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[Whittni]

 

[sillycmoy]

Karen, I would say when they are old enough to lay and look like they are checking out the nest boxes. Of course, if your girls are like my RIR, they decide that they don't like the gold balls for interior design and try to shove them under the wall.............

And with your NN, it could be sunburn

My BO has bald patches on her back and wings where the roos had torn her feathers up, and we worried that she was getting sunburned because it looked so raw and chapped. We just broke a leaf off our aloe vera and slathered it on the exposed spots. She protested at first, but her skin is looking much better now.

Desert, I'll have you know that I am a little jealous of your sturdy feeders! Those metal ones can really take a beating.

Sphinx, now I am going to worry that the candling results were bad, lol. How long have you had them in there? Three days? Just so you know, those Icelandics are well known for coming early. It's not uncommon for them to hatch on day 19 or 20, from what I've seen.

Well she doesn't look red at all, just like white flaky skin, do you think I can put like vasoline on it? I don't have an aloe vera plant or aloe vera to begin with. I'll have to try and get a picture of it. Doesn't seem to bug her, she's not scratching or rubbing it on anything.

 

[sillycmoy]

I decided to put vasoline on Ollie's neck, it can't hurt right. She was pretty mad when I first picked her up, but once I started putting the vasoline on, she leaned right into me, I bet it felt good. It doesn't look sunburned, and it doesn't look like a bug its just like dry skin, almost like a lizard shedding their skin look to it. She looks much better with the vasoline on.

First time NN owner, and is this normal? I have one of Brian's here that I'm pretty sure I'm keeping. I just want to know if this is normal, if I can just put vasoline on it, or if there is some type of product that is better and is vasoline even okay to put on her neck. I sure hope so since I did it.

 

[Cynthia12]

I decided to put vasoline on Ollie's neck, it can't hurt right. She was pretty mad when I first picked her up, but once I started putting the vasoline on, she leaned right into me, I bet it felt good. It doesn't look sunburned, and it doesn't look like a bug its just like dry skin, almost like a lizard shedding their skin look to it. She looks much better with the Vaseline on.

First time NN owner, and is this normal? I have one of Brian's here that I'm pretty sure I'm keeping. I just want to know if this is normal, if I can just put Vaseline on it, or if there is some type of product that is better and is vasoline even okay to put on her neck. I sure hope so since I did it.

Karen, I've noticed all of my NN's had gotten that scaly look at times. I did put Neo on it if it was really flaky, but didn't bother when it wasn't so bad, and as they got older, it went away. I think I used Vaseline on them too.

 

[sillycmoy]

Thanks, I was afraid I was doing something wrong with her diet or that she was getting sick or something. Its really like dry skin, maybe its from growing, she is huge. She has to be the biggest girl outside. And today when I picked her up, I was shocked at her weight. She's a tank.

I was doing some reading, and some people posted on other threads that is diet related. I don't know what else to feed them. The 3-5 month olds have a mix of flock grower and chick starter, and they now have had oyster shell in a separate feeder for almost a week. And I give them fresh fruit and vegs all the time, and they do have free range in grass all day long. So they get plenty of bugs, weeds and grass. Today I gave them some huge right out of the neighbors garden yellow squash.

Is there anything else that I should be feeding them? I was told from the gal at IFA to leave them on chick starter till 3 months old, and then flock grower till they are 6 months. That's why they have a mix, since they are all together. Is this wrong and should I be putting out layer feed in one of the feeders? I have 3 feeders outside in 3 different spots for them.

 

[Lilwanis]

Sara, I love that watermelon "cake". What a clever idea.

 
Lilwanis, I'm starting to feel a little sad that evidently everyone in the group has seen your house but me. Lame! I'm glad that you're making headway though. What great news for you. I'm sorry you had to process some of your boys. I still want you to teach me how to do that sometime.

 
Ace, congratulations on the human baby!!! Remember, candling humans doesn't work (which is really a shame). Olive Eggers really are a lot of fun. If i had to drastically reduce my flock, they're amongst those I'd keep.


Red, I don't understand people who don't talk to their neighbors either. I think it's so much better to try and handle things one on one. If you do end up rehoming a couple girls, I still am looking for free young hens for a friend. I gave her my kindergarten hatch, and it's turning out that all but one are roosters. Poor lady!  You are so welcome for the icelandics.  I set them bottom side up in my incubator (which is a trick in my bator), and let them sit until last night like that.  When I checked, there's only 1-2 with imperfect air cells.  I won't tell you the results of the candling unless you want to hear.

Cynthia, I'm ROFL at the chickens in the pool.

