...What sound??? I don't hear any....OH, THAT sound! That my friend is my long lost buddy....the sound of silence....and its glorious let me tell you...
After dang near a week of crowing inside my house (downstairs hallway to be exact)....the silkies have flown the coop...
well, I put their fuzzy buts back outside...
The weather broke this week and we had glorious 70 degree weather...and tomorrow too!! I took the opportunity to get them out! Even "holey face"....the scab looks great, well seated, very firm. I watched to make sure no one was bothering him and went out to check in on him here and there during the day and his face looks great, no one seems to be pecking at it.
Tonight, the hubs reported that everyone was snuggled into their usual places in the coop which is a relief.
**JAZMINE UPDATE**
Well, mama dumped her water yesterday or the night before and pooped on the eggs so I had to clean that up and wipe off eggs and give her new nesting material...and of course swung by "The Chicken Chick's" facebook to check in to see if i possibly killed the babies in the process....i didnt BUT there was one silkie egg sticking out from under her and it wasnt too warm (i totally shoved it under her), but the chicken chick bought up a fabulous point about owning an incubator.....I probably should order at least a small one just incase i get a mama who cant keep up or kicks someone out.... *insert evil grin here* I'm totally gonna order one next payday ...teeheehee....
Other that pooping on her babies, she seems good...stinky poop and all.....I kept the food and water away from the nest all day, i sure hope she decided to get the heck up and eat, drink and for heaven's sake poop somewhere else!!!
Hope to have pics tomorrow night of candling !!
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Sunday, January 27, 2013
cock-a-doodle WHO????
I should have known.....but still...are you kidding me??????? GAH!!!! Rapunzel....has been....crowing...alllllll day....
Whenever Flo-Rida crows indoors, or Campbell crows outside...."Rapunzel" crows too....figures....
SO.... Rapunzel needs a new name....
1.) RuPaul (Suggested by Jen)
2.) Prince Charming (Suggested by Sydney)
3.) Flynn Ryder (suggested by Sydney)
4.) Eugene (suggested by me...it's Flynn Ryder's real name)
**Wound update** Scabbed over now so i'm just watching it and letting it heal naturally....I'm not reapplying anymore ointment, just making sure it stays clean...
more pics in a few days ----would be great to put him outside tuesday ...its gonna be in the 60's!! My chance to get the other 2 silkies outta my house!!!!
** Mama Jazmine update**
Candled her eggs last night...totally saw something MOVING inside one of the silkie eggs...may have been 2 things moving and I hope i was just seeing things because I can't handle twin silkies my first time hatching eggs!!! I'm not even sure you're supposed to see anything moving or not, but it seemed to move on its own. I think we are on day 8 on 5 of them and day 7 on 1 and day 6 on 1....I'm not sure how to count it if she laid 2 more eggs after she started sitting....
Whenever Flo-Rida crows indoors, or Campbell crows outside...."Rapunzel" crows too....figures....
SO.... Rapunzel needs a new name....
1.) RuPaul (Suggested by Jen)
2.) Prince Charming (Suggested by Sydney)
3.) Flynn Ryder (suggested by Sydney)
4.) Eugene (suggested by me...it's Flynn Ryder's real name)
**Wound update** Scabbed over now so i'm just watching it and letting it heal naturally....I'm not reapplying anymore ointment, just making sure it stays clean...
more pics in a few days ----would be great to put him outside tuesday ...its gonna be in the 60's!! My chance to get the other 2 silkies outta my house!!!!
** Mama Jazmine update**
Candled her eggs last night...totally saw something MOVING inside one of the silkie eggs...may have been 2 things moving and I hope i was just seeing things because I can't handle twin silkies my first time hatching eggs!!! I'm not even sure you're supposed to see anything moving or not, but it seemed to move on its own. I think we are on day 8 on 5 of them and day 7 on 1 and day 6 on 1....I'm not sure how to count it if she laid 2 more eggs after she started sitting....
Saturday, January 26, 2013
And then there were 16...
OK SO, After much deliberation, a few videos, some questions to chicken pro's, a few shout outs for homes, and yes a few tears.....we decided the smartest thing to do was to kill/process the troublesome trio....
