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[sdm111]

Hatched 16 out 17 eggs

congrats

 

[sdm111]

finally just finished the second electric fence, added straw to 41 pens and filled and cleaned numerous feeders and waterers.
I'll tell ya what. 3.5 bales of straw don't go as far as it used to. Neither does a 50lb bag of starter.

I start getting antsy when I get to 50# a week I know all y'all are way past that. I don't hold chicks that I'm not keeping I try to send them on their way once dry

 

[alroy82]

Young asil toppy cross cock down from a spur to foot. Been doctoring it daily still unsure if he will ever use it again.

 

[alroy82]

Another pic of my hatch pullet

 

[roosterhavoc]

I start getting antsy when I get to 50# a week I know all y'all are way past that. I don't hold chicks that I'm not keeping I try to send them on their way once dry

I'm right under that for a week. Because now I'm mixing yard feed and starter for about 1/3 of the youngins. Unless you were talking total feed then yes way beyond 50 lbs

 

[centrarchid]

Young asil toppy cross cock down from a spur to foot. Been doctoring it daily still unsure if he will ever use it again.

Show a picture of wound. That is an unusual wound.

 

[B123]

finally just finished the second electric fence, added straw to 41 pens and filled and cleaned numerous feeders and waterers.
I'll tell ya what. 3.5 bales of straw don't go as far as it used to. Neither does a 50lb bag of starter.

 

[B123]

Hatched 16 out 17 eggs

Excellent hatch!

 

[JShubin]

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Another problem related to rainfall is stronger than usual conflicts between hens and much of that is directed at chicks. Most of time hens stay within respective territories but that breaks down when I show up with feed bucket. Hens then violate each others turf causing too many skirmishes. Such violations usually not an issues because forage better. Heavy rains appear to have either killed forage base or prevented drift from replenishing as a given area is gleaned out. This problem I intend to lick using a bunch of feeding stations where feed is applied in early AM before broodies come off nest with chicks.

Feeding at my place has become a chaotic event too. I had to move my feed barrell outside the shed, because they would all bum rush into the shed causing all kinds of choas (close quarter attacks and panic flights into windows/walls). Moving the barrels outside allows me to throw a few handfuls of scratch to disperse feeding frenzy. Mama hens still come rushing in to get first dibs on food, leaving behind their clutches of chicks.

Early AM feeding helps.. I dispersed feed on Saturday night, so that I could sleep in on Sunday without having to feed them at 6am. Worked out pretty good, but they were still cackling for food when I woke up around 7:30. I have so many free range chickens I dont have much natural forage left around my house. I see the pullets/stag gradually making their way farther and farther away from my house into the neigbors yard looking for bugs/grass to feed on.

 

[JShubin]

Ran out of feed this morning.. 100% gone. I had to mix in a few handfuls wild bird seed to get the volume I needed.

Going to spend $50 on feed this afternoon, probably last me 2 weeks.

50lb 4-way scratch
50lb Gamecock Mix
50lb Phase 1 starter
10lb medicated starter