BYC Café

[aart]

Hotter today due to fewer clouds, chickens panting, they'll get EL tomorrow.

 

[CapricornFarm]

Finally got some much needed rain today. Last night i picked a bunch of peas and beans. Love fresh veggies!

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are having a second night of lettuce from the garden tonight.

 

[Sally PB]

The littles are in their area in the coop. The move was traumatic, but they love their new space. We'll see how it goes when the big birds come in to roost.

So many new sounds! A plane flew overhead, and that was scary, at least the first time.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I will move the 2 large pullets from banty this eve to be put in the large main coop tonight.
Clipping a wing so they cannot fly far lots of spare room in the main coop.

 

[LaFleche]

Finally got some much needed rain today. Last night i picked a bunch of peas and beans. Love fresh veggies!

How I envy you! We are still waiting for some steady rain, the few drops we had last night evaporated without effect.

 

[LaFleche]

Good morning Cafe!

A freshly brewed pot sits on the counter, help yourselves to it and enjoy the day!


One of my mother hens laid her second egg yesterday and I expect her to leave her chicks any day now. This is rather early at 4 weeks + 3 days, but I think the extremely hot weather has much to do with her early weaning.
Her chicks will probably just join the other mother hen (her sister) as they already often do during the day, and she accepted them as hers.
The only time they stay with their "birth mothers" is at night.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe and thanks for the coffee LF.

Her chicks will probably just join the other mother hen (her sister) as they already often do during the day, and she accepted them as hers.
The only time they stay with their "birth mothers" is at night.

I am hoping that Jody's chick will join Astrid's chicks when Jody is done with her/him. Which would be pretty neat as Jody's chick is Astrid's biological chick.

Astrid's horrible hatch rate is showing me that if I want to hatch out of my flock I need another rooster. Remi is the problem with that. That poor hen is relentlessly pursued by the boys, has a bum leg and is blind in one eye and it is pure hell for her when the cockerels come into lay.

 

[LaFleche]

me that if I want to hatch out of my flock I need another rooster. Remi is the problem with that. That poor hen is relentlessly pursued by the boys, has a bum leg and is blind in one eye

Could you separate Fabio and her together with maybe one other Oldie to spend their old age in peace while leaving the younger ones with a new but well socialised cockerel?

it is pure hell for her when the cockerels come into lay.

This is hilarious

 

[Offshoreorca]

Good morning Cafe! Thanks for the coffee LF!

Another grey day here - I'm loving the cool weather, although it's going to be sunny and hot the rest of the week....