I'm so glad we don't have the snow the rest of y'all have... it's been in the 70's here

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Congrats on your new fluffy butt! She is adorableThis is brilliant!!!
Thank you! Only one of the eight hatched. I lost the others b/c they got too hot (faulty thermometer). I swapped thermometers for lockdown so I could monitor the humidity. Big mistake!!! It was accurate at room temp, but at 102, it read 90-ish!!! All the chicks were malpositioned so as to indicate overheating during lockdown.
I did get one. Here she is:
I'll get a pic tomorrow. She's cuter now that she's all fluffed out!!! =D
I now have two pet chickens.
I quarantine for at least two weeks, and some do for three weeks.I got a new Tom yesterday. He will be 2 this spring. He is locked in a "cage" at the moment. I have a hen that lays in the coop watching him. She seems to be dying to meet him up close and personal. Lol How long do I need to keep him caged in the coop before he can free range with the others?
I quarantine for at least two weeks, and some do for three weeks.
Is he your only tom? How many hens do you have? If he is the only tom he should stay with the hens. Especially since one is already eyeing him...I'm not so concerned with quarantining him. I know the people I got him from, and their birds are very healthy. I just don't know how long to keep him penned so he doesn't run off.
I quarantine for at least two weeks, and some do for three weeks.
I'm not so concerned with quarantining him. I know the people I got him from, and their birds are very healthy. I just don't know how long to keep him penned so he doesn't run off.
Is he your only tom? How many hens do you have? If he is the only tom he should stay with the hens. Especially since one is already eyeing him...
If your hens stick around he will too. Toms tend to be lazy & want to stay where the food is. I've never had a tom take off on me (mine stay penned) but my hens will escape every chance they get. My pen doors have been left open a few times by the kids. The hens will be out running all over & there's my tom standing in the pen calling to the girls telling them to come back.
Is he your only tom? How many hens do you have? If he is the only tom he should stay with the hens. Especially since one is already eyeing him...
He is the only Tom, and I also have only the 1 hen. They are pets, but once see started laying, I couldn't help myself from buying a Tom so maybe they could make some babies. Lol
If your hens stick around he will too. Toms tend to be lazy & want to stay where the food is. I've never had a tom take off on me (mine stay penned) but my hens will escape every chance they get. My pen doors have been left open a few times by the kids. The hens will be out running all over & there's my tom standing in the pen calling to the girls telling them to come back.
Yes, I've had her since last summer, and she walks in the woods some and has made a nest there, but never wonders out of sight. She tried to sit in my lap!!! But she's entirely too heavy. Lol