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[Cluckies]

Yeah you might have to wait unless she is outwardly sick and doesn't respond to food & water amendments to tell for sure. Be reassured though that you probably handled a good load this spring and they can probably wait until after the molt. Fingers crossed I'm telling you the right things....

Thanks, she is still eating and drinking fine, so i'll just keep an eye on it for now and give extra protein and stuff.

 

[Coffee 1st]

Ohh Man,,OK after they went in their coop I picked them up and put them on their roost.. they are chirping away and don't seem happy.. 4 staid on and 2 jumped off. i did put a small flashlight in the coop figure i will do that for couple days and hope they get use to where they are suppose to sleep... hope they are old enough...I know they are only chickens but they are in my care and its my job to take care of them...I know some of the other forums frown on babying them... Guess i cant help it...And is it normal for chicken to just freeze when it gets dark and why do they do that?seems to me that's why they are easy prey in the dark. Thanks...

ok just went back out to the coop...2 were still on roost and 4 were off they were laying in the PDZ on the poop board so i put them back on the roost.. hope they stay...

 

[Bogtown Chick]

You are right to be watchful for her during this time though. My early molter had outward signs of blackhead that presented itself just as she started to molt for the first time--And that's a direct result from a worm load. It was tricky treating her as I got one medicine in her for the illness but had to wait to worm her because of the new feathers coming in. At any rate she did well. Feathers came in beautiful. She got wormed and she's been a spitfire ever since. But you can see how clean water, good nutrition and clean coop come into play during molt season.

 

[aussiegal318]

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Originally Posted by Bogtown Chick /img/forum/go_quote.gif Happy rainy Saturday All. Not too bad of a day here. It was overcast here and really didn't start raining until 3 or 4 o'clock. Lawn got hayed, raked and hauled into the run to add to my pile. It's amazing how fast it starts compressing and leafing out of the garbage can almost immediately. I'll fork it and fluff it every so often to get the most out of it for the birds this winter. But it's in a corner in the covered and run and unless there's a sideways slant rain from the southeast and through brush and woods it shouldn't get wet. I got my herb, perreniel garden weeded today after collecting lawn trimmings. I've been following a popular blogger about using beneficial plants for chickens and so I've picked some herbs, flowers for some nest boxes today. Dixie's getting broody again and spending lots of time on the nest...so a little mint and lemongrass to help keep pests away wont hurt and she can snack on some marigold petals to keep her egg yolks bright orange while she's at it and still giving me eggs. I also added bee balm petals, yarrow, oregano, a sprig of lavender and a straw flower for her straw nest. Ha! That bird is so good. she never pecks my hand when I reach for eggs even when she uncontrollably growls with her broody brain. Then I made some Camo Cold Process soap for the men in my house. I scented it with Earth (smells like dirt) and Oak Leaves & Acorns. So it will be a cover scent or/and attracting scent. I don't know. The Dirt smells like dirt I guess. not the best smell...but apparently hunters want this in soap. I like the Oak leaves and Acorn myself. Smells super good. I'll cut the bars tomorrow night or day after next. Once it's hardened enough. After getting the soap done. I took my American birds down some Venison Goulash that was left over and we had some time together in the covered run while it rained. It's the only time they are in there in the summer. If it's raining. I hadn't spent time like that with them for a while. Interesting and fun to see who's at the top of the order. The little creamette likes Roger. She really hangs by him. But the other hens run her off often. She's a little squeamish road runner anyways. After they had their fill of goulash...they all ran outside for drinks, I had the waterer outside the coop and run. They all ran back in and started preening, then napping. Roger nestled down with me there and took a rest. I don't often see him like this, he's always so alert. But I think he trusts his food lady enough I suppose and felt it okay to shut those eyes for a bit. He's a hard working man keeping 9 girls in check and fed well and dancing and....whatever else . Ahh the life of a lucky rooster.... Klop Klop be safe in your RV. Kind of envious with you there and enjoying time away from home. I wish we were back up at Fall Lake. ...sigh.... Welcome Phoenix. Sconnie folks always add nicely to the fray here. Ralphie. So sorry about the loss of your prolapse hen. That's gotta be tough to see. I haven't had that one happen yet. fingers crossed I don't get to. Something wrong in the oviduct/cloaca I suppose. With that odd throwing of the immature yolk...IDK what the heck might have happened. Did you do an autopsy on her yet? I priced ishy white grocery store eggs. The cheapest dozen at our little local store is 3.89 for a dozen mediums. We are fools for selling less than $4 a dozen at this time. Just saying. IDK what I'm going to do. I have an egg customer that has moved back into the area. And come spring I'm hoping we'll have those extra dozens available for her. I think I'll say $4 and just keep with the general market value. What the hey... I remember vividly going to our neighbor's dairy farm and Mom ladling out raw milk, ice cold, out of the bulk tank. Oh God was it good. Mom had two large Tupperware buckets she scooped with a large stainless ladle. Nothing like it. And I survived it. Thrived on it. Speaking of surviving. We ate the chicken of the woods. And it was........................................FANTASTIC! It did not taste like mushroom much at all. It mostly gets it's name for it's texture. And if you ever find one just harvest the outside ring and leave the stem like structure to the tree. It's gets courser and not as tender closer to the tree. The outer ring cooks up the best. We enjoyed it with steaks and rice pilaf and garden cucs, tomatoes, potatoes, etc. It was a great feast. We have dinner company again on this coming Wednesday so I'm going to try to save the lobster mushrooms I found for the venison we'll be serving that night. I think they'll go over well.
Thanks for sharing your day, and your photos, how wonderful! I'd love to make soap, right now I buy mine from a lady in buffalo "Meg" from Modernroots but she does do classes on soap making and fermentation and such. She sells soaps, lotions, shampoo, cream rinse, magnesium balm, etc... For those looking for pigs, she also sells herigtage piglets. Not sure whatelse she has... I'm planning on taking a few of her classes come winter when I have more time in evening when the ladies go to bed earlier. Nite all!

