tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post1664503940467853284..comments2023-10-14T02:09:53.948-05:00Comments on Krazo Acres: Chicken ProphylacticsCarolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-49027299185154717372012-05-28T11:03:50.276-05:002012-05-28T11:03:50.276-05:00Sending this to my daughter who is very lovingly t...Sending this to my daughter who is very lovingly taking care of her first 20 chicks-they are about 8 weeks old now. She plans to keep 5 hens and one rooster and put the rest in the freezer-don't want to be there the first time she experiences the "dressing of the hens."danniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09927115644696786196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-66310648755727333602012-05-26T22:06:28.342-05:002012-05-26T22:06:28.342-05:00Well, I did learn something today. heheheheWell, I did learn something today. hehehehesmall farm girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485314092236803411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-60295806158135376982012-05-24T22:44:40.961-05:002012-05-24T22:44:40.961-05:00The way you write about everyday farm life just cr...The way you write about everyday farm life just cracks me up and that cartoon...!! :)<br />I've been thinking about letting one of my young hens try to hatch some eggs but after reading Phelan's comment, I think I'll wait until next spring.Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-85313262900090069012012-05-24T21:12:29.339-05:002012-05-24T21:12:29.339-05:00I laughed reading the post, and laughed reading th...I laughed reading the post, and laughed reading the comments! Sorry... I know you want chicks :-) I'm working on getting banty's to do my incubating. Right now I have one sitting on only 4 banty eggs. (she went broody so fast and I didn't want to mix banty and regular size eggs.) Hopefully I will get a couple more hens.dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-43471614895235780672012-05-24T17:11:41.420-05:002012-05-24T17:11:41.420-05:00Phelan, good to know about the pullet eggs. THAT&...Phelan, good to know about the pullet eggs. THAT'S the excuse I'm using now (so it's not so much MY fault!). No, the roosters are different this year, although my good, but injured rooster is "tapping" a few hens now and then! LOL (tapping!).<br /><br />MamaTea, I guess I won't be teaching Rhiannon about the Birds & the Bees, but the Roosters & the Hens!<br /><br />Charade, well, I'm glad SOMEbody is laughing :)<br /><br />Mama Pea, I'd be laughing more if it wasn't pissing me off so much! <br /><br />Tombstone, FIFTEEN eggs under a broody! Wow! I had a broody bandy silky once and could only get five normal sized eggs under her, and she rejected them! She would only sit on banty eggs!<br /><br />EcoCatLady, glad somebody ELSE is chuckling! My misery has got to be worth something :)Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-12703926634171100872012-05-24T12:43:43.172-05:002012-05-24T12:43:43.172-05:00I know absolutely nothing about raising chickens, ...I know absolutely nothing about raising chickens, but I enjoyed the chuckle nonetheless!EcoCatLadyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704811319510740473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-84553305099713588332012-05-24T12:32:40.788-05:002012-05-24T12:32:40.788-05:00After reading title I was going to suggest you get...After reading title I was going to suggest you get a banty hen or two. But I see that idea has crossed your mind. Much easier to let a chicken do all the setting, turning, hatching, than using an incubator. Less chance of electrity failure, humidity problem, forgot to turn etc ................... had a banty hen that hatched 15 eggs all by herself once. Good luck.Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-20379447997905894112012-05-24T11:07:47.581-05:002012-05-24T11:07:47.581-05:00Who else would title a post "Chicken Prophyla...Who else would title a post "Chicken Prophylactics" other than our dear, sweet, lovable, wacky, off-the-fall, call-it-like-it-is, hysterically funny Carolyn Renee?Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-7343823366624393662012-05-24T10:13:43.683-05:002012-05-24T10:13:43.683-05:00On the days that you don't happen to post, how...On the days that you don't happen to post, how am I ever to get a good laugh - or at least a happy groan?Charadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16461603001722068211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-40423677040744235402012-05-24T08:30:58.119-05:002012-05-24T08:30:58.119-05:00Oh. My. Gosh. You guys make me laugh so hard. Forn...Oh. My. Gosh. You guys make me laugh so hard. Fornicating poultry? This is why I firmly believe that farm kids have a whole different take on that sex ed thing. When you can't walk out the front door without tripping over it...yeah. Oh, and thanks Phelan for pointing out that once the rooster "taps that", the eggs are fertile for 21 days. Informative, and well stated. :) I love this blog!Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-628662603932607754.post-86389250184497810192012-05-24T08:27:19.034-05:002012-05-24T08:27:19.034-05:00Pullet eggs are notoriously bad to hatch. If you a...Pullet eggs are notoriously bad to hatch. If you are even able to hatch them, you can end up with disfigurements, chick stuck to shell, and internal issues. I wait until the hen is over a year before hatching the eggs.<br /><br />Once the rooster taps that, the hen will have fertile eggs for about twenty one days. Is this the same rooster that fertilized your successful hatchings?Phelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250080326099834661noreply@blogger.com