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Holy loud chicken noises bat-man! I awoke to some crazy noise thinking it was the chickens pecking the glass on the slider, but no, it was clearly too loud for that. So, I went outside, (found an egg) fed the girls their normal breakfast of a carton of yogurt inside a half a pumpkin (along with their feed), replaced the water, gave them a hand full or two of oats and then came inside for coffee. HOLY MOLY then they set up to caterwauling like I've never heard! I went running, that was not a good sound. Evidently there was a squirrel attempting to liberate their food. Phineas was having a fit, which of course led to the coronal and Pherb joining in full volume! Tini wasn't as loud but clearly they were NOT sharing with the furry one. I was outside trying to get them to be a bit more quiet because well, I do live in the city! As I am tying I can hear them squawking up a storm out there. I am thinking we may have another egg today, since I know it was the Coronel that laid this one, and I am sure we have 2 birds laying now, as we had 2 eggs one day. Maybe they just want me to come out and pet them, they have been following me around and stand at the door if I am in the kitchen. :) Who knew I'd be such a bird lover? PS I LOVE LOVE LOVE those cute silkies someone posted for sale, but can't take a pair. I can't have a roo.... :( But I'm very excited because we will be adding 2 red stars to our flock here this week or next! YAY! Can't wait for more awesome personalities! <~~~~ \CHICKEN JUNKIE


I have a Phineas and Ferb too! :)
 
Did kids name yours too!? LOL My nephews named mine. Guess what?! We got our second egg today! so we have 2 laying now! :) My hubby got to find his first one. (he tried not to act like it was totally cool, but he was giddy)
Cool! We got our first egg while Beth was in the hospital. I took it to show her, then the *^%*&^ cafeteria lady broke it!
 
I would definitely wait for a snow storm to see where those drifts will be. Never in a million years would we have guessed where our drifts would actually be. Also, if the garage is attached to the house, the chicken smell will come in if you have enough birds out there. We raised 28 meaties in our garage this fall and I had to clean every day to keep the stink at bay. Now we've only got a broody and her 4 babies out there and its not a problem at all.
I agree, would be best to wait for a real good snow storm. No, this garage is detached. That is a lot of birds! Did you try shavings on the floor to absorb the poos?
 
Suncatcher, flexibility is the key. Depending on which way the wind blows, it is nice to have options. I have two main chicken doors, currently having two groups of chickens, where the wind blows across the doors, minimizing the drifts. But because we have the mountain swirly, squirrelly type of winds, everyday is different. Currently, both doors are closed, due to the gusts of 50+ mph.
Makes sense, I have noticed that the wind can blow from many directions, but rarely from the East, not sure why. We do get a good amount of wind from the west, northwest and north.
 

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