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[Chaneys Ranch]

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She is beautiful! Pipd, I would like to add your 1st aid page link to the member link page, is that ok?

 

[Mother2Hens]

Baby Squirrel Rescue Project~ I reluctantly rescued the baby last Friday and I'm happy to say that he is making great progress. He's progressed from syringe feeding to solid food (his feet are wet in the photos from being washed after eating). He's growing fast and is so sweet. Right outside our back deck, there's a crab apple tree with several hollow branches and multiple holes, and he's already selected his home with an entrance and exit and started making bedding for it. I let him run around the tree while I watch, and he runs back to me off and on. He's not quite ready to leave the cage inside, but I'm happy that the tree is a perfect place. Our chickens and squirrels get along great. I just worry that one of my precious cats will get my precious squirrel!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Baby Squirrel Rescue Project~ I reluctantly rescued the baby last Friday and I'm happy to say that he is making great progress. He's progressed from syringe feeding to solid food (his feet are wet in the photos from being washed after eating). He's growing fast and is so sweet. Right outside our back deck, there's a crab apple tree with several hollow branches and multiple holes, and he's already selected his home with an entrance and exit and started making bedding for it. I let him run around the tree while I watch, and he runs back to me off and on. He's not quite ready to leave the cage inside, but I'm happy that the tree is a perfect place. Our chickens and squirrels get along great. I just worry that one of my precious cats will get my precious squirrel!

He looks great, you are doing well for him

The bigger he gets, the less worry you will have on the cats. My big old tomcat, Toby was the only cat I've ever saw able to take a squirrel, that was a huge mean barn cat, and he would bring me rabbits, snakes too

guess he thought I wanted them?!? They are so much fun to raise, my favorite baby was a big red squirrel named "rocky". he was precious. I released him at a Hoosier Forest. Didn't want him to stay connected to me, with so many dogs at the time and I knew my Shepards would be after him. Sugar gliders are similar in personality but nocturnal. Cassy has 3 and they are just adorable little things. She hopes to breed them someday but is not in a hurry about it.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

So... going to set my first guinea eggs. Anyone have advice for hatching them? I am doing some major surfing tonight to study up. Really hoping to add keets, I only have 4 adults - 2 hens 2 cocks.Plan to replace the cocks, they are horrible hateful things, named jeckel and hyde. They even go after my gander if I let them out

 

[Leahs Mom]

On the squirrel - just remember they ARE rodents and they will try to take feed if they can. It is possible that they will rob eggs too if they can figure out how to get into the coop

 

[Too Fast]

Mother2squirrels, I mean hens, looks like you did a great job of squirrel rescue. Glad to see you are not trying to keep him as a pet.

 

[Too Fast]

If I hear my neighbors peacocks all the time, from 3 blocks away, does that make it ok if my roosters crow a lot? I'm not complaining about the peacocks, I like the sound. But, I don't live next door to them either.

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

So... going to set my first guinea eggs. Anyone have advice for hatching them? I am doing some major surfing tonight to study up. Really hoping to add keets, I only have 4 adults - 2 hens 2 cocks.Plan to replace the cocks, they are horrible hateful things, named jeckel and hyde. They even go after my gander if I let them out

If you can hatch chicken eggs you can hatch guineas.

They just take longer: 26 -28 days. Other than that I have never seen a difference. Very easy in my opinion.

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

If I here my neighbors peacocks all the time, from 3 blocks away, does that make it ok if my roosters crow a lot? I'm not complaining about the peacocks, I like the sound. But, I don't live next door to them either.

Are you asking if the roosters will bother the neighbor with the peafowl or closer neighbors?

At least your roos won't be screaming for help...

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

He's precious!

We live in the woods and they are a joy to watch. I like to see them patch their nests up when weather comes in... they take the same route through the the trees to get to their favorite nesting material.

Baby Squirrel Rescue Project~ I reluctantly rescued the baby last Friday and I'm happy to say that he is making great progress. He's progressed from syringe feeding to solid food (his feet are wet in the photos from being washed after eating). He's growing fast and is so sweet. Right outside our back deck, there's a crab apple tree with several hollow branches and multiple holes, and he's already selected his home with an entrance and exit and started making bedding for it. I let him run around the tree while I watch, and he runs back to me off and on. He's not quite ready to leave the cage inside, but I'm happy that the tree is a perfect place. Our chickens and squirrels get along great. I just worry that one of my precious cats will get my precious squirrel!