Yo go girl! Today is day two of our yard sale and things have been slow. Hoping for a better turn out today! I don't want to lug three AC Units back into the house!
I think your chickens are so lucky to have found their way into your home and lovely setup. I'm sure they will start laying soon, once they get adjusted!c
*Lugs three A.C. Units back in the house....*
Anne, did you put the AC units it's on Craigs list too? That should bring some buyers for you.
Kling, just LOVE your set up. I hope you get some eggs. Loss of feathers on the back is most likely from breeding. They all look like they are going through a molt to me. If you're comfortable handling them, you could fan out a wing and look for new feather growth, the new feathers start at the axial which is in the center of the wing. They should have given you at least one egg, even if they stop from stress, there should have been one egg 'in the chute'.
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I am listing them on CL right now.... We're getting Central A/C today!
We normally throw together a wish list at the beginning of the summer where each member of the family chooses a day trip. This year I was thinking of giving myself the challenge of mastering one video game that each of my children play. It goes against everything I think that summer should be about, but may give me some common ground with the kiddoes. If you can't beat em, join em!
That's an awesome attitude to take! Your kids are lucky to have you?
KlingKlan now would be the perfect time for a spring tuneup for your new hens. Every spring I dust my girls for bugs, trim their nails and worm them with Safeguard or Valbazen. Then I repeat the worming in 10 days.
Your hens are obviously molting now and probably won't be laying for about a month. So if you worm them now and repeat in 10 days, you won't miss many eggs, even after discarding eggs for 2 weeks.
Rule of thumb about treats..........treats should not make up more than 10% of a hen's diet. She will need as much protein as possible in her diet to finish her molt so she can begin laying again.
Good luck and enjoy your girls!
How do I know of they are getting enough protein? They have access to feed at all times, and they get a snack maybe once a day, like an apple or two or some leftover veggie scraps, divided among 5 chickens. They also free range most of the day in my fenced in backyard. They seem happy and healthy!
Forgot to add the pics!
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I think the yellower one is mottled, and the other may be mottled. We'll se when they feather out a little.
Congrats! They're adorable!
Give him some eggs!
Some of my mom and dad's friends came over yesterday evening for a bonfire and when they saw my roo, they said "Oh my God, he's HUGE!" and I was like "That's a bantam breed! He's like 2-3 pounds. The chicks I have in the basement will be 13 pounds full grown (brahma)."
On this note, what is the largest breed of chicken available? Jersey giants? One days I'd love to have a few "big girls"
I got half of my garden planted today. I am hoping tomorrow I get if finished. I did order some purple dragon carrot seeds yesterday. I hope I can grow carrots. They look pretty if I can get them growing.
I managed to get the gourds, pumpkins, watermelons, zucchini and some lavender planted today. All from seed so we'll have to wait and see what actually grows lol
