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[Shadrach]

I did finish your article.
Captain is 6 weeks old. I more or less "rescued" him from the hens when he came running up to me peeping his head off.
I won't pick him up otherwise.
If he pecks my hand, won't a few quick jabs back at him with my finger let him know to stop?

Maybe, but probably not. You're going to be mum because you are all there is. Your older hens will drive him away, Fabio will be very aggressive towards him I believe.
Eventually, he may take up with some of the hens he arrived with but Fabio will try to stop that in the short term at least.
The only way given you keep them in a coop and run environment to keep the peace is to build them their own home.

 

[007Sean]

True, Ron - there are always other things one can do with wine besides drink it.



Or get a short string of LED's and light it up!

Rhetorical question - how could a loving God ever create poison ivy?

My first outbreak this year was little bits on my hands, forearms, neck - I figured, OK, I was using a string trimmer a few days before, I thought I knew where the problem areas are around here, but I could have overlooked some. But today, I have it ALL OVER MY FACE. I mean everywhere, even on my eyelids. How the heck did I do that?!!

Then I thought, oh, crap.

Mango.

Critter brought a mango home a few days ago. BB2K used it in a chicken stir-fry, and I peeled it. I can just imagine rinsing the sticky off my hands, and sitting down, taking my glasses off and rubbing my eyes . . . .

Betcha didn't know you can get poison ivy rash from mangoes, didja?

I did, but I forgot . . . bet I don't do THAT again!

I'm so allergic to poison ivy, if I read about, I'll get it.

 

[CapricornFarm]

I'm so allergic to poison ivy, if I read about, I'll get it.

Me too, I am nervous about how much we have here, some of the vines are huge hairy things! A lot of it is coming up around the rabbit cages.

 

[007Sean]

I had some around a couple of my pens but dug it up before it got too big.

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm so allergic to poison ivy, if I read about, I'll get it.

Groan

Is all the damage you talked about on your property Sean? Glad you're ok!

 

[CapricornFarm]

I had some around a couple of my pens but dug it up before it got too big.

That is what I need to do, but I am afraid I will get a rash again. Maybe if I use a 10' pole!

 

[007Sean]

Groan

Is all the damage you talked about on your property Sean? Glad you're ok!

Well the damage was pretty narrow in this area but yeah, I have uprooted live oak trees 3' and 4' in diameter and some with 1' limbs broken off. Ripped some tin off of a few of my pens...been out fixing that first. Just a mess that I really didn't need right now.

 

[007Sean]

That is what I need to do, but I am afraid I will get a rash again. Maybe if I use a 10' pole!

Yeah I used a long handled spade and after using soaked it in bleach before I would use it again. And even though I didn't touch any of it, I still washed thoroughly with plenty of soap and water.

 

[igorsMistress]

Well the damage was pretty narrow in this area but yeah, I have uprooted live oak trees 3' and 4' in diameter and some with 1' limbs broken off. Ripped some tin off of a few of my pens...been out fixing that first. Just a mess that I really didn't need right now.

That sucks! Do you have someone to help you? Please be careful.

 

[007Sean]

That sucks! Do you have someone to help you? Please be careful.

Nope and I'm being careful.