BYC Café

[DobieLover]

Tonight at lock up I saw that Sarge was not hiding in a nest box and was pleased about this... until I did head count and found him to be missing. I rechecked the dust bath area of the run and he was no where to be seen. He couldn't just up and disappear yet I couldn't find a trace of him.
I had left the run door open for the flock because it was warmer today and sunny and I wanted them to be able to come out. I ran around the chicken bush and all around the coop/run and still couldn't find a trace of him. No feathers. No blood in the snow.
I slowed down and went around the coop/run one more time and noticed that someone had jumped up onto the roof over the dust bath area. No other tracks. Then I looked up onto the roof of the run which is the next step up. No disturbance in the snow. I kept looking as the 2' overhangs of the coop roof provide a large snow free area of the run roof. And there he was! Tucked in on top of the run roof, under the coop roof with the snow blocking my view of him.
I had to pull out a ladder, climb onto the roof, wade through about 6 inches of snow, in the dark to rescue him. He's tucked back safe and sound in the coop.
Funny how fond I've grown of him. He's not a thing like his father. And I realize that's good and bad but he's a very sweet boy and he's nearly 20 weeks old and still as nice as ever.

 

[FortCluck]

That's good you've had no issues

I've shopped for one person so far... And maybe myself . Christmas shopping is stressful.

I've done everything on Amazon

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Tonight at lock up I saw that Sarge was not hiding in a nest box and was pleased about this... until I did head count and found him to be missing. I rechecked the dust bath area of the run and he was no where to be seen. He couldn't just up and disappear yet I couldn't find a trace of him.
I had left the run door open for the flock because it was warmer today and sunny and I wanted them to be able to come out. I ran around the chicken bush and all around the coop/run and still couldn't find a trace of him. No feathers. No blood in the snow.
I slowed down and went around the coop/run one more time and noticed that someone had jumped up onto the roof over the dust bath area. No other tracks. Then I looked up onto the roof of the run which is the next step up. No disturbance in the snow. I kept looking as the 2' overhangs of the coop roof provide a large snow free area of the run roof. And there he was! Tucked in on top of the run roof, under the coop roof with the snow blocking my view of him.
I had to pull out a ladder, climb onto the roof, wade through about 6 inches of snow, in the dark to rescue him. He's tucked back safe and sound in the coop.
Funny how fond I've grown of him. He's not a thing like his father. And I realize that's good and bad but he's a very sweet boy and he's nearly 20 weeks old and still as nice as ever.

So glad he was okay, DL!

 

[pennyJo1960]

So happy he was alright there Dobie and that he is so nice

 

[ShrekDawg]

I haven’t done any Christmas shopping yet.

Did buy a TV for myself though.

 

[igorsMistress]

I'm doing mine at 16 weeks that's when @igorsMistress suggested to start looking at my chickens to see if they're big enough yet.

Wait, back up the truck...I suggested weighing them first. Processing time isn't necessarily going to be the same age for all of them. Since your birds are JG mixes, they may take longer to grow to an acceptable weight. It really depends on what you want from your birds and whether your flock can handle the fights.

I had a cockerel that stayed here about a month longer than the rest. He was considerably bigger on the table but, with no competition for the girls he could eat and relax.

My tween boys are coming up on 16 weeks soon but there's not a lot of fighting and discontent among them yet so I'm waiting a bit longer to process

 

[FortCluck]

Wait, back up the truck...I suggested weighing them first. Processing time isn't necessarily going to be the same age for all of them. Since your birds are JG mixes, they may take longer to grow to an acceptable weight. It really depends on what you want from your birds and whether your flock can handle the fights.

I had a cockerel that stayed here about a month longer than the rest. He was considerably bigger on the table but, with no competition for the girls he could eat and relax.

My tween boys are coming up on 16 weeks soon but there's not a lot of fighting and discontent among them yet so I'm waiting a bit longer to process

Yeah I didn't word it correctly lol. I don't know if I'll even have any left from this hatch because I'm going to see if I can sell some on Sunday.

 

[drumstick diva]

good luck selling some

 

[drumstick diva]

I've finished my Hanukkah/ Christmas shopping but, always seems like it's not enough!!

 

[igorsMistress]

Coffee is on cafe, enjoy!