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[TheReidHomestead]

I can't keep up with you guys anymore!!!! I give up!!!! LOL!!!

Just locked down my eggs with 27 left in there, and one of them is iffy. Was dissappointed in one shipment of 15 eggs, had to remove 9 duds at day 10. And it was a large assortment of cuckoo/black copper Marans, welsummers, barnvelders, olive eggers and ameraucanas and two eggs came in unmarked and of course they made it to lockdown! One could be a welsummer/banvelder or lighter Maranas egg, and one could be either olive egger/ameraucana, so we'll have to wait and see. I got them to help replenish my layer flock, so it doesn't really matter as long as they are girls.

But on the other hand, I ordered another batch of 12+ OEGB eggs, got 16 of them and 12 have made it to lockdown, so was very happy with that batch! Then we have a few of our own eggs in there as well doing well, 6 BLRW, 1 bantam Faverolle and 2 of our own olive eggers.

Not been feeling great all weekend, think I'm fighting off a UTI. YUCKO....

Missed being able to go to the show this weekend, can't wait to hear from those who went!!! So do fill us in!!!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Hey fellow Western Washingtonians, how are your chickens enjoying the rain!
Mine don't seem bothered by it at all, there out there hunting for worms as usual

Welcome to our very chatty thread!!!!! My chickens don't seem to mind the rain, but we noticed that the goats have been hiding out inside most of the weekend!!!!

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Robin/CL!!!

I now have 3 BLRW hens laying.....another one started laying again over the last few days. Hopefully another one will recover from their molt soon and start contributing. When that happens I'll let you know about the eggs for your neighbor!

 

[RainyDayChicken]

Hey fellow Western Washingtonians, how are your chickens enjoying the rain!
Mine don't seem bothered by it at all, there out there hunting for worms as usual

My stayed in the rain all day like 5 years old kids.

 

[mikeyb]

Hey fellow Western Washingtonians, how are your chickens enjoying the rain!
Mine don't seem bothered by it at all, there out there hunting for worms as usual

Hello there. I'm down in Rochester and the rain started Fri (lightly) eve. My girls love it. They were out yesterday and today free ranging. They have the option of returning to the coop, the pole barn to get out of the hard rain and there's space under my bench that is near the coop that they use for shade, dustbathing, and naps. Very lazy. lol
Had to chase them in tonight, they were being like kids not wanting to go to bed. Go figure. Mikey

 

[VelvettFog]

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The only thing smelling of ammonia was the deeper litter, under the roosts. Her coop is actually extremely ventilated. It basically has half walls, with lattice on the upper portion (covered with chicken wire) and a roof. The roosts are below the top of the half walls, so there won't be wind on the birds; I couldn't smell the ammonia until I had my face right down by it after digging it up a bit with the rake. I don't think any harm was done as it was all buried. But yes, I think she'll be happy that she didn't have to do this on her own, or ask her husband to; he's not really keen on the chickens.

And yes, I did practice good biosecurity. I washed my boots with a bleach solution before and after going there, and before coming in the house I took off my soiled clothes in the garage and put them in the washer. I showered right away and got all the dust out of my hair and skin.

Dirt floor --- hmmm... I really hope she was not using the deep litter method and counting on the heat from the composting process to keep her birds a touch warmer in the winter.

 

[VelvettFog]

Chickielady, I have poop boards filled with Sweet PDZ that I scoop the same way.

My friend doesn't care about the chickens much. She wouldn't be caught dead out there scooping poop every day. She mostly deep litters. When it starts looking damp or too dark/icky, she just adds more litter. In fact, I don't think she had ever removed ANY litter from the coop yet; her girls are 7 months and have been in there 6 months.

ruh roh

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

Question for the group:

So, Salma has her last dose of antibiotics in the morning. She seems fully recovered but for the missing feathers as well as a small white spot on her eyeball that may or may not be permanent, we have no idea. We are going to put her back with the flock tomorrow. My question is, when we put the mean hen in "chicken time out" to curb her aggression upon Salma's reintroduction, should we keep her inside or let her be in the carrier out in the yard during the day?

 

[VelvettFog]

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That totally depends if you let the composting process get anaerobic or not. Since Jess said she could not smell any ammonia until she got her face near the stuff, I don't think there is any danger of that in this ladies coop.

 

[VelvettFog]

Question for the group:

So, Salma has her last dose of antibiotics in the morning. She seems fully recovered but for the missing feathers as well as a small white spot on her eyeball that may or may not be permanent, we have no idea. We are going to put her back with the flock tomorrow. My question is, when we put the mean hen in "chicken time out" to curb her aggression upon Salma's reintroduction, should we keep her inside or let her be in the carrier out in the yard during the day?

I've heard they do a little better when they can see their flock mates.