Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[Wolfwoman]

Stormy - In honor of our dog Stormin Norman that left us last night. Stormy had a rough ride as a hatching egg, and we weren't sure he was gonna make it. He hatched sometime last night.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Bonnie's got a chick!

What a cutie!!

 

[MrsDeb]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Congratulations Stormy!

See Bonnie! Now youre an expert! YOU DID IT!!

 

[Wolfwoman]

Can anyone tell me about how long it takes for them to dry once hatched? I want to try and pinpoint a little closer his time of birth.

 

[Wolfwoman]

I thought I'd spam everyone with more Stormy pics

We're waiting for the rain to slack off to take Norman to the cabin.

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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She's so cute!!

 

[EHaus]

What a sweet fluff of a chick! Congratulations!

 

[BirdBrain]

So what is the best way to protect against minks, weasels, and martins? I have a six foot chainlink fence for the runs and the coops have vent holes covered in hardware cloth. I'm thinking to install an electric fence but wonder how that does with snow. Any thoughts?

 

[MrsDeb]

BB, if an ermine wants your birds, there's not a whole lot you can do. However....we bought the hardware (plastic) cloth from Walmart. It has tiny holes in it and reinforced the chain link at the bottom
with the cloth. It has much smaller holes than the chain link....Mink arent so much to worry about unless you live near water..... Any of these guys will find a way in if they really want in...Youre just keeping
em honest.

 

[PandoraTaylor]

WW sorry for the lost of your friend Norman

and Congratulations on your chick.