A Welcome Sight

Hi, sorry for the long lapse in posts again. I have some good news. Look below.

Last week, my mom heard a hen cackling, so a little while later I checked the nesting boxes, and there was an egg. They've finally started back laying, now I'm getting three eggs a day, which is pretty good from the five hens I have. My  baby (I can't really call them babies anymore, their 14 weeks old)  chickens are doing good, I should get some eggs from them by about January. My dad and I are building a coop for them, I'll show you some pictures of the coop soon. Keep visiting.

Chickenman

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