BYC Café

[DobieLover]

I'd guess skunk or raccoon.

I've never seen a skunk up here. Down in the valley, yes. My money was on a raccoon.
Makes me extra grateful that I have the electric fence to protect the chickens with Remi having been locked out last night.

 

[DobieLover]

Are those reptile eggs?

Turtle. Probably painted. I see them the most.

 

[SkyAJK]

I had similar troubles in addition to severe dry eye that was extremely painful. The solution was a large humidifier kept next to my wood stove. The last 2 years I haven't had any problems with my eyes hurting.

Thank you. I looked up humidifier online, they are mostly little one. I will find a medium size and get one. My eyes are itchy now, the dryness and cold air do that.

 

[SkyAJK]

Good Afternoon,

I have not seen a hawk in real life, but I have seen snakes in my backyard as they migrate about in summer.

Already had a few tea/coffee already, drinking endless hot drink to keep warm. My chickens combs are powdery, it is cold/dry/and windy so not just my chickens I am also having skin itch due to this. The moisturizer, and drink plenty of water..etc..

I am on the verge of adopting a bantam rooster...on the verge of it..waiting for confirmation that the rooster is bantam. I am often thinking of getting a bantam rooster, it entered my dream of picking up an abandon rooster on the sidewalk. Logic tells me do not do it, forget it and so I look and look and...found one....God helps me as I can not help myself.

This morning I put down various grain seeds to grow green for my chickens to eat, I covered those and I hope that my chickens will not dig them up. I will soup them if they do!

Have a great day

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[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè. Coffee is ready.

 

[Sally PB]

Here's a refill!

I'm going to make rhubarb jam today. And go to the grocery store and go get some more chicken feed. A high of 71° today, so it's probably the last time I'll have weather this cool to do some prolonged cooking.

I have one rhubarb plant that is going gangbusters! It sent up 3 flower stalks, but I cut those off. I think I might split it early next spring. Or wait a year until another one is bigger; I've discovered I really like rhubarb jam.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee.

 

[SkyAJK]

Good Morning
Making my 2nd cup of tea now.
My granddaughter hen pecked at the salad bar seed bed I build for them, those seeds have not germinated yet. I told her off, she pecked at my hand to back off so she can continue eating those seeds. She is my treasure, she knows I love her.

I made an offer to purchase that bantam rooster, he looks small enough, but the owner does not know his breed, only know that he is 6 months old. I am thinking of cancelling it, but my fingers do not seem to have the ability to text the cancellation.

Here is the rooster - Can anyone please help identify his breed? He looks like a bantam as he is not much bigger than the bantam standing next to him. Thanks

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafè. Coffee is ready.

@SkyAJK he looks like he might be a mix. I can't enlarge the attachment to get a better look. If you are having reservations about keeping him because of the noise, you need to have a plan in place on what to do if you have to rehome him. I hope he works out for you. Roosters are a pure delight and I love having them in my flock. Fabio's absence has been felt deeply by all involved.

 

[Sally PB]

I sure do miss hearing a rooster's crow. So does hubby.