NY chicken lover!!!!

[vmdanielsen]

I have to go to work today. I have begun to hate work. Not what I do, just the company I work for. I need a good rant. No time for that, I have to go feed my animals. Every body have a great day!!

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

I have to go to work today. I have begun to hate work. Not what I do, just the company I work for. I need a good rant. No time for that, I have to go feed my animals. Every body have a great day!!

Ginny--do we work for the same company??? I feel the same way. They keep cutting our hours and adding more work and then want to know why some things arent getting done. Really??? Have to go in today myself.

Havent had any racoon attacks here but I am a big fan of lead poisoning for anything that may kill my chickens. Your racoon will be back as its already had a free meal. Killing it is the only way to stop it from eating all your chickens.

My tiny new silkies are doing well but I dont think the last 4 eggs are going to hatch. I will check this evening and if nothing happens I will turn off the bator and clean it up for the next batch of my own eggs. The terrorists in the other brooder box are growing like weeds and are looking to fly out. time for a top to keep the delinquents in.

Everyone enjoy the nice weather. More coop building after work today.

 

[demp4]

Henicillin: Good luck with your broody. My favorite way of having chicks. So much less work....

Rancher: Like you, I have close neighbors. So letting them free range is out of the question. They would either be smoosh on our busy road or would be cleaning up at the neighbors and they would be not happy about chicken poo in their yard. No appreciation for good fertilizer, huh?

This is the next best thing. I wanted electric netting, but couldn't come up with the $500.00 it would cost for 200 ft of fencing plus solar charger. Of course it means I can only let them out into the temporary fencing when I am home. That cuts down on the amount of yardwork they can do. We call it "holding up progress" around here.

All of you have such good pics of chickies. They are so cute.

Ordered cherry trees and forgot they are poisonous to livestock. Now I have to find a place to plant them that chickens/horses will not be. *Sigh* Here's my sign.....

I had no clue cherry trees where poisonous to chickens. What is poisonous on them???

 

[stonykill]

I had no clue cherry trees where poisonous to chickens. What is poisonous on them???

I didn't either. We have a cherry tree in the front yard, and we have had chickens for 7 years, and never had a problem.

 

[Lynzi777]

Morning everyone!
We took the chicks outside yesterday for most of the afternoon. They had a blast out there. So did my kids-watching them! It's so funny how they immediately start pecking around for food. The bigger two caught some bugs and the kids were so hysterical when one would catch something and go running with it like "where can I go eat this now so the other two cant get any". It was such a riot to watch. So cute! I can't wait to start keeping these chicks outside and have our own little "farm" LOL

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Morning everyone!
We took the chicks outside yesterday for most of the afternoon. They had a blast out there. So did my kids-watching them! It's so funny how they immediately start pecking around for food. The bigger two caught some bugs and the kids were so hysterical when one would catch something and go running with it like "where can I go eat this now so the other two cant get any". It was such a riot to watch. So cute! I can't wait to start keeping these chicks outside and have our own little "farm" LOL

Aww--they are soooo cute when they are first exploring the outdoors. Glad the kids are so into it. I have always said that chick tv was better than real tv! Careful Lynzi...sounds like you are getting the morechickens disease. Its highly contagious and there is no cure. Better build a big coop for that!!!

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

I had no clue cherry trees where poisonous to chickens. What is poisonous on them???

The bark is poisonous. I believe it contains arsenic, but not sure. They would have to eat a large amount of it to have an effect because of the low amounts in the bark.

 

[stonykill]

The bark is poisonous. I believe it contains arsenic, but not sure. They would have to eat a large amount of it to have an effect because of the low amounts in the bark.

ohhh, so it is like apple seeds. Only poisonous in huge quantities

 

[Nambroth]

Wow-- we broke 1,000 pages today!!

 

[Cass]

ohhh, so it is like apple seeds. Only poisonous in huge quantities

PHEEEWW!!! Cuz I planted not one but 10 cherry "hedges" last year to camafloge (sp) my wood piles....I am NOT going to dig them up, they cost to much, but I don't want to poision the chicks either....good to hear that they had to eat a LOT cuz they are not out long enough in the afternoon to eat a lot...and why would they eat the bark anyway? Oh yeah, they are bird brains.