San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

yes whitmore is the tops but like you i went to what i could afford chicken scratch poultry and ranchers.out of the 25 i had 15 where roos.traded a few and sold couple.
have 1 rooster and 4 hens.they are free ranging at the moment but this weekend we are setting up the automatic waterers so they will be enclosed.
how long once confind with just the wellie rooster will the eggs be oure?
i was thinking 3 weeks would be goood

Sperm can remain viable in the hen for 4-5 weeks. If you are wanting a 100% pure for sure egg you should wait that long. Ask me how I know... I had a rooster in with my hens and had him removed for four weeks. Incubated all the eggs and voila... some were STILL his babies!

I think the normal recommended time is 4 weeks.

 

[All-American-Chick]

Sperm can remain viable in the hen for 4-5 weeks. If you are wanting a 100% pure for sure egg you should wait that long. Ask me how I know... I had a rooster in with my hens and had him removed for four weeks. Incubated all the eggs and voila... some were STILL his babies!

I think the normal recommended time is 4 weeks.

thank you cari
that will be perfect for the meet up then

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

For those of you looking for work this may be of interest.

A colleague of mine needs child care for a small baby (about 3 months old I think). They are near Bonita and need someone who has their own transportation, from 8.00am to 4.00pm four days per week in house and who has some references.
Just thought I would put it out there.

ANOTHER opportunity:
I just heard from a friend whose mother died. She left a small dog and husband behind. The small dog needs extra care while the husband is at work. They're looking for someone to stay with the dog several hours 3-4 times a week. They live in Rancho Bernardo.

 

[IhaveChiCkeNs!]

Dana,

You "might" like to select a different source for your chicks.

Just throwing this out there...

In case none of my broody's eggs hatch, I'm planning on getting a few chicks for her. Who will have anything hatching around the 19th - 21st of this month? I'd love to get some more colored layers in my flock: EEs, Ameraucanas, Wellies, etc... My back up plan is getting some from Kahoots.

On a side note, does anybody know "Paige the Chicken Lady" in Ramona? She advertises on Craigslist. Right now she's advertising Black Stars; at least I'd know they'd all be pullets!

Dana

. I know it's an old post, I just wanted to say that I am new to chickens and wanted to start with hens just at laying age. I bought 3 black stars from Paige the chicken lady. She has a big area for them to run around, and she let's you grab Any one you want yourself. Pretty cool. Anyway they are clean and healthy. I will go back to her in the future.

 

[dedicateddourly]

Bridget joined our family one year and 8 months ago. We raised her from chickhood with her two flockmates. She was always a problem chicken - everything seemed to happen to her, and it worried us to no end. She went through a soft-shell phase and actually took a trip to the vet because of it. I always worried that she'd become an internal layer. She also went through a bout of avian pox which she recovered from nicely. And she was the one, of course, to become broody last spring. Above is a pic of her with one of her babies and another baby's butt. She hatched 7 chicks and was a wonderful mother. And when her boys matured, she was the one who got the bulk of their lustful attention. Bridget was our friendliest girl, always the first to meet you at the door. Always the one who demanded treats. She gave back though, as she was our best layer. A coyote got her this morning. I feel so guilty. We moved into our new house 2 weeks ago and let the chickens free-range all day in their huge fenced yard. I knew that we were playing with fire, with the chickens not totally secure, but they were SO happy. We're going to build a large run for them soon, as the existing secure run is too small for the remaining chickens to be in all day.

Bridget, I'm so sorry, and I'll miss you so much.

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh I am soo sorry

for your loss. I think we have all been there. Last summer I lost thirty guineas.

deb

Bridget joined our family one year and 8 months ago. We raised her from chickhood with her two flockmates. She was always a problem chicken - everything seemed to happen to her, and it worried us to no end. She went through a soft-shell phase and actually took a trip to the vet because of it. I always worried that she'd become an internal layer. She also went through a bout of avian pox which she recovered from nicely. And she was the one, of course, to become broody last spring. Above is a pic of her with one of her babies and another baby's butt. She hatched 7 chicks and was a wonderful mother. And when her boys matured, she was the one who got the bulk of their lustful attention. Bridget was our friendliest girl, always the first to meet you at the door. Always the one who demanded treats. She gave back though, as she was our best layer. A coyote got her this morning. I feel so guilty. We moved into our new house 2 weeks ago and let the chickens free-range all day in their huge fenced yard. I knew that we were playing with fire, with the chickens not totally secure, but they were SO happy. We're going to build a large run for them soon, as the existing secure run is too small for the remaining chickens to be in all day.

Bridget, I'm so sorry, and I'll miss you so much.

 

[dedicateddourly]

Thanks, deb. This was my first chicken death. My husband was actually home at the time and saw the coyote run off with Bridget in its mouth. Maybe it's time to buy a shotgun.

Sorry about your guineas. Did you lose them all in one go?

Oh I am soo sorry

for your loss. I think we have all been there. Last summer I lost thirty guineas.

deb

 

[wwmicasa1]

Bridget joined our family one year and 8 months ago. We raised her from chickhood with her two flockmates. She was always a problem chicken - everything seemed to happen to her, and it worried us to no end. She went through a soft-shell phase and actually took a trip to the vet because of it. I always worried that she'd become an internal layer. She also went through a bout of avian pox which she recovered from nicely. And she was the one, of course, to become broody last spring. Above is a pic of her with one of her babies and another baby's butt. She hatched 7 chicks and was a wonderful mother. And when her boys matured, she was the one who got the bulk of their lustful attention. Bridget was our friendliest girl, always the first to meet you at the door. Always the one who demanded treats. She gave back though, as she was our best layer. A coyote got her this morning. I feel so guilty. We moved into our new house 2 weeks ago and let the chickens free-range all day in their huge fenced yard. I knew that we were playing with fire, with the chickens not totally secure, but they were SO happy. We're going to build a large run for them soon, as the existing secure run is too small for the remaining chickens to be in all day.

Bridget, I'm so sorry, and I'll miss you so much.

Please accept my sympathies. We have had Bobcat problems for the past 6 weeks. They even came up on the Patio & grabbed our house roo & a laying hen one afternoon. You "want" your chickens to be "chickens" & do chicken things, but sometimes it is heartbreaking. Just know that we all understand.

 

[SunnyCalifornia]

I'm so sorry to hear of your losses. That makes me sad. I know you all love your birds as much as I do. Hugs to you all.

I'm so sorry. I lost my favorite Serama hen on New Years Eve. She had a seizure or heart attack or something, and died in my hands. I cried all day.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

So sorry you guys! I know it's hard, I've lost my fair share too!