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[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: They do look so sweet! I have never read a negative comment about them.

Quote: I usually don't take interest in white layers. DH asked me why and I realized I don't have an answer! I have a few leghorn, thats it. Guess its because my Gramma (dads side) insisted brown eggs were healthier, and the birds are so much nicer, lol. I am so interested in Sumatra I guess I will have more white eggs, LOL

 

[Indyshent]

I usually don't take interest in white layers. DH asked me why and I realized I don't have an answer! I have a few leghorn, thats it. Guess its because my Gramma (dads side) insisted brown eggs were healthier, and the birds are so much nicer, lol. I am so interested in Sumatra I guess I will have more white eggs, LOL

Somebody's been leaving me good-sized white eggs over the last week, and I have no idea who it is. Whoever it is leaves them in the most popular chicken nest. I wouldn't think the muscovies would be laying, and these don't feel like duck eggs at all. Supposedly, I should have all blue, green and brown layers. The closest to white I've seen thus far was from an EE who lays pretty big light blue eggs. I'm kind of wondering what the gold birchen Sumatra mix would look like if I opened it up. It has male feathering, but very small (and relatively pale) wattles and comb, almost no spurs, doesn't crow, is very submissive.

Also, if anyone's interested in an Asil rooster, lemme know. I have no experience with game breeds. He's a relatively sweet bird-- given his former circumstances-- and is warming up well.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I am still getting goose eggs! This year has been very unpredictable.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

I want t say welcome to any new thread members.

 

[daskhan]

Somebody's been leaving me good-sized white eggs over the last week, and I have no idea who it is. Whoever it is leaves them in the most popular chicken nest. I wouldn't think the muscovies would be laying, and these don't feel like duck eggs at all. Supposedly, I should have all blue, green and brown layers. The closest to white I've seen thus far was from an EE who lays pretty big light blue eggs. I'm kind of wondering what the gold birchen Sumatra mix would look like if I opened it up. It has male feathering, but very small (and relatively pale) wattles and comb, almost no spurs, doesn't crow, is very submissive. 

Also, if anyone's interested in an Asil rooster, lemme know. I have no experience with game breeds.  He's a relatively sweet bird-- given his former circumstances-- and is warming up well. 

I'm sorry that was me I just felt like they would be ok there and that your girls would raise her well

 

[chick rookie]

Aww I miss my Salmon Faverolles girl so much! I lost her this summer to the coyote (assuming).
Had her for 5 years and she was still laying and still fertile! She was such a sweetheart. I can't wait until spring to get my new batch as well as adding the Russian Orloffs! Woot woot!!

I have 2 of them, but 1 is just way standoffish, she is not mean at all jut don't like lovies, but she and her sister don't get along. They used to hang all over each other never was without the other, but Harriett got sick a couple mths back and had to come in to get over it. When she was well I brought her back out to the main coop and sis would chase her away when she got close. So now she lives with the 2 Juvie Roo's, dont know where I will put her when the roo's go to the big coop? Maybe I will put her with the other 2 loners, Nala and Bubbles. I would have to call that pen Loversnest ( or something ) cause they all like lovies!!!
I am going to have to look up Russian Orloffs never heard of them.

They do look so sweet! I have never read a negative comment about them.
I usually don't take interest in white layers. DH asked me why and I realized I don't have an answer! I have a few leghorn, thats it. Guess its because my Gramma (dads side) insisted brown eggs were healthier, and the birds are so much nicer, lol. I am so interested in Sumatra I guess I will have more white eggs, LOL

I don't have any white eggs either, I have had a few leghorns, but they did not last here, they were mean as all get out and I got rid of them. Have been meaning to look up some other white egg layers but just haven't found the time and it's not real high on my to do list anyway. and I try and stay away from high straight combs. I try that is. I have a few but really hate them. Don't hate the birds, just the combs.


Yesterday Bubbles made me feel like a heal!!

She was trying to follow me around the yard, I seen she was trying to catch me in her bobble head way, but I had so much going on. So after feed time last night I got her and let her sit in my lap for awhile and sleep. She likes to sleep in my lap???

