeds and clover, that type greenery. Summer months my geese don't touch the feeders. One of their favorite weeds is ragweed. They tear off the leaves! I raise duckweed in the summer outdoors for my ducks and geese to nibble, its very high protein. I have the pond and I think they get most of the algea, other beneficial plant life from it too. I know many say geese don't need protein, I completely disagree. I follow what my grandmother taught me.

 

[flyladyrocks]

Cock Fight is very good. I wonder if they will do any kind of follow up b/c I am wondering what will happen. I am also surprised he was not silenced or his contract terminated.

And I keep getting more and more excited about easter eggers! She is very pretty.

I was also surprised by their "rare breed" list. I wonder what their definition of rare is?

 

[ellymayRans]

After years of hatching leghorns in the classroom - then rehoming them after the unit, I was given a rainbow assortment of eggs to hatch.  The man used to show Ameraucana, white rocks, barred rocks, & possibly several other breeds.  When he decided to get out of breeding chickens & move on to pigeons, all his fancy birds got mixed for general egg production.  So I know my orig hens are mixes - but exceptional when it comes to health, appearance, & personality. (They are what got me started in chickens.)

Since they all lay sky blue or blue-green eggs, I call them EEs.  I like to research.  I went from only knowing how to hatch chicks to overall care / health to a growing wish list of future breeds I want - all within 1-2 months.  It surprises me too how little some "experts" know.  We are so removed from our food supply (here in the suburbs) that the average person still thinks that hens need a rooster to lay eggs or even better: white eggs come from white chickens & brown eggs come from brown chickens. LOL

I have had several people at work (city folk) that thought all chickens were white! Lol! They had no idea they came in all different colors shapes and sizes! Haha! Not to mention all the misconceptions about reproduction etc! I think it's fun to answer people's crazy questions and hearing what they think about them.