NY chicken lover!!!!

Welcome to Happyhen102!

Haven't been sleeping good. I'm having trouble not thinking about things. Today is going to be a long one and I need more comfortable shoes.
On a different note, I let the chickens out yesterday. They ran to the end of the barn looked out and seemed to say heck no. They then started to explore the other side of the barn. It's funny to watch the chicken stampede when they are let loose to range. They run and flap there wings to move faster. In this case they were excited to be loose and then saw the snow. Funny chickens!
I will keep you in my thoughts........
 
Hi Peggy!
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from Brooklyn! I know what you're thinking. What's a person with chickens doing in Brooklyn? Well, I can have hens, but I can't have roosters. Since you can't bring the girl to the farm (not yet), you gotta bring the farm to the girl!
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to the insanity. I wish you happy chicken keeping.

Rancher
 
Tabs - sorry you not sleeping. I use Ibuprophen PM. It keeps me a sleep til 6:30 or so and then I'm wide a wake to face the day. With me it's usually money, keeps me awake.

Got card from an old friend. She's moving to FL. Had 8 jobs in 12 years. Selling her house and moving in with friends. She's my age. Age discrimination is hard to prove and folks want to hire younger people. I can't even get a part time, minimum wage job. I thought it would be easier, but I have learned they want you available at ALL hours even if you're working part time.

Take care everyone and I hope all the doomsday sayers are wrong. At least for us chicken people.

ta, ta for now,

Rancher
 
Things are better today. Yesterday there were two untouched eggs that I used for pound cake, recipe wanted three, but hey, times are tough.

Bella the newf and I went for a walk in the snow. I used my snowshoes, she used her paws, and we had a lovely time. She can't go too far because she is rehabbing her knee after the August surgery, but the snow seems to help. On the walk we packed down the path to the compost.

But the couch battle continues.
 
We got about 10 inches of snow yesterday in the Albany area. Today was the first day that the chicks were not excited about leaving the coop. They kept looking at me and complaining as if the snow was my fault and wanting me to remove it from the yard. I spread out some hay over the snow so at least they had some place to walk and scratch. They walk about 5 feet into the snow and then turn back. It is very funny.

Brooklyn, welcome to BYC. Where I live we have the same no rooster ordinance but I love not having a rooster. My chickens think of me as the rooster and I think they are friendlier when there's not an obsessive rooster trying to be the boss. But I am jealous of everyone who is able to make new chicks. My next move will be on a farmstead where I will have more chickens and include a rooster or two.
 
Tab and all that have a problem sleeping. I have warm cocoa . After
the warm cocoa I get ready for bed and say the Hail Mary. Keep saying
and this helps me fall asleep.
 
Welcome to Happyhen102!

Haven't been sleeping good. I'm having trouble not thinking about things. Today is going to be a long one and I need more comfortable shoes.
On a different note, I let the chickens out yesterday. They ran to the end of the barn looked out and seemed to say heck no. They then started to explore the other side of the barn. It's funny to watch the chicken stampede when they are let loose to range. They run and flap there wings to move faster. In this case they were excited to be loose and then saw the snow. Funny chickens!
Sleep too will come with time ..You have alot on your mind right now . I still think of my mom & mother in law before I go to sleep sometimes..
I dont know if you have a faith . The fact that I will see them again helps me .

Chickens are Such Great Distractions ! They always make me Laugh . They remind me of horses out of a starting gate ..Such Joy to just get outside . And to think some people never
let out their poor chickens . We have blown or shoveled walk ways or runs for them ..they still balk at the snow ..Take care of yourself ..
 
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