North Carolina

[ramirezframing]

how you find him there?
congrats on finding him

 

[chicken dad]

Question-- What do you do to get your silkies to roost?

I noticed mine keeps sleeping on the floor of the coop, not up on the roost with all the other ones.
I was thinking maybe she was still young so couldn't get up there yet, so out to the coop I go every night with a flashlight to pick her up and put her on there.

Then I just read that silkies don't have barbicles (spelling?) on their feathers so they can't fly up at all (don't know how I never realized that. Guess since my last roost was like a ladder my silkie roo just hopped to the top and I never noticed he didn't fly up there like the rest.

Guess I need to build a smaller roost for the silkie so she can hop up?
Won't she get cold in the winter if she's sleeping alone?

Dutch, My silkies hop up on the roosts. I think the bottom on is about 10 inches or so off the ground. I think I tried to put them around 18 inches apar and they jut hop up from there. When they get down is kind of funny as they wil try to fly and seem to bounce once or twice before they get settled on the ground. So far none have been hurt getting down which is a good thing.

 

[rbaker0345]

I would be willing to process and clean them for you. We could work out a swap: processing in return for a turkey or something like that. We're a little far away, but I could meet you in the middle.

 

[rbaker0345]

Yeah...youngest was 8..and she was the first to grab the knife. Oldest was 11 at the time..she processed in a skirt & high heels, it was funny. Anyway, they didn't have any problems with it and loved the outcome..DINNER.

And Alex is a great teacher...

The first time I processed birds, I tried to hide it from my kids. when they figured out what I was doing, they came over and looked into the buckets. I thought they were going to freak, but they promptly picked up a chicken foot each and high fived each other using the chicken feet (it actually freaked me out a little bit). That's when I knew that they would be cool with me processing birds they had helped me raise. The silkies are still off limits as far as my daughter goes though.

 

[Tikkijane]

CAT FOUND!!!!  Yay!  He was in the sewer the next street over!  What a mess!


Are my month old chicks good to stay out overnight tonight without a heatlamp?
Don't know if I need to go bring them back in the house.
I have a heat lamp in the regular coop, but I think they're a little small to be in with the big chickens and I never caught whatever that predator was.

Oh hooray! Are they fully feathered?

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

The first time I processed birds, I tried to hide it from my kids. when they figured out what I was doing, they came over and looked into the buckets. I thought they were going to freak, but they promptly picked up a chicken foot each and high fived each other using the chicken feet (it actually freaked me out a little bit). That's when I knew that they would be cool with me processing birds they had helped me raise. The silkies are still off limits as far as my daughter goes though.

When I would process deer I had gotten my
girls would play with the legs with feet still
on them and make deer tracks......odd how kids
accept things.

Congrats on finding the cat

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

we didn't get much rain here.......could have used
a bit more but at least we got some.

the alternator in my van died yesterday......DH has
to take apart the whole front end to change it out
.......they make these vehicles today so you can't
work on them much without dismantling the thing
............. at least I can take his truck to get to work

hope everyone has a good day

 

[Tikkijane]

[COLOR=008000]Good morning folks [/COLOR]


[COLOR=008000]we didn't get much rain here.......could have used[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]a bit more but at least we got some. [/COLOR]

[COLOR=008000]the alternator in my van died yesterday......DH has[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]to take apart the whole front end to change it out[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000].......they make these vehicles today so you can't[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]work on them much without dismantling the thing[/COLOR]
[COLOR=008000]............. at least I can take his truck to get to work [/COLOR] :/

[COLOR=008000]hope everyone has a good day [/COLOR] :cd

Oh my gosh, ours, too! In our case, it was Hunny's truck. He had to take the whole fender wall off just to get to it. It was buried behind the radiator. They had to do some fancy angling and dangling tp get it without taking more stuff under the hood out. They must not want diy mechanics any more.

We at least got some good rain. Today is coop clean out day. I got some fabric to make some nesting box curtains. We'll see.

So glad it's Friday!

 

[carolbeau]

CAT FOUND!!!! Yay! He was in the sewer the next street over! What a mess!


Are my month old chicks good to stay out overnight tonight without a heatlamp?
Don't know if I need to go bring them back in the house.
I have a heat lamp in the regular coop, but I think they're a little small to be in with the big chickens and I never caught whatever that predator was.

Yay! So glad you found your kitty.

I thought they were going to freak, but they promptly picked up a chicken foot each and high fived each other using the chicken feet (it actually freaked me out a little bit). That's when I knew that they would be cool with me processing birds they had helped me raise.

Kids are the best.

 

[tammyfarms]

l love the deer and chicken feet stories!

Kids don't react the way that we think they should sometimes. I guess we become more sensitive as we grow up.

Dutch, glad you found your kitty!

It is beautiful out side. I am on my way back out.

Have a great day.