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[Acornewell]

Update on my chick with the slipped tendon, I reset the joint and taped it and hubby made a silly looking chair for him...I will have to get a picture of him in it. Right now he is in the brooder with his friends, actually working on getting his footing. I will still wrap the joint back up and put him in his chair until some of the swelling goes down, but for now I am hoping I caught this in time! My hubby has become quite fond of him and stayed up with him the past two nights! Melts my heart! He has caught the chicken fever!

 

[bradselig]

Update on my chick with the slipped tendon, I reset the joint and taped it and hubby made a silly looking chair for him...I will have to get a picture of him in it.  Right now he is in the brooder with his friends, actually working on getting his footing.  I will still wrap the joint back up and put him in his chair until some of the swelling goes down, but for now I am hoping I caught this in time!  My hubby has become quite fond of him and stayed up with him the past two nights!  Melts my heart!  He has caught the chicken fever!

Hoping for the best for your little chick!

And yes, this is an adult pair of partridge cochins. Tracking still hasn't updated since 10:30pm last night really hope they make it here soon!

 

[bradselig]

just picked them up and other than thirsty and hungry, arrived in good shape!

 

[flyladyrocks]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who chimed in to answer my "chicks from different places" question. I appreciate the input. I just had a friend whose hubby was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Devastating, shocking, and I just have not been able to find the time to respond.

I would say I am getting buying form 2 reputable breeders - kittydoc is one of them, the other lady is the one with the rare breeds in Groveland. She is NPIP certified. I've had some long conversations with her and am confident she is a good choice. She really loves her birds and is not just in the breeding business to make money, she really loves it.

It's the last ones, the ones from RK - the sexed EEs I want to get that are the bigger ??? since they are hatchery. So I guess I will keep them separate for a week or so to make sure they are doing okay b4 I integrate into the other LF chicks. I will probably get them at least a week or so apart too. I know that the ones from Groveland will be at least 2 weeks later, she won't have chicks till end of March beginning of April. We'll see how it all works out b/c I can see Brad's point on several intros of new chicks could stress them out.

New birds, new coop, lots of new things for the birds this Spring!

A little add on to the geese as guard birds from a week ago. It turns out that Alpacas make good predator prevention. My best friend sold her herd this fall and since has lost almost all her birds. They shared a barn and field and the Alpacas kept the predators away. They had over 30 and are down to 3. They are bringing those 3 into the garage at dusk. Unfortunately it's the kids who keep finding the mangled birds.

 

[birdman55]

morning everyone..glad things are going well....fingers crossed....i did hatch the last one manually.....i got willy...you know on the goonies the movie....its just like quazi....one eye and crooked beak...hate to say it but going to be a cull.....rule of thumb for me now is if not hatched on the 20-22nd day then they are removed...i cant handle to see the birds hatch like that...one of the hens must not be getting the nutrients it needs...or its due to the late hatch because both quazi and the new one have hatched late...feeling down now that one is out....but here are some pics

 

[Acornewell]

Anyone interested in 2 Bearded Belgian D'Anver Bantam Roosters? They are super sweet, we are just getting overrun with birds! Not that it is a bad thing

 

[raisinemright]

morning everyone..glad things are going well....fingers crossed....i did hatch the last one manually.....i got willy...you know on the goonies the movie....its just like quazi....one eye and crooked beak...hate to say it but going to be a cull.....rule of thumb for me now is if not hatched on the 20-22nd day then they are removed...i cant handle to see the birds hatch like that...one of the hens must not be getting the nutrients it needs...or its due to the late hatch because both quazi and the new one have hatched late...feeling down now that one is out....but here are some pics

Beautiful puppy (and chickens!!) here is one of my pups

 

[number9]

Your pots are very nicely done. Did you use Acrylic paint on tem and if so will the moisture make the paint peel??

 

[Indyshent]

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who chimed in to answer my "chicks from different places" question. I appreciate the input. I just had a friend whose hubby was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Devastating, shocking, and I just have not been able to find the time to respond.

I would say I am getting buying form 2 reputable breeders - kittydoc is one of them, the other lady is the one with the rare breeds in Groveland. She is NPIP certified. I've had some long conversations with her and am confident she is a good choice. She really loves her birds and is not just in the breeding business to make money, she really loves it.

It's the last ones, the ones from RK - the sexed EEs I want to get that are the bigger ??? since they are hatchery. So I guess I will keep them separate for a week or so to make sure they are doing okay b4 I integrate into the other LF chicks. I will probably get them at least a week or so apart too. I know that the ones from Groveland will be at least 2 weeks later, she won't have chicks till end of March beginning of April. We'll see how it all works out b/c I can see Brad's point on several intros of new chicks could stress them out.

New birds, new coop, lots of new things for the birds this Spring!

A little add on to the geese as guard birds from a week ago. It turns out that Alpacas make good predator prevention. My best friend sold her herd this fall and since has lost almost all her birds. They shared a barn and field and the Alpacas kept the predators away. They had over 30 and are down to 3. They are bringing those 3 into the garage at dusk. Unfortunately it's the kids who keep finding the mangled birds.

Donkeys are really good predator protection too. Nothing screws with donkeys--even miniature ones. Donkeys won't just protect against hawks and the like, they'll take on poisonous snakes, coyotes, cougars, hobos and thieves... you name it. Donkeys have your back, and they'll sound the alarm too.

If you're sure everyone's disease free, I'd say intro everyone (chickwise) at the same time. It's the later additions that always get picked on, in my experience, especially if you get more domineering breeds (esp RIR and their relatives, I've noticed, but I've seen white Leghorns do it too).

My older bitties are doing hilarious dances that remind me of Maori war dances and the mating rituals of blue-footed boobies They're also trying to figure who's who on the pecking order. Pretty darn sure I've got at least one DBrahma roo because he has to get into everything first. They are so gosh dang cute

 

[Indyshent]

No peeling yet. The pot pretty well absorbs all moisture, but a coat of ModPodge/glue helps a lot to reduce number of coats required. I did my first decoupages today also, but I'll likely stick to plain ole paints because I really like the way my rooster pot turned out.