The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[delisha]

just use a grader and put a little garlic in..if you add tons of garlic they can add flavor to the eggs.

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Hey folks, I've read so many things about the wonderful deworming effects of pumpkin seed, just wondering if other squash seeds would have the same effects or does it have to be pumpkin?

It's my understanding that squash and cucumber seeds are good too....pretty much anything in the pumpkin/squash family.

 

[delisha]

Quote: Chester

http://naturalchickenkeeping.blogspot.com/

check this out also..it will give you other options for worming too.

 

[Eggcessive]

Mumsy, I do see how you came to those conclusions. I'm sure there is still a margin for error though, right?

I could tell EEs very quickly. Males tend to hatch much more silver than females.

I had a terrible time sexing my turkeys, but I had no opposite gender to compare them with. Took me quite a while!

Those toe deformities are usually incubator related. I've had that issue in a lot of chicks when my humidity was too high and my temp too low one hatch.

Do you remember Walt from the OT thread said he thought most toe problems were genetic?

 

[Chesterchook]

Thanks for the response and info delisha and pullet surprise!

Delisha, are those your RIR's in your siggy?

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

The other two teens were hiding inside the tops of the nest boxes, can't see them there unless below box level. They even went to the top roost with the big kids, a first. Usually I have to put them out of the nest box and onto the middle roost.

 

[jockeyeba]

Jockeyeba,


Congrats!!! Those first eggs are so fun!



I also have my first pip for the hatch a long!

Thanks! I got another dotte egg today that is completely different & I saw the BLR going in the nest so it must be hers & congrats on your pips

 

[jendodd79]

I found this awesome natural chicken remedy guide today!

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/afspoultry-files/pubs/Natural_remedies.pdf

- Wait, that's not the right link....

 

[jockeyeba]

Congrats Melabella!! Something has gone wrong on BYC-I haven't received notifications in 3 days from any thread I just now went to this one width: 350px; height: 263px;" width="350">
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Jockeyba,

Congratulations!  How cute is that wyandotte egg.  I swear, you would have thought I had a grandchild this morning.. I was so happy, and no one was home!  Horses thought I was patzo,, 

Happy New Year to you too! 

Someone else a few posts back said they weren't getting any notifications as well.  I forgot what they said about it.

MB

I redid the "immediately" thing & tons of them just showed up a couple of hours ago I'm sure the horses were happy to listen

 

[jendodd79]

Here's the right one

http://www.countryfarm-lifestyles.com/support-files/natural-remedies-for-chicken-diseases.pdf