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post #211 of 284
6/20/12 at 10:59am

Don't give up on the treats yet.  Mine love them now.  I've been surprised at some of the things they haven't been interested in.

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post #212 of 284
6/20/12 at 11:34am

I wonder if their palates will become more developed as they get older? The Biddies are almost 4 months old, now, and have turned up their beaks at all kitchen scraps except watermelon. However, they prefer that fresh and not left over. Totally ignored the cabbage ball I saw suggested on this site. On the other hand, they would kill a junkyard dog for $dried mealworms$. What next, filet mignon?

 

Be grateful yours have inexpensive taste buds. <sigh> 


Edited by 7 Biddies - 6/20/12 at 11:36am

Owned by 2 grown offspring, 2 spoiled cats (Albert and Stanley), and 7 (correction: 10; chicken math, ya know) silly biddies: Blanche, Clara Cluck, Dorothy, Olivia, Miss Prissy, Agnes, Edwina, Eunice, Ruby and Bernice, who fill my basket with gorgeous multicolored eggs.

 

Here, every night is Ladies' Night:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/lazy-womans-automatic-self-operating-chicken-coop

 

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Owned by 2 grown offspring, 2 spoiled cats (Albert and Stanley), and 7 (correction: 10; chicken math, ya know) silly biddies: Blanche, Clara Cluck, Dorothy, Olivia, Miss Prissy, Agnes, Edwina, Eunice, Ruby and Bernice, who fill my basket with gorgeous multicolored eggs.

 

Here, every night is Ladies' Night:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/lazy-womans-automatic-self-operating-chicken-coop

 

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post #213 of 284
6/20/12 at 12:21pm
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Originally Posted by The Lazy L View Post

 

A weed with high moisture content, throw that in and the chicks go nuts fighting over it.

 

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This "weed" wouldn't be spinach by any chance  big_smile.png

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post #214 of 284
6/20/12 at 1:35pm
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This "weed" wouldn't be spinach by any chance  big_smile.png

 

 

No it's not spinach.  Wherever sunlight manages to shine thru the woods, this weed grows in clumps.  And no it's not the other type of "weed" either!


Edited by The Lazy L - 6/21/12 at 8:34am
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post #215 of 284
6/20/12 at 4:40pm

Mine liked left-over hawaiian meatballs and rice. The turned their noses up at watermelon.

3 young Silkies, 1 Brittany bird dog, 1 Chihuahua mix, a ferrel kitty and me!

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3 young Silkies, 1 Brittany bird dog, 1 Chihuahua mix, a ferrel kitty and me!

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post #216 of 284
6/20/12 at 7:21pm

It took a while for ours to try new treats. Now they enjoy them. The were playing keep away with cherry tomatoes earlier. They love mealworms. My wife calls it "Chicken Crack".

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post #217 of 284
6/21/12 at 6:24pm

I call meal worms chicken crack too. Mine go absolutely nuts when i get the bag out. HAHA.

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post #218 of 284
6/25/12 at 12:48pm
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June 23

 

Got a bunch of sand left over from the run plus I received a gift card for Father's day.

 

So I hauled more sand and bought patio blocks from the local lumber yard.

 

This area is usually muddy in the Spring and late fall and a sidewalk would be nice.  Now I need to haul in some topsoil to cover the sand  sad.png

 

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post #219 of 284
6/25/12 at 1:26pm

thumbsup.gif  I think you'll be thanking your-self for that path for years.

3 young Silkies, 1 Brittany bird dog, 1 Chihuahua mix, a ferrel kitty and me!

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3 young Silkies, 1 Brittany bird dog, 1 Chihuahua mix, a ferrel kitty and me!

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post #220 of 284
6/26/12 at 5:05am

Nice paving stones.  I plan to do something like that around my run when it's finished with bricks we have on hand.

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