Nevadans?

[vegaschick]

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Is she eating anything? You could mix some feed in with the tums water...maybe add some other goodies to the mix like yogurt, tuna water, smashed up egg shells or oystershell if you have any.

 

[vegaschick]

Sorry Sunny, I haven't been in Vegas to take pics of my recycle coop there. Will post when I've finally made it back home...sometime in September. The chickens are LOVING it here in the mountains of southern UT. No panting or freshly laid boiled/fried eggs, no near boiling water to drink, lots of grasshoppers and rabbitbrush to munch on, a plethora of stars filling the night sky...okay, they're sleeping so I'm the one that gets to appreciate that nightly as I unblock the nests the little juvies want to sleep in. I did take a few pics of my pullets to share with you all.


First are my pullets hatched from eggs given me by chickfrmLV. They are 22 weeks old.
Marley, my frizzle mutt (BO, BlCM, and frizzle Cochin banty is all in there somewhere) is very shy.

Yoda, my barely an EE (white legs, straight comb, hatched from a brown egg = BO X EExRIR) is quirky but cute.

The rest are hatched from ke_bens hens eggs. First are these three Ameraucana mixes (Blue Wheaten X Blue) They are all 20 weeks
O'Hara, my clean-faced EE (non-standard Ameraucana) is a bit of a drama queen.

Wrenna, my splashy EE (NS AM) is the most friendly and curious.

Xyla, my birchen-looking EE (NS AM) is a total skitzo, no, not just flighty....but certifiable.

Also from ke_bens hens eggs are my three marans. They are also 20 weeks.
Inkheart, my BCMxCuckoo mix that finally yielded a girl, (yay!) has finally molted those pesky roo like tailfeathers. She is clean-shanked and has the slightest bit of white rimming some breast feathers. I learned the hard way that this cross is sex-linked and any hatched with a white head spot are BOYS!

Nora, my BCM is just now getting some copper under her ears and she is feather legged though it's hard to see in this pic. She's so fat and fluffy, I love her!

Quorra, my BlCM is soooo pretty! She took so long to feather in I thought for sure she was a boy, silly me, such a beautiful bird HAD to be a girl! She is also feather legged. Now, I just need a splash marans (hint, hint ke_ben) and I'll be set!

I gotta say really love the hens I've gotten from ke_ben, they are always such beautiful birds. I especially have enjoyed the mixes. I guess I'm just not cut out to be a breeder, I just couldn't handle having all my girls look the same, indistinguishable from one another. I love the variety of my flock and have had many comment on how pretty my hens and eggs are. Thanks ke_ben!!!


So...now I'm on egg watch. I had one EE that took 40 weeks to lay so I realize it could be a long time yet but I have a few younger chicks that are only 10 and 11 weeks old so ... more to come.

 

[ke_ben]

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I came on to look at vegaschick pics (cool BTW) right quick and saw your posts. Don't beat yourself up, chickens aren't that fragile and your doing fine. Yes they need supplemental calcium in some form but I believe that your girl is too young to be suffering from calcium deficiency. How long has she been laying? PM me if you think that I can help and I will respond on the thread if you want but I haven't been on much lately to read the posts. I'm still not convinced that she is egg bound but she could be. If she is you already have several good suggestions including the yogurt which will give some extra calcium too and be good for the gut. You are doing great with the warm water soaks before you even asked for help. Again good luck.

 

[SunnyDawn]

Love the pics, vegaschick! Marley and Wrenna are the cutest chickens!!! I have to admit that I also loved the variety I had in my previous flock and here I am planning to get into breeding marans only! For now anyway. I still plan on a varied layer flock though! That way I can enjoy my mutt birds and the other varieties I love so much.

Don't plan on breeding them though. Just keeping a bunch around for that rainbow egg carton effect that I love so much!

I get to see pretty stars now too! DH and I are moving out to the boonies and last night we were moving late into the night and when I looked out I said "Wow it's dark out there! No street lights, no city lights, kinda spooky..." Then I looked up! "Wow look at the stars!" I think I've decided I like the dark after all!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

hey guys, I think I have decided to thin out my flock afterall. lately Ive been looking back there and wondering how I got so many chickens! I have 17 of them and am only getting 5 eggs a day.

the polish are all going because they all turned out to be boys which is just my luck. Id like to rehome that barred cochin and one of my SL cochins is a boy so he will have to go. Lets see thats six chickens which would bring me down to 11 but Id still like to get down to ten. Then I will use the coop i am working on and just make it a goat house. Thats another reason Id like to do some thinning. With the goats back there i know i am going to look like an animal hoarder. I am really worried about the little bantam frazzle. She is not getting any regrowth and it will be cold before ya know it. I do not want to have to cull but she will freeze to death in these winters without feathers. *sigh*


as far as the show goes we are going to need a banner and yes, cheryl, i would like to order a tee.

VEGASCHICK your birds are stunning!

 

[SunnyDawn]

I want a tee too! Either the "My Pet Makes Me Breakfast (Scarlet or Brown) Tee", looks like the smallest size it comes in is Men's L but I planned on "redesigning" it anyway so that is fine, or the "BYC-U White Short Sleeve Tee" also in L. I prefer the "My Pet Makes Me Breakfast" tee but I'd be happy with the other if that's all that's available.

 

[SunnyDawn]

BTW, I wouldn't mind helping at the table for a bit. I can't sit in one place all day (stupid back gets all stiff) but I can spell you for an hour or so, so you can take a break.

 

[gaited horse]

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We can make the Banner using Butcher paper and T-posts or wood posts.

 

[gaited horse]

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Do we want to do schedule of who will be at the booth and when?

I don't mind putting the schedule but I don't know how long I can work at the booth.

 

[SunnyDawn]

If you hurry and set it up I can do just about any time slot. Later you may have to work around my schedule, but for now I'm open.