Bubblingbrooks Journey - Salut!

[ksalvagno]

I had to do that with my Alpine doe and Nigerian buck. I backed the doe up to a hay bale and held her while I got the buck up on the hay bale. He had no trouble at all doing his job then!

Believe me, that is nothing. When I had alpaca herdsires, I actually had to help some of them get in the right spot. Never thought I'd be touching an alpaca male's thingy and helping him get it in the right hole! Glad I'm out of that part of the alpaca business. Got rid of the males and never looked back!

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

 

[Blackbird]

How long were they 'dried' off before?
If they have been fine this long and have not been showing any signs of pain/swelling they should be fine - mastitis can form within hours, so if they don't have issues now and are mostly dried off as it is, there is probably no use in trying to milk them - especially since you have them with the buck.

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

 

[BarredBuff]

What breeds of chooks do you have?

 

[lorihadams]

WOW....I'm trying to get $2.50 out of mine but we have too many people around here that are getting their own hens now. No customers and my hubby won't let me sell them to family members....

I can't wait to hear how you garden in Alaska....

 

[BarredBuff]

WOW....I'm trying to get $2.50 out of mine but we have too many people around here that are getting their own hens now. No customers and my hubby won't let me sell them to family members....

I can't wait to hear how you garden in Alaska....

x2

 

[Bubblingbrooks]

 

[BarredBuff]

Ok, to answer a few questions first.
We have Cochins, Cuckoo Marans/Cochins, RIRs and EEs.
The best price we could get is $6, but neighbors being what they are

We do give quite a few to a 93 year old man that we know, who loves that he can eat eggs like he did in the Old Country again.
I am also going to start giving them to some newer elderly neighbors who could use the help.
Then, we are able to take the excess into the local natural feed store, and they pay us $4 up front for them.
But, since we are now making our own feed, we do not go in as often.

The flock is going to be pruned here shortly though. Have a few older hens that are not laying any more, and in Alaska, it is very important to not winter chickens over a second time.
Very costly to do so.

Oh I was expecting Brahmas and Chanteclers. Why cant you have chickens over two years with the wintering??