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[Crafty chick]

Oh rain. Deciding when to take the girls out of the run for the summer and put them I the barn.... I let them out to free range during the day, unless they won't come out in the snow or wind. Need to put Christmas lights or a rope light out there and somehow make a feeder mice won't get into. With the tractor they've been in, I was putting feed in it during the day and bringing it in at night. Also, drying my sunflower heads for them. I've got quite a bit. Had to cut them off the stalks since they were leaning and laying on the ground. Any ideas how to do it quicker than letting them sit I the garage?

 

[tmarsh83]

Oh rain. Deciding when to take the girls out of the run for the summer and put them I the barn.... I let them out to free range during the day, unless they won't come out in the snow or wind. Need to put Christmas lights or a rope light out there and somehow make a feeder mice won't get into. With the tractor they've been in, I was putting feed in it during the day and bringing it in at night. Also, drying my sunflower heads for them. I've got quite a bit. Had to cut them off the stalks since they were leaning and laying on the ground. Any ideas how to do it quicker than letting them sit I the garage?

Rope light will last much longer.

Doing the same with sunflower heads. Short of a passive solar dehydrator I don't know how you would do it safely any faster.

 

[Lengerich Farms]

@Indyshent ever had hot coffee come
Out your nose?
Well, I did when I read your D&D description of Guineas

 

[Indyshent]

@Indyshent ever had hot coffee come
Out your nose?
Well, I did when I read your D&D description of Guineas

I'm proud of half of that comment, and utterly empathetic to the other. I'm really hoping you didn't drench a monitor or phone, because that just adds financial injury to the hilarity, and who needs that? I'm still debating on coffee this morning because my stomach keeps lurching at the thought. Of course, having hot coffee through my nose doesn't even sound that bad because I can barely breathe through all this stuffiness. Doubt that's what they meant by "laughter is the best medicine"

The best part of waking up isn't coffee through your nose.

 

[Lengerich Farms]

@Indyshent. It made it on the porch, not the phone so it's all good.


So we went to the Agrarian and went to pick up the Lavender Orp and Buff Brhama that we have reserved.... The LO didn't get put in the book and was gone :-(. So we got a blue Orp instead, as well as a Wellsummer.

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They were all about the ducklings, and the ducklings were just like "whatever"

No one is picking on anyone else, but I will keep and eye out and split them up of need be.

 

[Faraday40]

Picture Time!!!

Cookie walking like a turkey


Godiva begging for treats (Mouth open b/c she was bawking loudly at me.)


My leggy lav, Moose, posing & showing off his growing wattles

My Beautiful Bielefelder - Hen Solo


Cookie


My double-broody set up for now. You can see how the chicks can slip through to either side, but the screen prevents mamas from fighting. It's so cute to watch all the "aunts" surround the tractor to see the new babies. I accidentally had it on uneven ground one day & a chick slipped out. One of the aunts (who's never been broody) happily covered & protected the chick until I returned to put it back.






Here's one of the 1/2 Spitzhauben x 1/2 Orpington chicks. I hope it gets a crest!

 

[Leahs Mom]

@Faraday40

Wow! What kind of bird is the Aunt that took care of the baby? I want hens that will do that!

Great photo BTW

 

[Lengerich Farms]

Question: will ducks adopt other ducklings? I've been taking the Muscovy duckling out or the"play pen" I'm the yard, and as soon as o do the female goes wild! She is of breeding age, barely, but could she just want some babies that nap, or if she sees they aren't Perkins she'll kill them?

 

[Faraday40]

@Faraday40

Wow! What kind of bird is the Aunt that took care of the baby? I want hens that will do that!

Great photo BTW

A few of my orps spend much of their day cooing to the chicks & sunbathing next to the tractor. Also my #2 hen (Precious) is very tolerant of chicks & will protect them if their broody mama is farther away. In fact, last night my 9.5 wk old chicks slept next to Precious & the rooster rather than next to Princess Lay-a, their mom & #1 hen. Princess has been laying eggs, but still spends most of the day & night with the chicks.

Precious is an irreplaceable barnyard mix. She's also a camera hog & insists on being front & center. The pic below was supposed to be of the lav orp, but Precious thought she deserved the spotlight. Precious is 3 yr old & has never had any interest in sitting on eggs. She's all about finding food & begging for treats

 

[Lengerich Farms]

Sorry for the bad grammar, hadn't I heated all my caffeine yet. (And talk to text isn't very intuitive). Anywho, I did some reading and introduced them, they seem to be getting along just "swimmingly"

Of course the Pekins ran as soon as I tried to take the picture.

The Pekins marched the muscovys straight to the wading pool. I hope it all works out!