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[RetiredArmyWife]

Oh, I thought you had some new-fangled way to sex Brahmas

. Feather sexing only works on specific breeds and Brahmas aren't one of them. With Cochins the males grow their secondary wing feathers so super slow they look bald while the girls look feathered out but that's not technically 'feather-sexing' (which is comparing lengths between primary and secondary feathers). I don't know how to sex Light Brahmas but with Darks you have to wait until their wing feathers start growing in around 3 wks before you can tell.
About the ones you helped-that was probably their un-absorbed yolk sac and not their intestines. The 1st time I saw it I thought it was their intestines also. But it basically means they died in the shell for one reason or another and didn't get a chance to absorb their yolk.
I can't wait to see what you get with the Gold Laced Cochins!! I bought eggs from Arizona, had 15 Silver & Gold Laced LF Cochin eggs and out of that batch I have only 2 Gold Laced chicks to show for it. Thankfully they're both girls.
I remember my 1st eggs from my favorite girls. I still have them saved.
Congrats!

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[sdsknifeworks]

Navi, I'm trying everything I can think of to take care of her and she is doing better now. Still no egg but she is much calmer and has made herself a little wallow in the shade. When I took her back outside she got out of the crate and started chasing bugs.

I don't have any trees and they are in a run but the run is twenty feet wide by thirty feet long and the coop is outside of that so they have the whole 600 sq. feet to roam, for three birds. I know it's not the same as free ranging but it should still be plenty of space. I have camo netting (military style) strung over one end of the run to give shade and added another net today. My wife is in town and is going to pick up a mister to add to the run. I'm trying every trick I've read on here.

SDS

 

[Navi723]

Navi, I'm trying everything I can think of to take care of her and she is doing better now. Still no egg but she is much calmer and has made herself a little wallow in the shade. When I took her back outside she got out of the crate and started chasing bugs.

I don't have any trees and they are in a run but the run is twenty feet wide by thirty feet long and the coop is outside of that so they have the whole 600 sq. feet to roam, for three birds. I know it's not the same as free ranging but it should still be plenty of space. I have camo netting (military style) strung over one end of the run to give shade and added another net today. My wife is in town and is going to pick up a mister to add to the run. I'm trying every trick I've read on here.

SDS

I know you're doing your best! I just hate that you're stressing about that silly bird. I hope she settles soon. I bet she misses her sister.

 

[mjgigax]

I have been taking pics. - my LF Buff Cochin pair


- my best Mille Fleur cochin rooster. He doesn't have very good type but his color and pattern are very nice.

 

[mjgigax]

? don't know what happened with the last post but here is the picture of Karl, the Mille Fleur Cochin-

 

[artsyrobin]

Navi, I'm trying everything I can think of to take care of her and she is doing better now. Still no egg but she is much calmer and has made herself a little wallow in the shade. When I took her back outside she got out of the crate and started chasing bugs.

I don't have any trees and they are in a run but the run is twenty feet wide by thirty feet long and the coop is outside of that so they have the whole 600 sq. feet to roam, for three birds. I know it's not the same as free ranging but it should still be plenty of space. I have camo netting (military style) strung over one end of the run to give shade and added another net today. My wife is in town and is going to pick up a mister to add to the run. I'm trying every trick I've read on here.

SDS

something i do is pans of water for them to stand in, it seems to help- and jugs of ice in their water- sounds like you have quite a space for your girls!

 

[Poco Pollo]

Joe - Are you out there? I need a translation for the codes on the banty eggs: BPh, BLB, BNN, BNH and VB. There were also a couple B over BLR with W under that.

 

[Buster52]

Well, I'm in a much better mood tonight.

I got a call from the pastured producer in Norman. I will be adding 40+ (he's not sure how much over 40) layers to my flock on Saturday. Add that to my 107 on pasture now and I think we will be set until spring.

Maybe now we will be able to keep up with the demand!

Yes, MUCH better mood.

 

[Buster52]

Now in a population sense, rather than an individual sense, that is true. You will have a healthier flock with better immune systems if you cut the head off anything that sniffles.

Well, I'm not sure that would be any better than medicating, since the majority would hopefully be able to overcome the illness and then pass on the genes that allowed them to do so to the next generation. Otherwise you weed out the strong with the weak.

I first quarantine and let them fight it off. If it looks like they aren't going to make it and are just going to suffer, I cull. To me, it is no different from culling for color or conformation, only in my mind for much more practical purposes.

That said, I do realize you were being facetious.

 

[MacGuyver]

If you have bought coondogs from this area, you just might have bought them from me. I sold out and shut my kennel down about a year ago. I know all the coonhunters around these parts. I bought my Guineas from a lady from Loyal. I think she has about 6 left. Good young healthy birds, and very gentle and tame.. Thanks all for the welcomes..

Gentle and tame guineas. The mind boggles.