Hi, Lynn!
So good to hear from you! I was heartbroken to lose one of the 3 we got from you - the smaller rooster, who my grand daughter named "Frosting", succumbed to coccidiosis. Everything was great until we had several days of rain and their outside pen (connected to the inside pen) got damp and I learned too late that the protozoa thrive on damp ground. He was the only one who got sick - happened all at once & he passed the same day even after a fast trip to the vet - apparently coccidiosis mainly affects young chickens. I learned a lot from the BYC site and since then, with modifications to the coop & their diet, we've been doing great.
The other rooster, who my grand daughter named "Cupcake" and the little hen, "CreamPuff" are healthy & happy and so much fun. They get along great with Mavis and my two girls give us eggs daily
Cupcake is plenty amorous, so we are very hopeful we'll have some little ones for Easter! As typical for Sultans, the hens are not broody, so we'll be using an incubator.
So as not to deal with winter stuff too much, we bought a Fleet Farm coop & modified it a little, keep it in our insulated & heated garage and the 3 are pretty spoiled (plus it's a whole lot easier to take care of them in there than trudge out to their outdoor coop!)
Here's a pic of Cupcake & CreamPuff. They're awesome, we love them & so glad we found you!!
Happy spring... after we get past this next cold blast...
Teri, Gary, Cupcake, CreamPuff & Mavis
So good to hear from you! I was heartbroken to lose one of the 3 we got from you - the smaller rooster, who my grand daughter named "Frosting", succumbed to coccidiosis. Everything was great until we had several days of rain and their outside pen (connected to the inside pen) got damp and I learned too late that the protozoa thrive on damp ground. He was the only one who got sick - happened all at once & he passed the same day even after a fast trip to the vet - apparently coccidiosis mainly affects young chickens. I learned a lot from the BYC site and since then, with modifications to the coop & their diet, we've been doing great.
The other rooster, who my grand daughter named "Cupcake" and the little hen, "CreamPuff" are healthy & happy and so much fun. They get along great with Mavis and my two girls give us eggs daily
Cupcake is plenty amorous, so we are very hopeful we'll have some little ones for Easter! As typical for Sultans, the hens are not broody, so we'll be using an incubator.So as not to deal with winter stuff too much, we bought a Fleet Farm coop & modified it a little, keep it in our insulated & heated garage and the 3 are pretty spoiled (plus it's a whole lot easier to take care of them in there than trudge out to their outdoor coop!)
Here's a pic of Cupcake & CreamPuff. They're awesome, we love them & so glad we found you!!
Happy spring... after we get past this next cold blast...
Teri, Gary, Cupcake, CreamPuff & Mavis
