NY chicken lover!!!!

[Cydney83]

Eggs from all pens are growing except the BLRW. DH gave the roo (Omega) a couple doses of tylan 50 to perk him up, he has seemed depressed since he lost his main squeeze a couple months ago. He now has some competition thanks to a friend. So I'm hoping to crack some eggs this weekend to look for the bullseye. I'm hoping for some signs of improvement in fertility..

 

[vmdanielsen]

Featherz, good luck with the prospective job.

Good luck everyone with the new hatches!

I fell on the ice too, but I fell forward. Glad to say I managed not to hit my face. Laid there thinking....how did this happen??!! Oh well, winter in the northeast!

PS Glad to see some activity here!

 

[rancher hicks]

For heavens sake VMdan, be careful.

I forgot to mention that one of the Birchen Marans roos chicks is crowing already! These guys can't be more than 4 wks.

 

[Cass]

he will get up tomorrow and see it stopped and think he did it.

True. He's probably the one that crows when he hears me cough, before the sun comes up. Silly silly bird.

 

[Henicillin]

Good luck, Featherz!!

I second that! Fingers crossed!

 

[Henicillin]

One of my goofballs was crowing at 3:30 AM the other morning (I could faintly hear him in the coop from the bathroom). They're generally good about not doing that, so I figure he must have heard something, or thought he did.

Some of them were out puttering around in the snow the other day, which was surprising, as usually they don't venture out. The rest of them were like "the heck with it," and were busying themselves with the new alfalfa hay bale in the playroom instead.

Here's my random observation of the past week. I feed Flock Raiser with calcium free-choice on the side instead of feeding layer. They do well on it, but because it's a crumble food and not pelleted, there is occasionally a good deal of dust left over. So, I thought I'd try something. When I put new crumbles into their feed pan, I dumped the dust/remaining old ones into another pan and added water to make mash. They went crazy over it, as apparently the exact same feed they always have available is infinitely better when it's mushy.

Fine by me - less waste that way!

 

[vmdanielsen]

One of my goofballs was crowing at 3:30 AM the other morning (I could faintly hear him in the coop from the bathroom). They're generally good about not doing that, so I figure he must have heard something, or thought he did.

Some of them were out puttering around in the snow the other day, which was surprising, as usually they don't venture out. The rest of them were like "the heck with it," and were busying themselves with the new alfalfa hay bale in the playroom instead.

Here's my random observation of the past week. I feed Flock Raiser with calcium free-choice on the side instead of feeding layer. They do well on it, but because it's a crumble food and not pelleted, there is occasionally a good deal of dust left over. So, I thought I'd try something. When I put new crumbles into their feed pan, I dumped the dust/remaining old ones into another pan and added water to make mash. They went crazy over it, as apparently the exact same feed they always have available is infinitely better when it's mushy.

Fine by me - less waste that way!

I mix my" dust" with kefir and they like that fine too!

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

I fell on my butt today.. too bad my butt isn't as padded as it used to be. OW. Anyways, I now have the chains for my shoes, so things are much better. Job interview seemed to go well, but I think I was a little too 'me'. I am happy where I am now, so it's not a big deal either way. =)

Sorry you fell. Maybe you could try belting on a pillow or stuffing in some padding.

edited after catching up on the thread. Same goes for you too Ginny!

 

[featherz]

I feed my girls mushy wet feed all the time. They think it's a treat! =)

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Getting lots of rain right now. Hoping my backyard doesnt flood. The divas finally came out of their coop on wed but only onto the nonsnowy ground. Icy in front of their door and I almost fell myself going out to let them out. I am hoping the weather stays warm (relatively speaking) and all our snow and ice melts.

All the chicken catalogs are coming now and boy could I go crazy. Have to restrain myself though till the new coop is done. Have to build another one for silkies as well so I can hatch out another line and get my breeding program up to par.

Girls still arent back to laying yet. We have been without eggs since december. I think its due to the molt and not enough light yet to get them going. I have tried all the other tricks to no avail. I told dh that we will have to put a light in the new coop on a timer for next year so this doesnt happen again. I will live with no eggs for now as the molt was pretty hard on them and some are still coming out of it. It just means extra protein and treats for them and there are no complaits from them about that! Have to do housekeeping this weekend when the rain is gone as all this dampness has left their house a bit on the smelly side, even with all the vents open.

Hope all is well with everyone on here. May all the ice and snow melt so you can get to the coops in safety!