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[happyhensny]

Well that will look good. I'll have goats AND chickens following me around.

It's fun! And funny!

Rancher where did you find the roosters ? Craig s List ?
Heres another one
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Posted: 2013-01-17, 6:11PM EST
Roosters, FREE. Breeders, Friendly, SHOW WORTHY (clay ny )

I have a bunch of roosters that hatched, best offer for any you like. dusk is the easiest time to catch them,

Catch them at dusk. Yup. That's alot of fun. But not for me...

Well....it can happen both ways. You can leave them there and nothing will happen to them OR you can move them and nothing gets to them OR you can move them all around and something can happen....You just never know. How aggressive is the Momma? My silkie is a great broody and a lousy momma....I ALWAYS have to protect her little ones from the rest of the flock. My lace winged something or other is a GREAT Momma....you don't mess with her chicks....*I* don't mess with her chicks, cuz I don't like scars.

So I say find a nice corner of the coop for the little family and keep the big birds from touching them until you are sure they can run faster than them. I suggest you put something they can fit under/behind that the big birds can't get in. I have had success with cutting out a few slats of an over-turned laundry basket, so the chicks can run in there but the big birds can't. I made the mistake of using a dollar store basket and it crushed under the weight on the adults, now I use a much stronger basket. I put it over the chicks and let them find their way out...then they know how to get in.

I will say that no way is fool proof. Even having them penned off from the flock I had my silkie sit on and crush one of her young ones. (Like I said, not an overly good momma) If you decide to move something, moving the other birds and leaving the broody where she has decided to sit is probably your best bet. We all have our stories of trying to move a broody and having her either abandon the new nest spot and go back to her original spot or try to roll the eggs back and have them not hatch.

I've had it both ways too. I have always tried to separate them if it isn't too hard. When we would let everyone out to free range I would let Momma out with the babies and then there is more room to escape.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Naw, to me, that's recycling. Just make sure there's no bleach in the water! I never understood why you couldn't do this anyways... soaps will naturally biodegrade in the soil.

I seldom use bleach...I use it more for disinfecting purposes than for clothes. My husband's uniform shirts need it every now and again, usually though , no bleach. I don't use wash water on my eating veggies.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Forget dogs. Get goats. They live outside. Will follow you around. Eat hay. Funny. Not too loud. Eat poison ivy and brambles.

Congratulations on the new house!! That is exciting! From your description, it is going toward the woods,to the side and in back of your chicken coops?

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

morning all. had ice skim on my heated waterers this morning so i know iy was really cold out laxt night. almost froze this morning haughling water and feed. I had to rescue a sexlink yesterday as I noticed a couple other hens pecking at her backside. Turns out she had a prolapsed vent, probably from the egg she laid as it had some blood on it. It looked horrible when dh brought her in but after cleaning her up it wasnt too bad. I sprayed the whole area with vetrimycin and did so again this morning. She is resting comfortably in the big dog cage downstairs and chicken daddy had been spoiling her. I am hoping it will continue to withdraw and heal up. I can see how it wouldnt take long for a flock to eat one of their own when they see blood. They were relentless chasing her around and pecking her.

Adorava---I left my silkie girl stripe in the coop with her eggs and just put some hardware cloth up as a divider. After they hatched, that lasted about a week until she decided she wanted out with the chicks and pushed it over. Anyways, it gave Little Man and her sisters a chance to see and get used to the chicks before they actually got to interact with them. Worked out fine till I discovered that sassy stole the chicks from their momma and wouldnt let her near them. I felt bad for stripe because she wanted her babies back but sassy wouldnt let her near them without a good peck. Its a crap shoot whatever you do. I will probably give little miss witchy pants her own eggs to hatch this year so she will leave her sisters alone.

Off to the pharm for an exciting funfilled monday of ringing phones, faxes and ears from guests. Stay warm everyone.

 

[ChickPrincess]

Heres a article by Stony
http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/01/broody-hens-natures-incubators-your.html

Found this blog because of this link... thanks! I bookmarked it.

Henicillian, congrats on the new job! Nice to make a switch and it sounds much calmer (though I am a diehard Walgreen's fan! lol. LOVE the Walgreen's pharmacy.)

 

[Adoravachick]

Heres a article by Stony
http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/2013/01/broody-hens-natures-incubators-your.html

Great Article! Thanks.

Well....it can happen both ways. You can leave them there and nothing will happen to them OR you can move them and nothing gets to them OR you can move them all around and something can happen....You just never know. How aggressive is the Momma? My silkie is a great broody and a lousy momma....I ALWAYS have to protect her little ones from the rest of the flock. My lace winged something or other is a GREAT Momma....you don't mess with her chicks....*I* don't mess with her chicks, cuz I don't like scars.

So I say find a nice corner of the coop for the little family and keep the big birds from touching them until you are sure they can run faster than them. I suggest you put something they can fit under/behind that the big birds can't get in. I have had success with cutting out a few slats of an over-turned laundry basket, so the chicks can run in there but the big birds can't. I made the mistake of using a dollar store basket and it crushed under the weight on the adults, now I use a much stronger basket. I put it over the chicks and let them find their way out...then they know how to get in.

I will say that no way is fool proof. Even having them penned off from the flock I had my silkie sit on and crush one of her young ones. (Like I said, not an overly good momma) If you decide to move something, moving the other birds and leaving the broody where she has decided to sit is probably your best bet. We all have our stories of trying to move a broody and having her either abandon the new nest spot and go back to her original spot or try to roll the eggs back and have them not hatch.

Thanks for your feedback. Julia is not the alpha hen in that pen, so I'm not sure how the other hen will react, and if Julia will set her straight. She is pretty docile and timid, as this is her first time broody. I have seen the rooster still *try* to breed her though...she screams bloody murder, but doesn't really do anything to him. Maybe I will just fence off around the nest box, to give her some peace from the rooster, but still allow her to see the other 2. I just don't want the rooster trying to get in the next box to breed her and break an egg in the process.

 

[rancher hicks]

This one ...you found this somewhere right ?

or is this you ?

No it is not mine. I know that roosters are chickens as well as hens.

 

[Framac]

Not quite sure handing a gun to a very sleepy man while hollering was such a great idea!

Anyone know what the comparison is to a Zareba 25 mile? I guess I've narrowed it down to these two. Which is the better choice?

I have a Zareba 50 mile fencer for my Sheep/Horses, and tie of it to go around the run. It packs a punch. Our pasture fence is braided rope. When we only had about 800 yards of fence on it, my wife's uncle and Motor bike buddies came down from Canada to visit. One, in his leather jacket touched the back side of his arms to the fence. It left burn marks on his arms. All he kept saying afterwards is "That rope really hurts.!"

From a practical side, the sheep and horses "Respect" the fence very well. except for a little lamb, no one goes through it.

Framac

 

[Henicillin]

Thanks, folks!

I've wanted an overnight position for years, as I'm nocturnal by nature and hate having to be somewhere and functional first thing in the morning. I can do it, but I hate it. The birds will like it, as I'll be around all day.

This weather can end any time it likes now. Yuck.

 

[Framac]

Anyone every have problems with "Thick shelled eggs" hatching?