Flock/Life Journey's 2019

[FlockQueen]

Guess What!
I don't need petrol in my car this week so I have $100 for my coop savings

 

[FlockQueen]

I was wondering about that giant egg...

Lol huge isn't it

 

[Ribh]

Spent hours travelling inter~island for the dentist today. After all these years I am still time~table challenged...

 

[TheBeardie]

I've heard that....we are in the Big Bend area of north Florida so we get heat but not as humid as further South really. I spent 30 years about 5 hours further south and on the east coast of Florida and that's probably worse heat and humidity wise but I'm interested to see how much better if any they tolerate the summer here than the rest of my flock. They are adorable though...

High-five to Florida living!

I live about an hour south west of St. Augustine in a small town. I haven't particularly noticed one breed dealing with heat better, florida heat destroys every living thing if left out in the sun too long. I've also never had any NNs. Maybe they do handle it better.

Before I had chickens my grandma had Rhode Island reds for eggs and to my knowledge have never lost a bird to the heat. She never used my cooling techniques. I honestly think my grandparents think I'm crazy for caring for my flock as much as I do.

On particularly hot days I give my flock, standard chickens, bantam chickens and muscovies, some frozen vegetable treats. My muscovies love digging veggies out of the pools and the chickens usually like to play with the treats, then they eat them when the veggies are almost thawed out.

Fans are also common for cooling down the flock. Plenty of shade is available, considering +100° heat easily happen out in the sun.

Lettuce was the latest treat for a hot day.

 

[KLIL]

Slowly getting closer to my goal

 

[FlockQueen]

Great tips and a photogenic bunch you've got there! Thank you!

 

[KLIL]

Spent hours travelling inter~island for the dentist today. After all these years I am still time~table challenged...

Lol my partners grand parents live on the island and they still have to look it up everytime. When we go visit it really is a lot of work getting over there and back again.

 

[tacothechicken]

Just gave penny 2 four HR old babies to keep for herself and stop her broodiness. We had 5 of 11 hatch today and rest are set for a day away, it's still freezing here though so I figured I'd give her two smalls to console herself and 2 less for me to look after as I know she cant fit the whole bunch in this weather. lets hope they're ok come morning! Luckily, at least judging by the roos attitude around our pullets, I know he will be very pleased when Penny shows up whith chicks in the next day or two should everything work out fine tonight. Also: Guppy and Sexy are still fine! Guppy hasn't feathered or grown further but continues to eat and act as a normal chick :/

 

[Ribh]

Guess What!
I don't need petrol in my car this week so I have $100 for my coop savings

I might have missed something along the way but... are you building your coop or buying? I take it Jason's something of a handyman?

 

[KLIL]

High-five to Florida living!

I live about an hour south west of St. Augustine in a small town. I haven't particularly noticed one breed dealing with heat better, florida heat destroys every living thing if left out in the sun too long. I've also never had any NNs. Maybe they do handle it better.

Before I had chickens my grandma had Rhode Island reds for eggs and to my knowledge have never lost a bird to the heat. She never used my cooling techniques. I honestly think my grandparents think I'm crazy for caring for my flock as much as I do.

On particularly hot days I give my flock, standard chickens, bantam chickens and muscovies, some frozen vegetable treats. My muscovies love digging veggies out of the pools and the chickens usually like to play with the treats, then they eat them when the veggies are almost thawed out.

Fans are also common for cooling down the flock. Plenty of shade is available, considering +100° heat easily happen out in the sun.

Lettuce was the latest treat for a hot day.
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I think people think im crazy for the amount of care and love I put into my flock. My partner usto say what are you doing? Until one day I found the mortar and pestle in the sink. I said did you grind up some herbs? My partner says no. I said ohhh what did you use this for? He said I ground up the chick feed it seemed too big for them. From that point on he never mentioned me spoiling my chickens lol.