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[Indyshent]

@Indyshent
With a name like Optimus Prime I would really like to see his pic.

Here goes nothing, but I tried to get some pictures today...

Aww I miss Foghorn soo much! Miss that handsome Lavender Ameruacana roo too. Hows lil Feisty the mallard doing? Every scovy I had is gone, even Physco.

She's great! She and the two ducks I have are doing swell together! Most of the time, I can walk up to them and pick them up. They're such great girls!

I'm so sorry about your muscovies.

Here's some pictures of the girls, and some of the flock generally too! Took one of your lavender Ameraucana crowing! My blue Runner is broody.

Here's some familiar flock members

The little turkey is Penny. She hatched here in December but might actually be laying already because I've found Itty bitty turkey-looking eggs periodically. She's super cute, the weirdest color, and very friendly. Her weight is all fluff and attitude.

Here's David Bowie, our almost a year old Polish. The ducks and one of the dominant hens are really bad about plucking his and the turkeys' butt feathers out.

Here's Thanksgiving and Jake Jake. Thanksgiving is red bronze and hatched last Thanksgiving around midnight. He's a hormone crazed James Brown song of the turkey world (just ask him). Jake Jake is far milder and, while friendly, not a likely to make love to shoes and, well, anything. He's red blue bronze.

Here's the broody Easter Eggers

Here's Melania, who's a sad single lady now that her husband's missing in action. She likes to meet me in the back part of the garden because I throw cat food and other treats to her there. She doesn't eat as much as she's supposed to, never has as tail no matter what she eats, but she's adorable

Because someone wanted it to be a rooster, the Dominique has declared itself female (pretty sure now). I've missed having a lap bird since all of my really friendly hens have died this year, so I guess I'll keep her because she makes gardening and tending to the birds a little more sunny a prospect. It's comb was seriously that large and red when it was about four weeks old.... and it just hasn't kept up with that pace. Tail isn't particularly feminine but its saddles and hackles are round as spoons

 

[Faraday40]

Still trying to get a pic of my blue orp pullet, Jewel. (13.5 wks)
She's often moving... or looking for food....

or getting WAY TOO CLOSE to my camera.

So for now, this pic with the poor background is what I have.

BTW She is "Cogburn's" ( @kittydoc 's roo) grand-daughter or great grand-daughter. Her mother is "Oopsie."

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

All right fellow BYCers, I am in need of some advice. I have an extremely broody buff Orpington and I have not been able to break her and I've tried all methods. My wife and I are at the point to where we are going to let her hatch out her eggs. Any advice is greatly appreciated as we have never hatched chicks either in the coop or in an incubator. We are not really sure what to do.

Lots of good advice already! Broody hatches if successful are the easiest chicks you will ever raise.

Far SS of Anderson here, they're out in force, I tell ya. We sprayed before we put our fence up a couple weekends ago, but with all this water we've had from the rain, its hardly helped. I go in nearly every night covered. DH is going to spray again this weekend, then maybe I can enjoy my new hammock.

If it wasn't for the livestock grazing, the pond and the beehive I would have had DH fog a lot more. Its helped but oh my, at dusk! I go out and close the coop ad get swarmed.

I'm not sure if I should make myself a thread or what BUT... 'my' black Maran (14 1/2 wks old) has a broken beak. My husband noticed it a few weeks ago and it was raw. Not bloody or nasty, it was scabbed. She's one of my grandma's pullets we're raising until she gets her permit passed (lives in St. Joseph County), but I'm caring for them like my own. The top half of her beak (near her nose) is hardened, looking "normal", and it seems to be growing out. Will it?

She isn't noticeably malnourished and I've watched her eat and drink just fine. I'm not sure if there is anything I can do, or should do. I've kept their coop extra clean so she doesn't shove her face in anything nasty.

I also don't know the cause. She's in a coop with three other pullets, 14 1/2 wks and 16 wks. Its a TSC hardware cloth easy to assemble coop, so I'm not sure where she hurt herself, and this is the coop we're planning to use for the youngsters.

I'll try to grab some pictures tonight when I get home from work.

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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/
I had this happen once, fed wet feed and the rooster grew back the beak. But it couldn't hurt to get opinions on the forum I posted, link above.

