She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[chicapee]

Well I had to give Loretta Lynn a bath yesterday her butt was filthy. She was a very dirty birdie. I had to cut a giant clump off her. She did enjoy her shampoo and blow dry though and went GA GA in the warm water. First chicken that I have had to bath.

 

[ronott1]

Well I had to give Loretta Lynn a bath yesterday her butt was filthy. She was a very dirty birdie. I had to cut a giant clump off her. She did enjoy her shampoo and blow dry though and went GA GA in the warm water. First chicken that I have had to bath.

Make sure she is getting grit and some pro biotics. I would treat for worms too. Often digestive problems like you are describing come from worm blockage.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Some say it's a sign of a long, cold winter.

STOP THAT!!! El ninyo is going to stick around and mke it a dryer warmer winter....that's what they said and they better be right, lol!

It is actually quite normal. Molts get longer and more frequent as chickens age. If chicks hatch at the correct time, they do not molt until they are 1.5 years old and then they molt hard. Some will not lay eggs for the rest of the winter then and will pick up in the Spring.

Since they are molting though, it is time to treat for parasites! and consider lowering the calcium level.

Mine are just a year but I have a feeling they don't plan on returning to laying until spring. Out of my 8 oringinal layers I am doing good if I get 3 eggs. Some days I get none.

 

[kwhites634]

STOP THAT!!! El ninyo is going to stick around and mke it a dryer warmer winter....that's what they said and they better be right, lol!

Mine are just a year but I have a feeling they don't plan on returning to laying until spring. Out of my 8 oringinal layers I am doing good if I get 3 eggs. Some days I get none.

At least I'm in good company. I'd feel better if it didn't mean store-bought eggs.

 

[ronott1]

STOP THAT!!! El ninyo is going to stick around and mke it a dryer warmer winter....that's what they said and they better be right, lol!

Mine are just a year but I have a feeling they don't plan on returning to laying until spring. Out of my 8 oringinal layers I am doing good if I get 3 eggs. Some days I get none.

The trick is to get pullets to start laying in late august to September and then they will usually lay through the first winter and them molt the next fall.

I have a lot of molting going on now too.

 

[mixedUPturk]

I believe Big Guy is 3-4 years old. My SIL gave him to me last fall.
For 50. I've been told I dont look it, but I think its my small frame. I'm only 5'2, maybe 110# lol
Good for you for staying sober. And I think we have about every sense of humor around here! So you are fine.
Awesome! You are unreal, woman!! Hows the rescued turkey doing now?

I sent her home. Ive become convinced that i cant fix her poor feet. Im pretty sure the bumblefoot infection is in her bone, swelling came down alot and electrolytes helped. If she were mine though i wouldve treated before then, or culled her at that point. Hes got them all on antibiotics, because i discoved like 3 or 4 more cases. Hes not going to do anything furthure though, he doesnt care enough about healing the individual. He will just replace them and write em off on his taxes he told me :-/ I feel like i did all i could without her becoming a risk to my own birds. i almost stuck with it and claimed her as my own, but im so scared my birds are going to be infected with it, i havent had any of those issues aside from pox and so... In the spirit of biosecurity, i had to give it up. Plus she never fit my program, he says shes heritage but i know birds better than That. She was definitly broad breasted hybrid. I feel bad about it but im really Not superwoman

I'll say again, lol... my guess on the Hmong would be cockerel, but that Ogye I am 100% certain is a pullet...
If he is imprinted, then I would say expect to have issues... I don't allow my roosters to imprint and am careful with my drakes as well... the issue with imprinted roosters or drakes in seeing you as part of their flock is that most decide at some point that you should submit to them as well... this is one of the big reasons behind all the stories you hear about how someone's favorite lap roo is now attacking them... :/
I always lay down for hatching, but that's me...
If you are worried about a chick, look at their feet, toes, legs... very simple and first place you will see that there is any issues... if the toes, feet or legs start looking thin or skeletal like, then there is a reason to worry...
TURK!!!!

Missed ya!! Nice brooder!!

Porous eggs lose humidty faster than regular shells... just watch the air cell growth...
I use flat rate boxes, doesn't matter where in US or weight it is same price... Medium is 12.?? and Large is 18.?? so I just go with 15 for Med and 20 for Large...I do have to drive 12 mi into town too, lol, so I figure 2 bucks isn't a deal-breaker...
I agree, that is ridiculous... it would be cheaper for me to ship if I had a comp and printer, but I don't, so I just go with flat rate boxes... and only time I ever use Express is in a time crunch...
No, doesn't help for the machines, but they do load and unlaod the trucks by hand so the conscientious mail handlers do watch out for those... our PO is great and they do handle marked boxes better...
When storing eggs you keep them a bit cooler than room temp, so if it is really warm out when the eggs are shipped they might get some condensation on the egg... some shippers feel that the papertowel helps keep the moisture off the eggs...


