BYC Café

[tjo804]

No, its for young chickens. View attachment 1438620
We are building a coop and run for the turkeys.

I saw your thread on the Turkey coop, it is coming along, can't wait to see moving day pics

 

[CapricornFarm]

I saw your thread on the Turkey coop, it is coming along, can't wait to see moving day pics

Me too! I hope the sawmill will get on the job after i call. Sometimes they are slow.

 

[drumstick diva]

tjo how wonderful of you to take in the two hens. Their previous owners should be doing jail time for neglecting their needs. The ducks seem to be eager to thank you and clear out the fly population.

I agree house chores can wait till cold weather. Months ago my reasoning was the chores could wait till warmer weather. The thing about that is there will always be housework to do and it's patient and will wait until someone 'getsroundtoit.'

 

[tjo804]

tjo how wonderful of you to take in the two hens. Their previous owners should be doing jail time for neglecting their needs. The ducks seem to be eager to thank you and clear out the fly population.

I agree house chores can wait till cold weather. Months ago my reasoning was the chores could wait till warmer weather. The thing about that is there will always be housework to do and it's patient and will wait until someone 'getsroundtoit.'

Not sure about nice of me I went there for fertilized Silkie eggs, on the way there we got a call I could have a Silkie pair. When we arrived, the eggs and Silkie pair were all bantam Cochins . But I saw that poor frizzle and had to take them! I am sure I would have had nightmares if not. On the same trip I saw the prettiest grey Silkie all alone. The wife loves her. And cannot be parted. Poor thing had been attacked by a coon as a chick. However he showed me a beautiful Muscovy pair he no longer wanted And their 2 ducklings! so we packed them up too this is what I looked like when I told DH about our new additions, and this he looked like . So here they are. 3 adult chickens, 2 adult Muscovey, and 2 ducklings. Oh yes that math doesn't match the story. 48 hours after we took home that load we got a call come get the Silkie. DH . Off I went again DD brought me to collect her. She was not all we left with, they managed to find a home for A Muscovy Hen and her 7 chicks at my daughters house, do you think flock math is heritary? When I got the Silkie home I took her eggs and candled, nothing! So I chucked em. She had been brooding and brooding they said that is how she is happy so they even let her sit her own unfertilized eggs. . Her feet were not chewed on, it was untreated leg issues at hatch IMO. She is happy not sitting eggs right now and has started laying. She can walk scratch the ground and even dust bathes. I still think she will be a house chicken with outdoor privileges. .
Wow that's like a long story long tale. Thanks for letting me rant.

 

[drumstick diva]

Silkies make great house chickens. My friend has had house chickens for close to 30 years,usually silkies (her favorites) but random others and has an old serama hen & silkie hen in the house now. Her aged peke-a poo dog willingly puts up with them .

 

[N F C]

Good morning Cafe! The door's open, come on in and get your drink of choice

(It sounds like several of you have been having summer for a while now!)

@007Sean sorry to hear about your chicks. Were you able to figure out what happened?

 

[drumstick diva]

If this is the first day of summer, and up to now we've had 90's, what comes next?

 

[N F C]

If this is the first day of summer, and up to now we've had 90's, what comes next?

I hate to be the bearer of bad news DD, but this is what comes next

 

[chickadoodles]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news DD, but this is what comes next
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Good morning cafe. Thanks for the coffee NFC.
I was out watering my freshly transplanted veggies before 6am. They went in shock yesterday and they looked dead.

 

[N F C]

Good morning cafe. Thanks for the coffee NFC.
I was out watering my freshly transplanted veggies before 6am. They went in shock yesterday and they looked dead.

Sorry about the veggies, hope they're looking better soon!