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Velvet Sparrow posted:Classic Morehen's Disease. I think Morehen's Disease is so official sounding!  Gotta get more hens!
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unprofessional posted:Stopped at the weekly poultry auction this morning and saw these dapper pigeons. I don't know poo poo about pigeons, but man are they ever enticing to get "just a few." 
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Apr 26, 2014 21:19
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The grounds has permanent auction pens. They're just in it for a couple of hours.
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Apr 26, 2014 22:15
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unprofessional posted:Stopped at the weekly poultry auction this morning and saw these dapper pigeons. I don't know poo poo about pigeons, but man are they ever enticing to get "just a few." The backdrop looks like Tippi Hendren's coat. ShiftyNipples, if you are thinking of putting a newly-hatched chick in with 3 month olds--don't do it, the baby doesn't know to get out of the way or anything about the pecking order, and would get trampled. I wouldn't put any chick any younger than 4-6 weeks old in with the 3 month olds. Also youngster chicks of course have to be feathered out enough to stay warm by themselves. VVVV I thought so but I worry about things like this. 
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Apr 26, 2014 22:50
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Velvet Sparrow posted:The backdrop looks like Tippi Hendren's coat. Yes of course, I'd raise the little dude until she was old enough to survive basic chicken stuff.
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Apr 26, 2014 23:09
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Shifty Nipples posted:Yes of course, I'd raise the little dude until she was old enough to survive basic chicken stuff. Awww. The little chick will be so lonely. Get her a buddy, please! 
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Apr 26, 2014 23:16
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So I've just been donated a couple of girls from a family who decided after having three eaten by their dog that they needed to do something. On the plus side I got a decent sized cage and feed with feeders for free, so that's nice. It's a big cage and on top of that they have a whole back yard they can free roam whilst we are home. No idea what breed they are. Edit: After talking to my partner, apparently they started with 6 chickens, two guinea pigs and two rabbits. These girls are all that is left. Griffball fucked around with this message at 11:00 on Apr 27, 2014 |
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Apr 27, 2014 05:25
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Griffball posted:Mo idea what breed they are. One at the front is probably a Maran. Other is a Buff *, hard to tell by the picture, could be Orpington could be a number of breeds as cant see its body. ukle fucked around with this message at 12:57 on Apr 27, 2014 |
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Apr 27, 2014 12:53
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ukle posted:One at the front is probably a Maran. Other is a Buff *, hard to tell by the picture, could be Orpington could be a number of breeds as cant see its body. I got a slightly better shot of the other girl. Apparently they haven't been laying since the dog incidents, I'm guessing once they get settled in and happy they should start again.  From everything I've read I've basically got two of the chillest breeds I could, not the best layers but I don't really care, I'll just be happy to have some little dumb dinosaurs trawling our backyard for bugs. Griffball fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Apr 27, 2014 |
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Apr 27, 2014 13:01
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Griffball posted:I got a slightly better shot of the other girl. Apparently they haven't been laying since the dog incidents, I'm guessing once they get settled in and happy they should start again. What lovely round chickens  Once they start laying it should be pretty easy to tell if the black and white one is a Marans: they lay very dark brown eggs, don't they?Now that my holidays are over I should have enough chicken photos to make a big photo post in the next couple of days.
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Apr 27, 2014 13:04
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:What lovely round chickens Yeah, they are basically calm little balls of fluff, the black ones just got a super fluffy tail end and the lighter brown one has fluffy masses for feet.
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Apr 27, 2014 13:06
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Griffball posted:I'll just be happy to have some little dumb dinosaurs trawling our backyard for bugs. 
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Apr 27, 2014 16:17
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Are there any calm breeds that also happen to lay blue or green eggs?
