Morning everyone I gave up on keeping up with all the posts lol. It was either that or give up the chickens and cookingI do go over them when there's a lull in activity. Great posts, info and photos :)
Keep warm for you folks living east.
Thank you Canada. I am learning snow can have many challenges. All my life has been a few small snowstorms and or ice storms over a couple months. The WARM and HOT weather:) Adjusting to a couple months of hot here has been quite an undertaking lol
Update on Oxine. I'm misting the sneezers in a pet carrier and leaving a few humidifiers on a few times a day ESPECIALLY while working in their area. We have our closed part of the coop at the end of a 60X40 shop so dusting has always been a part of cleaning (leaf blower with fans running...
Good morning everyone. Ok, so yesterday and the previous days (especially yesterday, was over 8 hours plus) digging for info on a couple sick birds. One thing I noticed as I poured over all the posts on various sites, forums etc is there seems to be quite an uptick in sick animals AND behavior...
OMG, used to live about 15 miles from a CalMaine factory. My son worked there about a week with a friend and the things they shared..................NO chicken for me from those places. Filthy, abuse (and i do eat chickens) , it's a wonder no one died from the eggs...........
Thank you. Wow, this is totally confusing with two possible areas............still dont see how they have worms except for the fact striker may not be good?
Good morning everyone!
I have a sick CW. She's lethargic, when I picked her up to isolate her she had creamy white poo that came out when I was holding her to check her vent. I had not checked it yet. I put her in a cage with some extra calcium as a just in case but she did lay a small egg...
I move mine to dry in the brooder when my memory staggers too many hatches. The humidity drops but these days my bators are in my bathroom. Filling the tub with steamy water keeps it great! Boil some water and depending upon the size of your room, make sure it's enough to cover the area, several...
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How can anyone keep up with you guys on this thread!!
I had trouble keeping up with the halloween hatch lol. Sally you outdid yourself on this group:D
TJ, I'm so sorry you lost some of your flock! I'm down to eating rabbit stew after I saw my poultry netting. We have coyotes, foxes and cats around. Putting up the game cam again now that I read your post'
Finally hatched my first two silkies and have Americauna/EEs coming out of my ears:) Little fluffy butts all over. Wish my Bielefelders would grow faster too. My barnyard mixes have been going to new homes to get down to the purebreds. Some of them have to stay, I named them a long time ago
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This has seriously been the two busiest months of my life with traveling and non stop company. Huge change having so much company!
In October was hatching along with all of you and now hatching along with company and dead run mode all the time.
It is COLD and just want ya'll to know I'm...
Your bator looks like the first one I made this year. Worked pretty good..........then I got more bators to use along with it and a couple more...........heading over to hatchers anonymous :)