has anyone ever seen a Mississippi Kite Hawk? There were a ton circling my bfs grandmonthers house yesterday. Apparently, they hunt in large groups.
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Anyone else's egg production decreased? I have 5 laying hens and MAY get one egg. There were a couple days I didn't get any!
I'm not sure if I have or not but I have seen buzzards and hawks hunt in large groups on occasion. Not sure what to tell you to do about them, legally anyway.
I have a pack of silver/grey colored kites that hunt together aaarrg
these are greyish colored on their body and have almost black feathers
I thought I had read that brining can help draw the blood out a little? Sorry for your losses, it's so stinking hot lately!
Egg production can decrees when. They start molting,when they are older over 2 1/2 years. When they have had a predator attack especially if a flock member was maimed or killed. Sometimes around August when the heat is oppressive.
Any chance you have someone eating the eggs before you can get to them?
You will be good with the 24%. You don't have to do the boiled egg unless you just want do. I have given them boiled eggs before, so it won't hurt. But 24% will be fine.
For poults, I would not feed them anything other than feed until their immune system is up and running and strong. I have never fed anything except feed until they were 3 months. Then I let them venture in the yard and have fun with nature. A poult is soooooooooooo very different than a baby chick. I have seen so many people lose their poults and they had no idea why. I think if you stick to the feed and give them a lot of love and kisses (well you don't have to give the kissed but I do- lol), they will be fine. Make sure you have a thermometer to keep a strict eye on the temps and do not let them get wet.. A wet poult is a dead poult.
Keep me posted and let me know if you have any questions. If you will be hatching or getting day old chicks, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE make sure they are eating and drinking. They can fool you and you may think they are and they are not and they are dead in 3 days. :/
Thank you! I'm glad I ordered the poults with the chicks and not separately, because the chicks have helped the poults with eating and drinking. When they came in today I dipped each ones beak in water and made sure it drank, then made sure everyone located the feed. I came back a half hour later, and the poults were going to the waterer and feeder by themselves. I'll hand feed them every now and then, and the poults still have to follow the chicks' example on eating from my hand, but I think they've got the right idea. I will still be checking at least every hour and a half on them.
On a slightly different note, I absolutely love the poults! They are much different from the chicks (who are awesome in their own right.) They are very mellow, and the way they slowly examine everything is adorable.
That is perfect with them being with chicks!! You are soooooooo lucky to have it set up that way!!
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