Nevadans?

[tolipgirl]

Hi everybody, sadly we have to leave Reno and can not bring our flock with us, we have 2 naked necks, 2 barred rocks, 2 production reds, 3 silver laced wyandotts, and one BEAUTIFUL girl thats kind of a buff color with silver lacing and her comb is almost non-existent but we're not sure of her breed and our rooster (from the pictures) he's really good with the hens, he's not violent but very protective of them, and he's also good with our kids he has never even so much as pecked at one of us. I will be off work at 2:00 today and you can text me at 775-622-7282. These birds are all free to a GOOD HOME, the hens are all good layers and we dont want them to be dinner next week. also, all birds are under a year old, except the wyandotts, they are a year and a half.

I am very interested! I will call you up!

 

[2seth2]

sorry top girl we are takeing all the hens

 

[NevadaRon]

I am just outside of Carson City... Anyone else by Carson??

ChickenGurl101! I'm in Dayton. Where is "just outside of Carson City"?

 

[NevadaRon]

Whew! Just went through 11 pages of posts.

I don't remember to check in unless I'm getting eMail updates, which I'm STILL NOT!!!!

Someone suggested I check the forum for tech issues so I guess that's where I'm headed next...

Well, Poppy beat the snot out of his boy (Cogburn) yesterday - so badly that I had to put him down. He hardly had any feathers left and his one remaining good eye was pretty torn up, too. I don't know what precipitated it. Poppy has always been harsh to him, but after the first beating when he lost his one eye, Cogburn was very well mannered around Poppy. So I'm down to only one roo. Poppy doesn't seem to care much for competition!

 

[2seth2]

Whew! Just went through 11 pages of posts.

I don't remember to check in unless I'm getting eMail updates, which I'm STILL NOT!!!!

Someone suggested I check the forum for tech issues so I guess that's where I'm headed next...

Well, Poppy beat the snot out of his boy (Cogburn) yesterday - so badly that I had to put him down. He hardly had any feathers left and his one remaining good eye was pretty torn up, too. I don't know what precipitated it. Poppy has always been harsh to him, but after the first beating when he lost his one eye, Cogburn was very well mannered around Poppy. So I'm down to only one roo. Poppy doesn't seem to care much for competition!

sorry ron

 

[NevadaRon]

sorry ron

Thanks Seth! Did you get your new hens from JWBullfrog yet? Post pics when you do!

 

[chicharomirinda]

Well, I may be one step away from crazy chicken lady. I have been bringing the silkie rooster in the house in a pet carrier at night so he will be quiet. I bring him back outside at 7 or 8 a.m so he can crow his little heart out. I really need to post him on craigs list but he's so darn cute.

One of my ameraucanas has started to lay! i think it is the buff x wheaten since I saw her in the nest boxes a few days ago. It's a greenish color. I will post a photo at some point.

Whew! Just went through 11 pages of posts.

I don't remember to check in unless I'm getting eMail updates, which I'm STILL NOT!!!!

Someone suggested I check the forum for tech issues so I guess that's where I'm headed next...

Well, Poppy beat the snot out of his boy (Cogburn) yesterday - so badly that I had to put him down. He hardly had any feathers left and his one remaining good eye was pretty torn up, too. I don't know what precipitated it. Poppy has always been harsh to him, but after the first beating when he lost his one eye, Cogburn was very well mannered around Poppy. So I'm down to only one roo. Poppy doesn't seem to care much for competition!

sorry about your roo! Poor thing.

Far too much drama in the chicken yard!!!

I went out and checked the nesting box where I had seen a hen squatting earlier today. No egg, and the bedding had been scooted into a corner. That's Loco's style.

A half hour ago, I went out to look at the broodies, and another egg was broken. Cacciatore was standing over it, and she had been with the eggs for the past couple hours while Sour had just been trying to get out of the nest. We're down to 5 eggs.

THEN... right after I put the eggs BACK in Sour's nest, with Sour firmly atop them and some boards blocking the entrance, I saw Tater sitting on the patio with an egg between her paws! It was an australorp egg, so I know it wasn't recently laid in the dirt by a new pullet.

At least I caught Tater in the act and she shows remorse.

how are your broodies doing? My BO broody is trying to set a broody record, I think. She's still going strong with nothing to sit on. It must be close to 2 months now. Hope Tater will behave.

I lurk here off and on and really enjoy the things I've learned. My broodies have hatched lots of chicks this year and here are some of my up and coming that I'm loving!

