Meyer Hatchery Chicken pics anyone??

[rnchick74]

I didn't know if probiotics were ok every day but now that I know they are, I'll be giving them a pill in the water every day or in their wet food that they gobble up in a few minutes so I know they'll be getting it all. I'm going to give just the one some calcium not all of them. They do always have oyster shell out there but prefer the real shells crushed up. I just can't keep enough out there of that for them. I was actually thinking of going to a bakery and asking them to save me shells one day a week so I could give them to the girls. They probably go through dozens a day!
I'm going to read about amino acids concentrate... never looked into that before.

Thanks for the help everyone!!

I would definitely give everyone probiotics everyday. They are fine to give & REALLY good for the gizzard. As in humans, bird GI tract is the 1st line of immune defense. So if there is a good supply of the good bacteria there, your chickens will have a head start on being healthy & be able to better digest the nutrients they need from their food. I agree with only giving the hen that is laying soft shell/shell-less eggs the extra calcium. Make sure she gets plenty of sunshine to activate the vitamin D, so the calcium is absorbed.

It's definitely a good idea to see if there is a bakery who you can get shells from, but oyster shells have more calcium than egg shells.

If you decide to get the amino acids, I would treat your feather picker and your one with the egg issues. Both can be caused by nutritional issues.

 

[NanaLynn]

I just love that!

My dogs have yet to get used to the chickens. They circle the pen trying to find a way in. Here, "Bear" is about to lose a staring contest with Sugaree.



If only they would stop barking at the chicks! I think the neighbors would rather hear a rooster crow!

So cute!

Has anyone seen this commercial? I didn't see it on tv but all my friends keep telling me about it so I had to look it up!

Ha ha, yup, it is funny everyone in the house is like Mom or Lynn you have to see this commercial...they keep saying that I'll be the next one doing that.

One thing I've found is women will spend tons of money on their kids and their pets!! Go for it...

but sadly I think it's been done...

http://birdieandwilma.wordpress.com/tag/tori-spelling/

http://www.pinterest.com/kkandi63/chicken-in-clothes/

Just crazy...poor chickens

Hi, I just got my Meyer chick this morning and on so pleased!!! All arrived alive, warn and healthy. 3 barred rocks, 2 light Brahma, 1 ee, 1 polish something, and 1 white Cochin (I think)

Congrats, cute little ones!!

We picked up a couple more chickens yesterday and today. We got 3 1wk old copper maran (2 black and 1 blue) yesterday from someone that hatched them locally. My friend is taking 2 of them and we're keeping one. Unfortunately they are straight run so fingers crossed there's at least 2 girls in there.
Today we drove up to a farm that orders from cackle (I think). We picked up 3 BR, 2 RIR, and 2 GLW for my realtor and his neighbor. DD picked out an EE/cochin mix for herself, and our friend picked out 4 week old EEs and a 12 week old EE. I'll try to get some picks of the ones we're keeping.

I had the feeling today that I need to stop buying chickens for this year. I'd like to save some breeds for next year. We'll see if the feeling lasts though. lol!

I wish I could keep getting chicks like you! I am addicted but have someone controlling me here and holding me back.

Otherwise,,,,watch out!

Best of luck... they're cute!!

LOL!!

Can't wait to see pics!

It looks like one of mine looks like Ellie or Greta... the one with the orange neck/brown body. We'll see.

OK, not to add more confusion but another issue popped up.

I added golf balls to the nests recently because I had found remnants of an egg in a nest a few weeks ago. Then this weekend when cleaning out the nest I found remnants of an egg. But oddly no shell at all so I figured they ate it all.
Light bulb should have gone on but no...
So the other night when I went to check for mites ... again ... after a minute or so 4 chickens jumped off the roosts and started pecking away at something on the poop board ... it was a soft shelled egg. Now this morning when I went out to the girls my BR Henrietta is always the most chatty and follows me around and squats. She was looking a bit poorly and not eating. Her butt was droopy so I was thinking stuck egg. Hours later when I went to check on them, she came out of the coop all perky and I checked the nest and there was a soft shelled egg. And the one I had found on the poop board the other night was near where she was roosting.

