NY chicken lover!!!!

[Metella]

FoxCreekChicken - YES !

We are talking about the 3 that are cute as can be - but they live inside 24 7 and are held and bathed and petted a lot ... and that is fine too; but the issue now is they are starting to behave differently and whydobirds is wanting to figure out why and if it is going to get more serious .... So I've put in my advice ... you may have missed much of the lead up on these 3 from the last few months ....

but outside chickens from bantams to full sized; I have one ride my shoulder sometimes when I do chores (Princess Laya). When the mood strikes me I will hold and carry one. In fact, you may want to make sure you hold each one at least once a month so they are somewhat used to it in case you have to treat an illness or wound.

 

[bakingintherain]

copying from the vermont forum in case anyone can help

Hi all,

Thought I'd post this here, in case anyone can help out!

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a raptor rehabilitation center in Quechee, VT. They take in hawks, eagles, owls, falcons, etc. that have been injured (usually through interactions with humans, like car accidents or gunshot wounds) and take care of them until they are able to return to the wild. The few that are too badly injured to be released again become permanent residents at VINS. As you can imagine, feeding the raptors can be expensive. VINS relies partly on donations of live animals like chickens and rabbits from community farmers and breeders in order to feed the raptors. I often take my extra roosters to VINS as donations for the raptors. The donated animals die a humane death (they are euthanized in a CO2 chamber - they do NOT get fed to the raptors while still alive) and you get a form that declares the animals a charitable donation, if you would like to deduct it on your taxes.

Well, Sara at VINS emailed me today to ask if I had any chickens available because they are desperately low on food for the raptors right now. I will be taking her whatever extra I have, but I also offered to post here on BYC about their need, in case anyone else would like to help. Personally, I find it very helpful sometimes to be able to take my extra birds to VINS. I know that many of you would never dream of eating your chickens, but I also know many of you are breeders like me, and you probably are all too familiar with having too many extra roosters around, or old hens that should be retired. Yes, I can always process extra roosters myself, and I do when I can. But sometimes it's just easier to take them to VINS, and I know the raptors always need to eat! If you have any extra birds (or rabbits - I know many of you breed rabbits as well!) that you could share with VINS, Sara would love to hear from you right away.

Here are their only requirements:
No sick birds, no internal/external parasites
No medicated birds (including medicated feed like chick starter)

If you can help, or if you have any questions, please email Sara at [email protected] and she can arrange a time for you to drop of donations! Thanks!

 

[Pyxis]

copying from the vermont forum in case anyone can help


Hi all,

Thought I'd post this here, in case anyone can help out!

The Vermont Institute of Natural Science (VINS) is a raptor rehabilitation center in Quechee, VT. They take in hawks, eagles, owls, falcons, etc. that have been injured (usually through interactions with humans, like car accidents or gunshot wounds) and take care of them until they are able to return to the wild. The few that are too badly injured to be released again become permanent residents at VINS. As you can imagine, feeding the raptors can be expensive. VINS relies partly on donations of live animals like chickens and rabbits from community farmers and breeders in order to feed the raptors. I often take my extra roosters to VINS as donations for the raptors. The donated animals die a humane death (they are euthanized in a CO2 chamber - they do NOT get fed to the raptors while still alive) and you get a form that declares the animals a charitable donation, if you would like to deduct it on your taxes.

Well, Sara at VINS emailed me today to ask if I had any chickens available because they are desperately low on food for the raptors right now. I will be taking her whatever extra I have, but I also offered to post here on BYC about their need, in case anyone else would like to help. Personally, I find it very helpful sometimes to be able to take my extra birds to VINS. I know that many of you would never dream of eating your chickens, but I also know many of you are breeders like me, and you probably are all too familiar with having too many extra roosters around, or old hens that should be retired. Yes, I can always process extra roosters myself, and I do when I can. But sometimes it's just easier to take them to VINS, and I know the raptors always need to eat! If you have any extra birds (or rabbits - I know many of you breed rabbits as well!) that you could share with VINS, Sara would love to hear from you right away.