Jack, the father, a way too colorful Splash Copper Marans and Juanita, the mother, a beardless, blue laying EE, created these 3 ....full blooded sisters....the variety is just amazing!

very beautiful birds! that picaso is a stunner.

Sunny, sorry to hear about all the Roos! And yes, they're so friendly! I still have 4 Roos and they are all sweet as can be and have never even acted like they were going to be aggressive. They're a really nice choice if someone wants a rooster and doesn't want to worry about aggression.
This poor hen is on a ton of eggs....I'm guessing over 20!!!!! I have a call into a friend of mine who had a broody that they bought eggs to put under but he dropped them and broke several but still put the remaining under her. He must have damaged the cells because not one hatched. So if she's still broody I'm going to candle all of them and give their broody some of them. If I don't, I'm going to lose a lot of them. From the 8 I candled tonight, they were in stages from about 24 hrs to 5 days! I can't remember who told me, and they were right, that the hen will continue to sit the eggs about 24 hrs from when they started hatching so that means there will be a lot of chicks that aren't done!!!
If I had an incubated (I sold mine) I would just put them in there.....I think I'll look for one on Craigslist.
My last EE broody hatched 3 Polish and I thought I could have one pullet and 2 cockerels but I think it's the opposite! The solid white I now thinks is a Roo and is going to be stunning!
I also have several EE Roos from that group. They're all pretty awesome in coloring, even the two white have nice puffy cheeks. For some reason I get no interest in my beautiful Polish but I have no problem selling these roos for $12!
I'm excited to see what colors I get. I have yet to get a nice, fully white crested black or blue (which I'm really wanting the blue), you didn't get one right? What colors did you get out of your Polish?

on the hatch. hope it works okay with the different stages of development.

Hullo, folks!

I'm new to the fora here, but have been lurking for a couple of weeks.
I just moved to a new place in Nevada and am converting an old shed into a coop. The structure is actually quite sturdy (solid wood walls, concrete floor, corrugated metal roofing) and 3/4 walls are shaded. The rear wall of the coop faces the rear of a lot behind an apartment building.

This weekend, I plan to finish my coop. I've built nest boxes, have roost poles, and just need to put everything together. I'm wondering: what would you other Nevadans recommend for ventilation? As you know, the temperature in Reno is pretty hot in the summer (we were in the 100s two weeks ago, and the high 90s now) and can get quite cold in the winter time. A friend is giving me three black bantam silkies, and my coop is probably about 30 sq. feet (that's a guess, I'll edit this later with proper measurements). I've read several threads (and that great article) on ventilation, but wanted to hear from some folk in my neck-o-the-woods.

In your experience, what's the best way to protect chickens from extremes of temperature, and large daily swings in temperature? Should I aim for 1sq ft. of ventilation per bird? Should I vent between the nest boxes (on the left wall) and the roost poles (on the right wall)?

Thanks!
-Kee

welcome!

Lots of ventilation is a good idea. I think the heat really is more of a threat here than cold. As missy said, you can always cover over some of the vents in the winter with plastic if it gets too drafty but you'll still need plenty of ventilation in the winter since their breath is very moist.

 

[2seth2]

I am weak i went over to juiles to get ride of my showgirl roo who decided to crow at 6 am and came home withe a Blue cochin LF

 

[americanvalkyrie]

how are your broodies doing? My BO broody is trying to set a broody record, I think. She's still going strong with nothing to sit on. It must be close to 2 months now. Hope Tater will behave.

I broke Cacciatore of her broodiness with the shuffle yesterday. But Sour is going strong, and she's barricaded in her box. I candled the eggs today.. wouldn't you know it, the ones that got destroyed were ones with good embryos! When I candled at day 11, there were some that I wasn't sure about. Yeah, those are still intact. I saw one blue cochin egg that's good. One EE that might be good, but I can't see well enough through the shell to be sure. The other 3 might not be so good. I can't see a definite air cell. Hatchers, that's bad, right?

Sour has been so awesome through all of this that I'm thinking of finding some new chicks somewhere for her, in case she doesn't get any hatches. One week left.

Also, I've decided to get rid of Cacciatore. She doesn't lay good eggs anymore, she's not broody anymore, and I'm pretty sure she's the one who got to those 3 eggs. I think Loco just ate the one after chasing Cacciatore out of the nest. My silkie boy isn't crowing yet, but if yours is, then I'm in trouble.

I am weak i went over to juiles to get ride of my showgirl roo who decided to crow at 6 am and came home withe a Blue cochin LF

I love my blue cochin. Her name is General Tso and I never hear her make a sound.

 

[2seth2]

Mine cochin Is loud becuase she is scared of my dog