Fuzzy's Farm

[NovaAman]

EEK! I'd be a bit worried about the goats... Do you still have the goats?... with a coyote around... I am glad he can't get into your coop. Maybe he'll get the witch... Oh, I so didn't just say that.


As much as I so very totally hate that the hawk got my little girl, I would rather only lose one here and there free ranging them, and have them be happy, than loose a whole coop of birds in one night to a raccoon... After the attack, I tried to sucker the girls into the run for the rest of the day, but the neighbors birds heard me whistling for mine to come, and THEY all came running. Carl tried to get them to go back over to their own yard. It was pretty funny. They see me, and they come running. They hear me in the front, on my cement slab calling my birds, and his all come running too. It is some sight to see, me standing in the middle of 60 odd birds! LOL I love it!

 

[teeville5]

Love the chicken run. No matter when or why, the second they hear you it's an all out stampede. LOL

Sorry about Carmel, Nova.
Thanks for the re-sizing info, Fuzzy and Byfm

 

[BackyardFarmMom]

My babies survived the day, they stayed in their kennel and the others stayed on their side, they seemed to be pretending the door was shut

Ah,............ birds.
Then i let out the others and gave everyone sardines, good times. Then had to manually toss babies out the door and shut it quick enough that i got myself! They were convinced the big girls wanted to eat them and the big girls seem bored with the drama.

I see why maurice is aiming for the big ninny- he tried with his foster mom today and boy did she blow up! Chased him down and grabbed him by the hackle, hung on while he screamed and ran! Geesh. Poor little guy, i kinda felt sorry! Henry looked irritated but didn't get angry when he made a little run at cookie, so if the girls are ok i think he will be ok with sharing. lol. (Sharma the foster mom has a fetish for henry, the big roo- what a mixed up bunch!!!)

Love the chicken run. No matter when or why, the second they hear you it's an all out stampede. LOL

Sorry about Carmel, Nova.
Thanks for the re-sizing info, Fuzzy and Byfm

Xs 2 LOL

 

[fuzzybutt love]

EEK! I'd be a bit worried about the goats... Do you still have the goats?...

As much as I so very totally hate that the hawk got my little girl, I would rather only lose one here and there free ranging them, and have them be happy, than loose a whole coop of birds in one night to a raccoon...

No, we gave them back. Too expensive to feed right now!!! Ya, that sucked. I had a similar story with my first flock......... stupid coons. The happiness thing is why i select specifically for birds that are calm and like the protection, It's why i rehomed 2 of my hens, we were buddies but they were too restless. Ditto on blue the roo. If i could have rehomed him.......... The birds i have now won't even leave the chicken yard unless i'm near. If i dip back into the coop to clean, they all go back into the yard! I can already tell that some of my babies are going to be better free rangers, so even if i wanted to keep them i couldn't keep them and have them be happy.

 

[Chickenfan4life]

No, we gave them back. Too expensive to feed right now!!! Ya, that sucked. I had a similar story with my first flock......... stupid coons. The happiness thing is why i select specifically for birds that are calm and like the protection, It's why i rehomed 2 of my hens, we were buddies but they were too restless. Ditto on blue the roo. If i could have rehomed him.......... The birds i have now won't even leave the chicken yard unless i'm near. If i dip back into the coop to clean, they all go back into the yard! I can already tell that some of my babies are going to be better free rangers, so even if i wanted to keep them i couldn't keep them and have them be happy.

Are you saying you got rid of your chickens?

 

[fuzzybutt love]

No, just a couple hens and i need to re home some babies.

 

[fuzzybutt love]

I really have considered giving up my flock, except for cocoa's daughters (she was special to me), because i don't take losses well. I have a hard time rehoming too....... so it is hard on me emotionally when i have to "give the word" or lose one, rehome...........

Her daughters really are just like lap kittens, like she was though! So far i have been trying to continue her bloodline, because everyone should have at least one special girl. When i lost her i gave myself until spring to make a final decision....

but no matter what her daughters stay with me even if they have to be house chickens. I won't give them up, especially the last one.

 

[NovaAman]

look at silver, she's got the funniest darn house chicken ever! If they are quiet, I'd say, find an apt that allows you to have a pair of birds... don't tell them what type... heheehee

 

[NovaAman]

That sob hawk was back again today. I purposely waited to let the birds out this morning until late... Anyway, I was reading a book and I heard the alarm, ran out the front door, no socks or shoes or coat, and there was that hawk chasing Fritz the Jerk around under the thicket! Fritz is fine, all hens and chicks and roosters accounted for. I just spent the last 1.5 hours walking around outside to make sure it didn't come back..

 

[NovaAman]

Roger Jr is crowing it up in the garage. LOL. I can't believe how big he is compared to his siblings... well sibling.

So... That hawk was not detered by me for very long. No, it didn't get one of my birds after all. It set its sites on neighbors GLW pullet. Carl was outside working on his new run, digging a trench to bury the skirt when he heard the commotion. He looked up and not 30 feet from him, there that darn hawk was on top of his GLW, he yelled at it, and it took off. The GLW was stunned, but other than that, she's alright. This is one determined bird. To not be afraid of the neighbor to the point of attacking the chicken with in a stones throw away. And it wasn't like Carl was standing still either! I had just gone back in the house, had been patroling the yard cuz it is kinda hard to get 32 scared chickens to go into the run. Some were in, some were in the garage... I would not be surprised if I didn't get hardly any egg tomorrow...

GAH! What a hair ripper of a day. I am glad I didn't have to work today, Or I am pretty sure Fritz would have been a snack. I need some fake owls. I am thinking of putting up a few scare crows and moving them about the yard... LOL it'll be something new...