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post #1 of 13
5/8/12 at 7:49pm
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so tonight is the first night the girls are staying in coop over night are lows are in 70 there almost fully feathered. but there coop is right out side my bed room window and there chirping away load. I have there nursery cage in there for them to feel secure they spent the last 2 days out there I want to run out there and get them my heart is braking :( but its colder in room then out side this is so hard.

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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post #2 of 13
5/8/12 at 7:57pm
Thread Starter 

the sun is down I have the porch light one so they have a little night light but there still chriping omg im a second away of running out to the rescue :(

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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post #3 of 13
5/8/12 at 8:03pm
Lol, maybe you can sleep out there
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post #4 of 13
5/8/12 at 8:06pm
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went out and talked to them and they settled down into there nursery cage I put solor light in coop so they have better night light as soon as I walked away the cherping started again hit.gif I know i need to leave them out there that is there home and I am sick of my room smelling like a barn even after cleaning there cage every other day and I like to have acces to my bathroom at night. but this is hard gosh I am a freak.

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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post #5 of 13
5/8/12 at 8:06pm
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Wait two hours.  They will go to sleep...  honest. 

 

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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post #6 of 13
5/9/12 at 11:00am

You need to "Ferberize" your chicks.  Mine are almost 8wks old - big enough to be fine on their own overnight with our current temps - and they cry every night when we put them up for the night.  I think they want a night light honestly.  It is the first time, too, that I raise a batch with a white heat bulb instead of a red one.  When they were still instead (and plenty warm) if I turned the lights off, they would cry like someone was trying to kill them.  The noise would stop immediately as soon as I turned the lights back on (and start again after lights out). They will be fine.  You, however, might need some ear plugsbig_smile.png

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post #7 of 13
5/9/12 at 11:47am
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so i put a solor light out there for there night light they ended up sleeping good me on the other hand was out there every two hours checking on them. they did servive the night me on the other hand not so muchsickbyc.gif

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

Reply

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

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post #8 of 13
5/9/12 at 11:51am
i too had the same problem with my babies. i couldnt leave them without a nitelight, so i took an old strand of red rope lights left over from christmas, and ran it around the ledge of the poop tray under their roost. they love their xmas nightlight amd make happy trilling noises when i say goodnight to them now! maybe this idea will help!
Owned by 9 RIR, 5BLRW, 2GLW, 3 DB, 2 POLISH, 1 EE, 2SLC, 2 MC, 1 PEKIN, 1 MALLARD, AND 1 MUSCOVY. LOOKING FOR MORE MUSCOVIES!
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Owned by 9 RIR, 5BLRW, 2GLW, 3 DB, 2 POLISH, 1 EE, 2SLC, 2 MC, 1 PEKIN, 1 MALLARD, AND 1 MUSCOVY. LOOKING FOR MORE MUSCOVIES!
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post #9 of 13
5/9/12 at 5:11pm

Tonight will be night 3 for me. The first time I tried to put them in the coop, it stormed. So I ran out and brought them all back to the brooder tank. Now I pace and fret and say goodnight multiple times. My husband teases me that he can't wait to see how I will act when we have human babies. Sigh. This is my first time. It gets easier, right mommies???

 

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post #10 of 13
5/9/12 at 5:12pm
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I hope it gets easier

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

Reply

My city farm:

4 Chickens 1 Buff Orpington Cheerio Rose, 2 Exchequer Leg Horn Lilly & Phoenix and 1 Amber star mix Little Bit.

3 rats Summer, Winter and Spring

3 Dogs: Lab Honey bear, Samoyed Duke, Pit mix Candii

3 cats: Snickers, Kit Kat, Zelda

1 desert turtle Harry

And a whole lot of fish in the fish tank

 

Reply
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