Okies in the BYC The Original

[artsyrobin]

saw this on craiglist- seems this guy is selling out- has incubators if anyone is interested
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/grd/2074628277.html

 

[poultryand bees]

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Robin,
After reading Coop 101's signature line and his posts about just watching the chickens, I don't think you need any "excuse" to add additional chickens to your flock.

Silkies do tend to go broody, but they aren't necessarily any more reliable than an incubator. Hubby rescued a silkie chick wandering around the yard this week, while mama silkie continued to set on 3 eggs that ended up not hatching.

I hadn't been paying attention to how long mama had been setting, but the chick had a slight rotten egg odor.

 

[artsyrobin]

you are right- you enablers!!!

i want to get some show quality silky pullets in the spring- not really for showing, but i have seen both hatchery and well bred, and do want to get the better bred- don't feel right getting them in winter though... unless someone has special needs ones- can never ignore that!

 

[artsyrobin]

poor little guy- so did he smell from his egg? or the ones around him?

 

[Kassaundra]

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Maybe we can start a discussion topic - have you ever fed your chickens something that should have been healthy for them, but they wouldn't eat it? Mine won't eat raw okra or raw green peppers very well.

Can't say as I blame them for the okra, but that is one of the plants I was planning on planting for them this coming year (grows well in hot dry OK summer) But we won't eat it so hopefully our girls will. I've heard if you cut it in half longwise and expose the slimey seeds they will eat it.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I feed the same year 'round. I may add alfalfa pellets in winter on the occasion. Some will eat it, some won't.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

I also like to add dry dogfood a couple of times a month, especially during moult.

 

[donnie]

my crazy birds prefer dog good over their food , especially when i let them out to free range , they have ate so much dog food that im waiting for one of them to start barking

 

[Kassaundra]

Mine are 11 weeks old today, and while I was out checking on them today several were making a "barking" like noise. Your post reminded me I was going to ask if that was normal, some change from chick peeps, to an adult voice?

 

[Cuban Longtails]

My youngest Malay brood still has their chick voices. They're approximately 6 months old now, just to give y'all an idea of how slow this breed matures.