***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[Tony O]

Anyone else get chigger bites, or was I especially tastey??????

No chigger bites. But I did bring a tick home.

 

[Kyzmette]

Quote:
Okay, I figured it was something like that, but chicken genetics has surprised me before. So you really think his coloration is good for a US bird? I know he has a little splash of chestnut, but I thought he was way too gold for standard. I can't wait to see him after his first molt and when he grows to maturity. The chicks I get out of him and your pullet should be beautiful. I know I said I wouldn't likely be breeding for show, but is there a resource I can use for breeding to standard?

 

[NanaKat]

So yesterday I canned pickled beets

and took baby chicks out to two broody hens. These were some that hatched Sunday and Monday 25 out of 34 eggs. Now I have babies waiting for a broody hen that is sitting on golf balls...want to make sure she is going to stick before I give her chicks.


The chick in the bottom center of the first photo is a week old and was hock walking and even with a corrective measures has not improved. So I will have to cull it. Two of the babies in the little bunch responded within 12 hours of their correction for spraddle legs and I was able to cut the tether off both of them. In the second photo there are two Delaware Bantams.


I let the juveniles out of their pen for the first time so they could freerange and took photos of the biddy Cochins out with their young brood.


And I have to post updated pictures of the garden....things are growing quickly...I love flowers in the garden

That cabbage is a new variety for us...it is called Mammoth...supposed to weigh in at 15 pounds.....

We worked the big square and planted more tomatoes and peppers for fall...cucumbers, squash and okra were already there. and that is a Dessert Gold dwarf peach almost ready for picking.


From the arbor and the flower os beebalm...smells citrusy too.


A little Bluebird has made a home in one of the birdhouses and has become a sentry in the garden.

 

[artsyrobin]

has anyone heard of giving broodies asprin to drop their temp - and break their broodieness? Ran across that and just wondering

 

[subhanalah]

@NanaKat
Re: mammoth cabbage

Imagine hanging one of THOSE up for your chooks!

 

[NanaKat]

Quote: You can suspend your cage from the ceiling in the coop so that it has a bit of a swing to it and the air flow should break her. Broody hens are never on a schedule...some are triggered by the season, others by competing with another broody and some don't have to be broody to become a nanny Aunt....just seeing chicks will trigger their motherly instincts if she is a seasoned hen.

@NanaKat
Re: mammoth cabbage

Imagine hanging one of THOSE up for your chooks!

 

[ashtree]

So yesterday I canned pickled beets

and took baby chicks out to two broody hens. These were some that hatched Sunday and Monday 25 out of 34 eggs. Now I have babies waiting for a broody hen that is sitting on golf balls...want to make sure she is going to stick before I give her chicks.


The chick in the bottom center of the first photo is a week old and was hock walking and even with a corrective measures has not improved. So I will have to cull it. Two of the babies in the little bunch responded within 12 hours of their correction for spraddle legs and I was able to cut the tether off both of them. In the second photo there are two Delaware Bantams.


I let the juveniles out of their pen for the first time so they could freerange and took photos of the biddy Cochins out with their young brood.


And I have to post updated pictures of the garden....things are growing quickly...I love flowers in the garden

That cabbage is a new variety for us...it is called Mammoth...supposed to weigh in at 15 pounds.....

We worked the big square and planted more tomatoes and peppers for fall...cucumbers, squash and okra were already there. and that is a Dessert Gold dwarf peach almost ready for picking.


From the arbor and the flower os beebalm...smells citrusy too.


A little Bluebird has made a home in one of the birdhouses and has become a sentry in the garden.

WOW Absolutely incredible. Im seriously in awe and I was so proud of our little garden

 

[Kassaundra]

So yesterday I canned pickled beets

and took baby chicks out to two broody hens. These were some that hatched Sunday and Monday 25 out of 34 eggs. Now I have babies waiting for a broody hen that is sitting on golf balls...want to make sure she is going to stick before I give her chicks.


The chick in the bottom center of the first photo is a week old and was hock walking and even with a corrective measures has not improved. So I will have to cull it. Two of the babies in the little bunch responded within 12 hours of their correction for spraddle legs and I was able to cut the tether off both of them. In the second photo there are two Delaware Bantams.


I let the juveniles out of their pen for the first time so they could freerange and took photos of the biddy Cochins out with their young brood.


And I have to post updated pictures of the garden....things are growing quickly...I love flowers in the garden

That cabbage is a new variety for us...it is called Mammoth...supposed to weigh in at 15 pounds.....

We worked the big square and planted more tomatoes and peppers for fall...cucumbers, squash and okra were already there. and that is a Dessert Gold dwarf peach almost ready for picking.


From the arbor and the flower os beebalm...smells citrusy too.


A little Bluebird has made a home in one of the birdhouses and has become a sentry in the garden.

 

[BetsyOK]

Nana, if you haven't already culled it, the chick that is "hock walking" probably has slipped Achilles Tendons. This can happen either because of a congenital defect where the "channels" for the Achilles Tendon did not develop correctly, or by accident. The accident doesn't have to be a noticeable one in a newly hatched chick, and usually shows up in a day or two after hatching. It is a correctable condition if caused by an accident, but not if it is a congenital defect. Isn't even difficult, but completely different from spraddle legs. If you haven't yet culled it or want to have info on correcting slipped Achilles Tendon(s), I can put that information on here. I've had success with several, and know several others who have also had success. The biggest problem is correctly identifying the condition.

 

[BetsyOK]

Nana, your gardens and yard are absolutely beautiful! I'm proud of my little garden, as it is the first one of any size and extent in several years, but it is completely blitzed by yours! We've eaten Swiss Chard and Green beans from it several times so far this year, and harvested the first zucchini today. Okra, peppers, tomatoes and tomatillo are not far behind.

You are an inspiration to us all from several standpoints. Don't know how you accomplish all you do!