~*Third Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatch-Athon*~ all poultry welcome!

[ChooksChick]

Quote: You can put them in with blues and Black Coppers. You'll end up with Mauves and Chocolates eventually. Chocolate males will make all chocolate daughters and split males. Choc females will give split males.

That auction is over- I didn't answer in time, sorry!! I'll relist right away, but pm me if you want a batch sooner than Weds.

 

[Wisher1000]

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Careful what you ask for................

 

[chicken pickin]

Im almost positive its a Bourbon Red.

 

[Wisher1000]

Thanks, ChickenPickin! In that case, there is only one name for the little bugger - Evan Williams! If it is a female, then she will be Eva Williams.

 

[sonderah]

So my hens behavior is confusing me a little. Yesterday she was in the nest when I got home at 3pm. When it was time to lock them up, she was still there. I looked for an egg and she easily stood up and let me collect it. She then slept in the nest all night, for the 1st time ever. But she stayed out all day today in the pen like normal until about 6pm, when she went into the nest. I checked on her at 9pm and she was still there, so I again reached to check for an egg and she has not laid one, but seems to intend on sleeping in the nest again.
Last night I thought she was going broody, but like I said, she stayed out all day today. Idk y she would suddenly decide to just sleep in the nest at night. Any ideas?

 

[K Epp]

Check under her wings and make sure she doesn't have any injuries to keep her from roosting.

 

[Arielle]

Quote: Maybe I need to track down finn. My stock is mostly corriedale x dorset. With a montadale tossed in recently.

Manning - why would she sit nine days long? Isn't tomorrow set day? I'm confused.........but that is not unusual.

Okay, we got distracted by all the goat, sheep, and bunny cuteness, but back to my poult. I have one vote for BR. PLEASE cast your vote for what breed you think this little cutie is.





Last night I put two freshly hatched and dried chicks in with the poult for company. It perked up immensely and now is ruling the roost, so to speak.

I usually need to see the back Wisher. THe color is a strange pinkish. Have you looked at porters pages of poults. ( Say the 5 x fast!! lol)

OMG I need a straight jacket!!

and sooooo close to home!! she says she cant sex them! 9 weeks, I find that odd at that age? anyone?

OMG-- are they REAL????? English angoras??

Quote: Sorry your dog got them, you jave about 3 weeks to teach him eating chickens are not good for his health. lol Or her health. My dogs only kill those that dare enter the dog domain. When the dogs enter the chicken area all is well. ( It is dog logic.)

Here I was getting anxious and was wondering what time zone we were setting by as this will be my first HAL and dinner I am supper excited that I got Sweetgrass eggs today! Now I see that you are truely my kind of people and they will get set, when they get set!

We are easy. Hmm, mabye we are simple is better. Someone help me out, lol. We are laid back! There we go. lol

Hi everyone. Just loaded up my incubator with turkey eggs. 3 oregon gray and 3 sweetgrass, and 18 mixed turkey eggs that the breeder was going to feed to her dogs....she said they are about a week old and so I got those for FREE!!!! Hope they hatch! This will be my first time hatching/having turkeys so I'm real excited. I plan on adding a few chicken eggs to the incubator soon to hatch out a few " turkey tutors".

Congrats on the freebees!! I'm setting a lot of mixed too-- they grow a bit faster and the colors are pretty.

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OH! For chickens, of course! That's the part I missed, no surprise, I have turkey on the brain! Wisher, you dingbat...

LOL, you had me belieivng it Wisher--- I though it was a turkey hen in the discussion. Gess not. lol

 

[Arielle]

Waiting for a chick to finish hatching before I can add eggs. My third cornishx cross. Fertility has been an issue.

THis is when I wish I had the confidence to help with a little AI.

 

[ChooksChick]

So my hens behavior is confusing me a little. Yesterday she was in the nest when I got home at 3pm. When it was time to lock them up, she was still there. I looked for an egg and she easily stood up and let me collect it. She then slept in the nest all night, for the 1st time ever. But she stayed out all day today in the pen like normal until about 6pm, when she went into the nest. I checked on her at 9pm and she was still there, so I again reached to check for an egg and she has not laid one, but seems to intend on sleeping in the nest again.
Last night I thought she was going broody, but like I said, she stayed out all day today. Idk y she would suddenly decide to just sleep in the nest at night. Any ideas?

Agreed- also look at her feet to see if she has any issues with getting off of the roost- sometimes bumblefoot will make them not want to jump down.

Maybe check for signs of worms, as well.

 

[foxvalleyfarm]

Maybe I need to track down finn. My stock is mostly corriedale x dorset. With a montadale tossed in recently. 

I usually need to see the back Wisher. THe color is a strange pinkish. Have you looked at porters pages of poults. ( Say the 5 x fast!! lol)

OMG-- are they REAL?????  English angoras??

Sorry your dog got them, you jave about 3 weeks to teach him eating chickens are not good for his health. lol Or her health. My dogs only kill those that dare enter the dog domain. When the dogs enter the chicken area all is well. ( It is dog logic.)

We are easy. Hmm, mabye we are simple is better.  Someone help me out, lol. We are laid back! There we go. lol 

Congrats on the freebees!! I'm setting a lot of mixed too-- they grow a bit faster and the colors are pretty. 

LOL, you had me belieivng it Wisher--- I though it was a turkey hen in the discussion. Gess not. lol

The dog found a new home because she has tried to break into the outside pen before killing the babies. She had also destroyed a lot of our stuff.