NY chicken lover!!!!

[SunnysideupstateNY]

Well after a roller coaster of a weekend, Ollie hatched out 4 babies out of 14 eggs. One drowned in a water dish (totally my fault for leaving it in there

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I water candled the remaining eggs at 23 days and had no movement so I cracked them open to see what happened. Out of the 14 only 7 started to develop - 2 of those quit at day 3 or 4, and one made it all the way to day 20 but never absorbed the yolk.
The rest were duds, never started to develop. Is that common in shipped eggs or could that be a fertility issue? The air sacs were all normal when candling.
Three babies left...they are a joy to watch with mom (who now has feather mites on her beard - wonderful...)
They got moved onto the old A frame so they have their own apartment now. The buff orpington was going after the chicks, I think mom is too low in the pecking order to protect them well enough.

The same day the chicks hatched out one of my barnevelders died, I have no idea why, no marks, nothing swollen, no discharge from her nose or mouth. Her comb was a healthy red, no mites, her poop was normal, was eating and drinking right up to the last hour. She was a little less than one year old...Does anyone remember at what age Stoney said a bird would die if it was a heart issue?

Here are some pictures! I think I have one blue, one black and one looks like a combo of blue and black so I'm not sure how to classify that one.
(They are BBS Ameraucanas)




ETA: how long will the broody accept chicks for? I was thinking of getting a barnie chick to replace the one I lost.

 

[marquisella]

Well after a roller coaster of a weekend, Ollie hatched out 4 babies out of 14 eggs. One drowned in a water dish (totally my fault for leaving it in there

)
I water candled the remaining eggs at 23 days and had no movement so I cracked them open to see what happened. Out of the 14 only 7 started to develop - 2 of those quit at day 3 or 4, and one made it all the way to day 20 but never absorbed the yolk.
The rest were duds, never started to develop. Is that common in shipped eggs or could that be a fertility issue? The air sacs were all normal when candling.
Three babies left...they are a joy to watch with mom (who now has feather mites on her beard - wonderful...)
They got moved onto the old A frame so they have their own apartment now. The buff orpington was going after the chicks, I think mom is too low in the pecking order to protect them well enough.

The same day the chicks hatched out one of my barnevelders died, I have no idea why, no marks, nothing swollen, no discharge from her nose or mouth. Her comb was a healthy red, no mites, her poop was normal, was eating and drinking right up to the last hour. She was a little less than one year old...Does anyone remember at what age Stoney said a bird would die if it was a heart issue?

Here are some pictures! I think I have one blue, one black and one looks like a combo of blue and black so I'm not sure how to classify that one.
(They are BBS Ameraucanas)




ETA: how long will the broody accept chicks for? I was thinking of getting a barnie chick to replace the one I lost.

That is the way chicken breeding goes. Most time, they just die suddenly, for no apparent reason that we can see outwardly. But something went wrong. Don't beat yourself up over it. Death happens, and with chickens, it happens often.

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

Ah - so glad - if the plum is hanging on now - so long after uprooting - just keep it well watered and next year it should SHOOT up.

They grow very fast - but they are easy to snip and prune - I prune in early spring -bring the branches inside and get the blooms coming out in a week - so I have blooms inside before it is green outside, pruned tree ... win/win

Mine are still going one is going great the other looks a little wilted but I water it everyday and it hasn't lost any of the leaves soil am sure it just needs to establish its roots.

Actually all the plants I got at the chickenstock have been great thank you everyone.

 

[why do birds]

Ah - so glad - if the plum is hanging on now - so long after uprooting - just keep it well watered and next year it should SHOOT up.

They grow very fast - but they are easy to snip and prune - I prune in early spring -bring the branches inside and get the blooms coming out in a week - so I have blooms inside before it is green outside, pruned tree ... win/win

So far so good with the plum tree! The leaves look good and it seems to be taking very good. I wanted it to "take" a bit before it is planted in the orchard at the farm. Any thoughts on how to protect if from potential deer attacks? Has anyone had success with any kind of trunk wraps?

 

[Lapeerian]

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Trunk wraps or tree tubes are good for small seedlings or to protect the trunk of the tree from rabbit and rodent damage. Deer will eat everything above that wrap. Your best option would be to install 3 or 4 metal "U" posts around the tree and put up some welded 2x4 wire, at least 4' tall, 5' would be better for when the tree gets larger. Make sure the wire is set far enough out that the tree branches don't stick through the wire to be chewed on. And some tree wrap to still protect the lower trunk from the little vermin. Set the wire up so that you can still open the 'cage' to trim down the grass, unless you scalp the sod and install a tree mat. If you use a tree mat, remove before winter to discourage nesting mice underneath it. And since I can finally post while on a real computer, I seen this on the "Cornell Cooperative Extension - Broome County" Facebook and thought it would be of interest to you: https://pub.cce.cornell.edu/event_registration/main/events_landing.cfm?event=nyssbc2014_203

 

[Gramma Chick]

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If you dont wash your eggs dont your egg cartons get nasty ?

It seems that Europe is thinking of changing its not washing process .
As there is more incident of Salmonella there .
And more bacteria is present on a unwashed egg than a washed egg .
I thought it was interesting that they dont wash Grade A eggs but do allow washing of grade B eggs ( probably poop on them ?)
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Processing/Eggs-washed-or-unwashed

 

[leahlefler]

The pictures of the new little chicks are so, so cute! I can't wait until ours come in the mail (such a longgggg wait)!

 

[rancher hicks]

Wow, I'm kind of surprised that no one really washes their eggs. I let mine soak then scrub them. I may have to rethink my ways, though no one has ever gotten sick in my house or my Mil's. We don't get enough to sell(yet)

Sorry but this is not true. I wash eggs I sell or donate. I use washed eggs If I need eggs, BUT sometimes use unwashed eggs if they're not dirty. If they have poo or wood chips stuck to them then I wash them for my personal use. I DO use cracked or dented eggs, for personal use.

I toss any cartons that are dirty. I take all donated cartons so no one is offended, by my refusal. My brother would save cartons for me but they smelled bad, so I tossed them without telling him. He was a smoker. No sense hurting his feelings. I do buy cartons so when donations are low I have cartons. I prefer styrofoam cartons because I can and do wash them.

I just want to be clear that I wash MOST of my eggs. I wash with a green scrubby and dish soap. I buy my green scrubbies at the Dollar store and use new ones often. I lay them on a clean dish towel and then move them to another clean dish towel so they dry thoroughly.

I also break the eggs into a bowl individually BEFORE putting them one at a time into whatever I'm cooking.

No one has gotten sick using my eggs. Eggs should be cooked thoroughly. Though I think folks get sick on other things more often. Be aware that vegetables can have Salmonella too. Wash all vegetables and fruits too.

 

[Stuffedcritter]

My three pullets meet us at the cage door this morning didn't move when I took out crocks ate come greens out of my hand. Tuesday they go out in chicken tractor tested out with couple rabbits know it's secure.

NOT FOR ME ONLY BE PASSING ALONG INFO
Coworker looking for five - six pullets for free range, eggs, tick control
open to any breed
two hours of exit 29 Nys thruway (Canajoharie exit where Beechnut sign use to be)

 

[rancher hicks]

My three pullets meet us at the cage door this morning didn't move when I took out crocks ate come greens out of my hand. Tuesday they go out in chicken tractor tested out with couple rabbits know it's secure.

NOT FOR ME ONLY BE PASSING ALONG INFO
Coworker looking for five - six pullets for free range, eggs, tick control
open to any breed
two hours of exit 29.

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