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Originally Posted by our 5acre farm 

African geese, support with a 4x4 post with a 2x4 on top like a "t" the expansion would be on the chicken yard.

Originally Posted by Greybear23 

Wanted to share this for the gardeners on here!!! Lynn

 

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Originally Posted by artsyrobin 

hope everyone is staying cool, Bill, too funny!!

 

been out a couple times to water things down, most of the layer flock is hanging out under the porch and on the portch- i have pans of water for them to stand in- haven't lost any yet- being real careful with them- according to old farmers almanac, about mid jult it will cool down to spring temps...

Originally Posted by jcatblum 

Found another snake! This one was in the net around the brooders.

Originally Posted by Elwood Lightfoot 

Got some fresh veggies from Carl and Steph yesterday and also found my newest addiction  Bread and Butter Jalapenos Thank you both the metal will come in handy just might have to wait till this heat breaks although it's already down to 97 must be a cold front moving through LOL

My hen had only 2 chicks so I gave her 10 more she was more than happy to call them straight to her and they were all pecking around in the dust like they had always been together.

Originally Posted by erinszoo 

Hot ... again ... boo. So tired after getting up at 6:00 am to work on converting the storage space into the new critter barn and then find out this afternoon my husband may lose his job at the end of the week. If that happens I don't know how we'll be able to continue keeping our birds. We won't even be able to keep our bills paid and food on the table let alone buy feed for the birds not to mention our son is starting college in the fall. We spent two years dealing with unemployment and he's only been back to work for a year. I don't think I can do this again. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed that he keeps his job for now. I don't want to give up my animals.
 

Originally Posted by artsyrobin 

jan- see if mitzi of nana could house them for you- wish i were closer, i'd love to help out! i know there are quite a few close to you

Originally Posted by jcatblum 
The silkie hen managed to steal 7 keets from the rose comb RIR.

Originally Posted by NanaKat 

Ended up with another broodie with eggs today.  One of the white cochins decided that Delilah needed help setting her clutch so she has taken over the nest every time Delilah gets out and then won't let her back in the nest.  Delilah would sit outside the box and talk to her eggs and beg Carmen to let her have her eggs back.  I moved another box in and put 4 of the eggs in with Carmen and Delilah went back into her nest.  They are side by side so if they want to switch back and forth they can.  Broodies!   Got to love em.

Originally Posted by Ksane 

Thanks a lot, Robin  Don't be volunteering me to take 10 huge chickens lol!

She needs someone to take them for keeps, not house them for her. And I don't do adult birds unless I have a yard specifically built for them only.

I feel for you, Jan, really. I was afraid this would happen a few months back when you got them from that auction after having to give up your last group of chickens because of the Homeowner's Assoc rules.

 

  Oddly enough Ksane, I feel for me too...only thing is I only bought 'em b'cause we thought there would be a normal % of M-F - you know at least one pullet to three cockerels but I think the breeder knew how to sex chicks at hatching and just decided to unload ten roos on someone who wasn't a "real" chicken buyer (someone who buys 40+ birds a night!). So we were saps, BUT my Davey really loved them and they were the last beings he saw before he passed away. So in the long run, it was worth all the shame of being "discovered" in my unlawful activities to have them for the while. I am going to sell my house and move out where I can have "real chickens" like you guys... you'll see...  I'll be a real chicken person yet, you'll see...

Originally Posted by mjgigax 

Is there a broodie thread about the lengths they will go to hatch? They sure are determined creatures! I keep thinking about Cristina's hen that grabbed the tomato and tried to hatch it.

Originally Posted by Elie mea 

Only by one but if you was out hanging your door like I was instead of on the computer I would have got my door on first and then beat you back to the computer so you cheated lol

Originally Posted by Buckguy20 

Greybear, Do you know anyone that has  Dom hens or pullets to sell?