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[speckledhen]

The first 7 Dels are going into Day 15 tonight. They are 3/4 full of chick. The 5 Delaware eggs that are now going into Day 6 are also developing, though one air cell seems to be floating for some reason. Not one of the Orps was growing, so I decided to recandle with Tom double checking for me, and then removed them from the bator.

 

[NellaBean]

Oy. I took a nap and now everything is stiff and sore. Darn this getting old thing! LOL

The coop was so beautiful when i went out tonight to lock up. All the chickens were in and up on the clean roosts. This is the perfect "max" stocking level I should have in there, everyone has lots of roost space and it hopefully won't get gross as quicly with fewer in there.

Kathy, whatcha talking about only having a few chickens? I defy all laws of coop stocking levels. My coop is only 8x8, but since my birds free range during the day in the big yard. EVERY SINGLE DAY NO MATTER WHAT, I way way way overstock it since its for roost time only. 8x8 coop currently has er....40ish? Which includes 10 younguns. So, 30 full sized birds, 10 younguns.

I would not recommend my stocking levels to "normal people" but it works for me. I have added on roost space a few times now, which is why I have those extra "ladders" along the window wall. As long as I have the roost space, the coop stays peaceful. Right now I have roosting space for about 60 birds. But only 40 in there. So it is nice.

It would be nice to only have 20 birds in there so I could lock them in if I needed to. Hmmmmm....may need to downsize more.

I moved two of my scarecrows into the big "rooster pen" and let out my mottled flock this morning. They were very much enjoying the huge open space, after being locked in the 4x8 coop for the last 2-3 weeks. And they all went to roost in the coop tonight, like good little birds. Excellent. That will have to hold me over until I can get a covered area built for them. Scarecrows! LOL. I will add a couple of "covered tables" in there tomorrow, so they have places to dive under if need be.

Cyn, at the very least you shouldn't have any trouble placing the dels! Not that you would with the orps either, but hey now I'm going for glass half full

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Janelle. The Delawares are strong little suckers, but I guess my darling Suede is just not getting it done anymore.

We can try butt fluff trimming, but I don't think it's going to make much difference. So, there will be a dirty dozen Dels for sale here soon.

 

[PepsNick]

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[joletabey]

Nick, you wanting to say you'll take those Dels???

Cetawin, a Suede son is 50% Suede. A Suede grandson out of a Suede son and a Suede daughter is 50% Suede. I am bringing you eggs in May.

Good eye, Cynthia, about the horse. When Joleta is shed out and in shape, she looks like Apollo Bey get- there is a resemblance there. People remarked about that when I was showing her as a two year old.

 

[PepsNick]

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Well... well.... eeeeeeekkk... I am an Sdwd member, can't I have some dang dellies??

I'm not sure, maybe one pullet if I go up and get a Blue Wheaten Ameraucana, maybe....

But I'm not sure.

 

[PepsNick]

Cyn, remember that post where i was looking for a rooster that had lost it's crow???

*nvm*

 

[NellaBean]

What happens when the rooster finds his crow?

 

[PepsNick]

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Well, it lost it from a respiratory disease about a year ago, and hasn't got it back yet. Hopefully it won't, and I doubt it will...

ETA: It obviously no longer has that respiratory disease.

 

[NellaBean]

Yikes, I would say no to that. Previous respiratory disease can make it a carrier (depending on what it is). It's really not worth the risk