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[kada6305]

Dog nail clippers will work, or any kind of shears, just make sure not to cut into the "quick" (the blood that extends into the nails where it is still growing. If you've clipped dog nails, you are already familiar with that. Roos also have spurs that can be trimmed the same way if they are too long. Spurs are rarely a problem, but can be on some roos.

Can you isolate her where she is still in sight and hearing of the others? Chickens are social, and by herself she may be under more stress than leaving her where she is.

Yeah, we've done dog nails before. Figured they were the same. We have to trim our rabbits as well. His spurs aren't too long, about the same length as his toes. Isolating her options are basically either a rabbit breeding hutch (its where they lay their eggs sometimes) or Dog crate on the porch, They would be able to hear eachother. If the other chickens hang around the porch (when its raining they do, or if they want treats) they could see her. But i don't have a extra coop or anything, I really need to build an extra one for isolation periods. My other option is to leave her in the coop/run during the day when I let the others out, then dog crate on the porch at night, the porch is enclosed so she woudl be safe from other animals.

 

[Kinmera]

  Welcome to all the new folks. This is a really nice, helpful and fun group of enablers.

I've been hatching way too many babies this summer. Most are salmon faverolles, but some cuckoo marans and ameraucanas too. Turkey hatches have been terrible for me this year. I must have set 60 eggs, and only have 5 or 6 poults to show for it.  Another non-hatching group is on lockdown.  When my Swedish ducks went to live with Kinmeara, I put their remaining eggs into the bator, and have a couple ducklings. Mama scovy has been setting on a clutch for what seems like the whole summer - finally one hatched today.

Haven't been online much since starting my new job in July, since I added a thirty plus mile commute each way to my day. love the job, though.

Hey Beaglady!
Those Swedish ducks are doing great! I put a few eggs in the incubator myself to see what I get.

Onto more news. I had a bantam go broody and hatch out 4 chicks. She then smothered 3 of em. This was my first experience with a broody hen. I'm not sure what happened, but I pulled the survivor and took the eggs away to give to a different broody. I really should candle them, but mine died and I can't get the flashlights to work unless it's like midnight in the coop

 

[OneMountainAcres]

my experience is that one girl sings...the roo joins in then the rest of the girls join in....its kinda funny....because when I show up to check on things they all go quiet...

mine keep going when I go out but I think that's because I join in and encourage them lol

 

[ktn65]

Hi all,

I'm from Lawrence County and new to raising chickens. I've been hanging around BYC for about a month or so and thought I would introduce my self here. I have 8 little 4 week old birds. 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 3 Rhode Island Reds, and 2 Buff Orpingtons (I had three but one didn't make it beyond about 10 days)

All of them are slowly earning names and I am

hoping all are pullets but one of the BRs has me suspicious.

Currently I am in the process of building a coop and run that should be done in a few weeks. It will be set up to hold 12 layers or so (chicken math comes on strong and from what I understand there is no known cure)

Finally I also raise CX for meat. My first batch earlier in the summer are in the freezer and delicious and the next batch of 25 are two weeks old tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to getting yins all. Coincidentally I tried to read the last two weeks of posts in this thread, and WOW does it move FAST! Looks like a great bunch of folks with a passion for poultry and country livin.

I am also a husband and father of 3 crazy kids. A girl and two boys.

 

[PlaidBattleAxe]

Hi all,

I'm from Lawrence County and new to raising chickens. I've been hanging around BYC for about a month or so and thought I would introduce my self here. I have 8 little 4 week old birds. 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 3 Rhode Island Reds, and 2 Buff Orpingtons (I had three but one didn't make it beyond about 10 days)

All of them are slowly earning names and I am

hoping all are pullets but one of the BRs has me suspicious.

Currently I am in the process of building a coop and run that should be done in a few weeks. It will be set up to hold 12 layers or so (chicken math comes on strong and from what I understand there is no known cure)

Finally I also raise CX for meat. My first batch earlier in the summer are in the freezer and delicious and the next batch of 25 are two weeks old tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to getting yins all. Coincidentally I tried to read the last two weeks of posts in this thread, and WOW does it move FAST! Looks like a great bunch of folks with a passion for poultry and country livin.

I am also a husband and father of 3 crazy kids. A girl and two boys.

Welcome! I'm in Erie. Your current CX are a week ahead of mine, and this is my first hand at raising them up. Enjoy this thread! Lots of awesome folks on it.

 

[troyer]

Hi all,

I'm from Lawrence County and new to raising chickens. I've been hanging around BYC for about a month or so and thought I would introduce my self here. I have 8 little 4 week old birds. 3 Barred Plymouth Rocks, 3 Rhode Island Reds, and 2 Buff Orpingtons (I had three but one didn't make it beyond about 10 days)

All of them are slowly earning names and I am

hoping all are pullets but one of the BRs has me suspicious.

Currently I am in the process of building a coop and run that should be done in a few weeks. It will be set up to hold 12 layers or so (chicken math comes on strong and from what I understand there is no known cure)

Finally I also raise CX for meat. My first batch earlier in the summer are in the freezer and delicious and the next batch of 25 are two weeks old tomorrow.

I'm looking forward to getting yins all. Coincidentally I tried to read the last two weeks of posts in this thread, and WOW does it move FAST! Looks like a great bunch of folks with a passion for poultry and country livin.

I am also a husband and father of 3 crazy kids. A girl and two boys.

Welcome to the enablers of chicken husbandry.

 

[dheltzel]

mine keep going when I go out but I think that's because I join in and encourage them lolYou

You could video that and put it up on youtube.
Call it "Sing along with Henrietta" (or whatever your hen's name is).

 

[stake]

Welcome! I'm in Erie. Your current CX are a week ahead of mine, and this is my first hand at raising them up. Enjoy this thread! Lots of awesome folks on it.

I am assuming CX= quail.....if not please correct me....

 

[ktn65]

Welcome to the enablers of chicken husbandry.

Well that makes it sound so harmless.

But in reality it is: "Here kind sir, step closer to the slippery slope of chicken husbandry where that first step is easy, it's the second one that sends you on that never-ending adventure where just getting 16 or so CX for 8 weeks to fill the freezer leads to over 30 birds in brooders in the garage while two construction projects are underway in the back yard. All because you didn't want the "kids"

to be heartbroken when the first 16 got moved to the freezer in the basement."

And that is just step #2 down the slippery slope of chicken husbandry!

 

[ktn65]

CX - Cornish Cross