My Flock Journey

[KLIL]

Eggs have the perfect balance of amino acids etc that chicks need, but are very low in protein. 12%... If you want to give them a boost add canned salmon or mackerel to the eggs. For their age a table spoon or two will do the trick.

ETA: I'd need to see a video, but often instability is a vitamin deficiency.

Ohhh ok. Ill try get a video. It seems to be really tired the rest are full of beans.

 

[HuffleClaw]

@rjohns39 gave GREAT advice!

 

[rjohns39]

If I were doing it right, and I'm not--just don't have the setup yet... I'd separate my breeders 60 days prior to collecting eggs for hatch. Then feed the roosters a rooster booster formula and the hens a breeder booster formula for 30 days. Then bring the two groups together and keep them on the breeder booster for 30 more days then start collecting eggs for hatch. Everyone would stay on the breeder booster throughout egg collection process.

btw did I mention that my bator is chirping

 

[HuffleClaw]

btw did I mention that my bator is chirping

REALLY?!? What are you hatching!? Do you have pictures?!

 

[rjohns39]

Ducks and Holland chickens. No pix yet, cabinet bator... DW said she saw a chick running around this morning. Got four trays of duck eggs and one tray of holland eggs. Next week hopefully some turkeys... Turkey hatch has not gone well this year.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Ducks and Holland chickens. No pix yet, cabinet bator... DW said she saw a chick running around this morning. Got four trays of duck eggs and one tray of holland eggs. Next week hopefully some turkeys... Turkey hatch has not gone well this year.

Ohhh that sounds lovely!!

 

[KLIL]

Update on my flock:
My chicks are 21 days old today! Omg time has flown by. Hazel is 2 months and 15 days old. Jeezzz.
Hazel is cute as ever. Hopefully she will be able to roam around tomorrow while we are home.
The light light Sussex didn't seem tired tonight so thats a good thing. Didn't see any rocking.
I think since I can tell the 2 white ones apart they need names. Also one of the Black Australorps I feel could end up being a roo. So watch this space.

Update on the weather:
Its been raining at our house!!! Sooo exciting. The kookaburras are laughing and the frogs are crooking so hopefully more rain on the way.

Update on me:
Im great. Work dressed up as farmers today and we donated money to the farmers in drought. It was a fun day. Its Friday here. So ill be snuggled up with my partner watching Orange is the new black soon.

 

[KLIL]

 

[HuffleClaw]

Great update Krystal!

 

[KLIL]

Great update Krystal!

Thank you lovely