Awww, don't feel bad, there are only three who have seen my house. It feels like it is in the country but is located within biking distance to downtown SLC. The neighborhood was literally built around my house. I currently have to drive through a school parking lot to get to my house.

Okay Red and Sphinx,
Please explain the bottom side up reason.  This is something new for me.

I don't think people know how to interact anymore.   It's a social skill that technology has bred out.  Sad!!!
I just had a friend (and neighbor) who told me my guineas have been in another neighbor's yard, attempting to pick bugs off their tomato plants, and unfortunately damaging the tomatoes themselves.  As I had already approached that neighbor (periodically) asking if any of my poultry were a problem, I was slightly irritated that she hadn't told me herself.  I took it upon myself to purchase T-posts and bird netting, and fencing her garden (by myself).  She expressed she didn't think it would be easy for her to manipulate the watering around the netting, but as she is quite miniature in stature, it soon became apparent to her that it was an efficient and easy way to obtain the required safety of her garden, and easily, in fact, to water.  As we all (4 neighbors) were just mentioning that only 2 grasshoppers have been spotted this whole season.... no ticks, no snakes, no coyote... the guineas are doing their jobs.... just a little too efficient in the neighbor's garden...lol.

Really is sad though that the neighbors couldn't have come to you first.  Now there will always be hard feelings.

Again Sara, I have a sledge hammer to re-arrangement where your front and back yard is located, in reference to the door.   

I may take you up on that sledge hammer! although, I really want to take it to a few neighbors houses and move them back. As for the neighbors not talking to me directly, I don't like it, but I understand. We don't go to their church, we don't go to their school, we don't know any of them, and figuring out where we are located is confusing even to those that live there.

 

[sillycmoy]

Lil's I think I came to your house to get the NN and the EE's from Casa. How are they telling you that you can't have chickens in your yard, your like all by yourself in a way with that huge field to your north and the school to the east, and if I remember right your fully fenced in except for your drive way area. That is just ridiculous. And your coops aren't against any fences either. Your coops are nice and clean too, maybe you will have to run some chicken wire on what I guess would be your side yard to keep them towards the back. I hate picking neighbors that have nothing better to do then complain.

We have a lot of issues with a few of our neighbors because we don't go to their church either. Its really sad that they choose to go off that as a reason to be stinkers. I'm really shocked the neighbor behind me hasn't called on my chickens, and if they did call, I would be in trouble. I have 19 outside and according to the city office when I called I was allowed 15 chickens, and all coops need to be 15 yards for a neighboring dwelling. But they are all under 5 months old, and I'm baby sitting my neighbors till they get their coop. And 2 for sure have to go since they are Roosters. If my neighbor doesn't take her chicks in about a month, Brian has first dips on them. So I will be down to my original 13 that I was planning on keeping, might keep my neighbors Ameraucana, since I got her as a rescue chick to boot her feet told the neighbor she could have her, and she is pure bred, I think, I really want to see if she lays a nice blue egg first. But she is solid black with very very minor dark almost brown/black lacing. Green legs, the bottom of her feet are not yellow, they are green too. So I might just wait to re-home her.

 

[Sphinx]

Silly, I think purebred ameraucanas have slate legs, not green. But, she still sounds stunning and I'd probably keep her too, especially if she lays a blue egg.

I forgot to mention: I am going to Zion Friday, and will be traveling northwards on Tuesday. So, if any chicken trains need to go that far south, I am willing!

 

[sillycmoy]

Silly, I think purebred ameraucanas have slate legs, not green. But, she still sounds stunning and I'd probably keep her too, especially if she lays a blue egg.

I forgot to mention: I am going to Zion Friday, and will be traveling northwards on Tuesday. So, if any chicken trains need to go that far south, I am willing!

Maybe she has slate legs, I took a photo of her last week at 7 weeks old, she is now 8 weeks old, not very good, I need to get a good one.



I told my neighbor she could have her if they get their coop built, not sure if that is going to be happening, so I might keep her just to see her egg color. But we might be waiting a while. LOL I have 2 EE's and I really want a blue egg, but I'm sure they will both give me a green one, cause that's my luck!

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

 I have 2 EE's and I really want a blue egg, but I'm sure they will both give me a green one, cause that's my luck!  

You and I share the same luck then... I get 9 green for every 1 blue. I swear! I love the blue eggs. I have 4 SBEL's and 5 EE's that are a month away from laying, just hoping I get 1 pretty blue Prob not.
Oh and yes I have had the NN flaky neck skin too, and the SG. More obvious on the SG their skin is black with the white flakies lol I use olive oil. Seems to work. Vaseline seems like a great idea too Does not last long.

Sphinx, have fun at Zion. Weren't you there not too long ago? You just get to have too much summer fun! Jealous !