Oregon

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Once again theres a 7 yr old hen with my 6 week old chicks and it picking on them are they juss establishing pecking order or should I b xpncernr

Those chicks are too young to defend themselves. I would keep them separated until they are bigger.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote: On it's own, alfalfa is really high protein, and when we switched my APHA stud to alfalfa at 13 months, to try to start building some muscle on the little guy, there was apparently an underlying kidney problem that we weren't aware of, and the higher protein fried his kidneys. Though cut by other things like you said, I wouldn't expect a problem...

 

[Sumatra503]

Quote: On it's own, alfalfa is really high protein, and when we switched my APHA stud to alfalfa at 13 months, to try to start building some muscle on the little guy, there was apparently an underlying kidney problem that we weren't aware of, and the higher protein fried his kidneys. Though cut by other things like you said, I wouldn't expect a problem...
Chickens process food much differently than other animals and alfalfa is not bad for them at all.

I personally feed all whole grains and avoid processed foods. I like to know what's in it.

 

[Nelson-90]

OPINION SHE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE YESTERDAY AND HAS BEEN ALL DAY TODAY SHE HAS A COUPLE OF EGGS UNDER HER IS SHE BROODY OR JUST SITTING THERE

 

[Chicken Tamer]

Sounds broody is you ask me.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Wilco, at least the one in Silverton, so I would think Oregon City has it.

Where can I get ahold of DE locally?

Wilco, at least the one in Silverton, so I would think Oregon City has it.

Yes, the OC Wilco does have it. I think it is around $28 for a bag.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Quote: Make sure it's the food grade DE, and not the stuff they use to filter pools...

 

[bigboy70]

Make sure it's the food grade DE, and not the stuff they use to filter pools...

Thanks

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

OPINION SHE HAS BEEN THERE SINCE YESTERDAY AND HAS BEEN ALL DAY TODAY SHE HAS A COUPLE OF EGGS UNDER HER IS SHE BROODY OR JUST SITTING THERE

Nelson is so excited about this he has welded the "caps lock" key down permanently. He was so hoping for a broody hen.

Sigh.

He even put a duck egg under her. I told him he might want to compare the incubation times on chicken vs. duck eggs.

Sigh.

Now we need to figure out how to move this nesting brooding box into a quieter spot ... it is sitting on the ground waiting to be installed so is right in the middle of the "quiet" room of the coop. Need I mention the "quiet" room has been the "noisy" room lately as the hens sing the egg song and try to hurry each other out of the nesting boxes so they can have a turn and the roosters come to supervise and soon everyone is standing around in there begocking and crowing and singing and clucking and otherwise being NOISY. It's more of a Sweat Shop atmosphere in there than a Nursery. I'm sure there are quieter quarries in Oregon.

Sigh.

AND we still need more nesting boxes to be built and installed, so it is a shame to see this set being recommissioned. Our nesting boxes are pretty spacious, but the other morning rush hour I counted two hens in every single nesting box except one ... that one box had three hens in it. They all seem to want to lay at the same time mid-morning.

Sigh.

I think we should move that feeder out of there because I'd rather have her walk the three paces to the hanging feeder to stretch her legs and maybe get some water while she's up. But clearly Nelson doesn't WANT her to get up. Ever.

Sigh.

Did I mention we have 50 chicks brooding in my office right now? We don't exactly NEED more chicks this fall ...

Sigh.

As they say: I was hoping to be a mother some day, just not so soon.

Anyone want a broody hen? She comes with huge handmade nesting box, uncounted but ever increasing numbers of mixed species/breed eggs, plastic feeder, and one very eager chicken farmer named Nelson. It is not okay to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests.

 

[Chicken Tamer]

awww Im soo sorry!!!