I usually go dressed (holes in jogging pants and t-shirt, ball cap and sometimes no socks) like a homeless person, so I think I scare them off. 
I got great deals last year on the KING size down comforters. That thing is soo soft! 
here's my chicks -- the black one is the Marans one that hatched here, the two chipmunky ones are the ones Jim went & bought to keep our little Marans company - her "pet chicks" lol. I don't care; they are all three cuter than cute & will be a good addition to our flock! As long as our little "hatchee" is happy, that's all that matters!
So yesterday I go to work.
Hubby made a plucker, set everything he'd need up to process a chicken. His 1st. He even set up a cam and recorded it so I could see it. We had planned in there near future to process a bird but I had no idea he was making a plucker and like *ready* lol.
Yesterday Before I went to work I emptied left over spaghetti pots into the chicken trough. They LOVED it. Gobbled it up. I didn't tell the hubby, didn't think it'd matter. So he's prepped, has video rolling and video available to reference! Does great, til the crop throws up spaghetti when he examined it! Whoops! How to tramatize your husband on his 1st chicken (hes a rabbit man) - FEED them leftovers that resemble the grossest stuff before slaughter lol. *Now* he knows 2 things he didn't - don't clean a freshly fed bird and tell your wife before hand O.O lol
Tell us about the plucker! Also, your husbands therapy sessions to follow...
He made one from some bungees a cap and a bolt. Uses his uber CORDLESS drill and a 55 gallon drum we had the drum and drill. Everywhere we researched said cordless won't do it. Whoa, his drill wanted to do a dozen chickens! So the right cordless works but a corded one will prevent battery switches and wear and tear. But it works lol! $20 total. Tell Jim, its a lot less difficult than he thought but a tad bit tedious getting the bungees threaded. Drill small hole in cap that touch each other until its the width of the strap, instead of trying to jig saw anything out.
He made one from some bungees a cap and a bolt. Uses his uber CORDLESS drill and a 55 gallon drum we had the drum and drill. Everywhere we researched said cordless won't do it. Whoa, his drill wanted to do a dozen chickens! So the right cordless works but a corded one will prevent battery switches and wear and tear. But it works lol! $20 total. Tell Jim, its a lot less difficult than he thought but a tad bit tedious getting the bungees threaded. Drill small hole in cap that touch each other until its the width of the strap, instead of trying to jig saw anything out.
So yesterday I go to work.
Hubby made a plucker, set everything he'd need up to process a chicken. His 1st. He even set up a cam and recorded it so I could see it. We had planned in there near future to process a bird but I had no idea he was making a plucker and like *ready* lol.
Yesterday Before I went to work I emptied left over spaghetti pots into the chicken trough. They LOVED it. Gobbled it up. I didn't tell the hubby, didn't think it'd matter. So he's prepped, has video rolling and video available to reference! Does great, til the crop throws up spaghetti when he examined it! Whoops! How to tramatize your husband on his 1st chicken (hes a rabbit man) - FEED them leftovers that resemble the grossest stuff before slaughter lol. *Now* he knows 2 things he didn't - don't clean a freshly fed bird and tell your wife before hand O.O lol