She's great! She and the two ducks I have are doing swell together! Most of the time, I can walk up to them and pick them up. They're such great girls!

I'm so sorry about your muscovies.

Here's some pictures of the girls, and some of the flock generally too! Took one of your lavender Ameraucana crowing! My blue Runner is broody.View attachment 1033639 View attachment 1033640
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Here's some familiar flock members
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The little turkey is Penny. She hatched here in December but might actually be laying already because I've found Itty bitty turkey-looking eggs periodically. She's super cute, the weirdest color, and very friendly. Her weight is all fluff and attitude.

Here's David Bowie, our almost a year old Polish. The ducks and one of the dominant hens are really bad about plucking his and the turkeys' butt feathers out. View attachment 1033664

Here's Thanksgiving and Jake Jake. Thanksgiving is red bronze and hatched last Thanksgiving around midnight. He's a hormone crazed James Brown song of the turkey world (just ask him). Jake Jake is far milder and, while friendly, not a likely to make love to shoes and, well, anything. He's red blue bronze.


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Here's the broody Easter Eggers View attachment 1033673 View attachment 1033672
Here's Melania, who's a sad single lady now that her husband's missing in action. She likes to meet me in the back part of the garden because I throw cat food and other treats to her there. She doesn't eat as much as she's supposed to, never has as tail no matter what she eats, but she's adorable View attachment 1033675

Because someone wanted it to be a rooster, the Dominique has declared itself female (pretty sure now). I've missed having a lap bird since all of my really friendly hens have died this year, so I guess I'll keep her because she makes gardening and tending to the birds a little more sunny a prospect. It's comb was seriously that large and red when it was about four weeks old.... and it just hasn't kept up with that pace. Tail isn't particularly feminine but its saddles and hackles are round as spoons
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Wow, they all look great! Glad to see you have turkeys again too. I finally started the incubators, and had 2 OEG hatch today. Have to admit I really missed hatching chicks.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Still trying to get a pic of my blue orp pullet, Jewel. (13.5 wks)
She's often moving... or looking for food....
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or getting WAY TOO CLOSE to my camera.
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So for now, this pic with the poor background is what I have.
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BTW She is "Cogburn's" ( @kittydoc 's roo) grand-daughter or great grand-daughter. Her mother is "Oopsie."

Lol looks like a she to me, too sweet!

 

[Faraday40]

With your David Bowie & my Spitzhauben, we could easily start our own 80s rock hair-band!
Any others want to join?[/QUOTE]

Here's David Bowie, our almost a year old Polish. The ducks and one of the dominant hens are really bad about plucking his and the turkeys' butt feathers out.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Still figuring out the new format on the thread. Not so sure I like it yet! Can't seem to upload pictures. Wanted to share our new goat buckling, Bocephus II. Quite the charming fella. He has won over Coco and Mocha, and sparring with Bud our wether. Sugar hates him, but she is still nursing Coco. He is afraid of the poultry and waterfowl so far. We picked him up last Thursday. Bo turned 8 weeks old today and is weaned.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Had a big surprise this morning! I have had the incubators up and running a couple weeks, mostly for geese and duck eggs. I put in a few chicken eggs to increase my flock, and had a surprise hatch a week early! I suspect the OEG hens were brooding. 2 OEG standard hatched! 3rd didn't make it out of the shell. Here is the 1st one that was dry this morning!

OK that picture worked! More tomorrow.

 

[cmitchee]

Anyone know of any local places I can find barley? I want to start growing my own fodder, but can't seem to find anything that isn't online..

 

[Nyla]

Getting More Muscovy's Today! Will be posting pictures later!

 

[Leahs Mom]

Anyone know of any local places I can find barley? I want to start growing my own fodder, but can't seem to find anything that isn't online..

@cmitchee
I don't know local to you, but in Northern IN I purchase organic barley by the 50 lb bag reasonably. How far are you willing to go? It is in the Topeka area but they may have larger customers down your way and be willing to throw it on a truck. I seriously don't know what their truck range is. You'd have to ask them. They wouldn't put it on for a single bag or 2 unless they are going somewhere else that you could meet them to pick up I think.