Michigan

[M.sue]

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Thank you for making this clear to me.......your knoweledge & willingness to share it is greatly appreciated!!

 

[chickflick]

Long week end. My brother and wife came for a visit from Chicago. Then my son came, from Chicago.
sj, my grand daughter was at CMU yesterday for the same reason.
Hope your hen is better, Nancy.
Time to sit on the recliner and chill out. Good Night, all.

 

[Olive Hill]

chick flick -- You do not look old enough to have a granddaughter at CMU for a scholarship event!

M. Sue -- No problem. I'm glad I'm able to help.

 

[NovaAman]

I am working on the sun box... its a lot harder/trickier than I was anticipating. I have 2 door sized windows, and at first I thought they were the same size. Nope. SO, I think it'll be ok, just a little different measures on the trim/frame work. I think I'll be able to make it work. The box will be attached to one end of the coop, with ventilation, and 2 exits. it'll stand about 5 ft tall and 4 wide by 4 deep and a roosts so they can hang out there if they don't want to go out side. I am going to construct the framing so I can take it apart in the spring, OR better yet, turn it into a starter greenhouse! WOW, I just thoguth of that, and I think it'll work...

My leggern has been a bit witchy lately. Is that a normal trait/thing before they start laying? She was aggravating What, and What was trying her best to stay out of her way, but Miss Legs... She's usually a very good girl, but not the last few days, and its towards EVERYONE. She must be having FEMALE ISSUES. LOL I know what thats like!

Well, There was one heck of a hard frost this morning. Things were already frozen when I started work last night about 12:30 AM and when I got home, everything was crystal white, and When I got up to let the girls out at 9, everything was still frosty! BRRRR!

Barley... Can I feed the girls barley? I found a bag of barley, don't know why we have it, but anyway, was turning the dried beans stock, to make sure I use the oldest first, and I found a bag of barley. I probably bought it to make a stew, and then lost it and forgot about it, but its got an 08 expiration date, but since they've been dry stored proper, I am not worried about that. I was just wondering if I can feed it to the birds...

Thanks for the frost bite info Olive. That is all good to know.

 

[Olive Hill]

Anybody re-decorating? Maybe a chicken-inspired paint palette is in order?

A rooster inspired room?

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Or maybe a little more muted, insp.... er, Egg-spiration in the kitchen?

Or maybe a hen is more your style?

All color palettes via Design Seeds dot com , with which I have no affiliation. I just thought these, in particular were right up the BYC alley.

 

[NovaAman]

I LOVE the first rooster pallet! Those are colors that just POP at you. And then the last one too, cuz those are very neutral calming colors. Wonder if those colors will calm down my boys.

 

[M.sue]

Very cool....love the combinations!

 

[Olive Hill]

I liked the first one best, too. I think it'd look great in a home office/library.

 

[chicken grandma]

SJ - Such a handsome BR Rooster! And your daughter is absolutely beautiful!

Thanks everyone for the information on heating and thermo cubes!
Thanks Olive for the color palattes and info! You guys are great!

 

[Huston's Happy Hens]

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x 2!

Nancy, I hope your hen will be ok.

sj, your rooster is handsome and your daughter and EE are lovely.

It's almost miraculous how these little guys turn around - DH said i think she's expiring when he saw her - this evening she has one eye open, cleaned wound w/cleanser and then applied Melaleuca oil- she now has one eye open, has taken water w/poultry drench...not eating, but is atleast able to right herself....looks like the hawk was trying to debrain her - scalping her first....tore the scalp back and then I arrived.....hoping our little gal (we're going to name her Frankenstein) pulls thru this all w/out any neurological issues!
To be continued!