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[ronott1]

Been there! our dog has done things to our tv that we've never seen before and have no idea what he pressed on the remote to cause them. The tv may be smart, but the instructions that come with it aren't...

That is so true!

 

[ronott1]

Mornin', y'all!


Soggy , gray morning here, but a lot pleasanter than it was yesterday evening! The wind built all day, and was sustained over 30 mph and gusting over 50 by the time I did the evening feeding. The poor horses were so rattled by all the tree branches blowing down, they were almost too spooky to eat their dinner. I must admit, I wasn't exactly serene myself; watching trees thrashing around like that (especially the dead ones) makes it a little hard to keep my mind on my work; thoughts keep straying to escape routes every time a gust comes up. We got maybe half an inch of rain out of all that drama. Not that I'm complaining; this system produced tornadoes from Texas to Florida, so if all we got was a bit of bluster, I'm grateful.

And this morning, we have no internet. Don't know if there's a connection there or not.

My last free-ranging rooster got taken by a fox mid-morning a couple of days ago. His sole remaining female companion is locked up by herself, but I don't want to leave her that way; any advice on introducing her to an established group without getting her killed?

Introduce at night when they are roosting.

Watch in the morning to make sure she is doing ok. Some scuffling is safe but remove her if they get too rough. If you have to remove her, try again the next night. Keep doing this until they integrate.

For a single, it can take a couple of weeks until they are fully integrated. Often it seems more dependant on the bird being added and not the flock though

 

[ronott1]

Health advice : please don't inject Chlorox or shove UV light tubes into your orifices.

Uggh!

 

[DobieLover]

Health advice : please don't inject Chlorox or shove UV light tubes into your orifices.

The man in the oval office is in desperate need of a filter, both for "in" and "out."

Are you serious? THIS is the crap I miss by not watching TV?
And to think I had that syringe of Chlorox ready to squirt up my schnoz...

 

[DobieLover]

@Bunnylady, gradual introduction is best.
I'd crate her in the territory of the flock you want to integrate her with and figure out which hen is the least aggressive towards her. Then section off part of the coop/run (if you have a run) and put the two in there for a few days to become buddies in full view of the rest of the flock. Then let them both out first one morning to eat before letting the rest out.
I did something similar with three new girls being integrated into my flock and it went smooth a silk. Fabio helped a lot.
Getting her buddied up with a friendly member of the existing flock in view of the others will help her as will a good rooster so hopefully the guy running that flock will accept her and help her into the flock too.
Good luck.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning How is everyone here in the Cafe taking the feathered out pair of Cochin to silkie coop here tonight been in the brooder in the spare room need to go away

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Good morning, Penny Good morning, cafe.

Things are supposed to start opening back up on Monday. Hopefully this is a good thing...We're at 442 cases, over 300 recovered, 13 currently hospitalized and 14 total deaths. Obviously, we are very fortunate.

Lysol said do not use Lysol as an injectable. I think I'll take their advice. Not really sure how this is even a question in anyone's mind, but here we are.

Sorry to hear about your rooster, BunnyLady. I hope the integration goes smoothly.

Margie, 100mph winds?? I can not imagine. If we had any more wind then we already have, I'd have to shave my head

 

[pennyJo1960]

We just have the drizzle wind might get 10 mile and hour here today
rubber boots take care of the feet and lower pant legs, I hate wet feet ...
Eating breakfast BF and Son leaving now get more plywood for the enlargment of the small coop and the card table top

 

[DobieLover]

Back when I lived in the flood house at the foot of the hill from where I am now, there was a large section of wooded trails I'd run the dogs through. After the 2011 flood, they were buried and I couldn't go in there any longer.
Today, I noticed that someone had cleared out new trails.
Bella reminded me of her past life when she initially refused to go in. I had to grab her collar and lead her in. Once we'd gone about 15 ft along the trail, she was pulling so I let her go. She and Skittles had a blast in the new setting and are now passed out.
If you zoom in on this picture you can see the big grin on Skittles face.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Sure can see it Dobie great to get her happy again