"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[TerriLaChicks]

i had no idea there was this many people here from louisiana o.o Anywho, i got a pen full of RiR's a few New hamp reds, and 1 production red. all young girls, would probably start laying now if i turned a light on them but i think i am going to wait until it gets really cold for more heat purposes than really egg laying purposes. Currently looking for either a Heritage RiR rooster to put with them, or a regular RiR. my side project is looking for a kelso game hen to breed my kelso rooster with. but anyway, greetings from burr ferry

If you can wait a while, I have some heritage RIR's due to hatch this week. I'm sure I'll have a roo or two to spare.

 

[LindaB220]

Zip here - - most of my girls are old & they just went through moult, starting to see some combs get redder finally - the 2 youngest (Easter Eggers) are now in moult -- waiting another week & then will worm all of them. I actually had to BUY eggs yesterday.

Still getting one egg a day for the 8 Cobb 500 rescues and zip for the 6-8 mo old various othergirls. They never started laying. Bummer. Yeah, I'm buying eggs. That's not gonna happen again. Next year I'll have lights out from the get go.

 

[campingshaws]

Glad to know I'm in good company.

 

[Ron Skekel]

Hi all, I'm new to this site and chickens too. So glad I found this post with other folks in the area!
I got 4 chicks for my little one at Easter which ended up being 2 Roos and 2 hens. Somewhere along the way this turned into a new hobby for me. (Funny how that works). Last week I picked up 5 Campine chicks (1 roo, 4 girls) and an Araucana girl that are all about 8 weeks old now. Working to finish their coop and building another one too.

 

[Ron Skekel]

How is egg production for everyone? I got one last week, from the broken-beaked RIW. No sussex eggs since adding the RIWs to the flock in early October. It's annoying. :/

I've had my pullets since August, and they were probably 4 weeks old when I got them. So... five months? I'm ready for an Australorp egg. No idea on the age of the orpingtons. I keep reminding myself that I could really be pretty far from eggs, especially since I don't want to go through the hassle (expense) of adding a light to the coop. Still, that's the most exciting part of chickens, right? Egg hunting? I mean the rest of it is fun, too, but I love the eggs. 

I'm going to worm everyone today, since I'm not getting eggs anyway, and dust them for mites. Wish I had been home yesterday while the weather was still warm. 

Australorp's are late to mature they start laying at 6 months old. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

You pretty much have me beat, I just added a light.  One of my BJB gave me a tiny egg a couple of days ago! I could have used it on a Ms. B's tea biscuit! Cant blame the chickens,  they did go through a late molt!

My easter eggers haven't missed a beat. The SLW has kept layind too along with the CCL. I've been gettin 2 to 5 eggs a day. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

I did forget about the molt; the RIWs went through a decent one. No one else molted, because they're all under a year. Every sussex hen dropped her tail feathers, though. I saw a  pullet eat a feather the other day and I got worried, but she only did it once, so maybe she was just curious. I gave canned salmon to the worst of the RIWs, which happened to also be the sickly two. They went through their five days of tylan, but today one still had bubbles in her eyes. So I'm going to worm, and maybe treat again? And if there's no improvement, I guess I'll cull them both. 

The pox will also stop them from laying for a while.I would give them probiotics. The antibiotics kill the good with the bad. Some ultra kibble too. Your girls have had so many treatments I would support their immune system before giving more meds. Pam

 

[Ron Skekel]

i had no idea there was this many people here from louisiana o.o Anywho, i got a pen full of RiR's a few New hamp reds, and 1 production red. all young girls, would probably start laying now if i turned a light on them but i think i am going to wait until it gets really cold for more heat purposes than really egg laying purposes. Currently looking for either a Heritage RiR rooster to put with them, or a regular RiR. my side project is looking for a kelso game hen to breed my kelso rooster with. but anyway, greetings from burr ferry

 

[Ron Skekel]

I just read not to worm during molt, but I think it's nearly an emergency for at least two. And their pin feather are in, so I would think feather growth wouldn't be stunted. I guess I could do two, then wait on everyone else.

Their is a seed they can eat that is a natural wormer. I can't remember which it is I'll look later and try to find it. Pam

 

[campingshaws]

Their is a seed they can eat that is a natural wormer. I can't remember which it is I'll look later and try to find it. Pam

I've been giving them pumpkins (seeds, meat, etc) but I'm just not convinced it's working.