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[hungnguyen]

Since both of them are Hens. I vote for Go get a rooster and let them create a new yard.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Since both of them are Hens. I vote for Go get a rooster and let them create a new yard.

Hung,

When is your baby due?

 

[gameandmore]

  I am so sorry for your loss.  What happened?

Lisa

Thank you ! My dog did it..... He's 11 months and has been around them since he was 2 months... Always left them be till yesterday.... He did it in front of me.. I'll save you the details. ):

 

[beccaboo254]

Thank you ! My dog did it..... He's 11 months and has been around them since he was 2 months... Always left them be till yesterday.... He did it in front of me.. I'll save you the details. ):

Worst feeling ever. My dogs usually left my girls alone. Even when the big Wyandotte would occasionally fly over the run fence. One day I came home to find my super sweet lab eating her. She'd flown over (god knows how bc she was heavy) and one or both labs had killed her. It still makes me tear up. She was my favorite. It's just a horrible feeling. So sorry you're going thru it. :-(

 

[jajeanpierre]

Good Morning Everyone!

We don't have ice, just mucky mud and rain. SIGH..... I do have some small branches down and a big branch is barely hanging on in the pine tree.

Opinions please: As you know I have two hens left, Lena (australorp) and Droopy (barred rock). Yesterday Lena and Droopy finally came out of the coop into the outer pen. They were eating a bit better. Lena looks like she is perking up and actually laid me an egg yesterday. Droopy hasn't laid an egg since the first dog attack 3 years ago. Yesterday, they acted like they wanted out of the pen. I let them out and they weren't out an hour before they went back into the coop. I know you aren't suppose to put human emotions to them, but it really looked like they were looking for the other chickens. Anyway Droopy is still being quiet and barely eating. Lena was out this morning in the outer pen pecking around. Do you think it would perk them up if I got chicks? Do you think they would care for them?

Lisa

By all means, replace your lost flock but don't expect the hens to mother the chicks. They usually need to be broody to take on that job. More than likely, they will try to kill the chicks.

This is quite the week for people losing birds.

I culled a little Polish hen yesterday that had been having a lot of trouble laying eggs that were very poorly shelled. It broke my heart. Last summer/fall when the flock first started to lay, I felt she would have problems because her pelvic bones were too close together. Of course, once she started laying this winter she was the one who laid the largest egg... Her second to last egg broke as it was being laid and she started a downhill decline. When I opened her up, she was full of egg yoke from laying internally and her uterus was a mess. There was no noticeable infection, but there would have been soon. I really liked that little bird. It was really, really hard to do. I was just sick over it.

 

[showbarnmom]

What kind of polish?

I don't know anything about polish colors. But it's black top hatted, and has black under coat with red/brown top feathers.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Top of the morning to y'all!

 

[hungnguyen]

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For my son, Charlie is expected on March 20 ... but who knows.. any day for now For the chicken, I just put 15 eggs in a new incubator (don't expect many to hatch) , the expected date is March 25 In short, many mouths to feed !

 

[harley1975]

Good Morning Everyone!

We don't have ice, just mucky mud and rain.  SIGH.....  I do have some small branches down and a big branch is barely hanging on in the pine tree. 

Opinions please:  As you know I have two hens left, Lena (australorp) and Droopy (barred rock).  Yesterday Lena and Droopy finally came out of the coop into the outer pen.  They were eating a bit better.  Lena looks like she is perking up and actually laid me an egg yesterday.  Droopy hasn't laid an egg since the first dog attack 3 years ago. Yesterday, they acted like they wanted out of the pen.  I let them out and they weren't out an hour before they went back into the coop.  I know you aren't suppose to put human emotions to them, but it really looked like they were looking for the other chickens.  Anyway Droopy is still being quiet and barely eating.  Lena was out this morning in the outer pen pecking around.  Do you think it would perk them up if I got chicks?  Do you think they would care for them?

Lisa

I sure hate to hear about your problem with them dogs. I know you don't want to hurt those dogs yourself but your a better person then me cause I know what I would do. That being said if I I had only 2 hens I would get me a few more hens.

 

[henless]

Hen less I hope the weather clears here too. Kids can't go to recess when it's so yucky. Makes for some crazy kids come the afternoon.

I used to sub several years ago. I always hated subbing on rainy days. I hope it clears up soon for you!

Do you think it would perk them up if I got chicks? Do you think they would care for them?

Lisa

I don't know much about chickens, yet, but from what I've read if they aren't broody there's a good chance that the hens would harm/kill the chicks. Your going to have to brood them and add them to your two hens later. Or, get some older pullets and start introducing them to the hens. That way they would have a flock sooner than if you got chicks.

Top of the morning to y'all!

Too cute!


It's still cold out. I need to paint!