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[SadieSue]

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Blu-kote is antiseptic and antifungal and hides blood because it's royal purple! I swear by it since my eagle attack.

Ah, blu-kote, thank you. I'm going to have to find some tomorrow. I'm guessing I'll have to run out to Del's in Puyallup. I should get around to putting together a chicken first aid kit anyway. What do you guys think is important to have for a first aid kit?

In the meantime - little Roo seems fine on his own, but surprisingly Juju is having a very hard time with his absence from the family brooder. She has been chirping like she's in distress ever since I got home 30 minutes ago. I had no idea they had bonded? When I heard the crying and went in to check on all of them, she was looking right at me to let me know there was a problem I should be fixing. I'm hoping they all go to sleep eventually.
Thanks again Hallerlake.

 

[hallerlake]

Today was the Brabanters third day outside. We put them in the coop the Friday evening and let them out in the morning. Saturday evening, I had to put them in the coop. Last night, I had to catch them, put them in the coop, and keep them there. Tonight, two of them went into the coop by themselves. The other three I had to catch, but once inside they didn't try to come back out. Progress is being made.

 

[hallerlake]

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Blu-kote is antiseptic and antifungal and hides blood because it's royal purple! I swear by it since my eagle attack.

Ah, blu-kote, thank you. I'm going to have to find some tomorrow. I'm guessing I'll have to run out to Del's in Puyallup. I should get around to putting together a chicken first aid kit anyway. What do you guys think is important to have for a first aid kit?

In the meantime - little Roo seems fine on his own, but surprisingly Juju is having a very hard time with his absence from the family brooder. She has been chirping like she's in distress ever since I got home 30 minutes ago. I had no idea they had bonded? When I heard the crying and went in to check on all of them, she was looking right at me to let me know there was a problem I should be fixing. I'm hoping they all go to sleep eventually.
Thanks again Hallerlake.

I think there is a sticky under diseases on first aid kits.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=33871
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=3054
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=454
http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=emergencies

 

[rsarns]

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I am also from North Whidbey, I have 20 currenttly, 14 in the coop (7-8 weeks old) and 6 in the brooder (4 weeks old) and 25 eggs in the incubator! I originally planned on 12 or so, and built my coop larger than I needed (8x10) and a 24x24 run. Now I am thinking I will be adding another coop in the near future. WIth our wetaher being pretty mild year around they can be outside the coop pretty much every day. With 30 chicks I would think you would need a pretty big coop! I would wager a 120-140 sq ft would be about the minimum and bigger if you have the room. My plans are to build a 2nd coop the same size right next to the one I just finished.....

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Are you going to set them ?
If so, I recommend you collect eggs for 6 or 7 days, then set them.
If they are dirty, you can gently scrub dirt/poop off with a dry scothc brite scubby.
Setting eggs every 6 or 7 days gives you time in between batches.
I have 3 brooders, new babies are to the right, the center is middle babies and the left is older babies with a door so they can go outside.
One they are a month or more old (started birds) they are sold, or go to the coops with the big birds.
Then each batch is moved to the left.
I have 2 hatching incubators and one big cabinet incubator.
I can set eggs every 7 days, and when lockdown comes on a set, it is removed from the big cabinet, candled, and good eggs go into lockdown in one of the 2 lockdown incubators.
So consider how you are going to work this all out.
Even with 1 incubator, 6 or 7 days works.
But you cannot keep opening your incubator to set eggs if any prior sets are in lockdown.
It would be very confusing after a while (it is confusing) that is why I have 2 just for lockdowns.

You do have quite the operation going CL! But this brings me to a question I've had for a while, that you've just brought up. When is a chicken not a chick anymore, but a "started" bird? Is it when they're a month old or more? And then, they're pullets or cockerels until they either lay eggs or... start doing rooster stuff?

A started bird is one that can be sexed, so no longer a straight run chick, and one that is off lights and out of the brooder. Usually by 4-6 wks birds fall into this category.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Blu-kote is antiseptic and antifungal and hides blood because it's royal purple! I swear by it since my eagle attack.

Ah, blu-kote, thank you. I'm going to have to find some tomorrow. I'm guessing I'll have to run out to Del's in Puyallup. I should get around to putting together a chicken first aid kit anyway. What do you guys think is important to have for a first aid kit?

In the meantime - little Roo seems fine on his own, but surprisingly Juju is having a very hard time with his absence from the family brooder. She has been chirping like she's in distress ever since I got home 30 minutes ago. I had no idea they had bonded? When I heard the crying and went in to check on all of them, she was looking right at me to let me know there was a problem I should be fixing. I'm hoping they all go to sleep eventually.
Thanks again Hallerlake.

Also, if they are under a red heat lamp, the red light helps disguise the blood which should help them to not peck on him.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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Yeah, I thought of the conversation we had when I came to your place. Her crop was emptying at first, but maybe it was slow, I don't know. Then when I realized it was a problem it got slower and slower until it all but stopped emptying. I felt so bad that we(me & vet) didn't realize this was a possible problem until it was too late, she died this morning as I took her into the vet again. I don't even know if there was anything we could have done about it, but I would have done something earlier, even put her down so she didn't just waste away. So now I have the two I got from you and one of my original 4. 2 girls and one boy. Everybody else better stay healthy or I am going to throw in the towel.

I am just a little sad

and frustrated.

Next year I think I am going to hatch some eggs. Maybe some of my own and maybe get some others from my fellow BYC'ers, like maybe some Java's?

Sorry you lost her.

I don't know what you could have done any differently.

X2

 

[TheReidHomestead]

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I still so love your avatar. I want a baby Hoss. I was thinking it would be fun to name my orpington babies after Gunsmoke characters (Hoss- like you did) but could not think of any girl names from the show.

I have some going to hatch this weekend. I am sure there will be a couple roosters in there...as usual lol.

Can you put me down for a blue roo and a splash girl if you have any to spare????? If not this hatch, than another down the road is fine too. My Hoss baby boy is black.

I wasn't sure at first. But pretty sure now. I already have a black boy my girls are in love with, so if anyone wants a black Hoss baby boy, I have one available! Hatched under my broody from RedReiner's eggs. He's almost 4 wks old I think and already HUGE.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Welcome to all the noobie folks!!!

We locked down last night on another batch of shipped BLRW eggs. 7 eggs made it to lock down, hoping....

.... for a few blues & blacks to hatch!!!

Also put in a new batch of Orp eggs & Crele OEGB's. Waiting on another delivery of lavender cochin eggs to jumpstart that project a bit. Can't wait for my cochin young'uns to get to laying age already!!!

 

[cheryl98117]

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Darn kids think they're immortal.

She scared me half to death! I think it will be a few days before she is allowed to walk across the easment... Think I will cary her for a while. Ive been working with her on stopping and looking both ways, but sometimes, she just looses her head and takes off. But alas, she is 2 1/2 and is apt to do things like that. I really wish I could find a harness and extended leash for her locally. I wouldnt care if I got goofy looks, it would be for her own protection, and my sanity...