Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[Suzi18]

Forgot to say I drink McDs coffee too since I put in a few hrs at work there most weeks.
off to work now, bbl...

ok....have a cup of coffee for me.....black.

 

[theuglychick]

You're so right! I can't pay $20 for a toy he's just going to destroy!! Those are great tips!

Bird toys are outrageously over priced! I get plain baskets, no paint, varnish glitter, etc for 50 cents - $1.00 on sale. At garage sales, when I tell the people what I want them for, lots of times they just give them to me for free! I get the unpainted blocks from Amazon:://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N2J7JA1/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8
A little high, 50 for $12.00, but she loves them!

 

[Parront]

ok....have a cup of coffee for me.....black.

Folgers, black being consumed here as we read this!

 

[Parront]

You're so right! I can't pay $20 for a toy he's just going to destroy!! Those are great tips!

I look at those toys, then find something cheaper and better in the used children's toys at the Goodwill! I have gotten old children's blocks there for $1.00, which is my limit for Dylan's toys! She likes the colored ones, but some are too big. Children's toys are safe to put in toddler's mouths, so I let her have those in colors. Lots of chew toys keep her feathers looking Good. If you notice in those Alex videos, they sometimes chew up their feathers. That was one of the criteria I had in looking at older birds, no pluckers! It is a habit that is almost impossible to break.

 

[staceyj]

Update on the broody busting / crate dilemma.

In store price 59.99
Online sale price 49.99
Online purchase with instite pick up 1 hour later:
19.99!!!!

The 18 inch crate is plenty of room as a time out spot.
Probably very good if you wanted to limit mobility.

But... here's the but.

I put her outside and all the other girls came and jeered at her for bing in lockup
And one stuck her head through the crate to give her a poke.

I don't want this to become an
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
situation
So now we are back inside in a crate within a crate.

*cat is being relocated after I hit post.

Updated again to say now the chicken is in the bathroom.

 

[Parront]

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

Some of my favorite chickens have been Orange!

 

[theuglychick]

Heehee she went from Orange is the New Black to Inception!

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Update on the broody busting / crate dilemma.

In store price 59.99
Online sale price 49.99
Online purchase with instite pick up 1 hour later:
19.99!!!!

The 18 inch crate is plenty of room as a time out spot.
Probably very good if you wanted to limit mobility.

But... here's the but.

I put her outside and all the other girls came and jeered at her for bing in lockup
And one Stuck her head through the carats to give her a poke.

I don't want this to become an
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
situation
So now we are back inside in a crate within a crate.

*cat is being relocated after I hit post.

 

[Suzi18]

Update on the broody busting / crate dilemma.

In store price 59.99
Online sale price 49.99
Online purchase with instite pick up 1 hour later:
19.99!!!!

The 18 inch crate is plenty of room as a time out spot.
Probably very good if you wanted to limit mobility.

But... here's the but.

I put her outside and all the other girls came and jeered at her for bing in lockup
And one Stuck her head through the carats to give her a poke.

I don't want this to become an
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
situation
So now we are back inside in a crate within a crate.

*cat is being relocated after I hit post.

If you wait long maybe they will pay you to buy a crate. Seems like the price keeps going down.

 

[staceyj]

Heehee she went from Orange is the New Black to Inception!

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Heehee she went from Orange is the New Black to Inception!

[/QUOTE]

And from Inception to The Martian, because the chicken is now in the bathroom all alone....

 

[Parront]

Update on the broody busting / crate dilemma.

In store price 59.99
Online sale price 49.99
Online purchase with instite pick up 1 hour later:
19.99!!!!

The 18 inch crate is plenty of room as a time out spot.
Probably very good if you wanted to limit mobility.

But... here's the but.

I put her outside and all the other girls came and jeered at her for bing in lockup
And one stuck her head through the crate to give her a poke.

I don't want this to become an
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK
situation
So now we are back inside in a crate within a crate.

*cat is being relocated after I hit post.

Updated again to say now the chicken is in the bathroom.

What about suspending the broody breaker cage too high for those bullys? Swaying up in the air would be enough to break broodiness, I would think. Plain wire that you can see through to the ground far below, is not the secure, dark nesting location of a chicken's dreams!