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[Blarneyeggs]

I love Mindy!

 

[fisherlady]

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Thankyou! The broodies and babies make it easy to get cute pictures though... they are a constant whirl of cute at their age!
I am really looking forward to see how the hatch goes! How many are still in the incubator?

I love Mindy!

I couldn't ask for a better 'farm' dog... even if all she has to watch out for yet is her cats and chickens... she is a joy to watch with the little ones for sure!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Everyone is on 'lock down' with the amount of fox we've seen. While drawing blood this weekend, I found an abundance of mites (YIKES!!!) We bathed 30 chickens, used front line and ivermectin and slathered the coop with Permethrin. I will NOT be eating eggs for a while. And I'm really hoping we have the mites under control. I can hardly believe it, we just cleaned coops and treated with Ivermectin 10 days before....

 

[fisherlady]

Everyone is on 'lock down' with the amount of fox we've seen. While drawing blood this weekend, I found an abundance of mites (YIKES!!!) We bathed 30 chickens, used front line and ivermectin and slathered the coop with Permethrin. I will NOT be eating eggs for a while. And I'm really hoping we have the mites under control. I can hardly believe it, we just cleaned coops and treated with Ivermectin 10 days before....

DH and I will have to do a close check... we have 2 hens molting pretty heavy, we brought them in about 2 weeks ago for some spa time to make sure there was no other troubles, we haven't seen signs yet for any mites or other critters but your post is a good reminder to give them all another check over... especially when we have chicks ranging from 5 weeks to 1 week in the coop with 2 more hatches to go. I would rather get ahead of anything if it shows.

Hope the treatments work for your birds and they are back to pest free without any further troubles! I can't imagine bathing 30 birds!

 

[SilkieSensation]

Poults are hatching a day early. 5 out, 2 more pipped, 1 doing nothing. I think I had 1 quit right before lockdown, but 7/8 is a great hatch regardless!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

I have no idea why but this is the most envied spot in the brooder lol. It was with my last chicks too. How is this comfy? Lol

 

[dheltzel]

I have no idea why but this is the most envied spot in the brooder lol. It was with my last chicks too. How is this comfy? Lol

Those are nice little "roost"ers, LOL.

 

[windtryst]

If you live in Chester County near Chester Springs 19425, and you would like to be considered for our Chester Springs Annual Coop Snoop and Garden Tour, get in touch with me!
We had a lot of fun last year! To benefit the Chester Springs Library.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Maple, caught red red beaked in the meal worm jar
this one is my brave little Explorer. First on my lap and first to explore. 10 days old today

 

[GR Chicks]

that is absolutely adorable!

Do ducklings imprint or bond quicker then chicks do? I've had my chicks for about a week now and they love to flock to me for treats but only one will come out and jump up on my legs without treats (still looking for treats of course). About half of them have loosened up a little about me picking them up but only if I'm just moving them for a minute, they don't like to be held or cuddled. Am I on the right track here?

I'm not sure how the imprinting goes, but they sure do like her, even this morning as soon as she went to the brooder, they came running. TOO CUTE!
Now our chicks are not like that, they are still skiddish.