From Civilian to Chicken Rancher timeline.

[The Lazy L]

July 1

The Coon surprise is going to take awhile to put together because one key part is back-ordered

BUT the Son was home so we did a preliminary testing. Found one bug that will need to be resolved and learned that the coons show up after 2 AM.


Run floor is all sand and yesterday I watch the chicks (6 weeks old tomorrow) give themselves a dirt bath.

 

[The Lazy L]

July 2

When I was cleaning out driveway fountain I found a beetle a good 1 1/2" in length. Caught the beetle and carried in out to the chicks.

Hilarious!

Lucky grabbed that beetle and play keep-a-way for a good 5 minutes until one of the ladies did a full body check on him, knocking him backwards and causing him to drop the beetle. Another 5 minutes of passing the beetle between the Ladies with Lucky in hot pursuit. Finally the chicks got tried of playing and the winner took the beetle off to a private corner to devour. "What are you eating over there?" And another game of keep-a-way is started.

The chick in front is (at least I strongly suspect) Lucky the Rooster (but unlucky in playing keep-a-way).

 

[The Lazy L]

deleted...double post...male moment....

 

[canesisters]

FUNNY!

I love when they do that.
On Sat it was around 105 so I took a frozen corn-on-the-cob out to the girls. They were terrified! So I sat down and picked a nugget off and tossed it to one. That did it! I had the best time picking that cob and hand feeding them. The next afternoon when I walked in with a cob in my hand they went nuts - milling around my feet, jumping up to try and reach it. I held it for just a few moments for them but they were pecking at it with such force that I feared for my finger tips. I think that I'm going to be freezing a lot of corn this summer...

 

[PeepinChicken]

Great thread here I just got done reading the whole thing.

My kids just go absolutely nutso for Corn o the cob, they devour it like blood thirsty little vampires, lol I haven't lost a finger tip to them yet

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[The Lazy L]

July 16

If I did the math correctly they are 7 weeks old today and I still have all 8 + 1. This is Lucky the Rooster eyeing the camera.

 

[binders]

Just spent the last hour plus reading this thread. Love it! Great job on the coop/run and being such a good chicken daddy!

 

[canesisters]

Look at how those little beauties have grown!

 

[7 Biddies]

July 2

When I was cleaning out driveway fountain I found a beetle a good 1 1/2" in length. Caught the beetle and carried in out to the chicks.

Hilarious!

Lucky grabbed that beetle and play keep-a-way for a good 5 minutes until one of the ladies did a full body check on him, knocking him backwards and causing him to drop the beetle. Another 5 minutes of passing the beetle between the Ladies with Lucky in hot pursuit. Finally the chicks got tried of playing and the winner took the beetle off to a private corner to devour. "What are you eating over there?" And another game of keep-a-way is started.

The chick in front is (at least I strongly suspect) Lucky the Rooster (but unlucky in playing keep-a-way).

I went to the bait shop yesterday and bought $3 worth of crickets as a treat for the girls. I got as much fun out of the crickets as the girls did! I had crickets and chickens hopping all over the run; it was a riot, albeit a short lived one. The girls made very short work of the little critters and not one managed to escape.

 

[7 Biddies]

On Sat it was around 105 so I took a frozen corn-on-the-cob out to the girls. They were terrified! So I sat down and picked a nugget off and tossed it to one. That did it! I had the best time picking that cob and hand feeding them. The next afternoon when I walked in with a cob in my hand they went nuts - milling around my feet, jumping up to try and reach it. I held it for just a few moments for them but they were pecking at it with such force that I feared for my finger tips. I think that I'm going to be freezing a lot of corn this summer...

I've got a bunch of corn in the freezer that's been in there too long, so I need to clean it out. Thanks to your suggestion, I know what to do with it: a tall glass of iced tea, a comfy chair in front of the coop, and a pleasant afternoon will ensue.

Thanks for the idea. Maybe not as entertaining as crickets, but definitely more affordable!