Of course I was not going to do it, so the hubs and my oldest son, Andrew, went down the road with the boys to his friend Gary's house who is also a chicken owner. I don't have details...I do know it was quick and humane and I do have some helpful you tube videos of the process that he used.
It has always been the plan to consume any of our animals that were a problem or any roosters that were "extra". They couldn't be rehomed since they were aggressive towards other birds and would cause problems in any flock. They could have easily killed Jazmine and Rapunzel and they could seriously injured any of the birds...they were out of control.
We still have 3 standard size roosters as well as at least 2 silkie roosters (possible 3rd)....so, its not that we don't like roosters.
We aren't veggitarians, we eat chicken...why buy it if its in my back yard & its a problem bird no one wants?
Since we've decided not to buy more than a couple of chicks we are going to hatch our own and the roosters that become a problem will go to the freezer as soon as large enough...we might be going to a pet bird/meat bird housing situation if we can...or a holding pen with a shelter or something to separate them....we'll have a chicken village i suppose : coop w/run, silkie coop w/run, maternity coop w/run, quarentine coop w/run and possible "meat coop"...we'll see....
Chicken processing links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy_vutu5qO0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqxnkaCgkk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Another link that was posted in one of the chicken facebook groups i'm in that is really nice:
http://youtu.be/ICxR5KEHuu0
Of course I was not going to do it, so the hubs and my oldest son, Andrew, went down the road with the boys to his friend Gary's house who is also a chicken owner. I don't have details...I do know it was quick and humane and I do have some helpful you tube videos of the process that he used.
It has always been the plan to consume any of our animals that were a problem or any roosters that were "extra". They couldn't be rehomed since they were aggressive towards other birds and would cause problems in any flock. They could have easily killed Jazmine and Rapunzel and they could seriously injured any of the birds...they were out of control.
We still have 3 standard size roosters as well as at least 2 silkie roosters (possible 3rd)....so, its not that we don't like roosters.
We aren't veggitarians, we eat chicken...why buy it if its in my back yard & its a problem bird no one wants?
Since we've decided not to buy more than a couple of chicks we are going to hatch our own and the roosters that become a problem will go to the freezer as soon as large enough...we might be going to a pet bird/meat bird housing situation if we can...or a holding pen with a shelter or something to separate them....we'll have a chicken village i suppose : coop w/run, silkie coop w/run, maternity coop w/run, quarentine coop w/run and possible "meat coop"...we'll see....
Chicken processing links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vy_vutu5qO0&feature=youtube_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHqxnkaCgkk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Another link that was posted in one of the chicken facebook groups i'm in that is really nice:
http://youtu.be/ICxR5KEHuu0
Friday, January 25, 2013
Poor little Rapunzel....
Poor little sweetie.....
She's lonely in her tote all alone...but she's eating and drinking, interactive when we talk to her, and she's having fun conversations with the dogs.
Cleaned her wound out again today...she didn't like that much. It was a little bit pussy (very very small amount deep in there) so I made sure to irrigate all of the area I can see. Used some 2x2 gauze pads to blot the area and no puss was visible after irrigating. Reapplied some antibiotic ointment, cleaned her box and put her back in. The skin is just hanging...if its not more healed by monday I'll consult the vet just down the road...I'm assuming they will be able to help, the practice and the private home are on the same FARM! :) !! YAY! Fingers crossed.....
some pics...Sorry about the snot feather...totally should have gotten that for her BEFORE taking her pic for public display....
She's lonely in her tote all alone...but she's eating and drinking, interactive when we talk to her, and she's having fun conversations with the dogs.
Cleaned her wound out again today...she didn't like that much. It was a little bit pussy (very very small amount deep in there) so I made sure to irrigate all of the area I can see. Used some 2x2 gauze pads to blot the area and no puss was visible after irrigating. Reapplied some antibiotic ointment, cleaned her box and put her back in. The skin is just hanging...if its not more healed by monday I'll consult the vet just down the road...I'm assuming they will be able to help, the practice and the private home are on the same FARM! :) !! YAY! Fingers crossed.....
some pics...Sorry about the snot feather...totally should have gotten that for her BEFORE taking her pic for public display....
