Icelandic Chickens

[Hillbilly Hen]

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Thanks Jake! But I must keep it here. For Mother's day I wanted a small run added to the back. Yesterday DH picked up some lumber for that

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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AWWWW....

NO! No more breeds!

but right now all you have are babies...not breeds

Hush Self! Our husband would kill us!

What husband doesn't know.....

UGH!!!

Your husband would love the Delawares!!

 

[kathyinmo]

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It is very very close!

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[The Sheriff]

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Lots of people swear by them...so pretty good.

They seem to go on ebay pretty fast for well over $100 depending on the model. I am holding out for a Brinsea Octagon Advance EX

That's what I have.

 

[The Sheriff]

Kathy that chocolate is going to be all melted. Just turn around and send it over here. For my goats of course.

 

[kathyinmo]

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It just happened to be a perfect time to ship chocolate. The heat wave subsided and I am now freezing and wearing a sweatshirt. The high today was only 60. I don't want your goats to have diarrhea, ya know.

 

[The Sheriff]

We had a very productive day here! I scored a 9 x 6 dog kennel on Craigslist for $100 and we turned it into an emu house. Covered it with a tarp temporarily and placed it alongside the end of the barn. We will cover the sides with T11 siding to match the barn. We also moved the goat house down next to it and will cover it to match the barn too. Yippee, they are no longer in my yard and have no more access to the area under the deck. They are barnyard animals now. Tonight will be their first night in the new housing. I hope they'll be safe. They should be. I won't be able to have Jack and Diane protect them. I am being forced to put them in the adjacent pasture and keep Jack in the round pen for four months. I hate the idea but I have been overruled. Apparently I am supposed to run him in circles for two hours every morning and night until he lets me put a halter on him. I am going to hate it! Plus, I can't stand up for two hours.

Somebody else in this house may have to start getting up earlier.

 

[Jake Levi]

Back to the 3 Amigos, going on 2 weeks old now,

all were chipmunks, still are , sorta, the largest and the smallest carry their tail feathers kind of pointed low, the middle ones tail points up, almost 45 degrees, and has a bit more attitude then the other two, could it be a roo? Yeah I know, just over 50% probability , but is the tail any indicator?

Also of the six, it does seem to have the best Butch hair of all, looks like it might be a crest.

So, Kelly, tell me true,

could it be a roo?

Time will tell, but........

good buy on the kennel Mary, wanting updates on the emus temperament development.

Hint from a horse/donkey trainer, tieing the jack an hour a day will do the best, in the round pen long lining, with or without a line, but with a long trailing buggy whip to guide him around for several 10-15 min sessions a day, going around the inside fence , and changing directions will work wonders, get a halter on it, with a 6-8' rope on it that he can drag around and step on helps greatly with the process. To get the halter on someone needs to rope him and snub him up tight to the fence so the halter can be put on, put it on then let him loose, to run around, buck, whatever, after about ten mins go in with the buggy whip and start him walking then loping around the perimeter, after about 8 or 10 revolutions change direction, just step towards his front with the whip to his front and he will turn back around to the other direction, about 8 revolutions and he can be turned back for half a dozen or more the other way. He may start to chew, or put his head down, and be eyeing you, if so let him slow down and just lightly step to his front and wait for him to halt and just stand there, if he turns to you praise him, and call it a day. Whole thing should take no more then 20 mins or so after the halter is on.

3-4 more days he should be quite amenable to whatever you want. Tie him up to a top rail, leave him tied for a half hour to an hour, after a few days he should be ready for you to lead him wherever. When you tie him, do it with a slip knot so if he gets in trouble you can release him.

Its NOT a job I would reccomend that you do. I have done it many times but I started long ago with it. Also, dont have the jenet around, or in sight during this.

Anymore questions just ask away. This is a combo of Monty Roberts 'Horse Whisper' join up training, you can google that and find a lot more info on it, old cowboys I knew were doing it long before I ever heard of Monty Roberts.

 

[The Sheriff]

Thanks for the advice Jake. I am passing it on to DH. I like the idea of anything that doesn't involve him in the round pen all summer. I think his fear of the halter is from getting shocked on the neighbors electric fence. He never minded the halter before that. Once we get it on him, he is happy and we can go for walks. He is just afraid to have anything touch his nose now. He walks, stops, back up, lifts his feet for the farrier, etc. He just can't get the courage up to get the halter on. He is the sweetest boy ever, he's just scared. I'll try your method and if the neighbors see me they may decide I am not a hopeless city woman after all!

Now I just have to find a good hiding place for a 300 pound mini donkey during all this!

As for Kelly, she'll break your heart every time!

 

[thebirdguy]

Kathy, Glad to hear the chocolate is close... You'll have to post a picture :

I'll bet you could wall paper your living room and 2 bedrooms if you save all the wrappers... I did send you some eggs as well... it'll be a surprise what breed they are..

Still got six icelandics.. one black one is not looking like he'll survive the night..

I really don't understand why they are having such a hard time.. They were really squished in the corner when I opened them up, only thought there were 7 chicks in the box till I got half of them out. I don't know what else to do to help them..

I tried to get a picture of the baby pheasants sleeping but they move everytime we try.. I'll keep at it till I get a good one to show you.. Just imagine in the meantime.... they only sleep standing, in what I call the mosh pit.. everyone pushing against everyone else.. when one sways, they all sway and yes I have seen them wibble, wobble and all fall down... They keep trying to snuggle under the chicks wings too.. I think next year I'm going to set some pheasants under some silkies..

I got all the lumber bought and cut to build a modified nella bean brooder today.. .. I'll post pictures as it goes...