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[Fire Ant Farm]

Yes they can. All it takes is one hen to get the whole chorus going. I suspect that is their nature in the wild like a deer snort gets the whole herd moving.

Well, it only takes one time for that to be due to a real predator/threat for it to be evolutionarily beneficial...

I have a few different groups - Naked Neck, Cream Legbar, and Speckled Sussex (with a NN rooster). The Cream Legbars are less cuddly, so to speak (though not outright antisocial), but have a lot more common sense - they know to hide or take cover immediately at the threat of a hawk (common here), while I find myself yelling "get under cover you fools" sometimes to the others. As long as it doesn't interfere with my ability to care for them, I'll take more alert birds any day.

If I want a puppy, I'll get a puppy. (Though, now that you mention it, I actually have a Naked Neck pullet named "Puppy" who knows her name and comes running when I call her and then begs to be picked up...)

(BTW, I'm not sure if I posted this, but I was following your NPIP odyssey. Belated congratulations!)

- Ant Farm

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Not a problem. My birds are all secured and cooped. When I am working they come out one coop at a time. I can't have multiple coops out at the same time it leads to cock fights. Each coop has one or two roosters. I have two EE mix roosters in my table egg coop with EEs PBRs and BOs. My French Black Marans have two Roosters. In my Blue Americana Coop I have one a rooster. In my Chocolate Orpington Coop I have one rooster. My next coop will be for Coronation Sussex if Zi make the waiting list this year. I have been running hatches of Chicolste Orpingtons. When my POL Blue hens lay more eggs I will try to hatch more. I tossed 5 in this hatch. After this hatch I think I will do a French Black Copper Maran hatch.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Typing on this IPhone while waiting on a computer repair is problematic to making decent sentences sometimes.

 

[Tjack101]

I just hatched my first ever round of eggs. It was pretty

ul considering most were shipped eggs. I did end up with one scissor beak barnyard mix. I dont have the experience or time to really care for this special needs guy(gal?). Anyone here want to give him a loving home?

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

That is definitely not a trait you want passed down. If it is a female don't hatch any eggs from her. If it is a rooster don't let it fertilize any eggs. Other than that it is not a big deal. If the beak situation can't be gently ground down it will make a nice meal someday.

 

[RoosterCogburn7]

Happy Mothers Day to all.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I just hatched my first ever round of eggs. It was pretty

ul considering most were shipped eggs. I did end up with one scissor beak barnyard mix. I dont have the experience or time to really care for this special needs guy(gal?). Anyone here want to give him a loving home?

If you need to put it down (which is what I would do, in my situation - I don't keep any chickens that need special care, I have a hard enough time keeping up with regular care), this is what I would do:

http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/index.php

I have done this twice now - both times it was with chicks out of the incubator that weren't going to make it, and I wanted to give them a more quick and merciful end (it was easier on me emotionally than some of the other methods). It works well. There are other descriptions that have the containers in the chamber with the chick, but with the bubbling, the chick can get wet, which is a bit uncomfortable, so the plastic bag gives you more control.

Just sharing the option, if you don't find a home and can't/don't want to keep it yourself.

It does get harder (emotionally) the older they get (I've been there), so you'll probably want decide soon.

- Ant Farm

 

[sasafras4u2]

Happy mothers day 2016 may 8th at 8 am

Lots more to go!

 

[bluejean55girl]

If you need to put it down (which is what I would do, in my situation - I don't keep any chickens that need special care, I have a hard enough time keeping up with regular care), this is what I would do:

http://www.alysion.org/euthanasia/index.php

I have done this twice now - both times it was with chicks out of the incubator that weren't going to make it, and I wanted to give them a more quick and merciful end (it was easier on me emotionally than some of the other methods). It works well. There are other descriptions that have the containers in the chamber with the chick, but with the bubbling, the chick can get wet, which is a bit uncomfortable, so the plastic bag gives you more control. 

Just sharing the option, if you don't find a home and can't/don't want to keep it yourself.

It does get harder (emotionally) the older they get (I've been there), so you'll probably want decide soon. 

- Ant Farm 

good to know. Many thanks for the link.

 

[bluejean55girl]

Happy mothers day 2016 may 8th at 8 am

Lots more to go!

congrats!