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[stake]

Good evening:

Lost a chook this morning, my dork mix,,,kinda lost her like her mother a year ago,,,,an egg laying problem from hatchery chicks,,,she had tons of personality,,,,

Set the bater with 13 and will add tomorrow's eggs

RIP

 

[fisherlady]

Good evening:

Lost a chook this morning, my dork mix,,,kinda lost her like her mother a year ago,,,,an egg laying problem from hatchery chicks,,,

Set the bater with 13 and will add tomorrow's eggs

RIP

sorry to hear that.... hopefully the new hatch will give you some good birds with fewer problems.

 

[troyer]

Too many males in the coop, got to get rid of 2 or 3 asap or they are heading to freezer camp. Just under a year old, slate blue turkeys, $30.
Hubby asked me to edit this to say we would consider trades of any of the following that we are planning on adding to our flock:

chickens: wyandottes, ameraucanas, minorcas, or cubalayas
ducks: Cayuga blacks or indian runners

You want some Cubalaya? I didn't know there was anyone on this thread that was really, actually interested in Cubalaya! I still have too many of them, but most of the ones I still need to get rid of are not show quality. If you are interested you could pm me., with color preferences. I am phasing out of the bbredwheaten color so I don't have any of those to get rid of anymore. These
are available.


possibly a few others.

About a month ago I picked up an EE and a Black Star to go with my RIR's and a couple of mixed breed hens. My rooster is a pretty good size guy and he seems fixated on the EE and she wants nothing to do with him. I've noticed that a couple of the RIR seem to feel the same way. They are staying in the rafters where he cannot get a hold of them, when they come down for treats he stalks them like a child molester at a kids playground. So today I booted him out of the coup for the day to give the girls some peace and quiet. I saw several of them head for the boxes to lay their eggs. Is it possible that a rooster can deter egg production? or am I seeing something that is really not a problem?

An aggressive cockerel will certainly affect egg production.

 

[AnneInTheBurbs]

Good evening:

Lost a chook this morning, my dork mix,,,kinda lost her like her mother a year ago,,,,an egg laying problem from hatchery chicks,,,

Set the bater with 13 and will add tomorrow's eggs

RIP

Sorry to hear about her, Gkad you will have some peeps soon to add some joy!

 

[fisherlady]

,,,she had tons of personality,,,,

RIP

Such a shame... I love the look she had! Beautiful color and you have to just smile when you see her little fluff of feathers cap!

 

[SilkieSensation]

,,,she had tons of personality,,,, RIP

Such a shame... I love the look she had! Beautiful color and you have to just smile when you see her little fluff of feathers cap!

She looks like my ccl/polish mixes. Even has the mohawk. Hope you have some of her eggs in & get babies that look like her.

 

[wingstone]

Quote: Thanks Silkie, I have frozen cow's milk right in the plastic jug before, just was not sure if goat milk would be the same or if the glass jars would make a difference.....goat ilk is not easy to get around here so I need to keep some for later.well unless you want to pay a fortune.

 

[barbiegirl]

Good evening:

Lost a chook this morning, my dork mix,,,kinda lost her like her mother a year ago,,,,an egg laying problem from hatchery chicks,,,she had tons of personality,,,,

Set the bater with 13 and will add tomorrow's eggs

RIP

Sorry

 

[stake]

Today's chicken news....found a stash where 3 of my girls were laying....two blue and three brown eggs...

also, herd the roos call general quarters while I was getting a shower....when I opened the window to take a look, there was the biggest red tailed hawk sitting in a tree 20yds from the bush that the crew were hiding under....this is the first of the red tails I've seen this year....

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Today's chicken news....found a stash where 3 of  my girls were laying....two blue and three brown eggs...

also, herd the roos call general quarters while I was getting a shower....when I opened the window to take a look, there was the biggest red tailed hawk sitting in a tree 20yds from the bush that the crew were hiding under....this is the first of the red tails I've seen this year....

I also saw either an enormous hawk or an eagle earlier fly over my driveway. Scary thing is, today is the first day in a while that I left the run door open to let everyone out. One of my silkies had gotten herself trapped in the driveway (still has big snow walls from plowing). I just caught her and moved her back to the coop maybe an hour before. Thankfully, it passed on by without a second glance and my flock is loving being able to get out a bit. Even if they only come out for a few minutes at a time. The snow is still there and they don't like it!