Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[OneMountainAcres]

Starting at about 1:06 it gets to the Ridge top road and basically from the point where we pass the trucks to we turn off the road is mostly 1 sloppy lane now. This was last night on the way home after DS swim meet.

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[dheltzel]

First hatch of the year today! About 20 chicks are making the basement noisy after about 3 months of quiet.

Tomorrow I plan to vaccinate these for Mareks. I'm a bit nervous about doing it right.

 

[CuteFluffyButtSilkies]

My one brahma rooster came out for about a minute and then went back to the coop. I heard that Sunday will be another big snow event. I rely don't want more feet of snow. I am not that tall lol

 

[BullChick]

The last two days, mine run to the door, and run back in to me.

 

[TillyPeeps]

My one brahma rooster came out for about a minute and then went back to the coop. I heard that Sunday will be another big snow event. I rely don't want more feet of snow. I am not that tall lol

I feel I was swming in snow ever time going to my coop. Next week is too cold. I think signle digit is too much for chickens to hanlde, so I get the Sweeter Heater Coop Heater for my chickens and will set it up tomorrow. It doesn't get too hot, so I don't need to worry about coop fire.

 

[dheltzel]

Well, I successfully vaccinated about 20 chicks this morning.

If they used a "gun" like the hatcheries (and I) use for Marek's vaccines, those Covid vaccinations would go MUCH faster.

 

[GoodGuinea]

Looking for some advice. What's the best way to get rid of an unwanted rooster? I'm thinking of Craigslist. I don't mind if he ends up in someone else's pot, but my kids won't tolerate it happening here.

He's a 9-month-old white leghorn, so I don't know if anyone would want him, or even want to eat him. (At least I think that's what he is. We got him from TSC. He wasn't a pullet as we thought, and I think the breeds were also mislabeled. Not buying chicks there again.) He's handsome and nice with his hens, both chickens and guineas, but he has a bad attitude toward humans that no amount of handling has been able to erase.

Has anyone had luck with Craigslist? Or know any other avenue I should explore?

 

[BullChick]

Even giving away roosters for free, no one was interested. Of course try, and do Penswoods too.
No feed store is reliable for giving accurate breeds or information in general. I was happy when I saw “leghorn pullets” in the bin. I knew they were White Rocks!
Leghorns are really light, and almost scrawny. A White Rock will be wide.

 

[GoodGuinea]

I'd be happy as can be to give him away for free! My alternatives are: (1) Cull him myself and face the children's wrath; (2) Deal with his orneriness for the rest of his natural life.

I'd never heard of Penswood before, and I had to look it up. Thanks.

 

[BullChick]

Leghorns are good chicken noodle soup, so they are useful.