INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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BantyChooks said:
Well, that was terrifying..... :rant


Looked out the window, and saw a hawk swooping for one of the RSL pullets. Ran out there like a screaming idjit! I got there just in time, Jace, her chicks, and the EHAL babies were all cornered too.

That could have turned out VERY badly. :eek:

Thankfully, the pullet he got is okay, a few feathers missing but nothing else. Now the hawk knows, though. :barnie


Lucky (my favorite EHAL chick) was missing for a good ten minutes, gave me a panic attack until he came racing out of the woods, terrified, before trying to hide under me! Poor guy!

Chickens are locked up for now, until I build saftey huts for them.
-Banti
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Have one of this available all times, you will find it very handy!
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Have one of this available all times, you will find it very handy!
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Actually, I just started making a slingshot! But yes- something light enough to not get in twouble, heavy enough to hurt. :cool:
-Banti
 
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Well, I get the lousy mean chicken owner award tonight. I was sick of crawling under the coop in the 18" space for the stupid March 25 chicks that are not going back in the coop at dusk. Of course they have no adult examples. So I hosed them to the ladder. A few I had to get out if the corner afterwards. I felt like a worm.
 
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I'm still catching up, but I never catch up in time before everyone bails for bed, so a post first.

Long day - I crashed for hours right when I got home from work, then woke up with just enough time for chicken chores. Alas, only got the water changed and the babies' feed topped off, because I discovered that someone pecked Goodwin's tail feathers and back (probably on the roost) and that included some blood feathers, so he was bleeding. He is so hand tame - even though I had to pull out the blood feather stubs (to get them to stop bleeding), he was really good. I cleaned his little stubs and sprayed vetericyn, and got the brooder set up as a little home for him to remove, but I needed to watch for a little bit to ensure he was no longer bleeding. (This photo is after it blood feather stubs pulled and blood cleaned off)



I gave him the choice, and he wanted to watch Star Wars.





He is so very very sweet and such a cuddle monkey. I've never had a bird that was both injured and brought into a new unfamiliar environment (to heal) be so calm and unflappable. He just draped his head and neck over my arm and watched the movie until I put him to bed in the brooder. I have already decided to keep him (hence the name). Because he has pea comb genetics (with associated pea comb feather pattern that I want in my naked necks), blue egg genetics, AND lavender genetics, he will get his own Gigolo love shack, as I fully plan on crossing him with EVERYONE - he's going to be a busy, busy boy. Maybe he's so mellow because he knows...
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Off to finish the read-back...

- Ant Farm
 
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