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Apr 27, 2014 16:37
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Ok guys, I need to know if I'm being paranoid or if there's something I need to worry about. Three or four days ago, one of the easter eggers started sneezing and wiping its beak on the bedding. When I picked it up and it started cheeping angrily at me, it was wheezing in kind of a fluid-y way. It's been acting like a normal chicken otherwise, so I hoped it had just gotten dust up its nose or something. It only sneezes and wheezes once in a while, but it seems to get worse under stress. Today I pulled all the chicks out of the brooder box to clean it, and of course it involved chasing everyone around til I could grab them, and I put them in a cardboard box while I cleaned, and put their lamp on them so they didn't get a chill. The light easter egger was the only wheezy one when they went into the box (I checked butts and feet and gave a quick cuddle to everyone, with my ear close to listen to breathing). But when they went back in the brooder, both easter eggers and the little sussex were sneezy. I don't know if it's a sign of stress, or infectious illness. They're acting perfectly normal otherwise. They run around and flap like little monsters like the rest of them, eating normally, pooping normally, drinking normally. They don't seem to be struggling to breathe, they're not lethargic, they're bright eyed and alert and very loud. They've been vaccinated against Marek's, they're on medicated chick crumble, they get apple cider vinegar in their water, and the only thing different is I gave them a box of children's play sand around the same time I noticed the first easter egger getting sneezy. I didn't wash or heat-treat the sand or anything... but that stuff is generally clean coming from the store, isn't it? Should I worry? We picked up some powdered Duramycin (tetracycline) at the Tractor Supply, which says it treats and prevents respiratory illness in chickens. I've got injectable Duramycin too (I keep snakes, it helps for infections with them too). Should I use one of the Duramycins? Am I overreacting?
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Apr 27, 2014 17:09
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Parts Kit posted:Are there any calm breeds that also happen to lay blue or green eggs? My coop is full of Americaunas and Easter Eggers. The chickens I hand-raised are fun, happy birds that lay eggs ranging from pale blue to olive green. They come running when I call- some even step up on my arm on command! I have one EE that I know is half Italian Buttercup who can be flighty, but will come to eat from my hand. Basically, if you can find them, get some Americauna mixes (Easter Eggers) that are crosses with other large, friendly chickens. They are pretty birds with even dispositions and you with gather some lovely eggs! Here is Ophelia and Heidi being photobombed by Blue (all americauna mixes):  And this is a typical dozen I might gather in a day: 
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Apr 27, 2014 17:58
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Griffball posted:So I've just been donated a couple of girls from a family who decided after having three eaten by their dog that they needed to do something. On the plus side I got a decent sized cage and feed with feeders for free, so that's nice. It's a big cage and on top of that they have a whole back yard they can free roam whilst we are home. No idea what breed they are. Both are bantam Cochins. One looks like a Barred Rock, the other a buff. Once they feel safe they should come back into lay, poor girls. Awesome little girls and my favorite breed. Very docile, calm and sweet. They will want to be in your lap all the time and make great mamas (be warned they love to go broody! Parts Kit, like Lenswork said--Americaunas and Easter Eggers. Friendly, goofy, very fun birds. snakecharmer, it could be they are sneezy from the brooder box bedding (how old are they?) combined with dust, chick dander, molted feather sheaths from new feathers coming in, etc. Generally something like Infectious Coryza (which I treat with Sulmet here in the US) has other symptoms like watery eyes/nares, sneezing, wheezing, lethargy, sitting around with eyes closed and fluffed up, rales (rattly chest when they breathe), etc. I also look for a chicken that has these symptoms and a bit of trouble with their balance (inner ear issues) when I suspect a respiratory problem like a head cold. I'm running a cool mist humidifier a few feet from my brooder box to help keep the dust down, it really seems to help. Velvet Sparrow fucked around with this message at 19:56 on Apr 27, 2014 |
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Apr 27, 2014 19:52
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I've been looking after my parents chickens for the weekend while they're away and one of them has decided she wants to sit, despite me taking the eggs the other 2 lay. Is there anything to stop this happening or should I/we just let it happen?
