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Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!
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Vicki~ Sure am sorry about your cut...that bites! I hope you heal up fast.
BTW, you asked about how much pumpkin I put in ........usually about 2 pints. I usually freeze the pumpkin or I can it, but remembering to take the frozen pumpkin out of the freezer doesn't always happen, so the chooks end up getting the canned stuff and when I want to bake I end up using the frozen. Spoiled rotten chickens!
BTW, you asked about how much pumpkin I put in ........usually about 2 pints. I usually freeze the pumpkin or I can it, but remembering to take the frozen pumpkin out of the freezer doesn't always happen, so the chooks end up getting the canned stuff and when I want to bake I end up using the frozen. Spoiled rotten chickens!
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Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Try the Neosporin, it may help to soothe the itch of the incoming feathers. They are not crowded in the brooder, are they? That will make them peck each other too.
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Yeh, you be careful too! What's up with all the aches, pains, and major boo-boos for you?? Get better and stay that way! Keep that wound on your hand well covered up working around the chooks. Infection can set in really easy on hand wounds, especially if it's near a joint. Been there, done that!
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Ok thanks!...so how much does your mixture once its all mixed up make and how many chickens do you feed with it? is it a replacer feeding...where you don't do the daily rations...or is it in addition to it? I thought of a few questions that I should have thought of before. I've got all my pumpkins to store for the winter now. I will be working on processing them slowly, and the other pumpkins while they are waiting will be held in my root cellar on storage shelves.
Ok thanks!...so how much does your mixture once its all mixed up make and how many chickens do you feed with it? is it a replacer feeding...where you don't do the daily rations...or is it in addition to it? I thought of a few questions that I should have thought of before. I've got all my pumpkins to store for the winter now. I will be working on processing them slowly, and the other pumpkins while they are waiting will be held in my root cellar on storage shelves.
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Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Try the Neosporin, it may help to soothe the itch of the incoming feathers. They are not crowded in the brooder, are they? That will make them peck each other too.
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Do you have any of that "No Pick" purple stuff. I have used it on chicks that are toe peckers..I found it to work pretty good. Funny to watch the chicks shake their heads after they get a little taste of it. It doesn't take much either.
Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Do you have any of that "No Pick" purple stuff. I have used it on chicks that are toe peckers..I found it to work pretty good. Funny to watch the chicks shake their heads after they get a little taste of it. It doesn't take much either.
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Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Try the Neosporin, it may help to soothe the itch of the incoming feathers. They are not crowded in the brooder, are they? That will make them peck each other too.
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Hmm, sounds like a case of feather envy!
Glad you saw who was doing it. Big comb at that age doesn't necessarily mean roo. My very first hatch, I hatched one who had a noticeable comb right out of the egg! SHE lays a lovely egg now..
Are the chicks pecking at the other birds' toes, or are they doing it to themselves? I had a single hatch roo, Pip, who had pretty shank/toe feathering coming in, and one morning I noticed he was pecking at his toes, and was bloody. I washed his feet off, and slathered on some Neosporin on his feet. After that he left them alone. He's kind of a weirdo as it is, and I am not sure if his case wasn't from a boredom type of thing, or if the feathers as they start coming in more were feeling itchy? I've never had another chick do this, so until it happens again, I can't be sure which scenario it was. Me thinks in Pip's case it was more of a boredom thing; he also beat the crap out of his teddy bear!
Neosporin is probably a good idea and I will try that -- thank you! No, they are not crowded and last night was only the second night out of the hatcher. The one that is pecking the feet(I sat and watched trying to figure out what was going on) is a large chick with the largest comb(cockerel?) and no feathers at all on his feet and very few on his legs. I have taken the 3 that got pecked out and now he seems to have stopped all together. I think Neosporin is still a good idea for the 3 with bloody toes in the other brooder.
Hmm, sounds like a case of feather envy!
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Thanks Debbi! I sure will be careful...I planned on putting on one of those plastic gloves under my regular glove just to make sure. Luckily I heal pretty quickly! when I changed the bandage last night before bed, I looked it over pretty carefully and it is lookin really good already! I don't know what is it with me this year...one of the worst years for sure. Probably trying to get too much done. I'm really hoping I got all the injuries out of the way this year so next year I'll be injury free! haha
One can hope right?
Thanks Debbi! I sure will be careful...I planned on putting on one of those plastic gloves under my regular glove just to make sure. Luckily I heal pretty quickly! when I changed the bandage last night before bed, I looked it over pretty carefully and it is lookin really good already! I don't know what is it with me this year...one of the worst years for sure. Probably trying to get too much done. I'm really hoping I got all the injuries out of the way this year so next year I'll be injury free! haha
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Ok thanks!...so how much does your mixture once its all mixed up make and how many chickens do you feed with it? is it a replacer feeding...where you don't do the daily rations...or is it in addition to it? I thought of a few questions that I should have thought of before. I've got all my pumpkins to store for the winter now. I will be working on processing them slowly, and the other pumpkins while they are waiting will be held in my root cellar on storage shelves.
I make enough to fill a 5 gallon bucket for the 45 birds that I have now, when I had more birds I made 2- 5 gallon buckets of it. I take away all other feed for the day and replace with this....when this is all gone they can have regular rations back. I do mix in some wet all purpose to make it go just a little farther and to add some more substance (not like it needs it...it's so thick to begin with), it is not much, maybe a 2 pound scoop or so.
Ok thanks!...so how much does your mixture once its all mixed up make and how many chickens do you feed with it? is it a replacer feeding...where you don't do the daily rations...or is it in addition to it? I thought of a few questions that I should have thought of before. I've got all my pumpkins to store for the winter now. I will be working on processing them slowly, and the other pumpkins while they are waiting will be held in my root cellar on storage shelves.
I make enough to fill a 5 gallon bucket for the 45 birds that I have now, when I had more birds I made 2- 5 gallon buckets of it. I take away all other feed for the day and replace with this....when this is all gone they can have regular rations back. I do mix in some wet all purpose to make it go just a little farther and to add some more substance (not like it needs it...it's so thick to begin with), it is not much, maybe a 2 pound scoop or so.
Vicki that'd be loverly to see some pics of those blue cuckoo hens
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