Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Re: [CHICKENS-101] HEN killed my new young guinea

 

I'm so sorry for those who have lost babies.

We lost a baby White Leghorn yesterday afternoon. We had moved them
outside to the temporary cage and we never thought one of the cats could
get to a chick but Mini Jet got on top of the cage and snagged a baby.
We tried to rescue it from the cat but weren't successful. Needless to
say the top of the cage is completely covered and the cover is weighted
down by old carbide wheels (which are pretty darned heavy). When I
catch Mini Jet, he's going to the pound without a second thought. He
won't eat another one of our chicks and live to brag.

We're so sad. :-(

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[CHICKENS-101] Re: Introducing chickens to a new coop

 

If you're letting them range the yard; the first couple evenings after you let them out; toss feed around their coop & just outside of it to draw them to the coop around bedtime.

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> Hi guys.
> I already have questions. :-) I have 2 laying hens that I purchased Saturday morning. We were out of town with them until yesterday evening. I put them in the coop (they are our first chickens) last night where they have been. It's a decent size coop for 2 birds..5 1/2' x 4' and they can peck etc. I went out this morning to let them out but then thought I had better come back in and research some more. If I let them out are they likely to make their way back to the coop this evening? We're in an urban back yard so they don't have far to go but I can picture them nesting under the travel trailer.
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> Tami
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] HEN killed my new young guinea

 

Ohh, I mainly want to let others know so not to make the same mistake I made.
And, yes my silkies are in another coop and never mixed. They are just too delicate - it seems.
Kindly,Marilyn TX
 








From: Erin Stack <downtownbagelgirl@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 9:31:41 PM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] HEN killed my new young guinea

 

 

I'm very sorry to hear! I do not have guineas, but have been scared to even mix my silkies with rest of my flock even while I move and clean the silkie coop..... I cannot imagine your loss!
Huggs offered!
Erin

> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:11 AM
> I let the 2 month old welsies and
> guineas free range all week. Along with my older egg
> layers.
> Everyday has been fine until today.
> I came inside for a while and checked on them less than the
> other days.When I went out about 4 pm I found a dead guinea
> and the RIR Hen wa still pecking and stalking her.
> So, no more mixing these to free range until the younger
> birds are another month older..
> marilyn n Fischer TX.
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[CHICKENS-101] New beaks and bills on the block

 

Finally after a year of wanting . . . I have 3 Runner ducklings! They are chocolate. 4 days old now. DH went to get feed and they were in, tho not supposed to be there until Friday. So I had to do some shuffling today to get them into a larger brooder.They're loving that.  Silkies are out in their own house now.
Just too darn cute! I've never had ducks before so this is all new to me.
I called the pet/feed store where we got them today, at DH's request and he brought me home 3 Delaware chicks. Pullets. He was wanting them since we live in DE. Other than one has a wonky toe, they are cute lil balls of fluff.The wonky one's "last" front toe sometimes goes normal other times looks like there is no gap, but it's getting around just fine.
Ok. This might not seem like a biggie to some. But DH is suffering from a bad head cold, been working all day outside and then left work to drive 45 mins one way to do this over the last 2 days. Gotta love him!

Dawn in DE
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[CHICKENS-101] Re: free range eggs/ Mike

 

Uh-oh, I'm in trouble now - grammer has never been a strong point. I'm liking the ability to 'free range' as an older adult. Something to look forward to...(oh no, I don't know how to end this sentence...).

Anyhow, I don't think accidental clay pigeon (subliminal: hawk) shooting is appropriate activity after heart surgery. Give it 4 weeks at least Cathryn!
Shelley/OH

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> Mike .... in order to understand this you need to have an understanding
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> of the family dynamic .... as parents age they tend to free range way
> outside their given territory. In order to keep them safe the decision
> to keep them in their pens is valid.
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[CHICKENS-101] Re:

 

 

The handling may be a problem. I don't see why a live animal would have to sit on a runway in a cold snap. They should be inside--it's a living being.

But that's my opinion, and worth all it costs.

Personally, I'm seeing a problem with the handling once the chick is "packed."

Debbie
 
hi debbie,
 
i have zero experience shipping chicks but i have shipped dogs (long stories because i don't breed dogs and i won't ship rescues), and what i've found is that if you call local information and for example, ask for the local number for ups, fed ex or continental at atlanta, you get a real person in atlanta and the thankfully few times i have had to do that an incredibly nice person has worked very hard to help get the dog thru without any trauma.
i would hope they would do the same thing for chicks at risk.
 
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Re: [CHICKENS-101] FW: Happy Easter

 

Where on earth did you find those!! ROFLMAO!!!! Thank you for the good giggles, after a week of interviews I needed a good laugh!
Thank you!
 Erin

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] HEN killed my new young guinea

 

 

I'm very sorry to hear! I do not have guineas, but have been scared to even mix my silkies with rest of my flock even while I move and clean the silkie coop..... I cannot imagine your loss!
Huggs offered!
Erin

> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:11 AM
> I let the 2 month old welsies and
> guineas free range all week. Along with my older egg
> layers.
> Everyday has been fine until today.
> I came inside for a while and checked on them less than the
> other days.When I went out about 4 pm I found a dead guinea
> and the RIR Hen wa still pecking and stalking her.
> So, no more mixing these to free range until the younger
> birds are another month older..
> marilyn n Fischer TX.
>
>
>
> ------------ --------- --------- ------
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[CHICKENS-101] im excited

 

we brought our chickens to the fair today and my daughter had the only golden laced polish there.so that is in our favor. but we are pleased to say that simon the rooster will have a new mate on saturday we are getting her. my daughter was sad to leave our chickens there but im hoping for the best for her 1st out of county show. we are still looking for a rooster for our white crested black polish bantam that is in ga or fla. thanks

heather

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Re: [CHICKENS-101] Slaughter

 

I am so sorry, Debbie, and hope you are able to catch and kill the predator.  Going now to bait my cat trap!

Georgia

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From: Debbie Adams <rohanlady4@gmail.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Slaughter
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:04 AM



Its my turn.  In a previous message today, I told about my babies.  I got home to find 4of my 14 babies dead.  One or two were missing their heads.  No other chickens harmed and being the same size as my 2 banty hens, I thought they would have been safe.  I was wrong.  My 2 Faverolles, a  Delaware and a Turken dead.

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