Kristen’s Chickens and Farming Ventures

[aart]

Hang in there @Kris5902 !

 

[BlueBaby]

@Kris5902 Here's something to help to brighten up your morning:

 

[WhoDatChick]

@Kris5902 Here's something to help to brighten up your morning:

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Oh those little fuzzy tops .. so adorable!

 

[BlueBaby]

Oh those little fuzzy tops .. so adorable!

Yes, those are my cute little bobble head's. I only hatched out a small batch this time. The next batch will be bigger.

 

[Kris5902]

Oh No! How rotten for you!

I hope that owl doesn't come back, or did you "permanently" deal with it? I wasn't quite clear on that.

Anyway, you are still amazing Kris and I'm still down here in Aus admiring and rooting for you!

Yes, the owl is now gone permanently as of last night. I am quite sad about it, as is DH, but it had clearly developed a taste for warm chicken. They are beautiful animals and I’m sad to see it go. I do believe everything deserves a chance to live and eat, but taking so many birds in one night, and picking just it’s favorite parts? 7 chickens lost and it kept coming back and trying for more... the kicker being yesterday morning, when it was trying to pull up the hardware cloth lid on the brooder to get to my birds.

I’ve also watched this owl grow up these past two years, and until it turned to eating chickens, I was fine with it being around. They help with keeping down the rodent population, even if they are a little more aggressive and bad for other native bird species. They are not quite as devastating here as the cane toad in Australia, and Burmese Python in Florida, but according to some environmental reports they easily have the potential to get there. Like coyotes, crows, and raccoons, they are able to co-exist better with humans in semi urban areas. And have been migrating from the east coast.

 

[Kris5902]

Morning Bob though I suppose it’s more properly afternoon for you! @rjohns39.... are you all keeping warm down there?

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Bob though I suppose it’s more properly afternoon for you! @rjohns39.... are you all keeping warm down there?

Don't want to boast, but I'm wearing shorts... Cold is supposed stop by starting tomorrow.

 

[BlueBaby]

@Kris5902 at 65-F. here, I'm in short's, too!

 

[BY Bob]

I forget which thread I’ve mostly been posting my owl updates on... but it is sadly no longer a problem for my chickens. It’s a beautiful bird, and I’m awfully sorry it had to come to this, but I can’t sustain that many losses, and have it keep returning so regularly looking for more.

I'm sorry it had to come to that but you had to do something permanent. I know you wish there had been another way.

 

[BY Bob]

Here's the 6 of them together.

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Super cuteness! So adorable.