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  1. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    For the second day in a row a hawk has been by. Today I got within 6 feet of it while it was trying to nab somebody. 3 times the dog and I have chased this bird off. Yesterday my dog almost managed to yank it out of the air when she jumped and grabbed for him. Hopefully we scare him away...
  2. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    So I have some news. I found 20 eggs hidden away yesterday. Massive nest on my neighbors property. Yep. On top of that Daytona was playing in the road again and someone actually got out of their car and chased her out of the road. Unfortunately I was laughing to hard due to the honking to be of...
  3. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    My setup is pretty redneck so the roosting bars are thick tree branches. Now mind you this branch has been in the coop for at least a year. It had a spot that had 2 branch offs that I angled down, back and out. Somehow she stabbed her throat and beak with one and wrapped her neck around the...
  4. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    I opened my coop today, let everyone out, waited a while and went to check eggs. Only 5 in the nest boxes so I go check the coop because some pullets just drop it wherever. Found Speckles dead. She managed to snap her neck and hang herself on a roosting branch. Considering the scene I have...
  5. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Same. My husband dumped his cold coffee out this morning and the flock came running to investigate. On a good note Face's eggs have started hatching. I have counted 3 babies so far. :woot
  6. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    I don't even know if the look was for taking a picture, being there at all, being there and laughing, or if she was mad about somebody under her that she hopped on top of. Pepper is the black 1, Kora is the white, and the squished brown 1 is Nova.
  7. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    I got to laugh. 9 nest boxes and they do this when all are open and unoccupied at the moment. Also a picture of Yeti and some chicks to cheer myself up.
  8. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Well I heard a racket and went investigating. Somebody's real cute very fluffy big dog had my Lavender Orpington pullet in his mouth. Unfortunately after chasing him off while walking around I found an olive egger pullet just laying there and while injured both were alive but within 30 minutes...
  9. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Candled Face's eggs. 1 dud 6 left. Yeti keeps burying the chick water dish in shavings and dirt, and while locking up I noticed 3 of Shirley's chicks are without a doubt cockerals. 2 look to be hens and 1 is an EE that could go either way. It has been unusually wet here this year and mushrooms...
  10. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    So Yeti (my silkie) hatched her babies finally. 2 on Saturday, 3 yesterday and the last 1 today. So exciting right? No! Yeti is calling on DNA that should not exist in such a tiny bird and viciously defending her babies. I moved her from the tiny nesting area into the grow out pen and she...
  11. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Well the Husband finally noticed Face is brooding. He is not impressed. :gigSomebody also laid an egg under his boat, he found a small stash of 3 eggs when mowing, and everyone is molting so he thought the 1 bird loosing feathers was going into the crockpot. I had to explain molting and he is...
  12. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    That poor man will almost run away from my Lavenders. They really creep him out. They have that innocent look which just makes it worse. Honestly when they run up to me he flinches. It probably doesn't help that I have only 2 and 1 is a pullet while the other is a cockeral. He is not a fan of...
  13. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Probably doesn't help that I think these 2 have the shredder gene. I wanted some Orpington but the Lavender was all TSC had at the time so I went with it. I am just mean though and want more just to freak out my poor husband. :lau They are super shy but will follow me around which just freaks...
  14. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Just something funny. My husband thinks my Lavender Orpingtons are creepy. He thinks they look dead and such, well now I'm pretty sure I now want more for .... Reasons.
  15. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Thanks. Everyone else seems good. Nature is harsh. It isn't heartbreaking for me because I get that things happen and I also eat anyone who doesn't cut it in my flock. Had one of my aggressive cockerals for dinner last night. He was delicious. I kind of hope I get a bunch of cockerals from all...
  16. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Everyone else seems fine. I think Laverne may have accidentally stepped on it because she wants out of the broody pen to be with everyone else. Laverne and Shirley both get the backyard to themselves while everyone else free ranges in the day. In the evening I put those 2 and their chicks up and...
  17. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Well lost the baby chick. It had bloody stool. Nothing I did helped and it eventually passed. Now I get to candle Yeti and Face eggs. Time to grab the welding gloves.
  18. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Unfortunately it looks like I may lose one of Lavernes chicks. Very lethargic this morning and it just sits wherever it is placed and doesn't follow Mom just huddles there with eyes closed. It is now in my inside brooder getting some TLC. Laverne doesn't seem to notice she is missing one.
  19. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Yeti is surprisingly viscous guarding her nest. It is hilarious to me but the poof needs to go so she can track her babies. She can't usually track my hand when I am checking her so yeh. I need to get a picture of her. She is adorable but not smart at all.
  20. ValkerieGunn

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Yeah Yeti is like that too. Even better is her roosting bar is like 3 inches off the ground. I may trim her head poof while she is nesting just so she can see her babies. Here is hoping she is a good mom, I am enjoying the moms doing their job and not having me hand raising the chicks.
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