South Carolina

[samouw]

I thought I was immune from chicken math...I started with 18 chicks, an reduced that down to about 14 laying hens. Then got that down to about 10 as I replaced last year's layers with a few new breeds, then whittled it down a bit more until I had the combination I wanted. Then, I decided to add a couple of wh. Am hens to go with my gorgeous wh. Am roo and a beautiful blue wh. Am. roo which I hope to go pick up in the next few days.

But somewhere along the line - madness set in! I have three 4-wk old chicks in a dog crate in my kitchen, 9 2-day old chicks (with three more pipping in the incubator) in a cooler on my kitchen counter, and a lovely 7-8 month old blrw hen in another dog crate in the kitchen....

Is there a cure?

 

[Southern Bee Lady]

Is there a cure?

Best cure I know----Build more coops, buy more chicks and chickens.
Works every time.

 

[Avonshire]

Well I have sick bantam babies. It started almost two weeks ago. One was sneezing and wheezing and coughing but I never saw a discharge. Now all 10 are doing it and one died tonight. I was resistant to starting an antibiotic but I bit the bullet today. I should have listened to Sam when it first started. So it seems my chicken math problem is taking care itself. I just hope my silkies don't die on me. They seem to be covered in snot. In fact I swear I saw one of them blow a snot bubble today. Ughhh! Poor babies!

 

[Moonchild]

OK Fingers Crossed....My broody MFd'Uccle eggs are hatching. Last time I had two broody hens and they killed the chick, I hatched the rest. SO Really Fingers Crossed tomorrow is a celebration, not a funeral. She has two d'Uccles and two EE eggs. These little d'Uccle breed like rabbits...or aleast me do with a 98%fertility rate, and a 95% hatch rate(I think my math was right)

I got some real cute babies for sell at the ChickenStock on the22nd

 

[RockerHen]

Thanks everyone for the compliments on the coop and the babies. I feel sooo much better now that they have plenty of room to ''float' around in

however, the little spoiled things that they are, have to be manually put into their bed at night

I'm almost positive i'm going to chickenstock. Bringing some chicken loving family members too!

 

[dixiebeast]

I thought I was immune from chicken math...I started with 18 chicks, an reduced that down to about 14 laying hens. Then got that down to about 10 as I replaced last year's layers with a few new breeds, then whittled it down a bit more until I had the combination I wanted. Then, I decided to add a couple of wh. Am hens to go with my gorgeous wh. Am roo and a beautiful blue wh. Am. roo which I hope to go pick up in the next few days.

But somewhere along the line - madness set in! I have three 4-wk old chicks in a dog crate in my kitchen, 9 2-day old chicks (with three more pipping in the incubator) in a cooler on my kitchen counter, and a lovely 7-8 month old blrw hen in another dog crate in the kitchen....

Is there a cure?

YES!!! MORE CHICKS!!!!

 

[EggieRowe]

We have two large dog houses just laying around I've been trying to repurpose them. Now I know what to do!

We're pretty much finished with our new silkie pen. Yes, I'm the one who painted their 'house'

Kota also likes the nice soft sand lol

 

[Patsy29332]

I thought I was immune from chicken math...I started with 18 chicks, an reduced that down to about 14 laying hens. Then got that down to about 10 as I replaced last year's layers with a few new breeds, then whittled it down a bit more until I had the combination I wanted. Then, I decided to add a couple of wh. Am hens to go with my gorgeous wh. Am roo and a beautiful blue wh. Am. roo which I hope to go pick up in the next few days.

But somewhere along the line - madness set in! I have three 4-wk old chicks in a dog crate in my kitchen, 9 2-day old chicks (with three more pipping in the incubator) in a cooler on my kitchen counter, and a lovely 7-8 month old blrw hen in another dog crate in the kitchen....

Is there a cure?

Nope

But it is such an enjoyable addiction!!!

 

[Patsy29332]

Well I have sick bantam babies. It started almost two weeks ago. One was sneezing and wheezing and coughing but I never saw a discharge. Now all 10 are doing it and one died tonight. I was resistant to starting an antibiotic but I bit the bullet today. I should have listened to Sam when it first started. So it seems my chicken math problem is taking care itself. I just hope my silkies don't die on me. They seem to be covered in snot. In fact I swear I saw one of them blow a snot bubble today. Ughhh! Poor babies!

Awww...I hope they respond quickly and you don't lose any more! Good luck!

 

[WestKnollAmy]

OK Fingers Crossed....My broody MFd'Uccle eggs are hatching. Last time I had two broody hens and they killed the chick, I hatched the rest. SO Really Fingers Crossed tomorrow is a celebration, not a funeral. She has two d'Uccles and two EE eggs. These little d'Uccle breed like rabbits...or aleast me do with a 98%fertility rate, and a 95% hatch rate(I think my math was right)

I got some real cute babies for sell at the ChickenStock on the22nd

Your chicken math is amazing! LOL At least you plan to move them out before you get attached this time. I know how hard that can be!
Let me know (and you may have and I not read this far along) how the hatching and mothering is going.