Kristen’s Chickens and Farming Ventures

[Kris5902]

Hi everyone! Sorry for being gone so long... I’ve been too busy lately! I’m still waiting on a break in the weather for applying the waterproofing to our foundation. My first chick hatched today at 3pm our time, I’m hoping for a second when I drop my mother off a little later tonight. She Is A little Black Marans/Sapphire cross. Yesterday I had my first lessons with my chainsaw. I’m “not too bad” but my arms are sore today. Tomorrow I’m meeting a friend for lunch, and I have some paying work on Saturday 10-2. I've got a date with a hot tub on Tuesday...

 

[Kris5902]

@Kris5902 How are thing's going over there for you with the house and the hatch?

Pretty good so far, just hit day 21, one chick, one external pip, and high hopes for my singe Roostie/CX egg. The house is slower... it’s too wet here

 

[BlueBaby]

Pretty good so far, just hit day 21, one chick, one external pip, and high hopes for my singe Roostie/CX egg. The house is slower... it’s too wet here

I must have smelled your hatch all the way down here today to just asked you about it.

It's been so nice down here that I've been spending more time out there with the flock. My 8 chick's from my last hatch are all doing great!

 

[pspatbyc]

Pretty good so far, just hit day 21, one chick, one external pip, and high hopes for my singe Roostie/CX egg. The house is slower... it’s too wet here

It's sooo exciting Nice to see you back at the keyboard. Since you are the "Rooster Lady" I'll give you an update. Nobody's been sent to the 'Freezer camp'. Things are going much better with my psycho Rooster, even gave him a name (drum roll ,,) "Jack" after Jack Nicholson in 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest". Changed my tactics. I leave the stick outside and talk nice to him and don't get upset when he pecks my shoes. usually give him a few pets or grab him and just hold him briefly. Then he stops or settles way down mellow. Shake a little food out onto the ground and leave him be.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Hi everyone! Sorry for being gone so long... I’ve been too busy lately! I’m still waiting on a break in the weather for applying the waterproofing to our foundation. My first chick hatched today at 3pm our time, I’m hoping for a second when I drop my mother off a little later tonight. She Is A little Black Marans/Sapphire cross. Yesterday I had my first lessons with my chainsaw. I’m “not too bad” but my arms are sore today. Tomorrow I’m meeting a friend for lunch, and I have some paying work on Saturday 10-2. I've got a date with a hot tub on Tuesday...

Sounds pretty full on Kris. I'm glad you have that hot tub date!

Hope the weather clears for you soon

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning Kris

Hoping you get a break in the weather soon.

 

[BY Bob]

Hi everyone! Sorry for being gone so long... I’ve been too busy lately! I’m still waiting on a break in the weather for applying the waterproofing to our foundation. My first chick hatched today at 3pm our time, I’m hoping for a second when I drop my mother off a little later tonight. She Is A little Black Marans/Sapphire cross. Yesterday I had my first lessons with my chainsaw. I’m “not too bad” but my arms are sore today. Tomorrow I’m meeting a friend for lunch, and I have some paying work on Saturday 10-2. I've got a date with a hot tub on Tuesday...

That is a busy schedule. Congratulations on the hatch! Very exciting!

 

[aart]

Yesterday I had my first lessons with my chainsaw. I’m “not too bad” but my arms are sore today.

Good skill to learn.
Don't run it while tired.

 

[WhoDatChick]

It's sooo exciting Nice to see you back at the keyboard. Since you are the "Rooster Lady" I'll give you an update. Nobody's been sent to the 'Freezer camp'. Things are going much better with my psycho Rooster, even gave him a name (drum roll ,,) "Jack" after Jack Nicholson in 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest". Changed my tactics. I leave the stick outside and talk nice to him and don't get upset when he pecks my shoes. usually give him a few pets or grab him and just hold him briefly. Then he stops or settles way down mellow. Shake a little food out onto the ground and leave him be. View attachment 2043408

I read in an article that what works great on troublesome roosters is a squirt bottle or a water gun filled with a mixture of water and lemon juice.. as they don’t like citrus..... hear it works wonders!

Hi there Kris!! Sure hope you get to start on that floor!!

 

[Kris5902]

It's sooo exciting Nice to see you back at the keyboard. Since you are the "Rooster Lady" I'll give you an update. Nobody's been sent to the 'Freezer camp'. Things are going much better with my psycho Rooster, even gave him a name (drum roll ,,) "Jack" after Jack Nicholson in 'One Flew over the Cuckoo's nest". Changed my tactics. I leave the stick outside and talk nice to him and don't get upset when he pecks my shoes. usually give him a few pets or grab him and just hold him briefly. Then he stops or settles way down mellow. Shake a little food out onto the ground and leave him be. View attachment 2043408

He’s beautiful! Depending on how old he is the shoe pecking could eacalate... Chickie Hawk is the only boy who really did that with me, and he went from tidbitting to “I’m just pecking the ground... really” to full on assaults with flogging, but none of the pre display like the flared hackles when two boys stand off. He has mellowed a lot, but still likes to “chase the human” out of “his territory” for his ladies.

Sammy turned to a little flogging and attacking when he saw that his girls “the rehab ladies” were more interested in me than his tidbitting. There’s the big one with the tasty meal worms... let’s follow her. I fixed that with mealworms. Given to Sammy, to give to the girls. He gentled right back down when he realized we were on the same team and I wasn’t taking his ladies, but he doesn’t treat me like a hen.

The grabbing and holding until they calm is a good technique sometimes, it’s what I did with Mr Maran and am doing now with Bob when he gets too hot and bothered first thing in the morning. We don’t chase and wing drop at the ladies to get them to squat That behavior earns a hug from the bigger rooster until we settle down. He was the bottom guy in the cockerel pen for a while, and I think he’s trying to overcompensate now.