tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.comments2024-03-15T08:01:40.449-04:00Murano Chicken FarmLA Muranohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comBlogger1859125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-88562181715399617752024-03-14T12:19:50.794-04:002024-03-14T12:19:50.794-04:00An over crowded coop or one with too much moisture...An over crowded coop or one with too much moisture inside can be a struggle with deep litter! My silkie coop is a plastic playhouse that's cracking a little from age and letting rain in so I sometimes have to scoop wet areas! Ugh! It may help to scoop the poop under the roost to remove some of the overwhelm in a crowded coop. LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-7823433519263677262024-03-09T15:35:27.635-05:002024-03-09T15:35:27.635-05:00Sounds good. I think my coop was overcrowded so on...Sounds good. I think my coop was overcrowded so once a year never worked. It was well ventilated but mid winter I had take a pitchfork to break up and remove and replace frozen lumps of litter which was mostly shavings. May it would have worked better with occasional additional shredded paper. I did throw in leaves from time to time from fall raking. Most of the leaves ended up to be shredded by the hens in the chicken yard! swimmy44https://www.blogger.com/profile/05272359896642599939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-2318962001409031502024-03-08T08:28:39.962-05:002024-03-08T08:28:39.962-05:00Sorry I just found this comment, I'm hoping yo...Sorry I just found this comment, I'm hoping you see my reply: Not much time at all actually. Only a few minutes a day to collect and sort the eggs, and I have to collect eggs every day anyway. Once a week I set new eggs in the incubator and candle the ones already in there ... that's maybe a half hour. At he same time I move the next set to lockdown. Once a week I remove the old lockdown tray and clean it, maybe 10 minutes. While they're hatching I pull chicks out and put them in the brooder about every other day so 5 minutes a day. The brooder is the time consuming part actually! It needs cleaned every few days so maybe 1/2 hour 3 times a week. Then meeting with customers and selling which varies in time from week to week. So other than selling the chicks, about 3 hours a week. Hope that hepls!LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-14418838414709027122024-03-08T08:16:32.286-05:002024-03-08T08:16:32.286-05:00Well, dog mouths have a lot of bacteria and rooste...Well, dog mouths have a lot of bacteria and roosters walk through coop bedding with poop in it and that has a lot of bacteria so I don't think they were too far off. Better safe than sorry with the antibiotics! That had to be scary for your baby! Roosters can attack quickly and you're right, it's a good idea to keep their spurs trimmed when having kids around! Thanks for sharing your story! I sometimes forget how quickly things can escalate with roosters!LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-32569761402513113092024-02-29T23:35:54.947-05:002024-02-29T23:35:54.947-05:00Awww, I am so sorry that you lost your hen! It'...Awww, I am so sorry that you lost your hen! It's so hard when that happens.<br />My condolences.<br />LisaLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-74507490138767195762024-02-29T23:06:31.178-05:002024-02-29T23:06:31.178-05:00That's a great idea! I have mine on a cement b...That's a great idea! I have mine on a cement block in the silkie coop (it's too small for a big water pan) and it works pretty well also. Thanks for sharing!<br />LisaLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-28537584081332444562024-02-24T10:41:54.163-05:002024-02-24T10:41:54.163-05:00It's terrible the proper way to treat impacted...It's terrible the proper way to treat impacted sour crop isn't easily found online. Everything I saw said to empty the crop by holding them upside down. Wish I'd knownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103172444566000060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-10593673258161103422024-02-24T10:40:05.807-05:002024-02-24T10:40:05.807-05:00Oh I wish I'd had this info and how to properl...Oh I wish I'd had this info and how to properly treat sour crop last Summer! My precious girl, Jessica, developed it, and sadly passed away 24hrs later. Wish I'd knownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08103172444566000060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-45529288940345377292024-02-22T19:25:04.389-05:002024-02-22T19:25:04.389-05:00That's smart! Chickens don't have heat rec...That's smart! Chickens don't have heat receptors in their mouths so the pepper wouldn't bother them, but squirrels wouldn't like them in the least! LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-24147355675033021092024-02-22T19:02:55.009-05:002024-02-22T19:02:55.009-05:00Yes I will! I will start hatching in March. How ma...Yes I will! I will start hatching in March. How many are you looking for?LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-81781010457576663002024-02-22T04:03:36.599-05:002024-02-22T04:03:36.599-05:00thanksthanksAshleel Londahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14401359602017271892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-40254272249480478642024-02-11T11:46:17.664-05:002024-02-11T11:46:17.664-05:00Will you be selling any silkie chicks this year??Will you be selling any silkie chicks this year??2024 chickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324096662669850857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-18635076751178928452024-02-03T10:26:34.219-05:002024-02-03T10:26:34.219-05:00I wish to have blue egg laying fowls. Haven't ...I wish to have blue egg laying fowls. Haven't seen some, Thanks<br />Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05503125661398856477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-586517578856366902024-01-16T13:31:37.736-05:002024-01-16T13:31:37.736-05:00If the temperature inside the refrigerator is high...If the temperature inside the refrigerator is higher than +4°C, then chicken eggs can be incubated. Only, it is desirable that these are stored with the wide end up. I sometimes put the eggs in the incubator from the refrigerator. I do this when