North Carolina

[skitzkle]

Hmm... I may need to hire you to target our killer! LOL.



Okay BYC'ers....suggestions? Mama broody is STILL trying to sit on eggs. She rejected my day old chicks as well as a few chicks who were a few days older (tried different babies, nothing worked)...This is the same mama who hatched a few ducks who died in the pip stage and a few drowned. Then, she stole chicks while sitting on duck eggs, but those were eaten and she was attacked. Now she is stealing all the eggs in the coop to sit on. I am worried about her health as she has been sitting almost ALL summer. Advice??

I read a blog post on the chicken chick I think and she puts her broodies that she doesn't want to be broody in a wire bottom hutch by themselves for a couple days and the air underneath them and the lack of access to the nesting boxes is supposed to cure them. Here is the link. http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/05/broody-breaker-when-hens-mood-to-hatch.html

 

[dutchbunny83]

I finally got my chicken killer. He killed five of our hens, including both of our Lavender Ameraucanas. This one broke out of three humane traps, but could not escape a Marine and his rifle.

What was it killing your chickens???
Glad you got it!



FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL TODAY!!!!

 

[Southpawtech]

It was a raccoon. I tried to post a picture, but it never showed.

 

[moomoodiddy]

wow ive been in school for already 5 weeks im glad im already back in routine

 

[wildriverswolf90]

I have problem that i really need some help with
this little chick was born with a sisscor beak and also never developed an eye on the left side....

I know alot of you have exprience raising disabled birds, and I was just wondering what i can do to help this chick thrive? he has good energy runs around, but has trouble judging distance and pecking the food. should I fight for him as long as he wants to fight or should I put him to sleep and save him the struggle?

 

[ramirezframing]

Wild, being that the cross beak has started at such a young age, it probably wont make it. But I would fight as long as it was willing to fight, if it were my bird. Read through "Diary of a cross beak" its got lots of great information in it and different types of feeds used on these guys. If it lives long enough it will learn how to judge better with just the one eye. Good luck.

 

[Tikkijane]

I have problem that i really need some help with
this little chick was born with a sisscor beak and also never developed an eye on the left side....

I know alot of you have exprience raising disabled birds, and I was just wondering what i can do to help this chick thrive? he has good energy runs around, but has trouble judging distance and pecking the food. should I fight for him as long as he wants to fight or should I put him to sleep and save him the struggle?

I've got a cuckoo maran with cross beak right now. I am pretty sure it was an injury when two other cms died and I had plucked buts. Her bottom beak was significantly longer than the top. I filed it a few days ago and she is eating still fine as far as I can tell (drinking was never a problem). You might think about making mash if eating crumble/drinking is too hard.

Good luck!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

and another promising day comes along
managed to get the grass tamed again after getting
home from work but it did take all evening to do so........
and every time lapped round that little pool we have
I was wanting to get in it..... I kept reminding myself
the water is getting cool and the grandbabies aren't
here to play too........maybe this weekend.

hope everyone had a nice 1st day of school

hope your day is a good one

 

[skitzkle]

I have problem that i really need some help with
this little chick was born with a scissor beak and also never developed an eye on the left side....





I know alot of you have experience raising disabled birds, and I was just wondering what i can do to help this chick thrive? he has good energy runs around, but has trouble judging distance and pecking the food. should I fight for him as long as he wants to fight or should I put him to sleep and save him the struggle?

On another thread I follow some people have had some success with fermented feed and cross beak healing. I don't know if it is true and have not experienced it, but they say that it can be because of nutrient deficiency. I don't know how to explain it in a newborn chick, but thought I would throw it out there in case it helps. I ferment my feed if you have any questions on the process.

 

[dutchbunny83]

QUESTION:

I was looking for input on a fair asking price for a trio of lavender orpingtons. Trying to decide if I should sell at 3 months or grow out until 6 when they are laying, but may be a hard sell in the winter. I probably have close to $75 into them, but I usually lose money on all my birds. I will not send them to auction even if it could mean more money back.

It's 2 pullets and a cockeral. Both beautifully feathered, excellent health, very friendly, and no imperfections on them. They are from the Hinks JC line and the seller has won with parents in exhibition, but I'm not listing them as show birds. I've been ridiculous about biosecurity and they've never left my property. I also hatched them myself. They are pretty hard to come by as it took me awhile to even find hatching eggs and no one was selling pullets or even day old straight run chicks around here.

Anyway, I had NO idea what would be a fair price, so I was looking for some input. There's a guy selling straight run chicks from the same line, but he's out in Western NC in the mountains and they're $9 a piece for straight run baby chicks.