San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[perchie.girl]

Thats a seriously cute chick. I am just looking for something to transport eggs for now. My finances are pretty much gone.

deb

What kind of carton are you looking for? EggCartons.com was offering free shipping very recently... Good luck with your hatch!

One more picture because chicks are so darn cute:

 

[Compost Girl]

It is so nice to see all the cute pics up here - really brightened my week.

On Wednesday, I finally went through what most of you have gone through a gazillion times, and it was tougher than I thought: My boys left me. Or maybe I left them. Cari took three, Paulo took three, and the coop got empty in a hurry. Thanks to some handholding from Dana and Miriam I got to the end of the day without calling Cari and screaming, "BRING BACK CABOT!" but it was a near thing. I still wait for him to jump on my head every time I bend down to scoop feed, and I am told that the roosters are always the sweet ones when they are little.

The funny thing in all of this is that, for the first time in my life, I was pretty close to ideal with the final count, though my family thought I was pretty nuts initially with the mass of chicks on the floor. I kept repeating, "The BYCer's said this is Chicken Math. Follow the BYC. I am taking a leap of faith. Off the cliff, but a leap nonetheless." I never thought I would refer to "correct" and "math" and "me" in the same sentence, but I guess there we are.

My hat goes off to all of you for doing this all the time. That's probably what made the pioneer women strong - they had to feed and care for their flock every day, then be able to do what needed to be done at dinnertime. I'm not quite to that stage, but I guess deciding to send the boys away to freezer camp (Except Cabot, right, Cari? Breeding pen, right? Right?) is part of the learning curve.

To quote what I said to my support group (D&M):
And yes, I do know that I'm holding them and smiling and I'm thinking, "I love you guys" and they're looking up at my smile and thinking, "Is that food? It's really shiny. Maybe it's a bug."

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Just curious.... is there a local source for egg cartons here in San Diego.... or does any one have a few extras?  My guineas are beginning to Lay.... Yay. 

deb

I don't have cartons, but I have extra egg flats if you want them.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

It is so nice to see all the cute pics up here - really brightened my week.

On Wednesday, I finally went through what most of you have gone through a gazillion times, and it was tougher than I thought: My boys left me. Or maybe I left them. Cari took three, Paulo took three, and the coop got empty in a hurry. Thanks to some handholding from Dana and Miriam I got to the end of the day without calling Cari and screaming, "BRING BACK CABOT!" but it was a near thing. I still wait for him to jump on my head every time I bend down to scoop feed, and I am told that the roosters are always the sweet ones when they are little.

The funny thing in all of this is that, for the first time in my life, I was pretty close to ideal with the final count, though my family thought I was pretty nuts initially with the mass of chicks on the floor. I kept repeating, "The BYCer's said this is Chicken Math. Follow the BYC. I am taking a leap of faith. Off the cliff, but a leap nonetheless." I never thought I would refer to "correct" and "math" and "me" in the same sentence, but I guess there we are.

My hat goes off to all of you for doing this all the time. That's probably what made the pioneer women strong - they had to feed and care for their flock every day, then be able to do what needed to be done at dinnertime. I'm not quite to that stage, but I guess deciding to send the boys away to freezer camp (Except Cabot, right, Cari? Breeding pen, right? Right?) is part of the learning curve.

To quote what I said to my support group (D&M):
And yes, I do know that I'm holding them and smiling and I'm thinking, "I love you guys" and they're looking up at my smile and thinking, "Is that food? It's really shiny. Maybe it's a bug."

Awww Elara!!!

Yes I promise Cabot is going into my breeding pen. I only had one roo for that pen and Cabot will be my second. I always like to keep 2 roosters in case one isn't fertile or (god forbid) something happens to one. I will even keep his name, Cabot, because I like it so much.

You can come see him anytime you'd like.

 

[Compost Girl]

I'll be there tomorrow evening with my sleeping bag.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Feeding time at the Zoo!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I'll be there tomorrow evening with my sleeping bag.

YAY!!! SLUMBER PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dfdesigns]

Hey Deb - I just picked up about 25 flats from a local restaurant... I will save them for you if you want them!

 

[dedicateddourly]

Hi Guys,

I have cocci questions. I'd rather post here than on the general forum. I'm assuming some of you have experience with it.
So there was bloody poop in the kiddie run. The chicks are 12 weeks old and they've been outside for about 6 weeks. They are acting totally fine, but my husband found lots of cocci in the poop. I have Corid at home but I can't remember what form it's in, since I ordered it awhile ago. I will look up dosage when I get home from work.

My question is, should I treat my adults as well? They do come in contact with each other. Is there an egg withdrawal period? That's it for now. I'm sure I'll have more questions when I get home.

Thanks!

* edited for typos that were bugging me.

 

[perchie.girl]

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Thanks I have been taken care of..... VBG.

deb