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Apr 27, 2014 21:09
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Jose posted:I've been looking after my parents chickens for the weekend while they're away and one of them has decided she wants to sit, despite me taking the eggs the other 2 lay. Is there anything to stop this happening or should I/we just let it happen? You could block the access to the nests, but then that screws the hens that are laying. I guess you can just keep collecting the eggs and poke the sitting hen and watch her get all fluffy and angry just for fun 
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Apr 27, 2014 21:51
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Chido posted:You could block the access to the nests, but then that screws the hens that are laying. I guess you can just keep collecting the eggs and poke the sitting hen and watch her get all fluffy and angry just for fun I kicked her out of the coop temporarily hoping it might stop but instead she just went and sat on the soil in front of it so I gave up and let her back in. I've been using gloves to take the eggs away though since she doesn't take kindly to being kicked off them
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Apr 27, 2014 21:55
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Jose posted:I kicked her out of the coop temporarily hoping it might stop but instead she just went and sat on the soil in front of it so I gave up and let her back in. I've been using gloves to take the eggs away though since she doesn't take kindly to being kicked off them LOL! Broody hens are such stubborn, angry creatures.
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Apr 27, 2014 22:19
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Velvet Sparrow posted:snakecharmer, it could be they are sneezy from the brooder box bedding (how old are they?) combined with dust, chick dander, molted feather sheaths from new feathers coming in, etc. Generally something like Infectious Coryza (which I treat with Sulmet here in the US) has other symptoms like watery eyes/nares, sneezing, wheezing, lethargy, sitting around with eyes closed and fluffed up, rales (rattly chest when they breathe), etc. I also look for a chicken that has these symptoms and a bit of trouble with their balance (inner ear issues) when I suspect a respiratory problem like a head cold. I'm running a cool mist humidifier a few feet from my brooder box to help keep the dust down, it really seems to help. They're on pine shavings--the same stuff I use for my rabbits. And they're a couple of days over a week old--their feathers are starting to come in and they're certainly on the dusty/dandery side. The light easter egger has what I could call a rattly chest, but the others seem to just be sneezy. They definitely don't have balance issues--the light easter egger flapped its way onto the top of the feeder today (and took a celebratory poop into the food), and tonight it learned to roost on the edge of the cardboard sandbox. I'll keep an eye on them for degeneration and ask again if other symptoms appear. From what I could find online, it could be anything from infectious bronchitis to a number of "OMG cull your sick ones now before it kills the whole flock" transmittable diseases. Absolutely none of the sites said that chickens can get head colds. Just the fact that they can, makes me feel better. My temps are right--I check with a temp gun periodically, but they're using the whole brood box and spread out comfortably, not huddled together--but maybe they got a chill on the hour's drive home when I picked them up last Saturday, and they've just got a little bug. Thanks, Velvet Sparrow. I'm back to being concerned instead of panicky.
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One week old now. Jesus' feathers are starting to come in. Still not too sure who the mother is. Gotta keep waiting and see. 
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Apr 28, 2014 04:06
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Jose posted:I kicked her out of the coop temporarily hoping it might stop but instead she just went and sat on the soil in front of it so I gave up and let her back in. I've been using gloves to take the eggs away though since she doesn't take kindly to being kicked off them Pfft real men use their bare hands to deal with angry birds!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix1pqrN5JcQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nG3s6kYlmY
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Apr 28, 2014 05:06
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Guys ohmygosh this was recently posted in the adorable thread in PYF and.. and...
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Apr 28, 2014 06:51
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I really like camelsandfriends Though their Dobie's pointy ears always worry me, I should probably find out if they did that themselves. I really hope not 
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Apr 28, 2014 07:21
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Jose posted:I've been looking after my parents chickens for the weekend while they're away and one of them has decided she wants to sit, despite me taking the eggs the other 2 lay. Is there anything to stop this happening or should I/we just let it happen? Just let her be. Usually they will go broody for about three weeks (a normal egg incubation period) and then just one day say 'Meh, I'm done now' and drop it. Meanwhile she'll hardly come off the nest (eggs or not) except once in a while to eat, drink, poop and dust bathe. Don't worry about her getting enough to eat or drink, broody hens won't die of hunger or thirst or anything. She'll be fine. Like Chido says, sit back and enjoy the Angry Show, it's awfully cute. So ferocious! 
