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[NanaKat]

Worked out in the hen house and brooder room all Monday afternoon, cleaning and setting up breed pens. I moved the Columbian Wyandotte cock and his hens to the big outside covered pen. Moved the Bantam Delaware into two separate pens so each cock will have hens. Set up the Black Cochin hens with Big Blue so we will get Black and Blue offspring. Put the Blue Rosecomb Bantams into a bigger pen with the two Black Rosecomb hens. The Buckeye trio is laying fertile eggs now.
Still need to set up the pens for the other Cochins and the project Wyandotte pens Tuesday. Will also move the other Bantams to new cages.

I left to go pick up a six cage rack early this evening when it was still light and forgot I had closed the gate to one of the pens because I needed to catch the Blue Columbian Wyandotte cock to go into a breed pen with the selected BCW hens. Hubby decided to stop in Jacktown to eat dinner so I wouldn't have to cook ...sweet man.

When we got home it was dark and I went out to lock up the pens. I had to use a flashlight to go around picking up hens from that pen that had found roosting spots in the yard and barn area. Had all but one, so I started another walk thru. Finally found her nestled down in a flower pot on the deck. All are safe on the roost.....whew!

Does anyone else find there are not enough hours in their day?

 

[OkieT]

Nanakat, I agree; there are never enough hours in the day! It seems like the more I do the more I need to do and can never get it all done.

I have an issue now that I am hoping someone on the board can help me with. My son recently bought a new place and in one of the outbuildings there was a redwood incubator left behind. Being the good son that he is, he gave it to his mom. It looks to be in pretty good shape, but the rats have been in it and I know the wiring will need to be replaced. I need to talk to someone who can help me "run diagnostics" on this thing to make sure it's safe to operate. I can't find a manufacturer tag on it anywhere, but am pretty sure it's factory made. It has six racks, two fans and a wafer thermostat. It also has one of those screw-in glass fuses inside of it, so you know it's been around a while. If anyone is knowledgeable about the workings of these incubators, I would sure appreciate it if I could pick your brain and would appreciate any advice. Thanks so much!

 

[Kyzmette]

@nanakat not enough hours in my day and not enough day in my hours, for sure.

@true5 soak the feet and remove any crud very gently. If it's freezerburn you really don't want to pick the scabs off. It doesn't sound like bumblefoot. For freezerburn there will be dead tissue, but if you pick it off the tissue underneath will be a raw, open wound. Keep them clean and the dead skin will blacken and slough off as it dies and the tissue beneath it closes up. Get chicken diapers, if you can find them, to keep her from walking in her own poop.

 

[bardies]

Worked out in the hen house and brooder room all Monday afternoon, cleaning and setting up breed pens. I moved the Columbian Wyandotte cock and his hens to the big outside covered pen. Moved the Bantam Delaware into two separate pens so each cock will have hens. Set up the Black Cochin hens with Big Blue so we will get Black and Blue offspring. Put the Blue Rosecomb Bantams into a bigger pen with the two Black Rosecomb hens. The Buckeye trio is laying fertile eggs now.
Still need to set up the pens for the other Cochins and the project Wyandotte pens Tuesday. Will also move the other Bantams to new cages.

I left to go pick up a six cage rack early this evening when it was still light and forgot I had closed the gate to one of the pens because I needed to catch the Blue Columbian Wyandotte cock to go into a breed pen with the selected BCW hens. Hubby decided to stop in Jacktown to eat dinner so I wouldn't have to cook ...sweet man.

When we got home it was dark and I went out to lock up the pens. I had to use a flashlight to go around picking up hens from that pen that had found roosting spots in the yard and barn area. Had all but one, so I started another walk thru. Finally found her nestled down in a flower pot on the deck. All are safe on the roost.....whew!

Does anyone else find there are not enough hours in their day?

You are the one that got it, I tried jumping on that quickly but was not quick enough. Glad at least that it wasa nother bycer!

