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[vickichicki]

I can take more pictures tomorrow. Every time I tried tonight another bird would come flying across the coop at Mach 10 and stir up everyone. They must have ate espresso beans or something because it was like a race track in there tonight

HAha.. they probably did not like the night time interuptions. I still have a few chicks in my bathroom and everytime I go in at night they all go into idiot mode and spend the next 10 mintues trying to fly around.

 

[vickichicki]

So it is quarter past midnight and I am still up waiting for my tragic looking attempt at bread to finish coooking.

"Want to buy cooking skills"

 

[me me me]

Probably mad at me. I have been converting the barn from horse to chicken and goat. Since I work so much and have a 2 yr old daughter. Construction happens between 8 and midnight. They do have a very large coop now though

 

[me me me]

Side by side

 

[vickichicki]

So looking at this the darker one looks female and the one top right has a really red comb.
Hmm.. Could always post them in the 'sex and breed' thread. Sure those guys could tell you in a heart beat.

 

[me me me]

And the grey one

 

[vickichicki]

Ok.. all girls on the last posting.

Could be way off

 

[Mother2Hens]

strssdmom~ Nice family and flock photos! I'm glad I'm not the only one who digs worms for their chickens. ha

pbirdhaven posted~

I have three dogs, a collie, a cattle dog, and a border collie mix, and no close neighbors, so mine are not penned. They know not to leave the property and do a good job of keeping everything else away. The collie takes personal responsibility for his chickens. This is Simon when he was still young and not filled out yet.


pbirdhaven-- This is such a wonderful photo! When we were young, we had a border collie and my mom loved the way it herded the kids away from the road.


jchny~ Let us know how all the hatching at your house went--- and how little Bo goat is doing. : - )

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

jchny~ I almost PM'd you about this since you have expertise, but since I am hoping to relocate it soon, I decided to post this info to see if you and any other members have advice to share.

I said I'd never do this again . . . My husband found an apparently parentless baby squirrel hanging on the basement screen door with my tiger cat watching from below. My son tried to put it in several trees, but it didn't seem able to hang on very well and it returned and climbed up my son's leg! I tried putting it in some foliage, but it ran back to me and tried to nurse on my arm. I know it's best to let nature take its course, but I could not just leave out to die. I ended up going to the pet store and spending $23 (!) on puppy baby milk formula. Luckily, in my chicken first aid kit, I had some electrolytes. The baby squirrel is in a cat carrier with a cozy blanket in a bathroom. I'm guessing from this site that it is around 5 weeks old. It has bottom teeth and looks like top teeth are just starting. http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/squirrelcare.htm#13

It's been almost ten years since a neighbor girl brought several baby squirrels over and I ended up caring for them until they could go to a certified wildlife rehab person. It was stressful feeding them so often and worrying about them. This time I hope to take it to a wildlife rescue place asap. I noticed there is one in Bloomington, and I could go there and pick up a carload of my daughter's dorm stuff since she'll be moving home for the summer in another week.

At one time, Evansville used to have only red squirrels. Then we started seeing smaller gray squirrels, and then mixes of the two. This one appears to be a mix. The gray and gray-mixes seem almost too tame while the red ones act more like my RIR!

happens every year! they are sent off on their own by their moms or the mother dies, and they get a fearless period where they are asking anything that breathes... ARE YOU MY MOMMY!?!?! And proceed to climb on! I used to get a ton of fear stricken and concerned phonecalls over "crazy squirrels" this time of year. Poor little guys.So many don't make it due to very bad "mommy" choices. I know you already know this, but keep in the back of your mind, it is wild, and could revert to wild actions at any given time. Good call on the gloves too, (Canine) distemper can be an issue with them. If he is eating solids, its safe to turn him out in a few more days, but he will likely be a permanent thing around your house this year.

 

[Too Fast]

Stressdmom, great pictures. And the young boy digging for worms, just like my 8 y.o. son! It's in their genes lol.

And to everyone having too many roos, we feel lucky now. Of our 4 'pullets' we got from TSC, one is definitely a boy. Of the 3 straight run from them, only one is a boy. If they are all nice and don't crow too much, they can stay. Otherwise, off to the freezer camp they go. No crowing going on here for hours on end!