***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Reagor]

Well that stinks. Now I have to get three more. Anyone know anyone looking for a blue silkie rooster?

 

[Ksane]

Well that stinks. Now I have to get three more. Anyone know anyone looking for a blue silkie rooster?

He's actually a Blue Partridge Silkie boy and he's beautiful (if he's a boy, I can't tell). If you put an ad on Craigslist be sure to put his correct color. That color's not easy to find at all. He should be crowing by now if he's a boy.
I remember how excited I was to find the most gorgeous Blue Silkie hen last summer for only $10....patted myself on the back all day long and my husband kept taking credit for being the 1st one to see her. That pretty Blue hen crowed her little head off a week later. Dang, I was disappointed

 

[jcatblum]

Cathie glad stitches were able to fix Jacksons finger quickly.
Dogs are out howling. Temps cool off & coyotes come out from everywhere!

 

[Reagor]

Well, should I wait to hear a crow? I'm going to give him/her a bath tomorrow and take some more pictures and see what you think. Thank you all again!

 

[artsyrobin]

Well, should I wait to hear a crow? I'm going to give him/her a bath tomorrow and take some more pictures and see what you think. Thank you all again!

here is an example of a pullet and cockerel at about 5 months- posture pics might help determining yours-



silkies are notorious for surprising you

 

[MacGuyver]

On our way back from Newcastle. Got some waterers that I really like-thanks, Bill!
Saw some Lemon Blue Moderns it killed me to pass up....I wanted those little birds so bad. But I'm just too scared of diseases :-( I wish I could find some standard sized Modern eggs, does anyone know anyone who has them?

Since so many diseases are transmitted vertically through the egg, what is your procedure for disinfecting hatching eggs, if you don't mind my asking?

 

[Ksane]

The main one that concerns me has always been MG and for that you need to dip them at certain temps in tylosin or something. But then I got to reading about the actual chances of it getting passed to the egg andit's like 3% of hens past a certain age or something. The incidence was so low it wasnt even worth worrying about. It's not something that IS passed 100% of the time just because a hen has it. People dip them in bleach and oxine but they're just giving themselves a false sense of security. The diseases that are passed through the egg are *inside the egg. The diseases I've run into have been 110% avoidable by never mixing birds. They stay with the ones they've hatched withor go in with others I hatched. I've had excellent luck doing it that way. The birds I've lost were birds I didn't know enough not to mix from last summer.

 

[lynn1961]

Sure like the way that chicken knows how to herd Bubba...looks like she has a yellow stick in her mouth. We use lengths of 1/2 -3/4 inch pvc.

lol, leaf rake or a piece of cane to heard chickens and bubba
Or a few slices of bread and they all will follow you anywhere

 

[lynn1961]

Loved this cool rainy day! There is a person on one of my FB Animal sale pages selling half grown Royal Palm turkeys for $25 if anyone is interested, I think they has 6, have a great evening, Lynn

I was wondering what 1/2 grown turkey poults should sell for, anyone have any idea about what grown ones should sell for, a tom and 2 hens ?

 

[MacGuyver]

The main one that concerns me has always been MG and for that you need to dip them at certain temps in tylosin or something. But then I got to reading about the actual chances of it getting passed to the egg andit's like 3% of hens past a certain age or something. The incidence was so low it wasnt even worth worrying about. It's not something that IS passed 100% of the time just because a hen has it. People dip them in bleach and oxine but they're just giving themselves a false sense of security. The diseases that are passed through the egg are *inside the egg. The diseases I've run into have been 110% avoidable by never mixing birds. They stay with the ones they've hatched withor go in with others I hatched. I've had excellent luck doing it that way. The birds I've lost were birds I didn't know enough not to mix from last summer.

I read about the procedure with Tylosin. It's really complicated. Gotta heat the eggs up and have the antibiotic solution really cold so that the temperature differential draws the antibiotic into the egg. I thought about trying it with my flock I had to put down for MG, but ended up with lousy fertility because it was super hot last year. I ended up just starting over.