North Carolina

[BearSpringsFarm]

North East Wilkes County ....

 

[busymadre]

Bought my 2nd bag of feed today. My girls are about 9 weeks old so I got the starter/grower feed. Since I will be trying to permanently transfer them to the coop this week, I also got some Sweet PDZ for the poop boards in the coop. Wanted to get a hanging water container, but the TSC was out.

TSC in Lenoir, NC still has some chicks. One was being doctored as it had been butt pecked

 

[CricketR4]

I will say the idea to smash it was TOP on my list of things to do/how to respond...but then I kept having flash backs to the movie Arachnophobia where the spider JUMPS on the guy's face...so I just couldn't stomach that thought - it about sent me into early labor

JK, well kind of. Spiders terrify me, but I am trying to be a good mama and react LESS so that I don't pass my "issues" on to the ever watchful eyes of my youngsters. They are growing up country while I grew up a city girl with dreams of being a country bumpkin. LOL.

Collected SIX eggs today (DH forgot to collect last night and I was NOT about to go in there...in the dark...with that monster of a spider lurking about) and still NO duck eggs. What could be up? They have their favorite spots and I have checked them all, they don't wander far from the deck, so I am just completely confused as to why they aren't laying.

I think I may be jinxed...my guineas never laid me any eggs, my ducks LOVE to eat from my hand and will let me pet them but don't give me eggs and I had to FIGHT with my chickens to start laying...not to mention when they go broody and hatch eggs - I hatch ROOSTERS 99% of the time!!

If they weren't so cute, and weren't a necessity, I'd contemplate giving up!! To console myself, I think I am going to go look at photos of chicks and ducklings!!

I have tons of duck eggs if you want some. I can't eat them, and hubby and kids don't eat a lot of them, so I'm having to get rid of my surplus. Maybe if you tell the ducks you'll get duck eggs elsewhere they'll get jealous and start laying!

 

[BHep]

I will say the idea to smash it was TOP on my list of things to do/how to respond...but then I kept having flash backs to the movie Arachnophobia where the spider JUMPS on the guy's face...so I just couldn't stomach that thought - it about sent me into early labor

JK, well kind of. Spiders terrify me, but I am trying to be a good mama and react LESS so that I don't pass my "issues" on to the ever watchful eyes of my youngsters. They are growing up country while I grew up a city girl with dreams of being a country bumpkin. LOL.

Collected SIX eggs today (DH forgot to collect last night and I was NOT about to go in there...in the dark...with that monster of a spider lurking about) and still NO duck eggs. What could be up? They have their favorite spots and I have checked them all, they don't wander far from the deck, so I am just completely confused as to why they aren't laying.

I think I may be jinxed...my guineas never laid me any eggs, my ducks LOVE to eat from my hand and will let me pet them but don't give me eggs and I had to FIGHT with my chickens to start laying...not to mention when they go broody and hatch eggs - I hatch ROOSTERS 99% of the time!!

If they weren't so cute, and weren't a necessity, I'd contemplate giving up!! To console myself, I think I am going to go look at photos of chicks and ducklings!!

I am SURE those ducks are laying. Mine are, Alex's are and they are all the same age. They are just hiding them from you.

 

[wildriverswolf90]

I am SURE those ducks are laying.  Mine are, Alex's are and they are all the same age.  They are just hiding them from you. 

No Fair my aren't lay yet and they are in a huge pen with nest so I know they aren't hiding them

 

[Matt A NC]

Well, I guess I am no longer raising standard cochins. As I was closing up we found BigBoy dead. He was fine just after 6pm when I fed everyone supper. He was walking up through the yard to see what Ruby was fussing about. At 7:15 he was just laying in the grass dead. He was limber and warm. He had no marks and absolutely no feathers missing.

I have no way to replace him. I guarentee there isn't a LF Cochin rooster in NC, VA, SC, or TN even near the quality he was.

He has only had a little time around the 4 standard cochin hens on a few days here and there and I hadn't trimmed any butts yet. Two of the ladies are laying, but I really doupt any are fertile. I am not even going to try incubating them.

Matt

 

[melodie_a]

Sorry about your Big Boy Matt. That is too bad.

 

[moomoodiddy]

u should really try to incubate some!!!!

 

[scottcaddy]

Quote: C S B's are also laying ( what do you with a double or tripple yolked duck egg?) That hen is real good at pulling grass/straw or what ever over the egg, has even went so far as to dig about a 3' hole and pull straw over it!

Now when I feed them I have to look for any moved about dirt/grass/straw, That duck will NOT lay in the same spot 2 times in a row

Scott

 

[wildriverswolf90]

matt so sorry about your roo i know it may be a long shot, but i think you tried to incubate them you never know one or two may be fertile