NY chicken lover!!!!

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

The poults say "yo." They're cute little beasts, and bold as can be. They run to me when I approach their makeshift brooder (we're setting up the big pen this weekend, but this is good for a couple of days), and think everything is food for them. I have to unload some of them eventually, as sixteen poults are cute, but sixteen grown turkeys would be excessive, especially the Bronzes. I'd totally do it, but it would be excessive.

Right now, though, it's a brooder full of fuzzballs!

There is one poult with a spraddle leg off to the side. She's now in a rubber band and tape hobble, and it seems to be helping already. Hooray for BYC threads that are informative! I also hear peeps coming from my Orp's Brahmapapa eggs, and see at least one pip, so some of them made it through their ditzy mother's forgetting which nest was hers and letting them cool off a couple of times. It's baby day!

very cute little babies

Very cute congrats on the babies.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/628216/when-do-chickens-molt

That kind of explains it.

Thank for the link good info to read.

Morning all. Wonderfully cool this morning. I will take this any day over that nasty heat and humidity we had.

this is the best info i have found to state what I see here.

Mature birds normally undergo one complete moult a year, usually in autumn. However, this can depend on the time of the year that the bird started laying. Natural moulting usually begins sometime during March or April and should be completed by July when egg production recommences. The three main factors that bring about moulting are:

• physical exhaustion and fatigue
• completion of the laying cycle (as birds lay eggs for a certain period of time)
• reduction of the day length, resulting in reduced feeding time and consequent loss of body weight.

Eleven months of continuous production is expected from pullets hatched in season. So if a flock of pullets commences laying in March at six months of age, they should continue laying until the following February, although an occasional bird may moult after laying for a few weeks. However, these few birds should begin laying again after June 22 (the shortest day of the year) and continue in production until the following autumn. Pullets coming into lay in June should lay until the following April, giving 11 months of continuous egg production without the aid of artificial light. Pullets coming into lay in spring (August) should lay well into April (nine months); however, unless artificial lighting is provided, most of them will moult during May and June.

from here http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/27_2709.htm

Thank you good info

Nutty - I can actually say that out of the 5 babies that were born, 1 is a chinchilla, 1 is harlequin, 2 might be magpie harlequin and the last one is questionable because there are no markings on it whatsoever. I find it hard to believe it can end up being a completely white bunny, someone even mentioned a red-eyed white. I'm hoping for a sable or even a frosty. I don't like those red-eyed whites, they freak me out! LOL

I always think of horror movies when I see bunnies that are white with red eyes. LOL!

Nutty-- What kind of duck eggs are looking for? I can see what I can do. I have a couple pekin eggs, but now that they are outside they hide their nest and move it around. I'll ask a friend if she knows of anyone with ducks locally.

He is not being picky he says he wants ducks a flock of ducks says I can have chickens he is getting ducks actually is installing a water fall in our pond for his ducks now lol tab wont be driving for a little bit anyways now that I had the shoulder replacement done yesterday figure about a week

Nutty - I have duck eggs finally. My welsh harlequins started laying and they're being very good ducks and laying right in their house, which my pekins never did for me. No more egg hunts, yay! So if you need any, let me know

Today has been fun so far. I was woken up by a lady angrily calling me because she hadn't yet received in the mail paperwork on two of the alpacas she bought from me and my aunt. Which she didn't get at the time she picked them up because she came a day early, while I was at work, and I had the paperwork, not my aunt. So she called me at eight in the morning demanding to know where the paperwork was, because it's my fault that she doesn't have it yet. I work the night shift, so 8 am is like my 4 am, ugh.

Went out to do chick care, and three were dead

I have no idea what happened. It was some of the younger, less than a week old, chicks, so I'm wondering if the light went out in the night and they got chilled or something.

Pyxis would love some of your eggs and sending you a message. Sorry about the babies.

 

[Lynzi777]

What a yucky day!!! Chickens are out wandering around soaked! Rain doesn't seem to bother them anymore! I'm sure the ducks are having a blast!

 

[Gramma Chick]

Morning Folks,
Well I candled the bator eggs this morning and I'm curious about these two eggs out of the 4 I have. Now I have these eggs labeled 1-6 as thats how many I started off with. Tossed #2 & 5 because they were empty, so I'm left with 1, 4, 3 and 6. All these eggs went in at the same time. However, eggs 1 & 4 are doing GREAT and eggs 3 & 6 are about half of what 1 & 4 are. Make sense? Just seems weird that they're that far behind the other two and I'm wondering if thats going to complicate things during lock down. It's almost as if they're 3 or 4 days behind.

Nutty - I can actually say that out of the 5 babies that were born, 1 is a chinchilla, 1 is harlequin, 2 might be magpie harlequin and the last one is questionable because there are no markings on it whatsoever. I find it hard to believe it can end up being a completely white bunny, someone even mentioned a red-eyed white. I'm hoping for a sable or even a frosty. I don't like those red-eyed whites, they freak me out! LOL

How do you get all those different kinds of bunnies ...do you have different bunny papas ? or is it just a fur pattern ?

 

[Lynzi777]

How do you get all those different kinds of bunnies ...do you have different bunny papas ? or is it just a fur pattern ?

Their parents are a chinchilla and harlequin. So I pretty much have chinchilla and harlequin and another type of harlequin. Some has to do with my rabbits' parents as well. For example, my chinchilla buck had sable and chin parents. Which is why I'm hoping this unmarked kit is a sable and not a red eyes white.

 

[rancher hicks]

While I like rabbits they don't lay eggs and I wouldn't be able to process them anymore than I can my chickens.

Though I am getting stronger at wring the necks of sick birds. Though I've only had to do it very few times. Perhaps three.

Next the plucking and gutting.

 

[Lynzi777]

I don't know anyone that would wanna eat these rabbits, too small. Lol

 

[stonykill]

I don't know anyone that would wanna eat these rabbits, too small. Lol

people eat silkies...they are small. I have eaten plenty of squirrels. They are small....... Bobwhite quail...small

. You get the idea

. Rabbit is tasty..and no it does not taste like chicken

 

[Lynzi777]

people eat silkies...they are small. I have eaten plenty of squirrels. They are small....... Bobwhite quail...small

. You get the idea

. Rabbit is tasty..and no it does not taste like chicken

I get it, I just didn't know if Rancher thought maybe I raised meat rabbits...which I don't. Lol

 

[stonykill]

I get it, I just didn't know if Rancher thought maybe I raised meat rabbits...which I don't. Lol

 

[ChickPrincess]

I use cayenne pepper flakes as a preventive for worms. I know others have used it to treat worms. Natural & chemical free. I just add it to my fermented feed once a month or so and by mixing it into the feed it probably takes them a week or 2 to eat it all. I also add garlic & other herbs for a natural immunity boost.
(and no none of the herbs, cayenne pepper I use ends up being tasted in my eggs )

Interesting. Never heard of using cayenne pepper. I feed dry crumbles. How much would I add?