I get mine from my neighbor who has Green Meadow She use to make cosmetics now she stays with soaps & lotions. I also get my beef from her. BC you are ambitious. I wish I had some of your energy. Last year I missed picking a chicken of the woods, I found it at the end of the season. I hoped it would come back this year but it hasn't. Now I really want to try it. Love the pictures.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Thanks @aussiegal318. Some days I go at it and then a day like today... Well I'll tell you I did the bare minimums. I'm getting older and days like yesterday are getting fewer and fewer.
Don't pass the next chicken of the woods up. It's a little unnerving to try something like that for the first time I understand. But I'll tell you it was worth the tasting! Let me be your guinea pig . Ha!

I've truly noticed a difference in my skin since I started using it this past May. We'll see how it goes this winter- the true test. I've also been making body butter with coconut oil, Shea butter and lavender and citrus essential oils. I just love it and actually prefer it over lotions To be honest.

 

[aussiegal318]

@KlopKlop glad you are having a great time on your trip. I love that area up there, it's so beautiful. I would love to take the grand kids up there. I took my Girl Scout up to Gooseberry & Split Rock & biked from Two Harbor to Grand Marais with my son's Boy Scout troop.

Added another roost to the coop for the Jrs until I get another coop built. Just a temporary fix to make everyone more comfortable. I'm also trying to teach the youngsters they can't sleep in the nest boxes.

 

[The BlanchRanch]

I thought I would see what you guys think of one of my EEs. She has the puffy cheeks like crazy.
She also hs feathers that spin around her neck and it looks a lot like a boa.
Now is the feathers around the neck common?

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Blanch ranch she's gorgeous. I love the yellows and greens. Wow. That twist in her cape seems a little odd but maybe it will sort itself out with her first molt. She's neat.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Here's my puffiest cheeked EE marigold. When her head is turned away you can still see the beard sticking out the sides. Haha. So much cuteness.

 

[duluthralphie]

Nice pictures.

The yellow feathers are different, thy remind me of Jesse the body in his wrestling days.


Coffee, I know they are you babies, but they have to learn to sleep without a night light, it's for their own good.

My oldest pullets hatched mid March to April 1st. I think the 24th of March if I recall correctly. I have noticed some smaller blue egg in the creamtte coop and more of them so maybe some of them are laying now too.

I will know more, of what I have and who is laying in a week, when they get their new bunk assignments for the next year. I have not decided where to house Bert Jr and Bertha. I am thinking of giving them a shared run with the creamettes, but not sure.

My CX's are following me everywhere now. They are so sweet. My favorite birds. It is such a shame they need to go to freezer camp. I wish I could keep them all. I am starting to dread camp day already.