Consolidated Kansas

[CarolAnn]

Oh no, that sounds soo painful Renee!! A couple weeks ago I had a day when all I did was drop, fumble or juggle everything I picked up. I should have given up and gone back to bed where it was safe. I hate days like that. I just got over getting my right thumb slammed in my heavy Expedition door.

DH heard a big commotion at the hen house this morning, from inside the house. By the time I looked out the door, threw on long pants and boots and hurried out I found a small hawk sitting on a dead chicken. What chickens didn't make it into the coop were either trying to cram themselves through the chain link gate into a corner. We didn't get the smaller wire over the big wire over that run and now I've lost on of my girls. Tomorrow were buying chicken wire and it's going up whatever the weather. Man I hate losing one of my beautiful birds! The hawk came back twice. It can't get to the chickens now but I should have clobbered it with the rake while I had the chance instead of catching it and tossing it out of the run.

 

[backyardfarmer83]

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I live in Olathe, KS. I just found the city's most updated ordinances that were placed in May of 2010, so you may not have seen them when you posted this. Originally, they did have a law that if you lived within city limits you were not allowed to have chickens at all unless you lived on acreage big enough that they wouldn't be a nuisance, and even then you weren't allowed to have cockerals (roosters). Now it seems that things have changed to envelope all domesticated animals. I don't have a link, but you can go to www.olatheks.org and look up city animal ordinances to see for yourself. It states that you can keep any domesticated animal as long as it is not noisy or dangerous, plus you have to take care of it (provide food, water, shelter, keep it clean and healthy, etc.). There is no mention of chickens at all, but the term "domesticated animal" includes fowl and this ruling includes any and all domesticated animals. There is also hinting of a limit on how many you can keep, and there has to be proper fencing and housing conditions. So, even though it doesn't say you CAN have chickens, it doesn't say that you CAN'T either. Loophole opening right there.

--BackyardFarmer83

 

[Ivywoods]

OUCH Renee! Be careful!

Well, I feel REALLY good!

I got all the tin off the old roof and stacked up. I got all the "innerds" of the old barn disassembled, knocked apart and into piles. Got all the walls down. All that's left is knocking apart the old rafters or trusses or whatever you call those structures that make up the roof. Of course there is still all the old block to be cleaned up. That's a job for the skidsteer. Once that is done we will clean the old barn poop off the slab and get ready to start the new barn.

It ALWAYS feels good to get stuff like that accomplished. I am also VERY tired!

 

[tazcat70]

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I live in Olathe, KS. I just found the city's most updated ordinances that were placed in May of 2010, so you may not have seen them when you posted this. Originally, they did have a law that if you lived within city limits you were not allowed to have chickens at all unless you lived on acreage big enough that they wouldn't be a nuisance, and even then you weren't allowed to have cockerals (roosters). Now it seems that things have changed to envelope all domesticated animals. I don't have a link, but you can go to www.olatheks.org and look up city animal ordinances to see for yourself. It states that you can keep any domesticated animal as long as it is not noisy or dangerous, plus you have to take care of it (provide food, water, shelter, keep it clean and healthy, etc.). There is no mention of chickens at all, but the term "domesticated animal" includes fowl and this ruling includes any and all domesticated animals. There is also hinting of a limit on how many you can keep, and there has to be proper fencing and housing conditions. So, even though it doesn't say you CAN have chickens, it doesn't say that you CAN'T either. Loophole opening right there.

--BackyardFarmer83

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I am not sure if I should cry or laugh for you. Hope you feel better soon.

 

[Katy]

Renee....blows to the head are not good...especially for you and me!!!

 

[ChooksChick]

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Katy, I was thinking about that as I hit my head on the basement support beam for the 40th time last night...my hubby is pretty mad that I keep doing that and wants me to wear my old hard hat from when we were building the new Enginerding Building when I worked at KU...I just can't make myself do it. I'm only 5'4" and the basement is 5'3"...so it' isn't nice to have my brooders and incubators down there. I suspect many would agree that I probably can't afford many more blows to the head...and not be surprised to hear that it's a regular event.

Ivywoods, I totally want to go play on a skidsteer!! It's great to have the sense of accomplishment doing that kind of work- where you can stand there, dust your hands off, put them on your hips and have a good sigh, because you can SEE what you did.


bnjmik, It is wimpy to get Nylon, but you only need it to keep birds in and out- if you aren't having packs of wild animals on your property during the day, and they'll be in at night, it's not necessary to have it stronger. A 100' X 25' usually runs me $40-60 shipped. I price shop like a madwoman on ebay, because the same sellers will price it 5 different ways- you have to use due diligence.

And lastly, to the new folks visiting us here, a big WELCOME!!!

We love having more chickeners on the thread in the area! Nice to see you!

 

[OzawkieBantams]

Three mommas shareing seven chicks. No fighting just protecting.

Another broody

 

[Ivywoods]

OzawkieBantams-What all kinds of bantams do you have? I've got some really nice partridge wyandotte bantams. I have one pair, and she is laying good fertile eggs, but I have no more room in my little incubator. Interested?

My black copper marans eggs are selling about as fast as I can collect them. I have two different roosters over two different sets of hens. One set is free ranging (but only with the one roo). Lately I have not found any of their eggs. I have a feeling they have a nest hidden somewhere and I haven't found it. I am also thinking that if they are laying in a nest somewhere one of our great pyrenees dogs (the pup) may be eating them. He came up when I set my egg basket down today. It only had one egg in it. I turned my back to move my chicken tractor. When I turned around the egg was gone. When I looked around I saw Runt, the pup, casually licking the egg out of the shell.

I wasn't fast enough to punish him. I hollered and he took off. I may just have to bait him with an egg on the ground, then punish him when he goes for it.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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Sure. Not sure when I could get them, but yes would love to set them.
Banies I have found are nutorious for hidding their eggs.
My broodies and the three hens are mutts, my others are Black Old English Banties.