Thursday, January 24, 2013
An assault most FOWL!!
My CSI/Law and Order watching days are gonna pay off let me tell you....
One of my sweet, tiny, white silkies was attacked today! In the face!!! None of the witnesses are talking, but I am collecting my evidence and will solve this mystery!
******
+In the criminal justice system poultry based offenses are considered especially heinous. In my back yard, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Schlaud Chicken Victims Unit.+
.... (don-don)....
just for those who watch law and order too...tee hee hee....
Today was a day like any other in the Schlaud Chicks Chicken Coop....except that an attack on a small, helpless sweetie was being planned!
The chickens did not venture more than a foot or two from the front of the coop today as it was below freezing and snow had fallen....the loving chicken owner brought food, water, and scratch to the chickens never knowing an evil doer was busy hatching his plan....
Rapunzel (if she turns out to be a boy he will be Flynn Ryder...those of you with little girls will understand)
her wounds.....
THE SCENE:
The Medium velocity spatter in a downward direction indicates her attacker was taller than her, bigger, stronger and meant business. This type of pattern is most often associated with blunt force trauma or cutting/stabbing actions.*
The sunset making it next to impossible to find more evidence of the brutal attack, but rest assured evidence collecting and forensic testing will continue. INCLUDING but not limited to: beak swabbing of each and every bash brother member, wing and breast feather swabbing...and if they won't talk, I'll water board the lot of them!
For now she is in the safe house awaiting medical care with the other silkies ready for witness protection agents to give them their new identities....
Medical care....well, I'm assuming I'll have to clean it..but I'll totally be hitting up The Chicken Chick on her facebook page or her blog for medical advice...she seems to need stiches, but hopefully not since I don't think i can do that....All bleeding has stopped and she is clotting normally.....
....To be continued....
*blood spatter info help....just that one line but i dont wanna be sued cuz i'm broke...the other part of the blood spatter was totally made up....
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.....
HEY LOOK.... SNOW!!!! Finally! I know its not much, but its something!
Went out to let out the chickens because the sound of 8 crowing roosters is really super annoying.....this is what I found...
Went out to let out the chickens because the sound of 8 crowing roosters is really super annoying.....this is what I found...
Please mama, please let us out.....we want to run!
And then ....
...wait...what the heck is that????
Followed by....
Hmmmmm...maybe...
And then...after I shoveled a path to the water....
Hmmmmm.....I know I have more chickens than this....
Oh...yea...here you all are.....pansies....OH, BUT LOOK!! the easter egger young ladies are checking out the nesting boxes!!!! Maybe some new eggs in the near future???? I HOPE SO!!! WOOOHOOO!!! And hopefully we'll get some green or blue eggs thanks to their daddy being an ameracauna!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Poop watch
I am a frequent stalker of the Chicken Chick :)...well, her blog. LOL....today's topic is poop! We are trying to determine if Jazmine is leaving the nest to eat/drink ....my main source of help is Kathy the chicken chick :) !
Here is her page on POOP! Viewer beware...lol...
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html
Now for the Jazmine update:
she pooped in her flippin nest...so I got to clean that out. Checked on her eggs and they all look good!! I tried taking photos of my candling, but they suck so I will try again in a few days...this time with help...You cannot successfully take pics while holding a flashlight with an egg on top and disposable gloves on....but here they are...
Ok...you can kinda see where the "spider webbing" is...kinda, but i can totally see it in person....like i said, the pics suck...
Here...let me draw it in a little....
Here you can see more spider webbing.
here she's readjusting after I took her off the nest for a few minutes.....
Here is her page on POOP! Viewer beware...lol...
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/02/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive.html
Now for the Jazmine update:
she pooped in her flippin nest...so I got to clean that out. Checked on her eggs and they all look good!! I tried taking photos of my candling, but they suck so I will try again in a few days...this time with help...You cannot successfully take pics while holding a flashlight with an egg on top and disposable gloves on....but here they are...
Ok...you can kinda see where the "spider webbing" is...kinda, but i can totally see it in person....like i said, the pics suck...
Here...let me draw it in a little....
Here you can see more spider webbing.
Jazmine pics for today :)
here she's readjusting after I took her off the nest for a few minutes.....
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