North Carolina

[ramirezframing]

http://myfox8.com/2013/08/01/raising-backyard-chickens/


Here is the link to the chicken story that aired last night!

Angel

I noticed in the clip that you have two cross beaks that look like they need their beaks trimmed. Read through the "Diary of a cross beak" thread, in there are several ways to trim their beaks safely so they can eat better.

 

[fucifer65]

Hi.
I am looking for red pyle modern game bantam.

 

[atmaclean]

I noticed in the clip that you have two cross beaks that look like they need their beaks trimmed. Read through the "Diary of a cross beak" thread, in there are several ways to trim their beaks safely so they can eat better.

Yes, I have trimmed them before but no matter how careful I am, they bleed! Last time I used the Dremel tool and barely trimmed a tiny sliver on the end of the beak and it bled horribly. I've used nail nippers and a human fingernail file. The quick is just so close to the end of the beak that it bleeds with barely a swipe of the file.

I always have fermented feed available for the cross beaks and they seem to do very well with it. "Beaker" is the more severe case. I have to trim feathers and wash him off every other day as he makes such a mess all over himself. He could really use a bib! "Michelle" is not quite as bad and she will even eat the fermented grains that they get in the afternoon as well as pecking at bugs.

I was glad they got some air time and hope that people will realize that cross beak is not necessarily a death sentence. My hen lays pretty green eggs too! I will continue to try to trim the beaks as I know it would probably help Beaker!

Angela

 

[tammyfarms]

Great story Angela!

Had a wonderful visit and lunch with Hollow today! Thanks for allowing me to tour your wonderful farm and break in my new sloggers

The doggies are huge and lovely. I wish I had as nice a pasture set up for my chickens.

 

[Hollowoakfarm]

Tammy! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit!

Tammy didn't just come visit. She came and worked! We cleared all the Black Locust seedlings and sprouts out of one pasture section so the calves could go graze on it. Then we got cleaned up and went out to lunch.

It's so nice to have a visit with someone that you find you have more in common with than "just chickens"! And so thoughtful of Tammy to ask what she could help mw with before she came. She thoughtfully saved her new Sloggers to wear at my place so nothing gets tracked between the two, and didn't visit her stock after showering at her house, so nothing could come in on her body or clothing, either! (She's figured out from my posts that I'm paranoid!)

Thanks for everything, Tammy!

 

[tammyfarms]

Tammy! I thoroughly enjoyed the visit!

Tammy didn't just come visit. She came and worked! We cleared all the Black Locust seedlings and sprouts out of one pasture section so the calves could go graze on it. Then we got cleaned up and went out to lunch.

It's so nice to have a visit with someone that you find you have more in common with than "just chickens"! And so thoughtful of Tammy to ask what she could help mw with before she came. She thoughtfully saved her new Sloggers to wear at my place so nothing gets tracked between the two, and didn't visit her stock after showering at her house, so nothing could come in on her body or clothing, either! (She's figured out from my posts that I'm paranoid!)

Thanks for everything, Tammy!

I figured out you are paranoid because I am just as paranoid. I only did what I would want/expect someone visiting my place to do.

Unfortunately, germs can't be seen and they can be transmitted on clothing and especially shoes and hands. It is all too easy to transmit disease between healthy flocks. One flock may be immune to a "bug" - if a visitor brings that same bug to another flock, it could wipe out the flock. You just never know....

Stepping off my paranoid soapbox...

bleaching my shoes....

 

[sbrooks88]

Does anyone else need a nap but me? I am completely exhausted!!!!

 

[Tikkijane]

Meh. I think I have 12 cockerels. *sigh* At the very least, the cochin bantam boys need to go. Out of my 8 silkies, 5 of them ars boys. I've got 2 whites, 1 silver, 1 buff partridge, and 1black partridge. I could probably turn loose of all of them but the silver. Or the black partridge. :/

Large fowl I have a silver laced wyandotte, silver spangled hamburg, and probably a gorgeous white/partridge easter egger.

I'm operating on the assumption that I can't keep them all, even though we haven't had problems.

Anyone interested? I am near Rocky Mount and willing to meet somewhere at a reasonable distance....

Please pm me if interested. I get pms a lot better than thread notifications.

 

[dutchbunny83]

Meh. I think I have 12 cockerels. *sigh* At the very least, the cochin bantam boys need to go. Out of my 8 silkies, 5 of them ars boys. I've got 2 whites, 1 silver, 1 buff partridge, and 1black partridge. I could probably turn loose of all of them but the silver. Or the black partridge.

Large fowl I have a silver laced wyandotte, silver spangled hamburg, and probably a gorgeous white/partridge easter egger.

I'm operating on the assumption that I can't keep them all, even though we haven't had problems.

Anyone interested? I am near Rocky Mount and willing to meet somewhere at a reasonable distance....

Please pm me if interested. I get pms a lot better than thread notifications.

My silkies kept turning out to be boys too after I'd get so attached.
Finally sucked it up and bought 3 sexed silkies chicks (minimum) from mypetchicken.com for $12.50 a piece plus $40 express shipping!!!!!
I didn't show my husband the receipt on that one, but wanted to know for sure they'd be girls! From what I could find that was the only place that sold them as girls, besides another hatchery that DNA tested but it was hundreds of dollars just for one chick.
ps- hamburgs are really pretty too!

 

[dutchbunny83]

I saw someone posted the other day that they had had chinchillas.
I know this is supposed to be about chickens, but I've been on google forever now and cant find my answer....

Chinchilla's need a dust bath. I have a gigantic thing of D.E. I want to use up since my chicks have no interest in it. Can I use that or do I have to buy those little containers specifically labelled chinchilla dust? I can't find ingredients on either, but they look the same...