Raising Chicks has been a Joy

[Grandmas Coop]

I think this is the one that laid the first egg - she has been mopey- I used some warm water and rinsed some poo off her hiney, she has a bit of the runs, I washed the water jug and put fresh water ( which I do every 3 days anyway) So, I will just wait for her to work it out I guess.......

 

[Grandmas Coop]

ROOSTER BOMB
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[Grandmas Coop]

I think this is the one that laid the first egg - she has been mopey- I used some warm water and rinsed some poo off her hiney, she has a bit of the runs, I washed the water jug and put fresh water ( which I do every 3 days anyway) So, I will just wait for her to work it out I guess.......


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And- she did right her self and has been feeling great all week!!

 

[Grandmas Coop]

it is spring

 

[jher77]

@GrandmaDeKorte10 How in the devil do you keep your white leghorns so clean with a rooster?

 

[Grandmas Coop]

A few changes in the coop:
I am switching the hens over to Scratch & Peck's new layer pellets
I am getting 5 more Leghorn chicks and To be the Mother hens 4 White Buff Orpingtons

I always liked Scratch and Peck but the hens wasted so much of the feed. So I used Purina Organic Pellets. BUT NOW! S&P has pellets WOOHOO

 

[Cryss]

Do they make a flock raiser blend? I never feed my flock layer blends because I often have underaged (meaning not ready to lay eggs) pullets and the rooster(s) in the same flock. The added calcium in layer feed is damaging to the kidneys of underaged and roosters.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leghorn_chicken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livorno
So, I am adding to my Leghorn flock. In May we will get 5 Red Leghorns https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/red_leghorns.html

 

[Parront]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leghorn_chicken
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livorno
So, I am adding to my Leghorn flock. In May we will get 5 Red Leghorns https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/red_leghorns.html


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Beautiful! I have always been partial to Leghorns. I have 2 Brown Leghorns, they are my "Egg Insurance" very good layers and pretty. Here is one. Almost the same breast feather color.

 

[Grandmas Coop]

But wait- theres more!!! hahaha I ordered 6 Brown Leghorns- Your poultry will ship the week of May 10, 2021.


Holy Moly - hehehehehehe More chickens