Here are their only requirements:
No sick birds, no internal/external parasites
No medicated birds (including medicated feed like chick starter)

If you can help, or if you have any questions, please email Sara at [email protected] and she can arrange a time for you to drop of donations! Thanks!

You know, I never knew they took donations. Something new I can do with my extra roos if I don't eat them (and by that I mean if you and M don't kill them for me )

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Ting

 

[WillowWispFarm]

Ahh okay, I think i'm catching up now haha. As for the bantam chicks, they already seem to wadel and strut around, its so cute because they are so tiny haha.
I got another quick question, I noticed my one tetra tint is very dirty, looks like someone pooped on her, shes a little over a month old, is it okay if i give her a bath? if so how should i do this?

 

[JLaw]

Ahh okay, I think i'm catching up now haha. As for the bantam chicks, they already seem to wadel and strut around, its so cute because they are so tiny haha.
I got another quick question, I noticed my one tetra tint is very dirty, looks like someone pooped on her, shes a little over a month old, is it okay if i give her a bath? if so how should i do this?

Warm bowl of water or warm wet rag, towel/blow dry but not too close to burn them. You could use sing or tub but figured small flat style bowl would be easier to clean out. At 1 month they should start dust bathing in the shavings so may clean it's self off some. If only a little bit, a damp rag and just rubbing between fingers to break it up may work best and easiest for ya.

 

[WillowWispFarm]

Warm bowl of water or warm wet rag, towel/blow dry but not too close to burn them. You could use sing or tub but figured small flat style bowl would be easier to clean out. At 1 month they should start dust bathing in the shavings so may clean it's self off some. If only a little bit, a damp rag and just rubbing between fingers to break it up may work best and easiest for ya.

ok thank you, it looks like a lot so I think I'm going to have to actually wash her. I noticed they do roll in the shavings but I dont think that would do it at all, they got her good haha. The others have a few dots and i havn't worried about that, this is more like a glob, so tonight I think will be my first chicken bath

 

[JLaw]

ok thank you, it looks like a lot so I think I'm going to have to actually wash her. I noticed they do roll in the shavings but I dont think that would do it at all, they got her good haha. The others have a few dots and i havn't worried about that, this is more like a glob, so tonight I think will be my first chicken bath

Just be careful with it don't take much to drown them. If it's on it's down and not on it's feathers I wouldn't worry too much that will fall off and replaced by feathers. If feathers shouldn't take much to get it off .

 

[Gramma Chick]

Missed a few days, so many posts. My Fredo is a rooster! He jumped on the back of the black silkie yesterday and the black silkie screeched. Does this mean that the black silkie is a hen? Or a rooster? I picked up Fredo and told him he's my baby and has to be my good boy, gave him a kiss, and let him run around the kitchen, separate from the other 2. We are completely unfamiliar with chicken behavior so don't know what to make of this unusual behavior toward a fellow hatchling. Thoughts? Fredo sits in my lap and I pet him. He seems to be a very happy bird. I'm surprised about the stories on here where peoples pets are attacking them. How common is this? We hold Fredo in our arms and pet him every day. Should we be worried? Our Fredo is 1/2 silkie 1/2 cochin and he is by far our most favorite pet! The black silkie sits off in a corner. It doesn't fly, it barely moves. The other 2 fly and hang out together, they are 1/2 silkie 1/2 cochin.

Sometimes chickens separate according to color .. they are very color aware .
To me it sounded like he was trying mating . Boys usually sexually aware / active before females .
young Females will usually screech when they try .The black one is probably a hen
Chicken mating is very rough ...Do some Google / utube searches of roosters mating .
Will you get a mean Rooster ? Only time will tell . The one I babied / made of turned mean .
Some think a rooster that is too familiar to you becomes mean ...Not all do . I think it depends on the rooster .

 

[WillowWispFarm]

Just a small note on the dirty chick, the spot dosn't seem as big as I thought so I'm just going to take a towel to it. On another note, i just had a talk with my mom about meat chickens, mine are not going to be eaten so if she wanted some to eat I told her she would have to get some just for that. After talking about cost and everything i'm going to be ordering 25 meat birds. I told her if she buys them and my step dad takes care of the butchering then i would take care of them, with one catch, i get 4 egg hens of my pick