Chickens for 10-20 years or more? Pull up a rockin' chair and lay some wisdom on us!

[Mountain Momma]

maybe not, but I had a minute, that was all it took to find the ad, her phone # was there. I called her. she's pulling the ad and keeping her flock.

I love that you did that. It really sounded like they enjoyed the flock!
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[NikkiMiChickie]

maybe not, but I had a minute, that was all it took to find the ad, her phone # was there. I called her. she's pulling the ad and keeping her flock.   

I, too, love that you called her. This forum is truly a community, and I'm so happy to have found it and get to share in the joy of someone in another part of the country getting chickens, or curing their chickens, or keeping their chickens, or even culling their chickens! I hope you steered them to BYC, and in particular, this thread!

 

[delisha]

As long as Fred is cutting and hauling, I have two wood burners. One in the basement, and one in the medical chicken coop. My DH wants to put all the baby ducks in that coop and burn wood for winter to keep them warm as long as we will be getting free wood.

 

[cheeka]

I hope you steered them to BYC,
I did

thanks Mountain Momma and NikkiMiChickie. it was my first thought when I saw the post, didn't know that it would actually be so easy to find. She was very thankful

 

[NanaKat]

Anyone every have a hen that has never been broody adopt a chick as her own?
Had I not seen it happen I would not have believed it. Fortunately I had my camera with me to take pictures for another breed thread.

I posted the story with pictures on the okie thread...hope this gets you to the story. Scroll down to the bottom of page 3916 and it's in post 39158

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/39150#

 

[Pozees]

maybe not, but I had a minute, that was all it took to find the ad, her phone # was there. I called her. she's pulling the ad and keeping her flock.

Thank you!

 

[Pozees]

Anyone every have a hen that has never been broody adopt a chick as her own?
Had I not seen it happen I would not have believed it. Fortunately I had my camera with me to take pictures for another breed thread.

I posted the story with pictures on the okie thread...hope this gets you to the story. Scroll down to the bottom of page 3916 and it's in post 39158

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/39150#

That is just heartwarming! Thank you for sharing it - and I am so glad you had your camera handy!

 

[Beekissed]

Awwww! That is so very sweet! I think Bruce has a cross beaked hen that kept trying to adopt his meaties even though they were way out of the chick stage, so he let her and they are all a big happy family.

Don't you just love it when animals display seeming compassion? My dog Jake is like that and is getting worse as he ages..big softy mush pot!

 

[armorfirelady]

Some talk a few pages back about heated dog dishes. I got a cheap one from walmart. I don't want the birds to have an easy time pooping in their water, so I attached a cheap twist on quart waterer:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/21-heated-water-dish

Great idea!!! I currently have a plastic bowl full of water in the heated dog bowl & today it was tipped over I am sure from the hens sitting on it. I am going to def try this idea. Thanks !!

 

[bruceh]

Anyone every have a hen that has never been broody adopt a chick as her own?
Had I not seen it happen I would not have believed it. Fortunately I had my camera with me to take pictures for another breed thread.

I posted the story with pictures on the okie thread...hope this gets you to the story. Scroll down to the bottom of page 3916 and it's in post 39158

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/501128/okies-in-the-byc-iii/39150#

i had a ee hen that adopted 32 cx chicks and taught them to forage and scratch. the pic are on my profile under mama and the meat birds.