grannys gone and done it

[mrsc1951]

That would be fun to be able to sit down together! The seramas sound beautiful. Can't wait to see pictures.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

he said he didnt get the money again. arrggg................ my friend is trying . i should of done snail mail. would of been there. LOL

 

[Granny Hatchet]

finally !! the money was received. they will be in the mail monday. he said i will get them tuesday . I know that means wednesday. I hope all is good. to me, 50 dollars is a lot for 2 chickens and some maybe eggs. i never had shipped eggs before and he said he was packing them in a plastic jar because they would go in the same box as the chickens. said he would tape the jar against the side of the box. I think any egg that is shipped and knocked around is a miracle to hatch. warm days cool nights, just dont seem likely. my foot is still infected and a bit painful. i have drs. appt. wednesday. thats how i know the chickens will come that day. it will be 2 trips to town. lol

 

[alisan]

I havent done it yet but Grannys making plans....  I think people that keep chickens in the house are a bit ,well, obsessed. not my business.  i am planning on buying a pr. of seramas  . actually my friend is supposed to do a pay pal for me tonight or in the morning.  I think he is just pretty much just charging shipping. 50 dollars total. he offered eggs also but i think i am going to pass. its just the wrong time of the yr. so they need heat to 40 degrees in the winter. about the size of a fist and i am wondering what kind of mess they would be in a brooder in the house till spring. they are 3-4 months old. i wouldnt have to ask anyone to care for them and it may brighten my day. i dont like the messes though and if it gets to be too much i guess i can put them out even if its cold. not sure about that . my brooder floor is wood and that makes it a bit hard on odor control.  i dont want to clean a cage every day. has anyone done this before ?  will it stink or bad to be breathing?

I hatched some chicks years ago in winter had them in my laundry room till march...crazy I know!! I had sand in my wooden brooder and cleaned it everyday just like cats litter box?? Haha! It wasn't bad as far as smell?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

my brooder wont hold sand, it would just spill out. i have found out that i am getting a breeding pr. I wonder if i could put them with all the others after quarantine. in the big coop and put a heat light there but the others are much bigger and may take the heat. if the eggs hatch i will have to do the same. keep them in the house for a while. i have done that too and its fun for about 3 days then i am ready for them to go out. with seramas i know thats not gonna happen.

 

[alisan]

my brooder wont hold sand, it would just spill out. i have found out that i am getting a breeding pr. I wonder if i could put them with all the others after quarantine. in the big coop and put a heat light there but the others are much bigger and may take the heat. if the eggs hatch i will have to do the same. keep them in the house for a while. i have done that too and its fun for about 3 days then i am ready for them to go out.  with seramas i know thats not gonna happen.

I didn't know better back in the day but I was given a set of seabrights and just brought them home and put them right in with my orphingtons. Its must be true God takes care of the ignorant lol because nothing happened

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I got out of the house today. i had to take a pain pill but it was nice to go. lol hit up 2 flea markets. i bought a horse shoe door stop because my dog frosty decided he didnt like the one i had been using. i woke up last night to the sound . i knew right away what it was. the thing is , she has it under my bed where no one else can reach. it was something some balloons were attached to and it had foil type stars and ribbons on it. i have purple stars all over the floor. i cant bend over to pick them up and every time she goes under there the stars start flying. i also bought a beautiful glass vase . it is very big and it is clear with colors swirled through it and a few dots. 4 bucks. I am getting pretty excited about the chickens. i have only had bad luck with shipping them. 3 times and dead each time. I did get spazz a day late but he was ok. she put pomegranate half and apple half in the box w/ him. he went after the pom. the most.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I forgot to say i also bought the flock a pumpkin. if its a wormer or not i dont know and really dont care. i wormed them already. I just know they like it and thats good enough for me. LOL

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I think my chickens are defective. They don't like pumpkin.

 

[KayTee]

I think my chickens are defective. They don't like pumpkin.

My chickens don't like raw pumpkin either. I also thought that I had defective chickens, but then I realised that they were just very very spoiled - I found that if I cooked pumpkin they attacked it like pirhanas! I now cook chunks of marrow, courgette, pumpkin etc and throw them out - they disappear within minutes. They have so much choice in all the food, scraps and free-ranging that they have (1000 square metres of back garden for 8 chickens) that they have become really picky about what they eat!

However, sometimes they throw me a curve ball - they've recently decided to eat sweet (bell) pepper seeds, when a few months ago they wouldn't even touch them. For some reason a flock's tastes seem to change over time - don't ask why - it's just because they're chickens