INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[charleschicken]

Hi all my wife and I are in Cloverdale, In west of Indianapolis we have a flock of 18 (10 3 month old chicks 5 new jersey giants and 5 americanas) we also have 25 weisumer and 25 black copper meran chicks coming on Friday Im looking forward to growing my flock and supplying the local area with the super dark chocolate eggs i would like to find some olive eggers too. we have a 200 square foot coup that I just built to replace the 50 year old rat infested one. our goal is to be completely self sufficient. We would like to have hogs and goats as well.

 

[Hholly]

Hi all my wife and I are in Cloverdale, In west of Indianapolis we have a flock of 18 (10 3 month old chicks 5 new jersey giants and 5 americanas) we also have 25 weisumer and 25 black copper meran chicks coming on Friday Im looking forward to growing my flock and supplying the local area with the super dark chocolate eggs i would like to find some olive eggers too. we have a 200 square foot coup that I just built to replace the 50 year old rat infested one. our goal is to be completely self sufficient. We would like to have hogs and goats as well.

Welcome to the Indiana thread, neighbor!

 

[flyladyrocks]

I second this. Hawks are tenacious little buttheads who all seem to know they're protected wildlife.
You'll love him (your Olaf-to-be). He was regularly handled by toddlers and special-needs children. There isn't a mean bone in his body (or wasn't when he still lived here). He's a doll baby.


So anything I get before April 1 gets grandfathered in? :strokes imaginary goatee in contemplation: Well, maybe some expletives are called for because I really, really, REALLY shouldn't get anymore (though is someone happened to toss a pygmy goat over the fence, I suppose I'd just have to take it in

Regarding RK chicks, the one exception I'll probably fall for is more Dark Brahmas. All three of my straight run assorted heavy bin DBs wound up being the sweetest, most awesome birds ever. With two dead by a stray dog and one being rehomed, well... yeah, I'll fall for them hard is I see anymore of the little fluffybutts this spring.

My biggest issue remains the potential health threat these birds are to others, should they be rehomed. I haven't seen any more respiratory issues in the last week or so. the two birds I brought in because of sniffling seem to have recovered. The hen (a BO and probably my son's favorite hen) seems to have recovered without any antibiotics. She's in a hard molt right now and had been acting really out of character (always in the darkest place she can find, roosting away from everyone, not eating much, sullen), but she apparently just needed a warm spot to sit down, less competition for feed, such as that. She has no interest whatsoever in returning to the great outdoors though. Every time I put her outside, she tries to get back inside or falls back into her old sullen, sick ways, and each time, she manages to get even more sick even faster than the last time. So, yeah, I'm just keeping her inside until I can figure out what the heck is wrong with her.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Got (what I hope is) all of my German homework done finally! Now I just need to work on my vocab list for the quiz tomorrow. Which is why I'm here.

@pipdzipdnreadytogonow that the kids are leaving the windows cracked (like they were instructed!)everyone seems fine. They were locking everything up too tight. It seemed crazy that they were fine when it was 0 outside but got frostbitten when it was 20!
We live smack dab in the middle of the city and have 3 red shouldered hawks. Hope your babies stay safe. Glad there were no losses this time.

Glad you're having better luck with ventilation! It is amazing what just a tiny bit more moisture in the air can do to their combs, isn't it!

Hope yours are safe, too, with so many hawks around!

@pipdzipdnreadytogo I'm sorry to inform you that odds are that hawk will certainly be back. They are very persistent especially if you have bantys tempting them.

Trust me, I can say for sure it won't be tempted again... :/ And that's all I'm saying there.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

My biggest issue remains the potential health threat these birds are to others, should they be rehomed. I haven't seen any more respiratory issues in the last week or so. the two birds I brought in because of sniffling seem to have recovered. The hen (a BO and probably my son's favorite hen) seems to have recovered without any antibiotics. She's in a hard molt right now and had been acting really out of character (always in the darkest place she can find, roosting away from everyone, not eating much, sullen), but she apparently just needed a warm spot to sit down, less competition for feed, such as that. She has no interest whatsoever in returning to the great outdoors though. Every time I put her outside, she tries to get back inside or falls back into her old sullen, sick ways, and each time, she manages to get even more sick even faster than the last time. So, yeah, I'm just keeping her inside until I can figure out what the heck is wrong with her. 

You may want to look into having your flock tested for disease. Many respiratory diseases come and go in times of stress, such as moving to a new coop, and unfortunately will leave sufferers as carriers of that disease, silently spreading it. If you have any avian vets in the area that will see poultry, they should be able to help with collecting samples for tests and know where to send them.


P.S. Dark Brahmas are just gorgeous, I'd be tempted as well. I do have a Light Brahma in my chick order this year, though. Not as pretty as the darks (in my opinion), but I'm excited nonetheless; I've never owned a Brahma before.

Hi all my wife and I are in Cloverdale, In west of Indianapolis we have a flock of 18 (10 3 month old chicks 5 new jersey giants and 5 americanas) we also have 25 weisumer and 25 black copper meran chicks coming on Friday Im looking forward to growing my flock and supplying the local area with the super dark chocolate eggs i would like to find some olive eggers too. we have a 200 square foot coup that I just built to replace the 50 year old rat infested one. our goal is to be completely self sufficient. We would like to have hogs and goats as well. 

Welcome! Sounds like you're going to have a colorful flock!

 

[charleschicken]

thanks its nice to be around people that have the same passions.

 

[Faraday40]

Totally non-chicken related, but my 5 yr old son was running around the house after school saying, "Saucy! Saucy! Saucy!" I of course stopped him to ask exactly what he was saying. He told me that's how you say gallop in ballet. (meaning chassé or sashay. His Kindergarten program had a visiting dance instructor today.) DD & I had a giggle. Then she joined her brother and the two of kids chanted "Saucy! Saucy! Saucy!" as they danced around the downstairs. It certainly made my dinner prep a little more interesting today.

 

[iamfivewire]

welcome charles

 

[daskhan]

Hi all my wife and I are in Cloverdale, In west of Indianapolis we have a flock of 18 (10 3 month old chicks 5 new jersey giants and 5 americanas) we also have 25 weisumer and 25 black copper meran chicks coming on Friday Im looking forward to growing my flock and supplying the local area with the super dark chocolate eggs i would like to find some olive eggers too. we have a 200 square foot coup that I just built to replace the 50 year old rat infested one. our goal is to be completely self sufficient. We would like to have hogs and goats as well. 

200 square feet is huge isn't that bigger then your average barn?

 

[Soylent Chick]

@charleschicken Hi! Your flock sounds like it's going to be lovely! I've been to Cloverdale once but I enjoyed spending the day at the orchid nursery there.