BYC Café

[Bunnylady]

That's one of the reasons I keep the rugs that were in the family house when I was a child.
One of my relatives acquired these rugs and were going to burn them because they were dirty.
It took me a while to clean them but I look at them from time to time and think of all the people who walked across them.
Unfortunately having the chickens in the house means they don't spend much time on the floor any more. Oh well, I suppose it's a small sacrifice.

When my kids were little, I was a member of a nursing mother support group. One of the things that came up at a meeting was, what do you do about little people and valuable (but fragile) items? My advice was, pack it up, and put it somewhere safe. That way, you can "visit" that heirloom if you want to go down memory lane, but if you leave it out, by the time the child is old enough to understand that "this is very special, but it's also fragile, so we must be very careful how we handle it," it could already have been broken, and you wouldn't want that between you and your child. Peace of mind is all about finding what works for you.

 

[Bunnylady]

OBX?

Outer Banks - Kitty Hawk, Cape Hattaras, Okracoke, that area.

You know, that string of sand bars with attitude that get trashed every time we see any hint of tropical weather.

 

[Shadrach]

There have been two hawk strikes here today.
The first on Tribe 3 and Notch took the strike. I don't know how he did whatever he did but his hens made cover and he just has a small handful of feathers missing from his left wing.
The second strike was from a Goshawk; someone from the main house heard one of the dogs barking and saw the Goshawk trying to drag Hinge down the bank. Hinge has survived two strikes before and she seems to know she is to struggle and not freeze. She managed to get free and the dog arriving scared the hawk off.
I've had a brief look at Hinge and apart from a few feathers missing I can't see any other damage. I'm goinng to get her off her perch in a while and give her a better checking over.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I'm not discussing this topic any further

I really don't appreciate your version of my dismissal, FC. While catching up, I came across a post I felt I wanted to respond to and so I did.

 

[FortCluck]

OBX?

Outer Banks

 

[FortCluck]

There have been two hawk strikes here today.
The first on Tribe 3 and Notch took the strike. I don't know how he did whatever he did but his hens made cover and he just has a small handful of feathers missing from his left wing.
The second strike was from a Goshawk; someone from the main house heard one of the dogs barking and saw the Goshawk trying to drag Hinge down the bank. Hinge has survived two strikes before and she seems to know she is to struggle and not freeze. She managed to get free and the dog arriving scared the hawk off.
I've had a brief look at Hinge and apart from a few feathers missing I can't see any other damage. I'm goinng to get her off her perch in a while and give her a better checking over.

Hope everyone is all right! I truly appreciate the way you free range your chickens.

 

[FortCluck]

Outer Banks - Kitty Hawk, Cape Hattaras, Okracoke, that area.

You know, that string of sand bars with attitude that get trashed every time we see any hint of tropical weather.

We go there for a family vacation every year. We actually know people who live in Hatteras year around.

 

[Building Bridges]

Outer Banks - Kitty Hawk, Cape Hattaras, Okracoke, that area.

You know, that string of sand bars with attitude that get trashed every time we see any hint of tropical weather.

Oh....right. They have had hurricane/flooding every year since going there. They are SE of Raleigh.

 

[sourland]

@FortCluck have you ever gone to Chincoteague, Va. ? Very laid back and still somewhat rustic - it's my all time favorite place to go. We started when the kids were small and go there every year for my birthday.

 

[Building Bridges]

There have been two hawk strikes here today.
The first on Tribe 3 and Notch took the strike. I don't know how he did whatever he did but his hens made cover and he just has a small handful of feathers missing from his left wing.
The second strike was from a Goshawk; someone from the main house heard one of the dogs barking and saw the Goshawk trying to drag Hinge down the bank. Hinge has survived two strikes before and she seems to know she is to struggle and not freeze. She managed to get free and the dog arriving scared the hawk off.
I've had a brief look at Hinge and apart from a few feathers missing I can't see any other damage. I'm goinng to get her off her perch in a while and give her a better checking over.

YIKES!!! Very scary. Good job Notch and Hinge! Yay for hero dog!