Goodtrouble
In the Brooder
- Jun 19, 2023
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Hey yall. Excited to be raising chickens again here in SW Wisconsin. The girls just graduated from our bathroom, to their outdoor coop, now that they are fully feathered and the weather has warmed up
My hope is that they will help take down the Deer tick population, which is crazy high around here, and half of our family and most of the dogs have contracted Lyme or other tick borne illness at some point over the last 30 years. I'm pretty vigilant with a nightly tick check and wearing light colored clothes tucked into socks.
The bonus is that each of our 6 little Grandsons (oldest almost 5) got to name one. Button John Flower is the most gregarious of the Chicks, a Barred Rock. Bucky Badger, Thomas, Bumpy, Racoon and Yona make 6.
Warning to new Chicken raisers. One of the chicks pecked one of the boys right in the eye, luckily no serious injury. I'm a medical professional but couldn't find any specific guides to this type of eye injury, but it was information on this site, where I learned that this is not uncommon, as the Chicks/Hens mistake the pupil for a nice black bug. So keep your eyes away from pecking distance, or wear glasses or goggles.
I love to just sit and listen to those soothing chicken noises, my chicken therapy
My hope is that they will help take down the Deer tick population, which is crazy high around here, and half of our family and most of the dogs have contracted Lyme or other tick borne illness at some point over the last 30 years. I'm pretty vigilant with a nightly tick check and wearing light colored clothes tucked into socks. The bonus is that each of our 6 little Grandsons (oldest almost 5) got to name one. Button John Flower is the most gregarious of the Chicks, a Barred Rock. Bucky Badger, Thomas, Bumpy, Racoon and Yona make 6.
Warning to new Chicken raisers. One of the chicks pecked one of the boys right in the eye, luckily no serious injury. I'm a medical professional but couldn't find any specific guides to this type of eye injury, but it was information on this site, where I learned that this is not uncommon, as the Chicks/Hens mistake the pupil for a nice black bug. So keep your eyes away from pecking distance, or wear glasses or goggles.
I love to just sit and listen to those soothing chicken noises, my chicken therapy
It hurts but no permanent damage was done. Chicks especially are attracted to shiny things and your face. They will go after teeth too! So definitely keep your face out of theirs with chicks, adults tend to be a bit more careful with us I think.
Hopefully the chooks will help reduce the population in your yard.
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
