I hate to say this - but s/he is looking very healthy. Either not the mange one, or else that one fought it off and pulled through the winter very well.
Mine had zero issues with mustard, or hot sauce… I tried all sorts of concoctions and the only real solution for me was roll away nest boxes for the egg eaters and getting them all in one coop.
Mine either kick gold balls out of the nest, or ignore them. The fake eggs, they leave alone and DO tend to be more likely to lay in a nest with them versus a nest with a gold ball! That said, I find with the young ones just coming into lay - golf balls help over nothing. Not so much with my older, more experienced girls.
I like bright coloured aluminum walking canes for “chicken sticks”… you can herd, use the handle like a shepherd’s crook or behind the legs for the step up roosting in a tree retrieval, and it makes a great weapon for threatening and chasing off eagles, raccoons, mink, dogs, etc… helps we always had a few extras around, I should probably check the thrift stores for moreWonderful!
That worked pretty well getting them to go home. What is the blue herding stick you were using?
Just so you know:
He got some of the blue Buffalo treats (the extra good ones) when the chicks went back in the tote. The youngest kid was also sitting there helping, so loving on him, letting him snuggle, etc. to help with the whole thing. Sherlock's much more willing to go through the flock to go play with his ball. They aren't so willing to have him do that. All in all, a good step. And now we're going on another walk/ball play time.
I think it must be a different one - the ones with bad mange apparently don't usually survive a winter.
I have yet to recover the golf ball that Babs kicked out of the nest. It must be there somewhere!Mine either kick gold balls out of the nest, or ignore them. The fake eggs, they leave alone and DO tend to be more likely to lay in a nest with them versus a nest with a gold ball! That said, I find with the young ones just coming into lay - golf balls help over nothing. Not so much with my older, more experienced girls.
Can you post a picture of one so I know what to look for. I badly need something!I like bright coloured aluminum walking canes for “chicken sticks”… you can herd, use the handle like a shepherd’s crook or behind the legs for the step up roosting in a tree retrieval, and it makes a great weapon for threatening and chasing off eagles, raccoons, mink, dogs, etc… helps we always had a few extras around, I should probably check the thrift stores for more
