Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[minniefarm]

They are getting so darn big!


This one I am naming Queen Bee. She always wins queen of the feeder! The only other ones with names are Blondie (very much lighter than the others) and Ru (I suspect it's a he and that is also my cousins nickname from our family name).

 

[naglady]

Thank you everyone when i have to put a sick chicken down, its nice to tell someone that understands.. and to know i am not the only one its happened to.. makes be glad i join this group.. no pips yet in the bator..

What is internal laying?

Is that the same as egg bound? What are the symptoms? Trying to learn all I can BEFORE possibility of my facing the problems.

Coop parts coming Monday and Chickens soon as I am ready from my friend that is relocating.

Welcome to the group..

hard to explain, egg bound is when a egg is stuck in your hen, and she is having trouble passing it thru to the outside of her.. for me internal laying my last one that past i did a necropsy and she had a big egg yolk looking tumor in her, lost lots of weight, started out just standing around looking like a penquin, listless.. and walking slow.. not eating much..first time it happen took 2 month b4 i put the hen down, this one yesturday took about a week for her to get bad where she was unable to walk..
I am new to chickens, if you put internal laying in your address bar.. the internet has lots of info on the subject.. hope this helps.

I think we're all ready for sunshine. Didn't the groundhog tell us that spring would come early this year????

I just came in from cleaning my coop and putting some fresh pine shavings in there.. gorgeous day out there.

 

[RaZ]

Just a short break from firewood chores...

Gathered 8 eggs by noon today, one was a fart egg but still bigger than a bantam egg.

My BLA is getting picked on by the ISA brown bully bird, so I have a notion to put her in with the Sebright chicks.

Any thoughts on this idea? Sizewise, the chicks are about half as big as the BLA.

 

[naglady]

is the Bla new to the flock.
remove bully by separating in a crate or put the bla with the sebrights.. good luck..


This lockdown is driving me crazy. i keep looking for pips.. nothing.. its only day 19.. i know its early..

 

[RaZ]

is the Bla new to the flock.
remove bully by separating in a crate or put the bla with the sebrights.. good luck..

No, Gravy (the BLA) has been here for about 2 years now. She is the only bantam in the flock. It is one of the year old ISA bit...witches that gets nasty towards her.

I think that I'll bring in the other big brooder tomorrow for the 4 week Sebrights and add Gravy to see if she is happier. I can keep them separate and watch what happens. I could also put her with the ducklings as they are of similar size and Gravy loved the orphan mallards last year.

Or I can just send those lousy ISAs to freezer camp...

 

[tdhenson86]

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Okay. I have no clue what a BLA is.

 

[taprock]

(If I remember correctly Raz) BLA is a Bantam Lavender Ameraucana. I hope she gets some nice friends.

 

[KrisRose]

Okay. I have no clue what a BLA is.

I believe Raz has a Bantum Lavender Aracuna (sp?)? I think his other got killed by Gary the hawk. Its ben awhile so I hope I got it right lol.

 

[KrisRose]

Opps Taprock beat me too it lol!

 

[KrisRose]

Fed up with winter I wants spring!!
Used to do rain dances on this thread. Is there such a thing as a spring dance??