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[danand]

Kab- your babies are getting soo bupig already!! They grow so fast!!

 

[danand]

Darn auto spell- that was " so big"!!!

 

[kabhyper1]

Darn auto spell- that was " so big"!!!

Lol I understood. They are!

 

[kabhyper1]

Well we had a busy pre stormy day. Tying everything down.
While dad and moms played in the leaves.........



The littles waited patiently in their shoe box for their poopy brooder to get cleaned.

All better..

Now tomorrow while it's raining, I will be giving five little swamp rats that look like this little dirty wookie, a bath!

Hope everyone stays safe and dry!! Especially our southern Indiana friends!!

 

[iamfivewire]

thats a cute wookie Kab

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

it didnt een tain here. Kabbeveryone looks so cute.

 

[Mother2Hens]

I enjoyed a nice, warm afternoon with my flock out in my neighbor's yard. Marta has always liked the chickens and has been great about letting us dig around and do yard work. Her kids are also in college, and Marta is gone a lot, so she's happy if we work on her yard. We have plenty of space with huge trees outside the fenced-in part of our backyard, but the Orps feel safer around all of Marta's overgrown bushes. She has invasive species like burning bushes, forsythia, and butterfly bushes, which are beautiful above the ground, but underneath they send out shoots that take over the grassy areas. So, the girls and I work on digging up roots, which is like a treasure hunt to them because although they love worms, unhatched cicadas are the ultimate prize. A cicada discovery starts the Steal the Prize game. Jersey has learned to be nonchalant and slowly walk away to gobble it down before the others notice. I suppose she's large enough to gobble one down without having to repeatedly drop and peck it first like the others do. After we're done digging up an area, DH plants grass seed and fences off the area with chicken wire. Marta's far backyard, an overgrown area that we named "The Nature Preserve" kept my hens busy last winter. It was a wonderful resource since the hens had eaten all the grass in our fenced-in yard. As I've mentioned before, I like to take them out each day past the fenced-in area for a "field trip." It's also been great for me to get out every day for natural light and exercise.
kabhyper~ Thanks for the well wishes about the upcoming storms. I feel sorry for all the trick-or-treaters since we're supposed to have severe storms tomorrow afternoon and evening.
I have caught up on posts and enjoyed kabhyper's photos of Mama Lavender and her large (!) chicks as well as the photos of the Silkie chicks. So, as I remember, the Silkie-hatcher mama abruptly decided she had completed her duties as a mom? Haha. This is my favorite photo-- love the looks on their obedient little faces!


About fishing line to detract hawks-- I've read that people often twist pieces of aluminum foil or tie ribbons every couple of feet on the fishing line (anything eye-catching that is large enough that a chicken wouldn't think it's a treat). This not only distracts predators, but it prevents accidents from anyone or anything being caught in the fishing lines. I'm just passing the info along-- "down the line."

I've never tried it, but it sounds like a good idea.

 

[PimentoPlymouth]

They cancelled trick-or-treating where I live tomorrow due the weather. The little one is not very happy he is iron man and he said iron man can go out no matter what lol.

 

[kabhyper1]

Does anyone on here breed and sell golden laced and/or silver laced wyandottes?

I am looking for a good source for chicks this coming spring. I am wanting 6 of each. I would prefer 5 pullets and 1 rooster of each silver and gold.

If you have any information on who breeds and sells them please let me know.

Thank you!

I have Sl/Wyandottes. I could hatch some in the spring for you. Or save back some hatching eggs.
My roo and one of my girls.

 

[goodb]

I enjoyed a nice, warm afternoon with my flock out in my neighbor's yard. Marta has always liked the chickens and has been great about letting us dig around and do yard work. Her kids are also in college, and Marta is gone a lot, so she's happy if we work on her yard. We have plenty of space with huge trees outside the fenced-in part of our backyard, but the Orps feel safer around all of Marta's overgrown bushes. She has invasive species like burning bushes, forsythia, and butterfly bushes, which are beautiful above the ground, but underneath they send out shoots that take over the grassy areas. So, the girls and I work on digging up roots, which is like a treasure hunt to them because although they love worms, unhatched cicadas are the ultimate prize. A cicada discovery starts the Steal the Prize game. Jersey has learned to be nonchalant and slowly walk away to gobble it down before the others notice. I suppose she's large enough to gobble one down without having to repeatedly drop and peck it first like the others do. After we're done digging up an area, DH plants grass seed and fences off the area with chicken wire. Marta's far backyard, an overgrown area that we named "The Nature Preserve" kept my hens busy last winter. It was a wonderful resource since the hens had eaten all the grass in our fenced-in yard. As I've mentioned before, I like to take them out each day past the fenced-in area for a "field trip." It's also been great for me to get out every day for natural light and exercise.
kabhyper~ Thanks for the well wishes about the upcoming storms. I feel sorry for all the trick-or-treaters since we're supposed to have severe storms tomorrow afternoon and evening.
I have caught up on posts and enjoyed kabhyper's photos of Mama Lavender and her large (!) chicks as well as the photos of the Silkie chicks. So, as I remember, the Silkie-hatcher mama abruptly decided she had completed her duties as a mom? Haha. This is my favorite photo-- love the looks on their obedient little faces!


About fishing line to detract hawks-- I've read that people often twist pieces of aluminum foil or tie ribbons every couple of feet on the fishing line (anything eye-catching that is large enough that a chicken wouldn't think it's a treat). This not only distracts predators, but it prevents accidents from anyone or anything being caught in the fishing lines. I'm just passing the info along-- "down the line."

I've never tried it, but it sounds like a good idea.

I have done the fishing line thing and it has worked very well.
My chickens are inside of a standard backyard with chain-link fencing. I put 3/4 inch PVC with T-connector on nearly every post and connected each to a center pole in the middle of the yard. (Think spiderweb) In open areas I connected some poles directly to others. I used 20 pound fishing line of the red color for high visibility and have had only one hawk issue since. I saw him fly into one of the lines and I haven't had a problem since that I know of. Perhaps I'll make a video and post it if there is enough interest.