North Idaho / Eastern Washington

[gimmie birdies]

I have leghorn/EE the white ones.

 

[UGLYFOOT]

Okay I am not going to quote this time.

@Saris I am sorry to hear about your boy.

@Hawk12 , I am sorry that your hatch did not work out for you. Depending on results of a necropsy being done by WSU I might have some chicks for you too.

@Scram85 I am very sure that you have a rooster there.

Now on to my results, I have 92 chicks that have lived, and 13 quail from the Easter Hatch Along. I might have the 57 mixed breeds sold already. (also depending on test results)

I have lost 4 youngsters in the last couple of weeks. They have had signs that could have been a couple of things, one of which is Coccidiosis, another thing could be Marek's (this is why the necropsy)

Today I became a true chicken farmer. I can successfully hatch an egg and raise a chicken to either lay an egg or provide a meal for my family. I had 5 roosters that needed processing, they were extra from a straight run purchase that gave me more roosters than pullets. 4 month old BCM. Not a lot of meat to them but enough for a few meals.

 

[Saris]

Okay I am not going to quote this time.

@Saris I am sorry to hear about your boy.

@Hawk12 , I am sorry that your hatch did not work out for you. Depending on results of a necropsy being done by WSU I might have some chicks for you too.

@Scram85 I am very sure that you have a rooster there.

Now on to my results, I have 92 chicks that have lived, and 13 quail from the Easter Hatch Along. I might have the 57 mixed breeds sold already. (also depending on test results)

I have lost 4 youngsters in the last couple of weeks. They have had signs that could have been a couple of things, one of which is Coccidiosis, another thing could be Marek's (this is why the necropsy)

Today I became a true chicken farmer. I can successfully hatch an egg and raise a chicken to either lay an egg or provide a meal for my family. I had 5 roosters that needed processing, they were extra from a straight run purchase that gave me more roosters than pullets. 4 month old BCM. Not a lot of meat to them but enough for a few meals.

Thank you.

I really hope you don't have Marek's. It's essentially a forever thing.

I had a basic necropsy done on my boy, nothing cultured but I may have to send the girl off for a full one. She must have gotten stressed from losing her mate and now her face is swollen. I am at a loss as to what the issue could be so I think I will have her sent for testing.

I really don't want to loose my birds or have to start all over. Ugh!

 

[CGilbert]

Does anyone have a picture of an Ameraucana roo? I am trying to figure out what my two are. I would like to compare.

Here are my pullets and rooster. Probably the parents of those ones.

 

[CGilbert]

@Scram85
I vote pullets on both the white Ameraucanas

 

[CGilbert]

Well, yesterday was my last day at that job. It was a fun job, I enjoyed it. Made everyone brownie bites with mint butter cream frosting for the last day.
Today, I get to drive my son (for the first time) to his new school. I'm really excited! Then, I get to come home and clean this pigsty of a house, clean chicken brooders, set up a "mama heating pad" in the coop, move baby chicks out, oh, and finish laundry. It should be a very filled day. But it all has been getting put off because I've been working. So, time to catch up!

 

[CGilbert]

Well, yesterday was my last day at that job. It was a fun job, I enjoyed it. Made everyone brownie bites with mint butter cream frosting for the last day.
Today, I get to drive my son (for the first time) to his new school. I'm really excited! Then, I get to come home and clean this pigsty of a house, clean chicken brooders, set up a "mama heating pad" in the coop, move baby chicks out, oh, and finish laundry. It should be a very filled day. But it all has been getting put off because I've been working. So, time to catch up!

But first: coffee

 

[jlashaw]

Hi everyone! Just letting people know I'll have chicks available between Thursday & Friday of this week! Private message me if you're interested. I have an assortment to choose from. I'm 15 minutes from Spokane and 40 from CDA

 

[gimmie birdies]

My coop is finally free of snow!

 

[bjedlicka]

Anyone in our area want to buy a Barnie Roo? He's from Dutch Connection and will be a year old in May. The honey says he's got to go