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[holm25]

Well I think the deal on the Welsummers fell through.


#1 They wanted me to ship the birds. NO

#2 They were going to mail a check. NO

#3 the way they word things I think it was a scam.

I'm really disappointed

 

[Rhetts]

Good job Holm!

 

[Cluckies]

Sorry you lost Baby! I remember you talking about the egg issues with her.

I don't want to make a big deal out of getting eggs all through the winter. (certain people in the family seem to think it is a contest on egg tallies for the day) I have the newest chicks that will come to point of lay at the end of Oct or early Nov at the soonest. I have a few breeds in my older flock that are light years from starting it seems. So I am not really all about eggs eggs eggs. I don't want to stress them out any more than needed. The older flock seems to get worked up easier. They had some issues a couple months ago with the light turning off. I have not tried to see if they got over that or not. That was the first time I thought maybe I won't use light this winter.

Do birds live longer if they are not laying through the winters?

Thank you, she was a sweetheart.

I don't know if they live longer, but they will lay longer. They have a set amount of eggs to lay, so if they don't lay through winter, they will lay for more years

 

[holm25]

Good job Holm!

Thanks! I am super stoked about keeping my Cochins. Out of all the breeds I studied and looked into they stole my heart and I do t know what I would do without them. I noticed tonight that my splash roos white feathers r turning yellow!! I feel so stupid for giving him so much scratch as a treat. The corn really does make them look dirty once they turn yellow from it. I might get a breeder mash for them and see if I dont get better hatch rates. Because if a hen doesn't have proper nutrition her yokes wont and I guess that has an effect on life or death with eggs.



I am going to set a GIANT batch of eggs for my last hatch of the year. All will be Cochin and CochinX. Oh and who doesn't want to see fluff butt pictures?? Look how cute they r!! Cochin and Cochin brahmaX. I hope the cross is a pullet. She will be kept if it is a she.

 

[Wild Child]

If you buy  a cow,  buy two and I will trade you a breeding trio of creamettes for it......:yiipchick

I don't mean to sound dumb, but what are these creamettes I keep hearing about? Whenever I try to look them up all that comes up is recipes.

 

[holm25]

I don't mean to sound dumb, but what are these creamettes I keep hearing about? Whenever I try to look them up all that comes up is recipes.

Thats what he calls his Crested Cream Legbars

 

[Wild Child]

Thats what he calls his Crested Cream Legbars

Huh.

 

[holm25]

Yep

 

[Wild Child]

Holm, I heard that you are selling off some of your flock. Do you have any other chickens available?

 

[Minniechickmama]

How many of you use supplemental light for egg laying in the winter and how many of you do not? I was just told today that I should be starting the lights to keep the girls laying because the days are already getting shorter. That seems a little extreme. I was tossing the idea around of NOT doing any light this winter and let them be. If they lay great and if not, that is OK too. What do you all think?

I do and I start turning up lights about mid-November. When they go into molt in August/September, I let them take the break. I get a few pullet eggs during that time and it is enough for me. I turn them up in November and they lay by December so I can set to start hatching in January. Not really needed until the days are noticeably shorter. They want 14-hours of light. The fact that hens drop off on laying at this time of year is because it is HOT, they are uncomfortable, and some have started early molt, that is all. I wouldn't want to be cranking out eggs when it is like it was today. UFF-da!