"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Ron Skekel]

I would grab some sleep while you can once the anesthesia wears off he might be up for a while. Pam

 

[Melnic]

I think I had another "first egg" last night. It was below the roost bar this morning but had no shell. It was just covered by a membrane and was jelly like. Is this common or something I need to be concerned about?

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I only got 3 eggs yesterday, figured it was the thunderstorm that caused them to not lay, had 3 eggs by 8 AM and six for the day, I wonder what to expect tomorrow after I harvested 4 of their flock mates, the 4 mean Roos are gone, only Bossman left of the original bunch, he is a gentleman Roo, never takes a feather out of a hen and when he gets near them, they just melt and invite him to mount and this is more than one time a day for each hen, it only took 5 minutes for things to settle out when they went to roos, usually it would take 30 minutes and the yard was so calm this evening, no squabling, no fighting and no rooster fights, you had to see them to know they were there, what a difference a machetie makes when it is used wisely, I skinned and gutted them ole roos and iced them down in ice chest to finish latter, took all of an hour to process them. I think the hens were happy the trouble makers were removed, I know i AM

I am glad to hear that. There is a need for gentleman roosters in BYC. I know there has been breeding for crowing (including laughing roosters)and fighting, why not gentleman roosters that take good care of their girls. The hens always prefer them. My friend in MO, that I stayed with, has a very nice rooster. Protects them, called them over when he finds a treat, and most of the time I have not seen him eating the goody, but picking it up and putting it down to show them. After they have had their fill he will eat. Most of all he dose not attack us including children, as long as the girls are not being harmed.

 

[LadyKotaDoria]

I think I had another "first egg" last night. It was below the roost bar this morning but had no shell. It was just covered by a membrane and was jelly like. Is this common or something I need to be concerned about?

On first egg is is very common to have all sorts of strange eggs. Can be small, to big (ouch), oddly shaped, no yoke, or any number of things. Their body's need to work it out.

I had a girl that was picked on, did not get enough food and always stressed out. She could not lay in the nest box it was so bad, finely she was laying shel less eggs and other oddities. I re homed her in a good home where she was excepted. In a couple of weeks she put on weight, filled out and laying nice normal large eggs.

 

[Melnic]

Very busy and overwhelmed lately. My husband had a surgery today, which leaves him off of his feet for two weeks. My melon trellis fell over and I lost a few plants (and all of my squash). The chickens are great, though. I just can't find a moment to breathe or to catch up. Hope everyone else is doing well.

Hoping everything with your husband progresses well. Go spend some time with your chickens...it's my best stress reliever!

 

[PrimroseMom1]

Hoping everything with your husband progresses well. Go spend some time with your chickens...it's my best stress reliever!

X2. I can go outside in the chicken yard all day in good weather. There's always something to do or just sit on my bench, sip lemonade and read. The next thing you will need is a comfortable area for YOU so you can just sit and relax with them. Most of my friends don't like to just sit on the chicken yard, but I have one friend that will. She calls it a regular habitat.

 

[Melnic]

X2. I can go outside in the chicken yard all day in good weather. There's always something to do or just sit on my bench, sip lemonade and read. The next thing you will need is a comfortable area for YOU so you can just sit and relax with them. Most of my friends don't like to just sit on the chicken yard, but I have one friend that will. She calls it a regular habitat.

That's such a cute setup! I have a hammock with a stand set right in front of my chicken yard. The hammock has a canopy over it so I can be shaded and watch all the drama and the politics.

The first pic is my hammock and the second is my view.

 

[forgetful]

Hey guys! Just checking back in with y'all. We finally, finally (you guys don't know how glad I am), finally separated the mallards from the Rhode Island Reds. We tacked on two walls between the pens we built earlier and a building we had it facing, and used chicken wire since the area its in is already enclosed. We managed to start and finish it today. Perfect for the ducks. Even at 2 o'clock half the pen was shaded by the building- as you can see in the pictures. Its also twice the size of the pen they were previously in, so everyone wins. The ducks get a huge upgrade, and the chickens get more space.








I had picked up some bantam cochins a few weeks ago and never looked at their feet. Well imagine my surprise when I checked them all a few days ago and saw the most horrific toenails I've ever seen in my life. They must of been that way for a very long time, because the ones that were long were twisted and gnarled from being walked on. The short ones must of been long toenails that were ripped out after hanging on something, because they were growing at odd angles. It took me a total of five minutes to trim all of them, which really angered me. Why couldn't the previous owner take a few minutes to save their birds from pain and discomfort? I won't be buying from them again, even if the birds are beautiful.

 

[LindaB220]

Thank you.

I'm thinking I'll go to sleep early tonight. The extra sleep might leave me feeling more relaxed so that I can care for everyone tomorrow. I'm the only one awake anyway lol. He is still kind of recovering from anesthesia so he is in and out of sleep.

A good night's sleep heals a lot of things.

 

[topdog24]

I am glad to hear that. There is a need for gentleman roosters in BYC. I know there has been breeding for crowing (including laughing roosters)and fighting, why not gentleman roosters that take good care of their girls. The hens always prefer them. My friend in MO, that I stayed with, has a very nice rooster. Protects them, called them over when he finds a treat, and most of the time I have not seen him eating the goody, but picking it up and putting it down to show them. After they have had their fill he will eat. Most of all he dose not attack us including children, as long as the girls are not being harmed.

That is exactly a discription of Bossman, today i noticed a crowd of hens around him, 1 have 14 hens that were the same hatch, i counted all 14 in the group, they go where he goes except when they go to lay. Still six eggs today,