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My splash rooster....not amused...he just sat there and glared and muttered 

WE FOUND THE DIAPERS!!!! My oldest was on his way home from school on the bus and seen a bunch of 'big' kids (teenagers) wearing them on their heads and using the prefolds as bandanas. Hubby informed the police and the kids where all caught with them. Parents where called and they gave them all back. One mom even gave us all of her old AIO's. I just can't believe that they had these on their faces. Two of the boys will be mowing my lawn and building my chicken coop with us. Their dad was ****** to say the least, and volunteered them to come over everyday after school for the next month. And on the plus side my chickens are getting their 'grown up' feathers! 

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Originally Posted by vjwilmoth 

Oh well that's easy. I have tons of baby shampoo. I'm going to wash her tomorrow...we'll see if she's still so sweet afterward. And okie dokie on the silkies. I'll let you know tomorrow evening.

VJ -  I would simply take a damp cloth and wipe your dear Waffles down.  It is not natural or desirable for a chicken to be soaked to the skin. Especially a young chicken like Waffles in this early Spring weather. Also, by using baby shampoo you will remove her natural waterproofing oil.  I assume that RIRJen is keeping her chickens in the house for a long time following their baths and she has a reason to bathe them (the show).   As a rule 

I would NOT soak a chicken with water and adding soap to strip the oils from her feathers is not a good idea.  Just damp wipe a light colored chicken if you must and make sure it is 110% dry before you put it in a chilly location. Provide good dust bathing areas for her. She can preen and groom herself and will be healthier also.

I agree with chicken grandma, though, I would not do it if the only reason is to make them prettier in your backyard. 

The peeps have arrived!  That phone call at 6:05 this morning could only be one thing.  Post office!  I jumped out of bed and drove to the post office post haste!  All of the chicks seem healthy and happy except for one.  She is smaller than the others and just sorta stands there and seems uneasy on her feet.  Her head and wings are both a little droopy.  I did see her peck at a little bit of food though, so hopefully she will come around.  Hope to get some pictures a little later!

Since I have had kindness and generosity shown to me, I'll going to pass some of it forward.   I'm giving away all the d'uucle chicks 3 porcelain and 1 awful cute brown one, you should see the feet feathers on this guy!   2 sebright and one mystery chick.  I know someone on here previously mentioned being interested in the porcelain chicks, so let me know if you're interested.  I'll post some picts of the others tonight.   PM me!

I'll take some picts of the porcelains tonight.

Oh these chicks are CUTE!  I want that one in the middle.  Lol  Where are you located?

would digging a small pond help?  

Most water loving trees cannot be planted it within 50' of anything because the roots spread wide and shallow. 

A List Of Standing Water And Wet Soil Trees

All of the trees listed below will flourish in wet areas, even standing water:

• Pear

Oooh pear!  YAY I love pears!  And I don't think a pond would help - I have 2 already.  And marsh channels that link them and surround my house like a moat.  I figure I'm good to go for the zombie apocalypse though.  

Yeah... cold. 

It was 32 here... SO, the night wasn't too bad. I did see frost on some cars, but not much. YEAH! A lot of people did heed the advice of the forecasters and covered plants. I brought mine in.

Well, no work today. WOOHOO. However, I do have to figure out what is wrong with that stupid lawn mower that keeps shutting off... I think there may be something wrong with the throttle...? There is gas in it, but it keeps stalling like its out of gas. SO, gonna degunk, grease up, change plug and hope I can get the back yard mowed before the wildlife thinks I am growing a jungle and move in, and eat my dogs. LOL. If I get around to it, I might work on the silkie tractor... Key word being MIGHT. LOL

Mom, maybe he does like watching the chickens. I have people who stop in front of my house, or stand across the street and just stare at my house... not MY HOUSE, but my yard. LOL. There is a lot of color going on here. A bunch of variety in kinds of hens. I'd still be wary though. 

Glad you got your butt covers back Jen. To bad you weren't able to get a photo of the kids running around with those same butt covers on their heads. LOL. BUT, hey, you got labor, and all it cost you was a few days of missing diapers and the stress of maybe replacing them. 

I'd research the pear though, because, many of the trees now a days are grafted on different root stock.  So you'll want to make sure the root stock can handle moist conditions.

Oh good point, I hadn't even thought about that.  If I went to an actual nursery (not like a big box store) they would probably know, right?

And lucky you with the old pear tree!