BYC Café

[Meg-in-MT]

Meg, I've tried to find a picture without any luck. Some of the Scottish Hihland Cattle keepers use what I can only describe as a horn bar. It has two slightly tapered open ended cups at each end and an adjustable bar welded in between. They drop the bar over the horns and lean on the bar. I am told, no I haven't tried it out myself that the cow's instinct is to push forward and/or twist.

That's interesting. Is it used for maneuvering them? Or keeping them from wrenching their head?

Should put a bar across Chewy's so she doesn't get her head stuck in the round bale feeder.

 

[Shadrach]

That's interesting. Is it used for maneuvering them? Or keeping them from wrenching their head?

Should put a bar across Chewy's so she doesn't get her head stuck in the round bale feeder.

I've only seem it used when a vet has had to work unmolested so I don't know how useful it is for other things.

 

[ValerieJ]

I may have maligned barking Bracket. She got all her chicks in in one hit this evening. Before, she would go in and get into the nest box. The chicks wandered around below the ramp calling for her. Bracket only came out to show them how it's done once. Day one, I got them in. Day two, I got them in. Day three one in on it's own and I did the rest.
Tonight Bracket marched up the ramp calling them to follow, turned at the top of the ramp and called them and up they all marched in single file. No fuss getting into the nest box either.
There's more...Bracket has kept the chicks slightly apart from the tribe until today. The chicks are mobile enough now to get up the concrete steps where Tribe 2 have their favorite shelter spot. Barcket has has them up their most of the day. Tonight at treat time the chicks were mixing in with the adults, Bracket completely unconcerned even when one of the chicks got a warning peck from Rivit.
This amounts to full on integration in four days basically.
I might need to pop round and offer Bracket a few walnuts by way of an apology for slandering her mothering abilities.
Knocks chicks have been going in on their own for a few nights now. The funny part is they go in exactly like their mum. Knock does't walk up the ramp from the bottom. She launches herself from the ground and lands a bit more than half way up the ramp. The chicks do the same. It's like watching fussy little balls bouncing around. Sometimes they overcook the leap and go right over the ramp.

I can picture those little fluff balls overshooting the ramp. And good for Bracket! She has turned into a great little mama!!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Well main coop cleaned still no sign of the 6th Sussex I did figure on of them is cockerel as 4 have brown tail feathers number 5 has white ones and just the start of spurs ... do not recall is number 6 was cockerel or pullet

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Well main coop cleaned still no sign of the 6th Sussex I did figure on of them is cockerel as 4 have brown tail feathers number 5 has white ones and just the start of spurs ... do not recall is number 6 was cockerel or pullet

Is there a chance he/she turns up, Penny?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I kinda doubt it now .. Went out to clean no sign of #6 others are out and the 2 blue cochin

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I kinda doubt it now .. Went out to clean no sign of #6 others are out and the 2 blue cochin

Sorry to hear that.

 

[igorsMistress]

I made coffee if anyone needs some.

I hear at least 4 chickens singing their little hearts out

 

[ronott1]

I made coffee if anyone needs some.

I hear at least 4 chickens singing their little hearts out

It is 30 minutes to lunch and coffee sounds great!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sorry to hear that.

Thank you I will take the cockerel to auction