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

[Beekissed]

Or you could just block off access to the garage each night?

 

[loanwizard]

Thought about that too. However with 6 teenagers, 4 dogs, multitudes of kittens, that dang door always seem to get opened and the chickes keep a bids eye out for an opening. It IS closer to collect their eggs lol!

Your first thought, as usual was the right thought.... just thought you might have a magic tonic or spell or something. Maybe I will go out to the main forum to get a real answer rather than a dang common sense answer like you folks give. I'll find my non working answer that I just like better than actually doing what I should have

 

[fowlman01]

I don't seem to have the integration problems that get talked about a lot around the site. I was told when I first started, from someone on here, to put the newbies in at night. I brought 50 new pullets home about a month ago and in the morning there was a little squabbling but no blood or anything that looked like it might escalate to that before I left for work. That said, it seems I have 2 flocks. I have 7 hens and 2 roosters that were my original flock 3 years ago. When I first brought them home, they were in a coop and run. I had coon problems and let them free range for their own protection. I know that sounds strange but free they survived, cooped up, they didn't. Dummy me used chicken wire, and placed the coop near the woodline under some pines where the coon had a buffet.

Fast forward to today. I have about 75-80 layers, but 8 of the original remnants of 9, maintain their own personal flock. They have eschewed the barn and choose to roost in the garage, which obviously makes a mess. These are 5-6 year old chickens but lay the best eggs of anyone. I have captured them at night taking them to the barn, trying to imprint on their tiny little chicken brains, that the barn is home. They come back to the garage. Every time I threaten them with the stewpot, they have a great egg day, large good brown eggs. Captain is my best roo too.

Any ideas? I figured with the molt on I would handle it then but they are still laying.

As far as the hogs, I am building an operation similar to what Bee described. I raise Tamworth, a heritage breed known for its foraging ability and ability to farrow without much assistance. They are purebred and genetically predisposed to be able to be raised in this specific manner.

Walt, I want your job. I want to judge chicks and for them to think I am sexy and squat for me.

If I told you about all the young chicken groupies that follow me around at shows, you would really want to be a judge. ahahahaha



I have a small understanding of what rock stars go through now.

Walt

 

[loanwizard]

Oh Lawdy! Be still my heart!

 

[Beekissed]

Nice, Walt

 

[loanwizard]

Shoot.... I got to stuttering and hit the wrong button!

Let's see... excellent lines, healthy hair, great skin tone, only thing that stops her from being Best in Show is that ugly profane tattoo....

 

[fowlman01]

Oh Lawdy! Be still my heart!

It's kind of a curse......

W.

 

[fowlman01]

Shoot.... I got to stuttering and hit the wrong button!

Let's see... excellent lines, healthy hair, great skin tone, only thing that stops her from being Best in Show is that ugly profane tattoo....

Thank God it is only a magic marker image and not a tattoo.....can't post pics of the ones with Fowlman tattoo's.

Walt

 

[loanwizard]

I wonder.... Fowlman, Foulman..... any significance to the 2 ? Naw, not our Walt.

 

[fowlman01]

I wonder.... Fowlman, Foulman..... any significance to the 2 ? Naw, not our Walt.

I will confess that it is a play on words....but don't tell anyone. If you are a judge, wizard.......you are expected to go to these really boring banquets and dress up in a tie etc. It is really a drag.......



Applications can be made to the Sec of the APA for the judges apprentice program.....ahahahaha......

Walt