BYC Café

[ronott1]

Morning Cafe Pugsly woke me at 7 he had to pee like me okay we got that settled.
I have hatched 6, 1 waiting 5 like the photo 1 blonde View attachment 2414539

Nice hatch!

 

[LaFleche]

I hope they are all fine!

Are hawks especially hungry there now or migrating?

Apart from the shock they seem to be fine.

Yes, the young hawks have had their schooling and learned for some month and are actually trying to hunt successfully on their own now, resulting in multiple attacks a day causing quite a confusion among the chicken.

 

[Verna Y]

Finish my own house.
I really need this closure on dad's house. I spent too much time yesterday vacuuming with tears in my eyes because memories of my father kept flooding my brain.

 

[ronott1]

Apart from the shock they seem to be fine.

Yes, the young hawks have had their schooling and learned for some month and are actually trying to hunt successfully on their own now, resulting in multiple attacks a day causing quite a confusion among the chicken.

Hopefully the attacks will be less soon as they figure out that you coop is not an easy target!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Only three that have not hatched so far this morning

 

[Shadrach]

Moved some sand from a pile dumped in the woods 15+ years ago (while building ponds/filters) back up into the chicken run, under coop for winter dust bathing.
What goes around comes around?
Or life is nothing but moving things from one place to another?

Seems to have got to thinking about moving things from one place to another for me.

 

[pennyJo1960]

All but three left to hatch one more pipped there is massive amount of peeps there

 

[Shadrach]

Where I left off late spring. I did have the flooring in though.
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I finished painting and installing trim.
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I finished sanding and cleaning the other room.
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I managed to also get the tarps on the run just before dark.
Did some grocery shopping. Made a salad and the weekly frittata, and did all my work day morning prep. Still need a shower but have a bit of time to plop on my butt for a bit.

I'm going to buy you a plane ticket. No you can't choose the destination.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I'm going to buy you a plane ticket. No you can't choose the destination.

Where Back to England ?

 

[Shadrach]

Just went out to let them have some sunflower seeds and organic Butterkäse, a very mild cheese as a treat. They all came out of the coop where they were hiding since the attack and enjoyed the distraction.
One of the white La Flèche pullets seems a bit ruffled but runs well and got her share before retiring to the coop again. No blood as far as I could see. Will take a closer look this evening.

He could have entered anywhere, as not all of the almost 4.000 m² have netting and their run would be accessible if he flew in from the side crossing the adult run first.

Over the years I have observed the mother hawks instructing their youngsters how to climb the game fence like a ladder up to the top mesh and squeeze through. A skill they pass on to the next generations ever since.
Hawks are very observant, intelligent and skillful. Beautiful creatures, but of course I do not want them killing my chicken.

Love the size of your run.