NY chicken lover!!!!

[vmdanielsen]

Had the bee keeper here today and there was absolutely no activity. He checked out the hole and figured the the bees were looking for a new home and didn't like it. He wants me to keep an eye out for them because he would love a new hive?Flock? Herd?
Thanks for all your comments. Ginny

 

[rancher hicks]

Thanks for the laugh. I could just picture that!


I have another silkie that went broody is must be catchy now that she sees her sister raising chicks. But all our roos ended up in freezercamp so now I have to go get fertile eggs for her...

Rancher- Have any eggs I can swing by and get when you feel better of course! Hope you are feeling better!

There are always eggs sitting on the counter if you don't care what pops out. However if you stop by I can always go to the coop and get what's there. The BR's are laying but there are two SLW's in with them so I don't know whose eggs are whose. Except that some will def. be 100% BR's since there is just a BR roo in that coop. Now the Dels I can't be sure since I now have a sussex in there for the time being with Nick and George. There also are the new Birchens but they aren't laying big enough yet and the two Frizzles hens. But your welcome if you want them. I'll pm my number. Just don't plan on bringing any chicks back.

 

[rancher hicks]

Morning all!

Hen--I might have to come up with my own kind of chicken herding frog. Thats hilarious!

So I come home last night to no electricity as the power box on one of the poles down the road caught on fire. The electric company was there working on it when I drove through. My first though is that I have to brooder boxes of chicks and no lights. Not good. Even though it was brutal yesterday (91) my cellar always stays cool. Anyways, I run downstairs when I get home because I hear lots of distressed peeping. The larger brooder box with the 26 terrorists is quiet. They were all fine, just hanging out and sleeping. At almost 3 weeks old, they are feathering out and were not in any distress. My tiny silkies, however, were desperately trying to find a warm spot and were huddling together peeping loudly. Poor babies. I flipped up the bottom of my shirt like a pouch and proceeded to put them all in it. Went upstairs and stretched out on the couch and they promptly cuddled up on my stomach and went to sleep. I generate a lot of heat (which is why hot weather kills me) and I think they were happy for the heat and the company. Finally got electric back on at 1030, which was waaayyy later than I though it would be so back downstairs they went. Of course, the older crew had a nice nap so they were partying hard when the power came back on and their light came on. Kids. At least I didnt have to sleep on the couch with 8 silkie babies all night. So nice that it is cooler today.

Rancher--sorry to hear about your allergies. We cant keep any allergy meds in stock at work. This has been the worst year so far and people who have never been affected before are coming in for meds.

I think I have a silkie hen that might be going broody. She does the whole bawk bawk thing at me and was reluctant to leave the egg in the coop this am. I left it to see if she would sit on it. It would be nice to have her do the work. I want to hatch some of my own eggs. I guess time will tell.

Enjoy this lovely day.

I've taken to wearing a mask when I'm outside and around the chickens. I swear I've never had this much trouble.

 

[rancher hicks]

The Fingerlakes Feather Club is having swap meet on Sat at the Aurburn TSC. Just saying might be a good place for Chicken math.

Now I know your DH is going to kill me, oh well he will get over it.

There should be plenty of people with birds available and all kinds of other things too. Hopefully the weather will be ok.

Do we have to "swap" or can we just get rid of chicks. I've got more than a few and am expecting a shipment next month. I had expected them tomorrow but things did not work out as planned. It's a long story.

 

[rancher hicks]

Random Question - What do you all use as a feed dish for your chicks? I bought the round steel one at TS but I was tired of cleaning it out every day and trying to get all the wood chips out of it without wasting a whole bunch of food. So I switched from using that to a regular size Folgers coffee cap. Which actually works out a little better with them, however I'm beginning to think they enjoy kicking the food out of it and having to search around for it in their bedding! LOL I fill the dish 2-3 times a day once I see it's buried in the bedding of the cage. But at the same time there's a whole bunch of feed all over floor of the cage. Just curious as to what you guys use.

I don't keep filling the feeder. I sometimes let them have a day of digging around. They do waste a lot and medicated feed is too darned expensive.

 

[demp4]

There are always eggs sitting on the counter if you don't care what pops out. However if you stop by I can always go to the coop and get what's there. The BR's are laying but there are two SLW's in with them so I don't know whose eggs are whose. Except that some will def. be 100% BR's since there is just a BR roo in that coop. Now the Dels I can't be sure since I now have a sussex in there for the time being with Nick and George. There also are the new Birchens but they aren't laying big enough yet and the two Frizzles hens. But your welcome if you want them. I'll pm my number. Just don't plan on bringing any chicks back.

okay! I will call you tomorrow sometime thanks!




For a feeder we use an old piece of gutter hung by two chains to the height we need in the coop.

 

[rancher hicks]

Me neither, I have people at work ask me what I want for mine and when I say $2.50, I never hear from them again. Oh well, too bad. I have lots of other customers.

I kinda wish there was a way to know how far back a Quoted posting was. Tab's was so far back I didn't find it and not sure what the original post was.

 

[java girl 2]

does anyone know where you can take a bird to be tested?? My last java rooster "mcguff" died today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is not the first time I have lost a rooster/hen this year and can't find out why!!!!!!!!!!

some of the birds died of worms but I fixed that and then some of other ones are dieing with no signs of anything!!!!!!! HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[vmdanielsen]

does anyone know where you can take a bird to be tested?? My last java rooster "mcguff" died today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is not the first time I have lost a rooster/hen this year and can't find out why!!!!!!!!!!

some of the birds died of worms but I fixed that and then some of other ones are dieing with no signs of anything!!!!!!! HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!

This not being able to copy and paste is a PIA!!! Java I have info that I cannot get to this site. Call or EMAIL Jennifer peaslee at cornell, she can send you instructions. [email protected]
or 607 253 3166 She give you very specific instructions. Follow then closely. I wish I had this info when my birds died. If the info is incorrect PM me. I don't trust my own transcriptions!
I wish copy and paste worked! Good luck.

 

[java girl 2]

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I email at the address you gave me! now to see what happens! thank you!!!!!!!!!!