Consolidated Kansas

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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Name it Dinner and stick to your guns. Make sure you plant some carrots and spuds to go with Dinner.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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Name it Dinner and stick to your guns. Make sure you plant some carrots and spuds to go with Dinner.

When It was grown it would barely feed me

They already named it

they named it Toasty

My pheasants and Mandarins are the only thing I will name. My silver Pheasant is Hambone

Toasty fell asleep eating

 

[CarolAnn]

I bought a 50# bag of food grade DE at a farm supply in South Topeka for $30. It wasn't TSC but a couple miles south on Topeka Blvd. At that price I'd drive up there again. I use it in the litter, nest boxes and in their feed about once a week. I also put it in my dogs food and my breakfast protein shake most mornings.

 

[CarolAnn]

Who of you have used the pinless peepers and where did you get them? If I can get my hands on some I'm putting them on my birds to see if I can break their habit of picking feathers. I know some of the feather loss is due to molting, but I also know I have a pecking problem. Where is my best source and price on peepers?

We put up the new 30'x50' run yesterday. We'll turn my chickens out there in the evenings instead of letting them run the whole place as we have been doing. That had to change if I was going to have any flowers anywhere this year. I like letting them roam but I love having beautiful flowers through the summer.

Here's a question: I've seen a soft chicken/bird netting that can be hung over a run to keep out flying predators but don't know exactly what it's called or where to get it. I want to drape it over my new run so I don't have to worry about my chickens being out in the open in the late afternoon/early evening. Anyone?

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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That would be Premiere Farm and Home. There is a swap meet April 30th, 7:00 am to Noon.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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I have. I got them from Stombergs, but you can also use the bits they sell. Its like a hog ring , it goes in their nose through their mouth so they cant close it all the way ,but can still eat.
http://www.strombergschickens.com/p...-or-adult-pheasant/close-confinement-supplies

 

[CarolAnn]

Thanks but those rings aren't what I'm wanting. I wouldn't think it'd be good for my chickens not to able to close their mouths. The peepers are what I'm interested in.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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I would rather them not close their mouths all the way rather then not see a predator

 

[CarolAnn]

Well now I hadn't thought about that!!

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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It was just a thought ....... Dont wanna hear bout none y'all loosing birds to a predator, I guess I should say ground predator's.

I think I got Hawked . I haven't seen my hen pigeons since 7am this morning, two of the squab I noticed fledged the coop at about 7pm last night I haven't seen them as well

, or all that shooting we heard first this this morning I hope was not them being shot

I will remain passive till I find out other wise.