I think I made it up to her.
I cant convince her that pine shavings are not going to hurt her. Anyone else have birds that just refuse to go near them. it's a real problem here cause I just went and put fresh shavings in every single house. I don't know what else to use for her this winter, she cant walk in the straw and I don't like it anyway cause it always has mites in it, hay is getting too hard to find and way to expensive now that winter is coming on. I don't have enough little yellow bankies ( she loves her bankies ) to line her outside sleeping spot. I'm holding out on bringing her inside for as long as I can. I just believe it is better for them to be outside in the fresh air, and to be able to scratch around and such, and once I bring her in all that stops. Which brings me to my next brain teaser for ya'll....
I'm trying to come up with daily things chickens do outside that I can give her inside, besides eating... I am going to take a dish pan and fill it with DE, but because she cant step up very high at all I cant figure out a way for her to get in it. I don't want to cut it down ( even on 1 side ) cause as she is dusting she will throw it everywhere.
And for treats and something to break up her boredom, I was thinking about wild bird suite cakes, or maybe one of those parrot seed sticks? I am going to get her some diapers so she can walk around the house for exercise and company even tho it wont be other chickens.... and she always sleeps with Nala ( as in right up next to ) So I am looking for a stuffed chicken that will sit with her. It might be a little over the top but I want the ol'girl happy, don't need a depressed hen to deal with all winter.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have one of those pill crushers I thought I could crush a couple alfalfa pellets and put in her scratch so she would still get a little green in her diet. ( just thought of that )

Redgitt update:
She is walking without a limp!!!!!!!! Her foot is healing very well and she is back to pawing at the gate cause I'm too slow getting to her at feed time. lol
Her biotin and copper tox will be here today, cant believe none of the farm or animal health places in this town carries any of that... I had to order it all through Jeffers. But once I get her on that and get front shoes on her, ( I hate shoes in the winter ) The vet says that should stop all these reoccurring
abscesses!!

 

[tmarsh83]

Was yesterday the day?

The leghorn has been laying between 10-noon everyday for 34 straight days. I got home yesterday, no egg.

We had to go look at some puppies last night, so we did our running and when I got home I went out and shut up the pop door, without checking the coop. When I went to let the ladies out this morning I peeked in the nesting boxes to make sure they had enough crumbles for the day, I was amazed to find an egg in the nesting box. Both ladies were still on the roost, which leads me to believe it happened last evening before the went to bed. I compared it to the eggs we've been getting, and it was very similar, so my first reaction is that it was just the leghorn being off her schedule, but 6-8 hours off? That seems like a lot considering how consistent she's been.

The next couple days will tell the tale I'm sure, but I'm hopeful the ancona turned it on...

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I usually don't take interest in white layers. DH asked me why and I realized I don't have an answer! I have a few leghorn, thats it. Guess its because my Gramma (dads side) insisted brown eggs were healthier, and the birds are so much nicer, lol. I am so interested in Sumatra I guess I will have more white eggs, LOL

I don't have any white eggs either, I have had a few leghorns, but they did not last here, they were mean as all get out and I got rid of them.  Have been meaning to look up some other white egg layers but just haven't found the time and it's not real high on my to do list anyway. and I try and stay away from high straight combs. I try that is. I have a few but really hate them. Don't hate the birds, just the combs. 

FYI, y'all, Dorkings are white eggers. Well, okay, some lines lay more tinted white to very light tan eggs, but my girls lay white, anyway. Mine do have pretty tall combs, but nothing compared to my Light Brown Leghorn or Ancona. The Dorkings' combs have shrunken down every winter thus far as well, no frostbite on either.

Oh, and they're professionals when it comes to chicken therapy.

P.S. Thanks for the well wishes and the luck for the tests. My Functional Bio test was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, and I was out of my German test in about 20 minutes, it was a cakewalk. Now, we'll see if the grades come back as good or if I was completely off all along...

 

[daskhan]

So another day of no losses I had a major scare yesterday walked in the brooder room and cx were everywhere even in the rare breed brooder so I spent ten minutes scooping them back up putting them back in their brooder (for those who say they are dumb they seem to be the only ones smart enough to figure out the netting system I have...) well later in the day I checked on the chicks again and seen red poo in the rare brooder pen and my heart dropped one of my light brahmas seemed less active then normal so I switched the feed and added corid to the water and held her there till she drank enough to make me feel better today as I was feeding everyone .. Everyone!!! Seemed lively and active sadness avoided

 

[tmarsh83]

FYI, y'all, Dorkings are white eggers.

Well, okay, some lines lay more tinted white to very light tan eggs, but my girls lay white, anyway. Mine do have pretty tall combs, but nothing compared to my Light Brown Leghorn or Ancona. The Dorkings' combs have shrunken down every winter thus far as well, no frostbite on either.

Oh, and they're professionals when it comes to chicken therapy.

P.S. Thanks for the well wishes and the luck for the tests.

My Functional Bio test was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be, and I was out of my German test in about 20 minutes, it was a cakewalk.

Now, we'll see if the grades come back as good or if I was completely off all along...

How well do yours lay? Were they breeder or hatchery stock? They won't be on the spring order, but I still like them. I've talked with my neighbor about messing with some meat birds just for fun, and we liked the idea of covering some Delaware hens with a Dorking rooster, just so we could use the name DelaDork LOL