I think the natural instinct is to NOT go broody in the fall. If you do figure one is broody, you'll want to seriously consider setting her up with her own nesting box and run that isolates her from your other birds. I would also have a suspected broody sit on fake eggs for a few days to be sure that she's really going to follow through with sitting on them for all 21 days.
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I think the natural instinct is to NOT go broody in the fall. If you do figure one is broody, you'll want to seriously consider setting her up with her own nesting box and run that isolates her from your other birds. I would also have a suspected broody sit on fake eggs for a few days to be sure that she's really going to follow through with sitting on them for all 21 days.
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And when you fold the map up it is even shorter.
Welcome to the Washington thread Chickadoodoo! It's hard to keep chickens feet from getting muddy sometimes, but the important thing for me is that they have a place where they can get some relief and dry off, like a covered run and a nice dry coop. If their feet never have a chance to dry out then I think that's when you might start having problems with them.
YOUR girls should have plenty of opportunity to get out of the rain and get their feet dry with that beautifully awesome new coop!
Everybody - meet Chickadoodoo - she studied long and hard about coops and chickens before she set up a home and new flock. She was able to start her flock with gorgeous birds from our fellow WA BYCer's and I believe her study and research has paid off.
Congrats to all of our Washington chicken enablers! Here is great example of what kind of lovely backyard flock one can get with enough thought and planning!
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Oh thanks! I think that's a great idea, since no matter when it happens it will be any of my girls' first time brooding her own eggs/chicks. My friends whose coop I cleaned and had 2 broodies for the last 2 weeks said she'd also try hatching any eggs that came her way, but when I was there I noticed that one of the girls was sitting in the next box but I'd reach under her and there would be cold eggs. She was only setting on one egg, and the 2 behind her were cold. So in that case I wouldn't want to give that hen eggs! bad broodyI'll definitely keep an eye on things and see if anyone stays in the nest and keeps all the dummy eggs warm for a few days before getting real hatching eggs. Thanks Dave.
Well darn, another day of breezes and more rain. Ah well, that's what we needed to wet down all the dry. (memo to ME, you can let up now)
Off to pick up my prescription AND a few extra groc. Clam Chowder is on my menu for today. I can almost taste it.
Bad news; Jake had a mild seizure yesterday evening. (I had another dog that had seizures due to being hit by a pu truck). No more Kibbles and Bits for him says the Doc. NO corn, soy, wheat, dairy, sugar. Which of course, K & B is loaded with.
So, it's back to the "taste of the wild". More expensive but I have to admit even I like it better. (no, I don't eat it) His breath is much sweeter when he on it. My feed bill for him just doubled, but he's kinda worth it. Yeah, he is.
Later,
ps; ME = mother earth
Off to pick up my prescription AND a few extra groc. Clam Chowder is on my menu for today. I can almost taste it.
Bad news; Jake had a mild seizure yesterday evening. (I had another dog that had seizures due to being hit by a pu truck). No more Kibbles and Bits for him says the Doc. NO corn, soy, wheat, dairy, sugar. Which of course, K & B is loaded with.
So, it's back to the "taste of the wild". More expensive but I have to admit even I like it better. (no, I don't eat it) His breath is much sweeter when he on it. My feed bill for him just doubled, but he's kinda worth it. Yeah, he is.
Later,
ps; ME = mother earth
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Thanks so much Sadie sue! Are the silkies in your profile picture the ones I saw when they were babies? They are so cute!
Well darn, another day of breezes and more rain. Ah well, that's what we needed to wet down all the dry. (memo to ME, you can let up now)
Off to pick up my prescription AND a few extra groc. Clam Chowder is on my menu for today. I can almost taste it.
Bad news; Jake had a mild seizure yesterday evening. (I had another dog that had seizures due to being hit by a pu truck). No more Kibbles and Bits for him says the Doc. NO corn, soy, wheat, dairy, sugar. Which of course, K & B is loaded with.
So, it's back to the "taste of the wild". More expensive but I have to admit even I like it better. (no, I don't eat it) His breath is much sweeter when he on it. My feed bill for him just doubled, but he's kinda worth it. Yeah, he is.
Later,
ps; ME = mother earth
My cat actually had to try that food too, he is allergic to plants ( Ikr! Plants! Who would have thought!) but he didn't seem to like it. So he is back on kitten food which is ALOT cheaper than taste of the wild!
I wonder what my girls are thinking of this new thing called hail? I know I'm not thinking to highly of it right now....
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