Homemade Electrolyte Solution

There for a while my chickens wouldn't drink regular water, so I filtered their water, and added this electrolyte solution that my mom found online.

1 cup of water

1/8 tsp. Salt

1/8 tsp. Baking Soda

2 tsp. Sugar

Generous Dash of Cayenne Powder

Mix up, and add 1 cup for every gallon of water, or give 1 cup to any chicken that is too dehydrated.

Here are the links where we found this recipe.

http://www.grit.com/animals/hot-weather-acidosis-a-homemade-electrolyte-recipe.aspx#axzz3Az0SD8WP

http://www.urbanchickenpodcast.com/ucp-episode-020/

I do not take any credit for the recipe. The only thing I altered was by adding the cayenne powder.

That's all for now. Keep visiting.

Chickenman

Long Lapse in Posts

I'm back, sorry for the lapse in posts. It's been busy, and I've had several problems with my chickens, the babies are growing good, but I've lost several of my older chickens, I'm still trying to find out what happened. I'll let you know in a later post. That's all for today, I'll try and post some pictures of the babies soon. Keep visiting.

Chickenman

Quick Update

Welcome back, this is just a quick update on the baby chickens. Their all doing good, they've started growing their wing, and tail feathers. They all seem happy, and their eating a lot, so they should be fine. I don't have any more pictures yet, I'll try and take some within the next couple of days. Keep visiting.

Chickenman

The Fluffballs

I have good news! On the 24th of July, the post office called, my 10 baby Dominiques had arrived. They are cute as can be.

Here they are, they've already discovered the feed.

It didn't take them long at all to discover the feed, and the funny thing is that they don't have to eat until two or three days after they hatch. Right before they hatch they absorb the yolk, which provides them with the nutrients to survive for three days without food or water (I don't take any chances with this, as soon as they arrive provide them with food, and fresh water).

Here's two more pictures of them.

Well that's all for now, keep visiting for updates on the new chickens.

Chickenman

Signs Your Hens May Start Laying

This post will tell you some signs, you can look for, to see if your hens are about to start laying, these signs aren't 100% accurate, but they can give you an idea.

Squatting: They'll be squatting, it looks pretty funny.

Red Combs, Red Wattles (Wattles, on their chin): As their getting ready to lay, their combs, and wattles get a brilliant red, this means their producing the right hormones to lay.

Nesting Boxes: If you have hay in their nesting boxes, they'll start arranging them into different nests, it's funny, you never know what nest it will be the next time you check.

The Roosters: This one might sound a little crazy, but when hens are getting ready to lay, you may just find a rooster in the nesting boxes. They'll inspect the boxes to find the safest possible box, even if the hen doesn't listen.

The Rooster 2: Another sign is that the roosters will be more active with the hens.

Well, these are just a few signs that your hens may be getting ready to lay, do you know any more signs that your hens are about to lay? If you do, or have a question, or just want to say something, then feel free to comment. Well that's all for now, Thanks for visiting.

Chickenman