North Carolina

[Hollowoakfarm]

OH! I forgot to mention!! I got TWO eggs yesterday! WooHoo! I think I'll take the rest of the store eggs and bake something to take to work!

 

[busymadre]

Morning from Hickory, NC!
My 6 chicks are about a week old now and already seeing wing and tail feathers coming in. Love to watch them lay contently on the floor of the brooder - all sprawled out, feet tucked underneath and necks extended face down.
Have a great day everyone!

 

[pcchickens]

Hi everybody,

I'm from Shelby, NC, and have eight hens and one very friendly Langshan rooster. I wanted to let all of you know about a free heritage poultry swap that will be going on March 9th in Western NC. Here's a link to the thread on it in the chickenswap forum: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/744052/heritage-poultry-swap-western-nc-march-9th

If you want to bring birds, just pm and I can get you the contact info

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Good late morning everyone!! Hope everyone is having a good day!!

No chicken news to report...we're just waiting until spring when we will FINALLY get those things called "eggs"!! LOL

DH and I are spending V-day on Friday as a friend is coming by to watch the girls for us to sneak in a late lunch and do some much needed car shopping (ugh). Should be interesting to see what we find!!

NO Beth, we are NOT looking for a 12 passenger van either!! LOL

Researching & looking at purchasing some Freedom Rangers...getting rather excited about that...it will be our FIRST ever order!! WOO HOO!! Probably won't order until late March (then I can pretend they are a present for DD2) - mainly because the juvies will be moved out of their pen and into the bigger pen!!

Have a great day everyone!!

 

[jdeoliveira74]

Morning from Hickory, NC!
My 6 chicks are about a week old now and already seeing wing and tail feathers coming in. Love to watch them lay contently on the floor of the brooder - all sprawled out, feet tucked underneath and necks extended face down.
Have a great day everyone!

almost sounds like its too hot in there !!

 

[TarheelBirdy]

I have always used cheap hygrometers but I am tired of the hassle. Today I broke down and ordered one of the digital thermometer/hygrometers from Incubator Warehouse. I checked their Facebook page for coupon codes, and if you enter FACEBOOK1 as a promo code with ANY purchase (even my cheap $14.99 hygrometer purchase) they include an egg candler. It increased the shipping by $1.99. The value of the egg candler was $9.99.

Of course I just ordered an egg candler two days ago, grrr, maybe I can return it.

 

[NewHomesteader2010]

Just for fun:


What do you think? Rooster or Pullet?? Last week I would have SWORN it was a pullet...this week, I'm saying rooster...your take?? (She/he is partly or fully orpington - not sure who the mama is, but I can guarantee the papa was my old rooster Jeremy)


My Handsome Cadbury and one of his ladies: Reeces Cream!!



My Handsome rooster who is the SAME age as the rooster/pullet in the first photo (the buff)!! Gotta LOVE a blue sex link (thanks Alex)



BIG DADDY (aka Tyrone, thanks again Alex!!) and the girls out for their FIRST stroll (please ignore the duck pond - aka kiddie pool...this is the thing that leaks that we're trying to figure out where)

Just couldn't resist sharing a bit of my flock with you all...

ETA: Sorry, but I had to correct spelling!!

 

[Chasity]

NH:

That little gold colored bird on the top looks like she may be a he. The longer thinner feather at the tail??? Check the hackle and saddle feathers for thinner, pointier even feather.
..... but pretty Cockerel! at least from this pic.

 

[atmaclean]

I am so sad to say that 2 of my little mille fleur d'uccle died. They were 6 days old today. One died last night and one this morning. I am not sure what could have happened., They have food, water, heat and a clean floor - I change their paper a lot. I tried giving them some electrolytes with an eye dropper and also some water from off some soaked food but it didn't seem to help. I did notice that the one had pooped - I thought maybe they were blocked somehow.....

I have never lost babies after a hatch like that - I didn't see anything abnormal about them until they were just listless. I separated them so they wouldn't be knocked around by the others and tried the electrolytes, etc but it didn't work. The other 4 seem very vigorous and are eating and drinking all the time....well, between sleeping.

Any ideas?

Very sadly,
Angela

 

[busymadre]

They aren't staying away from the lamp, and the thermometer doesn't even read 90 (and it's hanging right under the light)