The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[delisha]

You do not give anything until it is empty except water..


After it is empty you offer eggs..rich in selenim and yogurt and water water water

 

[delisha]

I agree with the sugestion of the Brinsea
I do have the glo and I really like it..but..I do not like that it is not good for cold weather. My basement is 60 and it really is not enough.

 

[Pullet Surprise]

Quote: I see what you mean now. Thanks. It would follow then that molasses would not be good as it contains sugar...right? Oh crap, you said no molasses further back there in the posts...duh!

 

[Mumsy]

I was gone for most of the day and got out to the barn to collect the two eggs from Edith (lays first) and Phoebe (soon after). I was surprised to find Phoebe still on the nest at 3 pm! She jumped out and ran off when I stuck my hand under her. Yesterday Edith laid a double yolk-er. Today Phoebe was sitting on one...And possibly one of the weirdest pullet eggs I've ever seen!
Now I've seen some doozies in my time. This one is the strangest of them all.
It was flat on one side with wrinkles and indentations surrounding the flat spot. The egg sat on the counter flush! I candled both and saw the double yolks clearly. The deformed egg looked yolk-less. I cracked it open and it was almost ALL yolk. Only a thimble full amount of albumen.

I don't worry about oddities from pullets but both hens laying a double yolk egg a day apart is weird in a bad way. For long term good laying health this is something to keep track of.
Oh! And that weird flat puckered egg was fertile! Now I now for a fact Johnny is covering both hens. I've never seen him mate Edith.



This egg is flat on top and sat flush on the counter. Those indentations in a perfect circle is the strangest thing I can remember seeing on an egg. The shell was so dense it took three raps on the granite counter to crack it.



My favorite use of a double yolker. Just add butter.

 

[Sally8]

The tiny egg was from an EE. Not sure why but it's definitely a keeper. The dark brown is the BCM. They are not the darkest ever but am breeding them to a roo from a well known breeder. Hopefully they'll get darker. A work in progress. The white pointy ones are from the SSHamburgs and if there is a whitish, not so pointy, it would be from the Frizzle.
Tonight I was asked if I was interested in a free Silkie roo. They have several and a white leghorn roo and can't keep them. There were several Silkies. Not sure of the colors or looks. Maybe my Cecilia won't have to be lonely much longer.

 

[pigeonguy]

H is for heritage. PQ is hatchery quality (or pet quality)

Yeah it's a lot to take in!

This has been on the site for a long time. In the learning center / BYC Index of Abbreviations. HQ = Hatchery Quality. Found here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/byc-index-of-abbreviations

I know this was started a few weeks ago.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/acronym-list-for-byc

Shouldn't it match the the old list though so we don't have to learn all over again. I just think there should be a standard that we go by for all threads to reduce confusion.

Not trying to start anything. Just thought I would bring it to your attention.

 

[SandBsmom]

Delisha Thank you! Just PMd you. She is on FF. and sprouted boss and oats and some bird seed. The bird seed and oats are new to her diet in the last few days. The other change is I opened more ventilation openings and took out the heat lamp this week plus she decided to go broody. Looking back that's a lot of changes for one week. So to look in her crop how do I do that and what am I looking for? If I see something how exactly am I supposed to empty it?

 

[Melabella]

This has been on the site for a long time. In the learning center / BYC Index of Abbreviations. HQ = Hatchery Quality. Found here.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/byc-index-of-abbreviations

I know this was started a few weeks ago.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/acronym-list-for-byc

Shouldn't it match the the old list though so we don't have to learn all over again. I just think there should be a standard that we go by for all threads to reduce confusion.

Not trying to start anything. Just thought I would bring it to your attention.

Oh pigeonguy,,, you upstart you!

......lol

 

[Melabella]

How strage Mumsy! Thanks for posting these... when Ifirst looked at it, I thought it was a shell less egg. Almost like it was stuck up there for a couple of days! Maybe it got extra shell!

 

[delisha]

Mumsy,
I am jealous that you are taking a trip to see her birds!! I wanna gooooooooooooooooooo

I like your odd eggs..shows character