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[MacGuyver]

Just witnessed a scene from a horror movie even w/ sound effects. It seems we have a new broody. When skyfire was broody she would puff up and give you the evil eye whenever you tried to mess w/ her, but this new one, one of the young black NN's w/ the rose comb, she attacks and makes a blood curdling scream, even when she sees a fellow chicken!!!!! Well that is the good news now for the bad news 2 of my new hatches are in ICU I have them back in the freshly cleaned bator. I don't think either one will make it the dark NN and the houdan. The NN has been weak ever since hatch and seems to be getting even weaker, I think it has some internal issue, it has a very large and very soft abdomen, fully formed and all fully intact skin. The houdan was strong and actually a bully, but last night while still in the bator started noticing some balance issues, they have got much worse today she can't seem to stand w/o falling over let alone walk. Looks like my fab 4 are going to become the dynamic duo.

I am so sorry about your babies. The broody sounds scary and funny all at once.

 

[MacGuyver]

My big Silver Laced Cochin boy ended up with a slipped Achilles tendon. The vet caponized him and stitched the tendon in place and put a big honking splint on him. Then she caponized 1 of my little Birchen Ameraucana boys and he started bleeding and she couldn't get it to stop and he died. Thankfully she called me and asked me if I wanted her to continue with the other 6. I told her no and that I'd be right up there to pick the rest of them up. Just not worth the risk. I knew there was a risk but I wasn't expecting only a 50% survival rate. She's done it lots of times before, she said. But it seems Poco has better odds and this woman is an actual Avian vet, that's her specialty. The students on the case were so sweet and felt so bad, they don't do any of the surgery part, for the record. Anyway, Plan B is in order.

Kass, I'm so sorry about your babies. I do hope they make it. It would be such a shame to get through the tough part of hatching not to make it. Chickens are so worth it, they're only fault is they just die too easy. I'm not so sure feeding them at all is necessary. I'd be tempted not to feed at all since they don't need to eat for several days.

Oh, man. I'm so sorry about your little Ameraucana.

 

[Kassaundra]

Well it turns out my scary little broody may not be 100% broody maybe she's just considering the career choice, b/c she is off the nest right now, we'll see, but if she is just practicing ................................................................................................................

we could be in trouble!!!!!

 

[NanaKat]

Thought I'd post a few pictures

Delilah has been sitting on eggs since the 8th...due to hatch on the 29th. She had been on the ground. set her eggs in the low frame tray and will move her in a few days into a broodie pen.


AnnaBelle has been trying to go broodie for a week now and I've discouraged her. The Rosecomb has been laying as well as some of my F1 project birds. So I put her in a broody pen and let her choose a nest and then gave her 4 Rosecomb eggs and 5 project eggs. AnnaBelle is one of Bo's Cochin hens that Michael bought at the Newcastle auction and I bought from Michael. She fluffs up when you get near her and growls...and can peck the heck out of your hand.


The chicks from Atwoods: Lt Brahma, Buff Orps, a few F1 chicks and Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets



A few of the Cochin cockerels


CW pullets and the Rosecomb pair

 

[Tony O]

Quote: so what happens when the ducks hatch? would she keep them up there??


No, she'll bring them to the opening and they'll jump.

I'm going to put a bed of leaves under the tree to help break the fall.

 

[Kassaundra]

How is this for a tiny egg?


That is a quarter and a bottle cap.


Just a dog and his cat.

Is this a third wheel?????

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: Keep us posted! Add him to the prayer chain.

No, she'll bring them to the opening and they'll jump.

I'm going to put a bed of leaves under the tree to help break the fall.

so is that normal procedure for a muscovy??? wow!

 

[erinszoo]

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[erinszoo]

Wasn't sure I'd make it on today. Had to work and then came home and set up the brooder for meat birds that are coming tomorrow, then cleaned out an area for our new compost pile. It took forever to get the new compost bin built but it looks a whole lot better than the old one and it's in a much better location than the old one. One advantage of where we moved it to is that I can now set up my old kitchen farmhouse sink to use outside for washing stuff out and processing birds when needed. It's also not just inside our back gate where we have to walk past it or through the stuff the chickens kicked out of it every day either.

Now to get the actual pile moved tomorrow, that's if I ever leave the baby birds alone long enough to do so.

Our "salad bar" garden frame for the birds that we planted with plot spike for deer is growing great. The chickens have already figured it all out too and head there first thing when we let them out. Our oldest turkey has figured out that if she stands in the middle of the frame, the stuff growing that wasn't tall enough to be coming through the hardware cloth yet will come through and she can eat it. She's a big ol' girl but still only deflects the mesh by a couple of inches ... it's just funny to watch her moving from one section to the next. A couple of the chickens have figured out to follow her and help eat what pops up. Hehe. I just love my birds.

 

[michaeldaugherty]

Mike & Nana those were Partridge Chantecler, i kept a trio for breeding , i have the white variety also , these are very rare in this area .

GOOD to see you post Don...Ther's no way i could think of that name or even spell it..They wer realy good looking bird's ..