Mom had her ducklings out today..
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Got a question: Is it possible for a hen to lay an egg just a couple of days after stopping being broody?
I found a small egg in the nest box and the only other hen that lays white eggs lays bigger eggs than that usually so I'm wondering if the silkie might have laid it after all!
She had brooded two different sets of eggs that I took inside to the hatcher right before hatching so I finally decided to give her a chick one night and the next morning she had no interest in it! And she was done being broody! It was like she was glad to have FINALLY hatched one egg out of the 4 she had sat on for two months but didn't want anything to do with motherhood. And here I thought silkies are supposed to be great mothers.
Luckily my other momma hen accepted it into her brood of 6 foster chicks.
They really seem to grow up so much healthier when they are out with their mum.
I found a small egg in the nest box and the only other hen that lays white eggs lays bigger eggs than that usually so I'm wondering if the silkie might have laid it after all!
She had brooded two different sets of eggs that I took inside to the hatcher right before hatching so I finally decided to give her a chick one night and the next morning she had no interest in it! And she was done being broody! It was like she was glad to have FINALLY hatched one egg out of the 4 she had sat on for two months but didn't want anything to do with motherhood. And here I thought silkies are supposed to be great mothers.
Luckily my other momma hen accepted it into her brood of 6 foster chicks.
They really seem to grow up so much healthier when they are out with their mum.
Quote: Please do, I think you will find it invaluable, though a lot of the same info in the dog and cat one is in the herbal handbook for farm and stable one. There is a separate book for cats I need to get as in her cat and dog one she doesn't focus on cats as much as she was a dog lover. Her editor didn't do the best job there.
I followed her cure for two forms of parvo (gastro and cardiac) with perfect success even though the pup was nearly dead; also I kept a son of that pup who is now one of the sole survivors of his litter after a strange new form of parvo (neuro and respiratory) decimated them. (This was confirmed at the vet's). The normally reared pups dropped like flies. Mine never even got sick. I blame vaccines for aiding in development of a new form of parvo, to be honest, it's a powerful disease and the less we throw 'character-building' treatments at it, the better. (Man made antibiotics can be considered boot camps for keen diseases with talent, really). This new parvo killed many older dogs that were also immune to the other parvo forms. It killed both vaccinated and unvaccinated stock because it was not caught in time. It will no doubt be the cause of much grief in future.
Here's a quote giving some background for those who don't know of Juliette de Bairacli Levy; she traveled the world seeking the ancient cures for the common, not-so-common and new modern diseases, and gathered proven medicinal lore from all cultures she could, which is literally invaluable for mankind and animals alike.
Quote: Quote: From her saliva as well as the natural world around them, via dirt and air and plant matter and water and insects, they receive many immunities and benefits that cage reared birds never experience healthwise, it's one reason they're so tough. And so happy.
Quote: Only if it was already in development during her brooding, which would then be classified as incomplete brooding; it means she was going to have to stop anyway because her body was gearing up to get back into the swing of production rather than staying in that 'idling' state of broodiness. There should be more info on some thread about how long it takes to produce an egg, but I think on average it takes about a week minimum, though hens vary greatly between individuals and breeds. There'd be more info somewhere around here.
Quote: Purslane is one of the herbs J.d.B.Levy uses, but I've not tried it yet.
Quote: In my experience only desperate chickens will eat pillbugs and earthworms. Mine used to be keen but the next generation and ever since will not touch. This I think is due to earthworms carrying many parasites for poultry and I've read that pillbugs are poop/refuse eaters/environment cleaners which are not actually that beneficial to eat due to secreting ammonia through their shells instead of via wastes.
I followed her cure for two forms of parvo (gastro and cardiac) with perfect success even though the pup was nearly dead; also I kept a son of that pup who is now one of the sole survivors of his litter after a strange new form of parvo (neuro and respiratory) decimated them. (This was confirmed at the vet's). The normally reared pups dropped like flies. Mine never even got sick. I blame vaccines for aiding in development of a new form of parvo, to be honest, it's a powerful disease and the less we throw 'character-building' treatments at it, the better. (Man made antibiotics can be considered boot camps for keen diseases with talent, really). This new parvo killed many older dogs that were also immune to the other parvo forms. It killed both vaccinated and unvaccinated stock because it was not caught in time. It will no doubt be the cause of much grief in future.
Here's a quote giving some background for those who don't know of Juliette de Bairacli Levy; she traveled the world seeking the ancient cures for the common, not-so-common and new modern diseases, and gathered proven medicinal lore from all cultures she could, which is literally invaluable for mankind and animals alike.
Quote: Quote: From her saliva as well as the natural world around them, via dirt and air and plant matter and water and insects, they receive many immunities and benefits that cage reared birds never experience healthwise, it's one reason they're so tough. And so happy.
Quote: Only if it was already in development during her brooding, which would then be classified as incomplete brooding; it means she was going to have to stop anyway because her body was gearing up to get back into the swing of production rather than staying in that 'idling' state of broodiness. There should be more info on some thread about how long it takes to produce an egg, but I think on average it takes about a week minimum, though hens vary greatly between individuals and breeds. There'd be more info somewhere around here.
Quote: Purslane is one of the herbs J.d.B.Levy uses, but I've not tried it yet.
Quote: In my experience only desperate chickens will eat pillbugs and earthworms. Mine used to be keen but the next generation and ever since will not touch. This I think is due to earthworms carrying many parasites for poultry and I've read that pillbugs are poop/refuse eaters/environment cleaners which are not actually that beneficial to eat due to secreting ammonia through their shells instead of via wastes.
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Had a real battle with raccoons this year. Caught 4 coons and lost 5 chickens. Sad spring for me.
Purslane has got to be one of THE worst, mosr invasive weeds ever. If you have one plant you will have thousands, in perpetuity. I have found the stuff to be absolutely impossible to get rid of. Anyone who would purposely plant this is nuts.
Delisha congrats to Momma duck and her new ducklings. Wow that's a lot of babies! Tey are all beautiful
purslane is good for people, too.
I used to have a weed book which told you what was going on with your soil based on what weeds grew there. Where I am now, I don't get purslane and hardly any chickweed, which is a shame. I used to always throw the stuff to the chickens when I was weeding the garden (I can't let the chickens in the garden).
I used to have a weed book which told you what was going on with your soil based on what weeds grew there. Where I am now, I don't get purslane and hardly any chickweed, which is a shame. I used to always throw the stuff to the chickens when I was weeding the garden (I can't let the chickens in the garden).
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Whoops, mistake post in the wrong thread. Danged phone browser, redirecting without my intent...
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It grows wild in the fields out here where it is sandy and is a really cool ground cover. It comes in all sorts of colors now at greenhouses and nurserys.
If it gets enough water it is actually pretty tasty and can be eaten in salad and stirfrys.
I did try to get my chickens to try it back when they were picky eaters and they didn't want it then but I bet they would give it a second chance now. If it has a purpose, it is not a weed.
Well I guess I'll find out soon enough if my silkie is laying because my mottled Houdan only lays every other day.
Quote: I agree!!!
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