Hate to say this Danz but.....you're doing it wrongSo Ladies and Gentlemen this is some more of my downsizing!!!

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Hate to say this Danz but.....you're doing it wrongSo Ladies and Gentlemen this is some more of my downsizing!!!
And finally here is a pic of my pen I built for my young chicks I'm keeping:
They're very happy in there & they have lots of room for now to run around. I figure it won't be long before they outgrow this pen too, but hopefully by then they can go out with the big chickens. They will be used to each other by then since their pen is right in the run.
Well have a good afternoon all!
I started a mealworm farm this year. It is thriving, but I don't feel I have enough to start feeding to the birds yet. I am hoping to use them for cage training some of my show birds, and any extras will just be protien supplement for the rest. So far the hardest thing about the mealworm farm is remembering to keep a fresh veggie or something in the substrate for moisture for them.Wow Danz! It has been an adrenaline filled day for both you and Marshmallow!! Glad the new vet is going to help decrease that adrenaline for the both of you next week
I know nothing about hatching eggs, but if I ever get brave enough to let my silkies set on them, your advice on how they should be packaged is being kept in a safe place for future referenceI know my kids would love to see babies hatch, but I know I am not brave enough yet to incubate them like you do! I am deciding to let my son build a meal worm farm though
I can't yet believe that.....
I don't remember seeing lavender or lemon orpingtons there..... I do love my buff. Maybe someday that will be the kind of egg I let a silkie hatch
Ivy, what are they using on your foot? I have drop foot and pain in my heel from severed nerves. I would love to try anything to either decrease heel pain feeler some feeling in the ball of my foot. I gave up with the PT after a while once I figured out how to walk with the drop foot.
HE chicken, your chick is adorable!!!! I have a little Cochin roo too. He hasn't started to crow yet, so I keep hoping I am wrong. My friend who is going to take him when he does crow told me that he "might" just be a red combed pullet.... I am betting not. I don't know why I enjoy these little bantam Roos so much. They are just so tiny and full of so much spunk I guessI tried to keep my D'uccle from crowing, by putting him inside and that just seemed to intensify his need to crow CONSTANTLY when I did let him go out.... Drafted little goof ball!!!
Trish, so glad your foot is not getting worse! Those spider bites can be devastating. I had a student who was but when he was 2weeks old, above his ear while wrapped in a blanket. It disintegrated his skull and did major brain damage. It is a true miracle that he survived to be the light of his grandparents life. I am eager to see pics of more chicks! This addiction is sucking me in![]()
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I AM REALLY EXCITED! Today BamaProud came by to pick up some birds. Two of the hens he was getting were under the hen house. It was going to be really hard for me to get down on my hands and knees (or probably my butt) to get them out from under there. I had read several places where Havanese dogs have been used for herding family flocks of chickens. Bella, the mama dog has shown great interest in my turkeys that are free ranging in the yard. As soon as I went in the pen to try to get those hens out, Bella went right under there and chased them out for me! She didn't hurt any, she just chased them out.![]()
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I am going to start reading everything I can about training a herding dog. Gee. Wouldn't it be nice to have dogs that protect my flock as well as dogs that help me manage my flock!
KarenS, I sure hope you don't need your incubator too soon, I'm sorry I sure thought I would have parts by now.