Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[Phill98]

sorry for your granny.

I wouldn't trust roos. mine grew up together and recently had a bad fight with a lot of blood. I have a rescue hen I must keep separate from the others. if you can keep flocks separate is the best option. especially if they will not stay with you forever.

Everything is good with her now, but chickens will probably stay with me. Since they will come when I won't be home, anything that my parents do will have to work for at least tonight. For every case, I cleand the coop and pig pen and moved roosts and nesting boxes in the coop and placed food and water on several places.

 

[chickengr]

Everything is good with her now, but chickens will probably stay with me. Since they will come when I won't be home, anything that my parents do will have to work for at least tonight. For every case, I cleand the coop and pig pen and moved roosts and nesting boxes in the coop and placed food and water on several places.

I think you did what you could. good luck and keep us posted.

it is really nice to hear that young people today are interested in animals, gardening, etc. this is the best way to provide for the future. human beings are part of the nature but so many of them haven't realized that yet.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Thanks guys for the support. We will se what is going to happen, I will keep you updated about what is going on. I am not worried about hens, except I think that they will stop laying. Roosters on the other side, we still have to figure it out.

Oh and don't worry, pigs are butchered.

Do you have anything like a dog crate (or more than one) that you can put roosters in when they arrive, until you (as "chicken man" of the family) can get back home and assess the situation?

- Ant Farm

 

[hellbender]

Do you have anything like a dog crate (or more than one) that you can put roosters in when they arrive, until you (as "chicken man" of the family) can get back home and assess the situation?

- Ant Farm

Excellent idea. I have my three Chantecler cockerels in dog kennels now, making the gals so much happier!!!

EDIT: should have written 'dog crates'.

 

[Phill98]

That is great idea! Bad thing is that they are already all together in the coop. They put them there because they didn't know that pig pen was clean and that it was ready for chickens. I will probably move them tomorrow morning.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

That is great idea! Bad thing is that they are already all together in the coop. They put them there because they didn't know that pig pen was clean and that it was ready for chickens. I will probably move them tomorrow morning.

Oh, gosh! Well, it's about 9pm where you are right now, right? Maybe they'll be ok thought the night, and then you could go in pre-dawn while the roosters are still sleepy and remove them, then cross your fingers with the hens. Maybe you can give them all something to distract them (some sort of treat, extra feeders) and spots for some to get away from others if they're being attacked. Can you be there to supervise during the day tomorrow?

Crossing all my fingers and toes for you!!!!

- Ant Farm

 

[Phill98]

Oh, gosh! Well, it's about 9pm where you are right now, right? Maybe they'll be ok thought the night, and then you could go in pre-dawn while the roosters are still sleepy and remove them, then cross your fingers with the hens. Maybe you can give them all something to distract them (some sort of treat, extra feeders) and spots for some to get away from others if they're being attacked. Can you be there to supervise during the day tomorrow?

Crossing all my fingers and toes for you!!!!

- Ant Farm 

Thank you so much for the support! That was actually the plan, good thing is that both of these flock are very, very sleepy, they don't even go outside of the coop when I let them in the morning(usually around 7 am)

I'm not concerned about hens and about my rooster. My only concern is that grandma's boy that is just 7 months old. My is around year and a half.

About hens, if anyone had some bad experience with them, I would be very thankful if they said me because it wouldn't surprise me that the girls start making mess.
I also guess that the ones that are laying will stop, but in case they don't, do you have any advice on how to teach the new girls where to lay?!?

 

[hellbender]

Thank you so much for the support! That was actually the plan, good thing is that both of these flock are very, very sleepy, they don't even go outside of the coop when I let them in the morning(usually around 7 am)

I'm not concerned about hens and about my rooster. My only concern is that grandma's boy that is just 7 months old. My is around year and a half.

About hens, if anyone had some bad experience with them, I would be very thankful if they said me because it wouldn't surprise me that the girls start making mess.
I also guess that the ones that are laying will stop, but in case they don't, do you have any advice on how to teach the new girls where to lay?!?

If you put straw in a box or milk crate, that's where they should lay. As for grannies rooster, I'd consider getting permission to put him in the pot and just let your rooster do the job or get her another one if the need arises.

Roosters are easier to find than pennies on the playground. It seems to me that removing that one rooster would remove a lot of your stress.

 

[Kassaundra]

"Well, ya got trouble, my friend(s), right here, I say, trouble right here in River City" ....................... Rudy has discovered Houdini is a boy and he isn't happy about it!

 

[draye]

"Well, ya got trouble, my friend(s), right here, I say, trouble right here in River City" ....................... Rudy has discovered Houdini is a boy and he isn't happy about it!

Now you'll be having naked wrestling matches! Ha ha.