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

[Parront]

Didn't I read somewhere, about someone who raked up their fall leaves into black garbage bags, and then would add them to their run over the course of the winter?

Lots of people with chickens save bags of leaves. I used to get my neighbors to give me their leaves, too! If you don't have a compost area yet, just think of your biggest chicken run as a compost pit.

 

[Molpet]

Only 2.5 pages to catch up with, wonderful!

It's noon here, and I am FINALLY eating my first meal, 2 sausage patties with 2 fried eggs, a slice of white american cheese and a spoonful of spicy chipotle mayo. Don't you judge me!!!

PIC and I raked leaves and put them into the main run and into the brooder coop run for Xena and the Nuggets. Tomorrow we're gonna put some into the quarantine pit for the Brat Pack.

Didn't I read somewhere, about someone who raked up their fall leaves into black garbage bags, and then would add them to their run over the course of the winter?

So, I figured out very recently, that I have to start keeping up with the weather. I hate that, but I guess it's requirement for homesteading/keeping any outdoor animals. I have always been the person who liked to wake up and be surprised by the outdoors... lesigh....

lots of us store leaves for the winter.. have to be DRY leaves.. I have better luck w/the paper yard bags for long term storage in a protected area.. the MOISTure can escape... I go to town on garbage day (when it's been dry) and grab bags of leaves... I check the bags to make sure there isn't any wet grass...

 

[Parront]

My tiny human is a picker and she has scars all up and down her arms and legs from picking at mosquito bites and scabs from Cuts. I've been telling her since she was little to stop but she can't. I've started just putting Band-Aids on her but they don't last very long.

When my daughter was young, she got "itchies" and just could not stop scratching. Benadryl cream did help some.

 

[Parront]

wet grass...

Bad neighbors for putting wet grass in nice leaves! No slimy old grass for your nice hens . . .

 

[Smuvers Farm]

Lots of people with chickens save bags of leaves. I used to get my neighbors to give me their leaves, too! If you don't have a compost area yet, just think of your biggest chicken run as a compost pit.

We are using their run as a composter.. but nothing yucky... this is why we bought the sawdust... told DH a wood chipper is on my Xmas list.... Oh NOOOOOOOOOO, no diamonds for this girl... a wood..mother clucking... chipper....

If only sexy af 23 year old me could see me now... yegawds....

lots of us store leaves for the winter.. have to be DRY leaves.. I have better luck w/the paper yard bags for long term storage in a protected area.. the MOISTure can escape... I go to town on garbage day (when it's been dry) and grab bags of leaves... I check the bags to make sure there isn't any wet grass...

No one puts out bags of leaves along our street...... and I see whut you did dere! PS. I'll get some paper yard bags....

 

[pitbullmomma]

.. the MOISTure can escape... I go to town on garbage day (when it's been dry) and grab bags of leaves... I check the bags to make sure there isn't any wet grass...

heeeheeeeheeeee!!!!!!!!

 

[Parront]

but nothing yucky

The only thing toooo yucky might be dog poop. No coffee grounds for hens, that's about all. No huge road kill, maybe!
edit to add: fresh grass clippings if short, I used. We had burmuda.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

The only thing toooo yucky might be dog poop. No coffee grounds for hens, that's about all. No huge road kill, maybe!
edit to add: fresh grass clippings if short, I used. We had burmuda.

Welp, guess I can get rid of the deer carcass from my back seat!

 

[Parront]

Welp, guess I can get rid of the deer carcass from my back seat!

Deer do not make it to the back seat, strapped to the hood, right?

 

[Parront]

Now, small squrill size road kill, chickens want!