Soooo, now I have another issue to add to the rest. I'm so worried these are going to all add up to something bad. Especially with my one having the prolapse and having to put her down, one dying suddenly, Moe with the feather issues and now my BR with soft shelled egg. Seriously, has anyone heard of this many issues in one flock... and it's nothing???
So I'm going to give her calcium and I've also read that it could be a vit. D deficiency so she can't absorb the calcium?? I put ACV in the water since it's still pretty cool out here.
Goodness, this is ridiculous.

Yes... and that's what was making me think it was the feed. I switched back to their original crumbles they used to get. We'll see what happens

I hope that the feed switch works but give it time, maybe introduce livers or ground beef to up their protein too just until they start improving, fresh garlic for natural antibiotics, but not for too long with the garlic. That is strange to have so many issues. What feed do you give them now and what are you switching back to? Just curious..

This thread has moved fast today, I somehow missed a bunch of posts...think I am caught up now.

 

[trsturself]

I hope you get the issues figured out! We had just gotten rid of the lice we were having and then we get tons of rain for days in a row while we were out of town and the girls were locked in their smaller run for a week. They didn't have anything dry to dust bathe in (they emptied the tub I keep in the run with them) so the lice came right back. Sprayed everyone with protector again today. Our BR is definitely more sensitive to them. She has a lot of feathers missing on her belly and back end and has red skin. No one else shows any signs of them (I spray everyone though).

Here's some pics of our EE.









The above pic is around 5-6 months old, right before she was attacked. She's not nearly so pretty since then. Here's a more recent pic of her (almost 1 1/2 yr old now). Her entire back and rear end were basically torn off. She also had wounds under her wing. She hasn't molted yet so there are still some feathers around her neck that we had to cut to clear the wounds. Her back has minimal feathers on it. I think from the scarring. I hope one day she'll get her pretty coat back, but it's ok if she doesn't because she's friendly.


And here's some pics of our bantam EE

She's the one on the right by herself





Her head started turning white at this age


Here she is now at 3 months

 

[christine9]

My goodness, we did have a lot going on in this thread. I almost forgot....


I found somebody to take my extra roos. I'm not sure which one of us is more excited. Definitely the right person for them. Yay!

 

[autumnhearth]

My goodness, we did have a lot going on in this thread. I almost forgot....


I found somebody to take my extra roos. I'm not sure which one of us is more excited. Definitely the right person for them. Yay!

Excellent news! Good to feel positive in their future

 

[rnchick74]

My goodness, we did have a lot going on in this thread. I almost forgot....


I found somebody to take my extra roos. I'm not sure which one of us is more excited. Definitely the right person for them. Yay!

WOOHOO!!!!!

 

[trsturself]

My goodness, we did have a lot going on in this thread. I almost forgot....


I found somebody to take my extra roos. I'm not sure which one of us is more excited. Definitely the right person for them. Yay!

Yeah!
We have a silkie roo I think we'll need to find a home for. I already have 1 roo and have 2 other breeds I want roos of. I guess we'll have to see how everyone gets along. So far the 2 we have are very docile but they are still young. I wouldn't mind keeping him because silkies usually sell pretty quick, even straight run. Plus he's an unusual color (silver partridge).

If we do need to rehome him, I hope I'm as lucky as you.

 

[christine9]

Yeah!
We have a silkie roo I think we'll need to find a home for. I already have 1 roo and have 2 other breeds I want roos of. I guess we'll have to see how everyone gets along. So far the 2 we have are very docile but they are still young. I wouldn't mind keeping him because silkies usually sell pretty quick, even straight run. Plus he's an unusual color (silver partridge).

If we do need to rehome him, I hope I'm as lucky as you. 

If you stick to BYC, you'll find a good person. I'm convinced!

 

[christine9]

I think we miss calculated your lucky day getting the CLs. It's next Monday. I just realized that on the availability list, they skipped a week.

 

[rnchick74]

I think we miss calculated your lucky day getting the CLs. It's next Monday. I just realized that on the availability list, they skipped a week.

Yeah, I was noticing that too - I'm hoping that it will be soon! I head back to work on Tuesday...so I will have to rely on email notifications and quick peeks in between calls/meetings/etc!