Oh, yeah... had a great day at the auction with K and bought a coop for my Ohiki... he's got it and a couple of dinky hutches strapped to the back of his truck for me... what an amazing and wonderful friend!!!!

missed you too! So good to "see" all you guys! Im still a constant reader Megan is right, i will add that there is No Substitute for experience! thanks for the advice on the eggs!

crossed for you.

I just cracked an egg trying to check it's air cell I put wax on it but it's cracked on the smaller end.  I'm afraid to set it big end up now

I cracked one of my last hatch and did Nothin to try to save it but he hatched, dont loose hope!

Also megan i forgot to tell u bae, those last duck eggs i set were filthy and i never cleaned em? Nobody was sick, so again, dont loose hope!

Really, so good to see you guys! Wish i had more time for sitin online an learning!

 

[Ren2014]

Cracks in the shell really aren't a problem, it's if the membrane gets a hole in it that it oozes... I got a cracked shipped egg once and it didn't ooze, developed and hatched a healthy chick... so keep your

Fingers and toes crossed

If your hammer don't fix it, get a bigger hammer!

Good one,

It is actually quite normal. Molts get longer and more frequent as chickens age. If chicks hatch at the correct time, they do not molt until they are 1.5 years old and then they molt hard. Some will not lay eggs for the rest of the winter then and will pick up in the Spring.

Since they are molting though, it is time to treat for parasites! and consider lowering the calcium level.

This is good to know. We haven't had a hard molt yet.

Well I had to give Loretta Lynn a bath yesterday her butt was filthy. She was a very dirty birdie. I had to cut a giant clump off her. She did enjoy her shampoo and blow dry though and went GA GA in the warm water. First chicken that I have had to bath.

How precious!

The trick is to get pullets to start laying in late august to September and then they will usually lay through the first winter and them molt the next fall.

I have a lot of molting going on now too.

We only have one or two of 13 molting. Egg production is down all around though

I messed up really bad and put some hen saddles on a few girls just before we got rid of our rooster. I think I damaged feathers, I know I did on some

I took the saddles off and now most of their feathers in the area have fallen out.

 

[ronott1]

Fingers and toes crossed

Good one,

This is good to know. We haven't had a hard molt yet.

How precious!

We only have one or two of 13 molting. Egg production is down all around though

I messed up really bad and put some hen saddles on a few girls just before we got rid of our rooster. I think I damaged feathers, I know I did on some

I took the saddles off and now most of their feathers in the area have fallen out.

They will grow back--some before molting and the rest after the molt. They will be very pretty!

The biggest factor now in the northern hemisphere is light. Hens need light to produce eggs. They are very sensitive to light.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

The trick is to get pullets to start laying in late august to September and then they will usually lay through the first winter and them molt the next fall.

I have a lot of molting going on now too.

I had read that first years have a higher tendency to lay through winter. I was wondering how accurate that was. My second coop have only been laying for 2-3 months and I was hoping that a majority of them would continue. At least enough to supply us with eggs so we don't have t buy from the store.

They will grow back--some before molting and the rest after the molt. They will be very pretty!

The biggest factor now in the northern hemisphere is light. Hens need light to produce eggs. They are very sensitive to light.

Ok, so I've read tons of stuff on lighting and layers. I know there are many people that use artificial lights in the coops at winter to keep some layers laying. My sister does this with at least one coop. I've also read the opposing view point that hens need this natural downtime. It's a healthier process to let them molt and go through the non laying phase that winter brings. I, personally do not have coops with electricity and will not be running electricity out there to light the coop. (Unless we end up with cold so bad they need the warmth.) But I am curious as to other's opinions and what they do during the shortened day time period.

 

[meganhundley]

I sent her home. Ive become convinced that i cant fix her poor feet. Im pretty sure the bumblefoot infection is in her bone, swelling came down alot and electrolytes helped. If she were mine though i wouldve treated before then, or culled her at that point. Hes got them all on antibiotics, because i discoved like 3 or 4 more cases. Hes not going to do anything furthure though, he doesnt care enough about healing the individual. He will just replace them and write em off on his taxes he told me :-/ I feel like i did all i could without her becoming a risk to my own birds. i almost stuck with it and claimed her as my own, but im so scared my birds are going to be infected with it, i havent had any of those issues aside from pox and so... In the spirit of biosecurity, i had to give it up. Plus she never fit my program, he says shes heritage but i know birds better than That. She was definitly broad breasted hybrid. I feel bad about it but im really Not superwoman
missed you too! So good to "see" all you guys! Im still a constant reader Megan is right, i will add that there is No Substitute for experience! thanks for the advice on the eggs!
I cracked one of my last hatch and did Nothin to try to save it but he hatched, dont loose hope!

Also megan i forgot to tell u bae, those last duck eggs i set were filthy and i never cleaned em? Nobody was sick, so again, dont loose hope!

Really, so good to see you guys! Wish i had more time for sitin online an learning!

I really wish I hadn't washed these, I'm really kicking myself for it now.