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[lonnyandrinda]

Haha I have a 4 week old chick crowing in the brooder- didn't realize what it was until the 3rd time I heard it. EARLY boy hormones in my leghorn mixes that's for sure!!

 

[NanaKat]

@TRUE5 OMG! She is stunning! Wow! As far as her cold- this is the advice i was given by NanaKat- feeding medicated hog starter pellets with oxytetracycline for two weeks helps with the respiratory sinus stuff, along with either Duragard or Gallimycin-

Denegard is a liquid and Gallimycin is a powder. Either can go in their drinking water.

 

[NanaKat]

I did a count on eggs in the incubator by breed pen..shouldn't count your eggs before they hatch, but I was checking on pen fertility....112 plus 16 under hens...some of those are hatching today.

According to chicken math...you only count the layers....so I have 35....but that can be adjusted because Bantam hens count 1/2.
Roosters don't count in chicken math. Neither do cockerels since most of those will go in the freezer.
Baby chicks and pullets don't count either because they have not yet reached full potential.
Someone told me they don't count if it doesn't have a name....a good reason for giving each a number instead.

Now actual head count according to the feed bill...72 large fowl, 41 Bantam and just 37 chicks and counting.

 

[Loriemarler]

Hey chicken math sounds just like rabbit math. I raise show rabbits and have often calculated my herd according to your chicken math. Too funny

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Haha I have a 4 week old chick crowing in the brooder- didn't realize what it was until the 3rd time I heard it. EARLY boy hormones in my leghorn mixes that's for sure!!

How funny! I bet he sounds absurd LOL (but don't tell him)!

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Can I get some reassurance please!!!

I ordered 16 babies from Meyer and was expecting them at latest on Wed (they hatched Mon).

I tracked the package this morning......they sent them 3 DAY PRIORITY.

They won't be here until THURSDAY

When I ordered my other batches through MM they were here within 48 hours. What is Meyer thinking?

My PO Master is awesome and knows they are coming, and I am well prepared for them (quick chick and feed, and basic meds).

4 days just seems like a LONG time for my poor little ones!!! Anyone else had luck with long shipments?

 

[artsyrobin]

remember with the post office, their tracking isn't always accurate- and when it says 2-day that is an estimate- keep us posted on it! where is your main post office? you might be able to go there instead of waiting for the local post office?

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

I am still hoping that they will be in tomorrow! They left Cleveland @ 10 last night, so there is still hope

My local PO is probably Wichita! How would I find out when they will be there?

 

[artsyrobin]

i'd contact the manager at your post office and get some direct answers on where they are currently-

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Can I get some reassurance please!!!

I ordered 16 babies from Meyer and was expecting them at latest on Wed (they hatched Mon).

I tracked the package this morning......they sent them 3 DAY PRIORITY.

They won't be here until THURSDAY

When I ordered my other batches through MM they were here within 48 hours. What is Meyer thinking?

My PO Master is awesome and knows they are coming, and I am well prepared for them (quick chick and feed, and basic meds).

4 days just seems like a LONG time for my poor little ones!!! Anyone else had luck with long shipments?

How did they send them priority?! My understanding is legally live animals are required to ship Express. I've ordered from Meyer before and they came promptly, I think 3 days total in shipping. Yours SHOULD be OK. Make sure you open the box AT the post office (take clippers or something to cut the tape and ties) so if there are losses the PO can document them. Meyer will credit you for any lost in transit (it requires your order again to make a full shipment but at least it's not a complete loss).

i'd contact the manager at your post office and get some direct answers on where they are currently-

X2!

This is little hormonal boy. He has QUITE the personality as you can tell. He's a Cream Legbar X White Leghorn. Crowed the first time Saturday and just turned 4 weeks old yesterday. Precocious! These little dudes and dudettes just went to the outside brooder for the first time today. Needless to say they are NOT enjoying themselves with the wind and the cold.





ETA just checked my calendar- he is actually only THREE weeks old. I think that is my record for youngest rooster to crow!!