Welcome to new folks,
and Heya Miss Jayne - I have to warn you, once you visit Kentucky, you'll want to live here.
Well, another one of those Cornish Cross took a sudden dirt nap last night. That leaves me three to butcher. I'd better get to it soon, methinks. The three I have left (a roo and two hens) are the most active of them, though, so I think they have a better chance - those three always go out into the run with the other chickens and hang out. The two who died (organ failure, I assume, they both had purple combs when they were found) never left the building, just sat inside and waited for more food to be placed in the dish. They will be 8 weeks old on Saturday, btw.
Yes, I have committed the great sin of blending meaties with layers. Now that they are older, however, no one picks at the meaties, and they are too docile to pick at anyone else - with so few, I didn't see a purpose to give them their own pen.
One of my white call ducks is half out - but hasn't absorbed the yolk completely - so I'm not sure it'll live. I have 6 other eggs, though, so I'm hoping a couple of those will hatch. No action at all on them right now.
Well, gonna go catch up on BYC and emails.
meri
and Heya Miss Jayne - I have to warn you, once you visit Kentucky, you'll want to live here.
Well, another one of those Cornish Cross took a sudden dirt nap last night. That leaves me three to butcher. I'd better get to it soon, methinks. The three I have left (a roo and two hens) are the most active of them, though, so I think they have a better chance - those three always go out into the run with the other chickens and hang out. The two who died (organ failure, I assume, they both had purple combs when they were found) never left the building, just sat inside and waited for more food to be placed in the dish. They will be 8 weeks old on Saturday, btw.
Yes, I have committed the great sin of blending meaties with layers. Now that they are older, however, no one picks at the meaties, and they are too docile to pick at anyone else - with so few, I didn't see a purpose to give them their own pen.
One of my white call ducks is half out - but hasn't absorbed the yolk completely - so I'm not sure it'll live. I have 6 other eggs, though, so I'm hoping a couple of those will hatch. No action at all on them right now.
Well, gonna go catch up on BYC and emails.
meri
