mstailfeathers
Chirping
Hello all I would like to introduce myself. My name Julie, but my nickname is Jess. I received 4 baby chicks April 21st, I live inColorao. I have never raised chickens before. I hope my family and i are doing them right. We are raising them mainly for eggs.
1 Delware - BJ chick is the name She is the one who wants to be the first to know everrything, taste everything. She is the sweetest thing. I have to be careful, she like to peck shiny things, watches foil paper etc. She already got my eye twice.
1 Golden Lace Wynadott - Crisco is the name. She is built like a thug. I could hire her out for the chicken mafia. She does play well with others. Sweet working on socialization. Going great I can pet her, pick her up and she will calm down.
1 Americauna (probably Easter egger) - Omelete beautiful golden and rust feathers around her neck, and flufffy feather for cheeks. Laid back
1 Americanuna (probably Easter egger) Colonel Sandy - pettite, small feathher are a greyish blue, lavendar beautiful. She is the sweetest bird, sit in your let, doesn't mind you picking her up. At 3 days old she stopped eating or drinking. I fed he watered down gatorade, and scramble egg mixture. Put her back in the brooder. I did all I could do, said mother nature must run its course. Next day up and running with the best of them and acting like nothing has happened. She sings little peeps songs. Love to sleep in someone's lap.
I wanted to name one extra crispy and shake n bake but I was over ruled by the family.
We have a "redneck" double wide trailer/condo/apartment for them. We duct taped/gorillia taped 2 rather large rubbermaid totes together, cut at a hole so they can go between the two. They love it. They have room to roam, and it keep them from getting each other nerves. I guess the set up with the food water and space is working because we hardly ever hear a peep out of them. You will get close to the condo and you hear the little pepping noises. I use a chicken drinker that has a float in it. It is working out great now. It took a few tries, I finally took the extra drinker put a little oatmeal in the bottom so they could understand that the yellow float was for pecking. After that session I put the real thing in and it was not an issue anymore about getting water. It is so funny to see them line up in a line for a drink. The coop and the run are in renovations, goingto have 2 4-5 ft roosting poles for them, and a door that lead them to the outside run. I think have a doorway in the redneck condo will help them get the concept of going out a door and going in and not be scard/ BTW tried a corn cob, they all got scared of it and ran away. You thought I was hold the cob of death of something. lol.
I havve them on starter/grower food. No one told us how long to use the starter crumbles. I also place weeds(dandelions) from the yard, and greens(spinach,little cucumber) into a suet holder and hang from the midddle of the tub. It is a treat about 2-3 times a week. Gives them hours of fun, they have to work hard to get a weed, as it is swinging all the time. I have found that raw organic oatmeal is like chicken cocainee/herion to them.. I using as a small training treat. If Crisco allows me to pet and hold her she gets couple pieces of oatmeal from my hand. Oatmeal is a good training tool. I put a little scratch on the floor, and they are sratching around like chickens should. I taught them about worms, and moths (yum). Ok, the book did not tell me I had to show the chicks what to do with a worm. I cut them in small pieces and it worked like a charm.(yuck). All in all I think they are happy. They will not, no matter how much I coax, prod, sleep on a roost. They like to form a chickie mosh pit. Some morningss it look live an evil game of chicken twister has gone on/ Yet all their heads are out cuddling with each other. If I break them apart put them on the roost, in the morning I have a cuddling mosh pit of chickies. Decided if that is how they want to sleep at night and they are happy, I will leave them be to be chickens.
1 Delware - BJ chick is the name She is the one who wants to be the first to know everrything, taste everything. She is the sweetest thing. I have to be careful, she like to peck shiny things, watches foil paper etc. She already got my eye twice.
1 Golden Lace Wynadott - Crisco is the name. She is built like a thug. I could hire her out for the chicken mafia. She does play well with others. Sweet working on socialization. Going great I can pet her, pick her up and she will calm down.
1 Americauna (probably Easter egger) - Omelete beautiful golden and rust feathers around her neck, and flufffy feather for cheeks. Laid back
1 Americanuna (probably Easter egger) Colonel Sandy - pettite, small feathher are a greyish blue, lavendar beautiful. She is the sweetest bird, sit in your let, doesn't mind you picking her up. At 3 days old she stopped eating or drinking. I fed he watered down gatorade, and scramble egg mixture. Put her back in the brooder. I did all I could do, said mother nature must run its course. Next day up and running with the best of them and acting like nothing has happened. She sings little peeps songs. Love to sleep in someone's lap.
I wanted to name one extra crispy and shake n bake but I was over ruled by the family.
We have a "redneck" double wide trailer/condo/apartment for them. We duct taped/gorillia taped 2 rather large rubbermaid totes together, cut at a hole so they can go between the two. They love it. They have room to roam, and it keep them from getting each other nerves. I guess the set up with the food water and space is working because we hardly ever hear a peep out of them. You will get close to the condo and you hear the little pepping noises. I use a chicken drinker that has a float in it. It is working out great now. It took a few tries, I finally took the extra drinker put a little oatmeal in the bottom so they could understand that the yellow float was for pecking. After that session I put the real thing in and it was not an issue anymore about getting water. It is so funny to see them line up in a line for a drink. The coop and the run are in renovations, goingto have 2 4-5 ft roosting poles for them, and a door that lead them to the outside run. I think have a doorway in the redneck condo will help them get the concept of going out a door and going in and not be scard/ BTW tried a corn cob, they all got scared of it and ran away. You thought I was hold the cob of death of something. lol.
I havve them on starter/grower food. No one told us how long to use the starter crumbles. I also place weeds(dandelions) from the yard, and greens(spinach,little cucumber) into a suet holder and hang from the midddle of the tub. It is a treat about 2-3 times a week. Gives them hours of fun, they have to work hard to get a weed, as it is swinging all the time. I have found that raw organic oatmeal is like chicken cocainee/herion to them.. I using as a small training treat. If Crisco allows me to pet and hold her she gets couple pieces of oatmeal from my hand. Oatmeal is a good training tool. I put a little scratch on the floor, and they are sratching around like chickens should. I taught them about worms, and moths (yum). Ok, the book did not tell me I had to show the chicks what to do with a worm. I cut them in small pieces and it worked like a charm.(yuck). All in all I think they are happy. They will not, no matter how much I coax, prod, sleep on a roost. They like to form a chickie mosh pit. Some morningss it look live an evil game of chicken twister has gone on/ Yet all their heads are out cuddling with each other. If I break them apart put them on the roost, in the morning I have a cuddling mosh pit of chickies. Decided if that is how they want to sleep at night and they are happy, I will leave them be to be chickens.
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