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Apr 28, 2014 09:22
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Who needs 5+ minutes of ridiculously cute duck bathtime? Here ya go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TZhUPc8SNM&t=185s /duckbuttwiggle
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Apr 28, 2014 09:25
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NettleSoup is running a hatch RIGHT NOW. Egg #11 has been cheeping for the past 12 hours (front row, egg furthest to the right, below egg #6). Link to NettleSoup's webcam livestream: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/testchannel007 Come by and watch the babies hatch. There's also a chat. Nettlesoup's incubator is heated with a halogen lamp. The lamp shuts off now and then in order to regulate the temperature. When the bulb turns off, then the incubator is plunged into darkness for a minute or so. Then the bulb lights up again. For such a primitive incubator, it works really well! Here's a pic of NettleSoup's eggs:
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Apr 28, 2014 22:36
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 Hey guys, I endorse that post. Hopefully we get some chicks at some point! 11, 14, 5 and 8 have all been known to move. I have Game of Thrones on in the background right now so avoid that if avoiding spoilers.Also, I've set up a light outside the window, so not complete darkness! Edit: We have a pip. Bit hard to see on cam, but it is there. 
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Apr 28, 2014 22:49
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I saw a beak! Also, some nice loud peeping. Won't be too long now!
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Apr 29, 2014 04:32
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 After an entire night of peeping, 19 just hatched The one to the right of it has been pipped and peeping for hours too. Edit: The second egg hatched as well  Stick Insect fucked around with this message at 09:00 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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Apr 29, 2014 08:20
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Another pic of NettleSoup's first two chicks. Also: egg #12 has just pipped!
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Apr 29, 2014 09:54
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So surprising. Nettle's been holding out on us! No goon-names for these chicks 
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Apr 29, 2014 13:19
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Such cute baby chickens They are helping to free their unhatched siblings by pecking their eggs. If you're taking goon-names for chickens I suggest a replacement Tisiphone.
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^Says the guy with a chick named after him. If your names are good enough it'll stick! Pips in 12, 06 and that one in the back right corner surrounded by other eggs. There may be others I just can't see. So far we have Delicious (19), Beardy(09), Surprise(16) and Oblivious(14), Delicious and Beardy are off in their own box now, leaving behind Surprise with the orange beak/feet and Oblivious who's black all over.
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Nettle Soup posted:
Awww, yay!!! What was your inspiration for those names?
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"We should name one Delicious, it'd be like a Two Ronnies sketch, 'what's that chicken's name' 'it's Delicious' 'yeah but what's it's name!'" "Haha that's a good name he has a tiny beard" "Where the hell did that chicken come from that wasn't there a moment ago x 2"
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Apr 29, 2014 14:22
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The next two chicks from NettleSoup's hatch. Surprise has an orange beak and Oblivious is black all over!
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Apr 29, 2014 14:42
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There are currently two fluffy butt dinosaurs patrolling my backyard and I don't know why that excites me so much by it did. Wings needed trimming but I wasn't sure how much and I didn't want to hurt the poor things so I only took like an inch off, how much is normal? Especially for bantams.
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Griffball posted:There are currently two fluffy butt dinosaurs patrolling my backyard and I don't know why that excites me so much by it did. Wings needed trimming but I wasn't sure how much and I didn't want to hurt the poor things so I only took like an inch off, how much is normal? Especially for bantams. This page has great wing clipping instructions along with illustrations. Aimed at parrots but clip chickens just the same way. Bantams are smaller and lighter so yeah, if you worry about them flying, clip 'em. Also pay attention to objects near fences and such that chickens can hop up onto, from there to something taller, to something taller, etc. Curiousity gets them in trouble. http://birdmart.com/wings.html
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