Chat room for non religious poultry keepers! :D

[fluffycrow]

Glad things seem to be going smoothly with them! Why can't he go back to his girls, though

Mostly because of their age. Foureira is the only one who is laying, so they are still very young. Their eggs are tiny to begin with, coupled with the fact that they are very young pullets, I don't want anything to hatch from them. For similar reasons I don't want them brooding yet, but that happens regardless. So I'm mainly making sure they can't hatch anything, and of course I'll break them if they go broody before 8 months

 

[Kay-T-Hammer]

Glad things seem to be going smoothly with them! Why can't he go back to his girls, though?




Haha, yeah, the sea spiders are a freaky bunch.

I'm mostly the same way, though if I move them I use a piece of paper or something. I just can't pick them up bare-handed. I mainly see them out around the coops, though, rather than in the house. Mostly wolfies, orb weavers, and harvestmen. There are a lot of funnel webs out there, too, but I almost never see the actual spiders with them.

I just scoop them up and hope that they do not run up my shirt-sleeves.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Mostly because of their age. Foureira is the only one who is laying, so they are still very young. Their eggs are tiny to begin with, coupled with the fact that they are very young pullets, I don't want anything to hatch from them. For similar reasons I don't want them brooding yet, but that happens regardless. So I'm mainly making sure they can't hatch anything, and of course I'll break them if they go broody before 8 months

Ah, I see. That does make sense.

I just scoop them up and hope that they do not run up my shirt-sleeves.

Uhhh, I'll pass on that.

 

[fluffycrow]

Final update for today, Cruella and Lady Gaga are sleeping in the olive tree, Ursula is on top of some crates

Uhhh, I'll pass on that.

agreed. Whenever a bug starst crawling up, I frantically flutter my hands to get it off

 

[RebelFord81]

I have 3 right now. But one burrowed about 2-3 weeks ago and has not resurfaced yet.

It's molting

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Final update for today, Cruella and Lady Gaga are sleeping in the olive tree, Ursula is on top of some crates

No worries about predators with them sleeping in a tree?

agreed. Whenever a bug starst crawling up, I frantically flutter my hands to get it off

I can usually remain calm about it and not flap my hand or anything (...unless it's a stinging insect like a wasp, and then all bets are off), but I definitely try to encourage them to leave sooner rather than later.

 

[RebelFord81]

This is what we're doing today! Clearing up our acreage. The chickens are thrilled when we take breaks and they can eat all the ants lol
https://pin.it/3RNTkkP

 

[fluffycrow]

No worries about predators with them sleeping in a tree?

Nope! The tree is inside their pen, so it's the safest of safe places. Ursula is more at risk, if say a weasel were to come

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hi

 

[fluffycrow]

Hi