there are free places in the incubator and there are no other eggs. The number of chicks hatching from such eggs is slightly less than usual. By the way, I read somewhere that male embryos survive up to a temperature of +7°C. I can't confirm it personally yet.Viktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956396248520472878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-33991452163540204122024-01-14T14:12:35.952-05:002024-01-14T14:12:35.952-05:00Hello! I studied this issue long enough and carefu...Hello! I studied this issue long enough and carefully. I can say that the sex of the future chick is determined during the formation of the egg. Therefore, the shape of the egg, incubation temperature, etc. do not affect the sex of the future chicken. There are several interesting observations: in the spring there are more cockerels, and in the fall there are more hens; If you cool the eggs before incubation to +4°C, male embryos die, female embryos remain viable. Best Regards, and I apologize for my English.Viktorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956396248520472878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-59497216033977850142024-01-13T07:56:40.033-05:002024-01-13T07:56:40.033-05:00I also like to add hot pepper flakes because we ha...I also like to add hot pepper flakes because we have a problem with squirrels in our chicken run. They will leave these suet cakes alone with hot pepper added and the chickens love it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080222713018283047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-15482242538211061902023-12-30T11:53:33.517-05:002023-12-30T11:53:33.517-05:00Simple solution ! 👍🏻Simple solution ! 👍🏻Pandorasmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534199685936774920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-91073369854261358132023-12-30T11:52:32.748-05:002023-12-30T11:52:32.748-05:00I’ve not had this issue with drinkers, but I have ...I’ve not had this issue with drinkers, but I have always stood my drinker on top a bucket with a lid on. This lifts the drinker up to around about 12 inches/30cms off the ground. This is an ideal height for my girls to comfortably drink from. It’s heigh enough to avoid contamination with bedding or feaces & any tiny spillages remain on the plastic lid of the bucket, which is about one inch bigger around the drinker! Floor & bedding stay perfectly dry! I’ve just always done it like this. I think the bucket is an old Biodry bucket. It’s just perfect! Pandorasmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03534199685936774920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-5759055655470355462023-12-23T08:40:10.818-05:002023-12-23T08:40:10.818-05:00I have always brought my water to a boil first and...I have always brought my water to a boil first and then added my eggs. Cook to desired doneness and drain water. Put hot eggs into ice bath for same amount of time cooked. Never added salt or anything else (baking soda). I have never had an issue peeling eggs this way, they just peel right off!Fawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287396433827214486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-21336386152436327672023-12-02T12:09:26.671-05:002023-12-02T12:09:26.671-05:00That's a great idea! Thanks for the tip!
LisaThat's a great idea! Thanks for the tip!<br />LisaLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-17167108871590332902023-12-02T12:08:27.021-05:002023-12-02T12:08:27.021-05:00That's awesome! I let my chickens into the gar...That's awesome! I let my chickens into the garden in fall too and they love it! Sounds like you have a happy flock!<br /><br />LisaLA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-11087979838603600152023-12-02T11:07:20.404-05:002023-12-02T11:07:20.404-05:00I carry mine out to the pasture or forest to colle...I carry mine out to the pasture or forest to collect cow manure and mulch. Add water & bags can become mini compost piles.Toys In the Closet Shophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18179834467758063503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-78370584877612084472023-11-25T13:00:16.910-05:002023-11-25T13:00:16.910-05:00Whenever I need to add new genetics to my flock I ...Whenever I need to add new genetics to my flock I sign up for the Ideal Poultry mailing list. In fall they will run specials on guinea keets and I just got some for under $3 each! They're originally from Africa so I think they would LOVE your weather! You should get some! You could also order eggs online from ebay or etsy...should be like $30 a dozen. Good luck! Let me know how it goes if you decide to raise some guinea keets!LA Muranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827994015402999638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-86724560359441422702023-11-25T07:55:09.688-05:002023-11-25T07:55:09.688-05:00Always wanted to try guineas but never easily foun...Always wanted to try guineas but never easily found any locally and mail order they got so expensive. No snow here in East Bay CA so they could easily live outside. I have no chickens now since we’ve been doing some traveling but guineas seem more independent and could go in and out of the coop and roost in the redwoods behind my house. swimmy44https://www.blogger.com/profile/05272359896642599939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8613339135823962078.post-87458066229554576332023-11-21T05:57:54.960-05:002023-11-21T05:57:54.960-05:00We turn our chickens into our garden plot each fal...We turn our chickens into our garden plot each fall, they love having a 'new' space to roam and being able to explore all the interesting areas we wouldn't let then in during summer. Then when leaves fall we throw them into that space, too. It's a month -ish since they started going in there every day so it's new and exciting. They break down the leaves and spread around (scratching) the leaves feed my soil, the chickens poo everywhere (and it ages) and THAT feeds the soil, plus the chickens eat every weed seed and bug and grub they can find!! Shortly into the new year we stop putting them in, allowing poo to age/vegetation to compost, until the Next FallBobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045979653861307325noreply@blogger.com