 

[CayuseRanch]

Are you hatching chicks too?

Right now I am only hatching for myself. I have not mastered the art of letting Chickens go. Someone needs to help me figure that out.

Nanakat, I agree; there are never enough hours in the day! It seems like the more I do the more I need to do and can never get it all done.

I have an issue now that I am hoping someone on the board can help me with. My son recently bought a new place and in one of the outbuildings there was a redwood incubator left behind. Being the good son that he is, he gave it to his mom. It looks to be in pretty good shape, but the rats have been in it and I know the wiring will need to be replaced. I need to talk to someone who can help me "run diagnostics" on this thing to make sure it's safe to operate. I can't find a manufacturer tag on it anywhere, but am pretty sure it's factory made. It has six racks, two fans and a wafer thermostat. It also has one of those screw-in glass fuses inside of it, so you know it's been around a while. If anyone is knowledgeable about the workings of these incubators, I would sure appreciate it if I could pick your brain and would appreciate any advice. Thanks so much!

Oh that is SOOO Awesome! I have been watching for redwood incubators in the area for years! They just look so neat all cleaned up and I understand that they are very reliable. There is a redwood incubator thread on BYC and they have links on there for wiring resources etc. ahhhhhhh I see you found it, I was going to give you the link but saw your post there. Go back thru a couple different pages and you will inevitably find a post about who to get the wiring diagrams from.

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: see thats my problem with hatching too- once i hatch them, they become my kids!

 

[katie1500]

see thats my problem with hatching too- once i hatch them, they become my kids!

X2

 

[miohippus]

X2

i would probably have that problem to lol

 

[OkieT]

Quote: Yeah, I was really excited when I saw it. He had just told me there was one of those "egg hatching things" left behind out there if I wanted it. I was expecting a styrofoam one or something homemade. When I saw what it was, I did my own little chicken dance! I have received a reply from one of the guys on the thread about redwood incubators, so hopefully I will have it up and running soon. Then, I can start rebuilding my flock literally from the ground up! I lost almost my entire flock this past year. First, the heavy rains caused flooding here and the pond rose over the chicken pens and drowned many of my birds. That was the first time the water had even come close to reaching the pens. Then, over the Christmas holiday, one of the grandkids left the pen open and some varmint(s) came up in the middle of the afternoon and wiped out almost the rest of the flock. Whatever it was left 7 dead birds lying in a pile and all the rest were gone without a trace. Left me incredibly frustrated, sick, and scratching my head trying to figure out what it was. Anyway, I miss my babies! I have about 15 youngsters I hatched out of my hovabator, but that's not nearly enough to satisfy my chicken addiction. At any rate, I'm hoping that the great incubator find is a sign of better things to come.......

 

[TRUE5]

Last night I put my lav orp cockerel in a crate to keep him from the commotion of everyone getting to know each other in the coop. I put him in the coop this morning and he fit in like a boss! I just let them out to free range and he is walking SO much better! I am thinking it was the vitamins or possibly he was just injured. He was actually scratching and I was over at the sidelines beaming like an idiot. I actually caught myself giving him a "good boy!". I'm sure if he understood he would have thought I was crazy with the amount of enthusiasm I had.

As for the Cochin cockerel he is doing what he does this morning. I had to pick him up out of the nesting box because I just knew that jump would hurt. I plan to clean up his feet better tonight and I will try to get pics then. Thank you everyone for all your help and advice!

I have a different case now. What do you do or give a chicken with a respiratory thing going on? She is probably around 4 months old and is sneezing, drainage. I know she has had it for a super long time because the neighbor kid gave her to me. She is a little frizzle that is the bottom of the pecking order and never really had good shelter even in those really cold nights. Poor thing. I put her in a crate in the garage with a heat lamp and necessities. I use that VetRx stuff in the black bottle and supplemental vitamins. Is there anything else I should give her?