INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[Chic-n-farmer]

well, the Houdini chicken has appeared! she is magic!

Your Houdini might be hiding a nest somewhere... Maybe she will disappear for oh, say about 21 days and show back up with a bunch of groupies!

 

[animallover2202]

That is cool I'll ask my dad how he want to do it and give him the inspections

 

[cwaf]

Your Houdini might be hiding a nest somewhere... Maybe she will disappear for oh, say about 21 days and show back up with a bunch of groupies!

it is possible, but I snagged her egg this morning from the coop. lol She is kind of the bully of the hens so if she wanted to leave the others alone--and let their feathers grow back--that is fine with me.

 

[cwaf]

That is cool I'll ask my dad how he want to do it and give him the inspections

this whole thing is a learning and educational experience, so if one thing does not work, try another!

 

[CluckAcres]

Just got a phone call little bit ago. Work called and told me not to report to work tonight or tomorrow. Im on indefinite layoff. They told me to call back monday morning to see whats going on. They shut down a big line in our plant.

 

[Leahs Mom]

well, the Houdini chicken has appeared! she is magic!

Glad to hear she's back!

Just got a phone call little bit ago. Work called and told me not to report to work tonight or tomorrow. Im on indefinite layoff. They told me to call back monday morning to see whats going on. They shut down a big line in our plant.

Whoa.... sorry to hear that. How long have you worked there?

 

[Leahs Mom]

On the glass fish tank heater - I also did a good bit of research and found that, after talking with people who have used them in outdoors pond situations, that they have worked well for them with no problems for many years. The general opinion is that the manufacturers offer a disclaimer because of fear of being sued.

I watched this heater and the water temp well before putting it out for the chickens. I actually put my bucket outside on the back deck and turned it on and ran it to see how it would do in the extremely cold temperatures. It works like a charm - keeping the water very warm even down to almost 0 degrees. I had thought that it would never keep up with those cold temps but it does - and does it well.

So....I'm very happy with the results. And I'm really glad that I talked with lots of owners before making a decision!

 

[Little Ameraucana Mom]

Just got a phone call little bit ago. Work called and told me not to report to work tonight or tomorrow. Im on indefinite layoff. They told me to call back monday morning to see whats going on. They shut down a big line in our plant.

WOW hope it isn't for long.

 

[cwaf]

Just got a phone call little bit ago. Work called and told me not to report to work tonight or tomorrow. Im on indefinite layoff. They told me to call back monday morning to see whats going on. They shut down a big line in our plant.

sorry to hea it! I have been unemployed since mid October. I hope yours is just a temporary vacation!

 

[Leahs Mom]

This is how I taught them how to work the cup waterers:

In the photo you can see the yellow "nipple trigger". When this nipple is moved to the side, up or down, it releases water - just like the regular nipple waterers.

When I first got these, I'd trip the trigger (by holding it down or to the side) and let the cup fill all the way with water. Then I tapped on the cups to show them where the water was. When they started drinking, they stick their beak in there in such a way that it pushes against the nipple trigger and more water is released. At first I would fill them up whenever I was out there (this was during warm weather so there was no issue with water freezing in the cups). Even though they knew there was water in there pretty much right away, I kept filling the cups with water whenever I was out for about 2 weeks. I kept observing to see that they were drinking even if there wasn't any water in the cups. They were. They really leaned to use them in less than a day.

No one taught this 5 week old baby that there was water in there. He just leaned by observing mom and the others - and was probably curiously drawn by the colors.