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[NanaKat]

Hey everyone I've been gone for a while but I have a problem I think I have too many roosters in my flock I have 6 and 25 hens they have just started fighting never have before so I need more hens or might have to sell some roos any advice ???? my chickens are free range and roost together in house at night

Definitely reduce the roosters to two or three.

I can't BELIEVE the deal I just got! This guy on a Swap and Shop page wanted $350, but I figured I'd offer $200 and if he didn't take it, I wouldn't bother. He didn't take it at first, but a week went by and he sent a message saying he'd take it. As soon as I saw the pics of it, it SCREAMED Redneck Chicken Coop!

I'm going to put wire mesh over the inside of the windows so I can prop them open over the summer. It's bigger inside than it looks and will fit three perches running lengthwise. I can use poop boards, and with a slight tilt it'll be cake to hose out when I need to. If I use boards I could heat it without the fire hazard of bedding. And all the openings lock tight; no coons or snakes are getting in there. I'm just going to have to work out the ventilation, but I could leave a window cracked.

And I'm going to paint it barn red with white trim!

Nice find....vehicles in sun build up heat...you will definitely need a way to ventilate even in winter.
Creative!

 

[NanaKat]

 
Just finished giving 18 heifers shots to abort calves...The young heifers had been bred by what was supposed to be a low birth weight bull and none are over 2 - 3 months bred.  The calves born this fall from the same bull have been too big for the first time moms to have without pulling.  Death rate of calves has been 50/50.  So to avoid the problem in the spring, we gave shots and will purchased another bull from an outside source.  The heifers will be older and should have an easier time having calves in the fall.  Hated to do it, but it was a considered decision.  

Norman has approved an ordinance to allow citizens to have up to 6 hens in their back yards.  My sister is so excited. She is in the process of building a coop for her back yard.

I had that problem one year with Santa Gertrudis Heifers.  Every night for a week, my wife and I were out there in the dark barn yard.  I finally got smart and put them in the barn stables where I could use the lights.  One night the heifer was down, and I had to put both my feet on her hips, and when that calf popped out I got a lap full of hot afterbirth. All in a days work. LoL

Last time I pulled a calf by myself, the cow was in the squeeze chute. I fell to the ground with it in my lap and she prolapsed...that was a mess.

 

[NanaKat]

Hello Don Gibson. Are you still working on the Shawnee Show committee?

 

[Sagetown]

Last time I pulled a calf by myself, the cow was in the squeeze chute. I fell to the ground with it in my lap and she prolapsed...that was a mess.

Yep; it ain't as easy as it looks. One calf had too much mucus in its nose, and couldn't breathe, and these were big calves. Not being prepared for that, I lifted the calf by its hind legs and began spinning in a circle as fast as i could till it all flung out. He came out just fine, but I needed a break.

 

[Poco Pollo]

Is anyone going to the swap at Caney Ridge tomorrow? I'm taking grandkids to see chickens and buy a couple of bacon seeds (guinea hogs). We're making the day into one long road trip... we'll deliver a goose in the evening. I need to get up super early to grade papers and go over lessons for next week. We probably won't get to the swap until lunch time.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

I'm just LOVING this spitzhauben I've got growing out- having a heck of a time getting started with this breed. I've had a breeding quad since mid spring. At first a lot of clear eggs, then a lot of bloodrings, I seem to lose more than average number of chicks for no reason, then I finally had a few chicks in the brooders and I had a massive shed overheat and lost everything. I managed to get a few more hatched out before they went into molt. Crossing my fingers this is a girl! I'm thinking it is but not sure yet. She's about 7-8 weeks old.



Ammon is enamored with her. He asked tonight if he could name her. I told him if he came out and held her for a few minutes every day, and tamed her with mealworms, for two months, he could name her. He is thrilled!

 

[NanaKat]

Last time I pulled a calf by myself, the cow was in the squeeze chute. I fell to the ground with it in my lap and she prolapsed...that was a mess.

 Yep; it ain't as easy as it looks.   One calf had too much mucus in its nose, and couldn't breathe, and these were big calves.   Not being prepared for that, I lifted the calf by its hind legs and began spinning in a circle as fast as i could till it all flung out.  He came out just fine, but I needed a break. 

Centrifugal force isn't easy with a calf over 75 pounds! I'm impressed!
We have had to raise them off the ground by the back legs with a rope over a pipe and tickle the inside of the nose to get them to sneeze or cough to clear the nasal passage. Laying one over a round hay bale is helpful too. You do what you gotta do to save the calf and the mother.
We have gotten hooked on Dr. Pol...veterinarian show. So many similarities.

 

[NanaKat]

We had a great birthday celebration for Roger's 91 year old mother this evening...over 40 family members were able to attend and shower her with love....a very special Lady!

When her children were babies, she tended 2000 chickens, washed and packaged eggs for area grocery stores to supplement the family income. She would order chicks from Sears and also hatch chicks. Her family ate lots of fried chicken and chicken and dumplings. She canned vegetables from their garden and sewed all their clothes.
I so enjoy listening to her share her memories.

 

[Ksane]

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I've only ordered it through Revival Animal health, wonder if you could have it ordered through your feed store? Then you could pick it up there? @Ksane serama baby.. then and now- my clone! LOL!

He's gorgeous! How old was he in the Before picture? This one is probably 1/3 that size. I sure hope mine does that well. I keep warming him up mushy mash and he has crumbles scattered in his box but he doesn't really eat. His mouth is just too tiny to even pry open and try to feed him. I just keep dipping his beak in the wet food. I'm too scared to try him under the mama. One of the hens I let hatch a litter this year scalped her baby in a matter of minutes. After she rejected the egg I just don't trust her. He does love being held all the time, going to get him a feather duster tomorrow.

 

[Ksane]

We had a great birthday celebration for Roger's 91 year old mother this evening...over 40 family members were able to attend and shower her with love....a very special Lady!

When her children were babies, she tended 2000 chickens, washed and packaged eggs for area grocery stores to supplement the family income. She would order chicks from Sears and also hatch chicks. Her family ate lots of fried chicken and chicken and dumplings. She canned vegetables from their garden and sewed all their clothes.
I so enjoy listening to her share her memories.

91?? 2000 chickens??? Man, do I feel like a slacker :-O

Rinda, that is a cool Spitz. I miss the Quad and hope they're doing well.