I have a bantam Cockerel that is three weeks younger than everyone else but matured faster than I have ever seen. None of the older production layers have started laying yet and he decided to attempt mating yesterday. Bad news for him, he wasn't on the keep list and today is butchery day for the CX, sorry little guy you will make a nice soup.
One has three so far with 2 more eggs. not sure how many the other has yet just heard peeping from under her last night. Today is day 21 for her. The other one started on Thursday. How long should I let her keep the other eggs if they haven't hatched yet, or will she just leave them. She seemed very determined to keep them when I was watching her last night.
I'm going to have so many babies I won't be able to count them all...…..
These hatch a long threads are going to be the death of me.
They’re gorgeous! And such variety in colors/patterns. Did they all wind up with crests, too? Which one(s) are you keeping?
I’m keeping all these 3. There’s two more, but cockerels and the cockerels seem to have Cushion Combs while the pullets have the V Comb.They’re gorgeous! And such variety in colors/patterns. Did they all wind up with crests, too? Which one(s) are you keeping?
I don’t even buy mine anymore. I use my own flock to create more.
I’ve not had to deal with this particular virus, and it looks like the chick vaccine isn’t really available, so you’d have to wait until 4 weeks old for them. The rest could be vaccinated; the label is meant for big poultry operations, and doesn’t always apply well to backyard flocks. I found this article informative:Lawd. What a cluster.
So, I suppose I could give the older broody who has had fowl pox most or all the eggs and move them out of the coop once they have hatched. Grrr. I just rehomed 12 chickens the last week and a half to make coop space to keep everyone locked inside WITH the new chicks when showing the house or when hawks are out.
the infected broody has been broody for 5+ weeks now, I’m nervous if I cannot break her she is gonna be weakened by the whole process extension. And she killed those day olds. Crap. I think she needs to hatch Sunday. I’m rolling the dice.
vaccine says to administer before four weeks of lay and I don’t have any birds that young except the one 6 week old chick with the broody.
it says I’ve got to keep vaccinated separate for a while and I literally just broke down my other coop Thursday. I’d have to break both broodies to keep the chicks separate and I think that may end up being harder and more stressful than other options.
waaaaaaa. What a rough week or so.
a neighbor is coming to see our place today before we list It. Think positive thoughts they just buy it.
