NY chicken lover!!!!

[JLaw]

I notice you still have the shavings in there ..Is she in there with them ? Or in a separate pen ..?
It would not hurt to remove all of the shavings & put in newspaper till she learns shavings arent food .
 I hope she makes it ..she looks really distended ..Has it went down any ?

It goes up and down she eats food and water pecks at shavings like the others. Trying to get olive oil in her to help but she don't want anything to do with it.

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

I put together tater tot casserole for breakfast this morning to use up some eggs. The recipe calls for 12 eggs. Now just waiting for the rest of the family to wake up so they can try it and I can get their feed back.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Okay Rancher---put on the tinfoil hat and cover your eyes! I am posting cuteness pics of silkie babies! The red tint is from the red heatlamp in the brooder.











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So cute!!

 

[vmdanielsen]

I put together tater tot casserole for breakfast this morning to use up some eggs. The recipe calls for 12 eggs. Now just waiting for the rest of the family to wake up so they can try it and I can get their feed back.

MMMM sounds good! I have Easter brunch. I made 4 quiches. Then of course 2 dozen hard boiled eggs. With The EE/LH X's, Sue's Marans, 2 white egg layers and the buckeyes, I may not color the eggs before putting them out. They all look beautiful as they are!

 

[rancher hicks]

Okay Rancher---put on the tinfoil hat and cover your eyes! I am posting cuteness pics of silkie babies! The red tint is from the red heatlamp in the brooder.











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I now keep my hat and polarized sun glasses near the computer just in case, mean people like you post pictures of those horrible things.

 

[rancher hicks]

I put together tater tot casserole for breakfast this morning to use up some eggs. The recipe calls for 12 eggs. Now just waiting for the rest of the family to wake up so they can try it and I can get their feed back.

So lets have the recipe. I 've been printing them out to give to folks who get my eggs. Can't hurt to give them recipes that use lots of eggs.

BTW, please tell Travis I've been getting empty pickle buckets from the school and making nest boxes with them. They've been working out fine. I just made two new ones the other day because the two that were in the coop have broody hens on eggs.

I do wash them but there is still a pickle smell somewhat. The hens don't mind though. Tell him I said thanks for the idea.

 

[rancher hicks]

Now MO about what to put in the chicken run.

I use a combination of chips, straw, hay and it doesn't hurt to dump a bag of topsoil in there too. If you are going to clean it and put it in your compost you might as well get a nice mix at cleaning time. You could of course take your coop cleanings and dump them in the run too. I toss handfuls of scratch to them in the morning and other things like bread, lettuces or other green scraps.

I also dump my granite grit in one corner. It's so small it won't hurt in the garden.

Though I must say my runs are covered so they don't get soaked when it rains and stay pretty much dry. When it does get yukky I just dumped some more stuff down.

 

[pharmchickrnmom]

Grammachick---yes it is paper towels. I usually use them the first couple of weeks or so under the chicks so they get used to eating food from their feeder and dont ingest shavings. By the time they are ready for shavings, I find that I dont have any problems with them eating them. Cleanup is easy as I just fold up the soiled towels and put down fresh.

Rancher--thats a good thing to know as I will be posting more pics as they grow older! You wont need them for my other chicks, as they are rir;s. Waiting on them to hatch out next.

Beautiful day today and I have to waste it inside at work. Today is Hanes last day on earth. He will be going to camp crock pot. He and Olaf had it out a couple of weeks ago and he is definately the outcast in the terrorist coop. Its creating problems in there now as he just hides, breaks eggs and tries to get some of the girls to come to him. I feel bad for him but it is what it is. Hopefully things will settle when he is gone.

Loving the warmup in the weather. Hope it continues so I can clean out the big coop. Thats going to be a huge job. Also looking forward to giving my silkies a spa day. They alway look top notch all washed and blown out and nails done. (sorry Rancher!) Dh finds it rediculous and makes fun of me but I dont care. I have done it to my big divas but they arent exactly thrilled, except for Elanor. She likes being soaked and washed and pampered. She is my glw who has bumblefoot reoccurance. She knows she gets spoiled when I bring her in for a good soak and wash!

Off to the pharm for another fun filled day. Enjoy the sun everyone!

 

[rancher hicks]

It is a nice day but still to wet for garden work I suppose. Maybe some clean up.

SIL and his buddy are putting a new garage roof on today. Not for free of course but it will be nice to be able to clean the place after having it leaked all winter.

Chickens of course love the weather as I've been tearing the plastic off the runs and letting air and sunshine in. Well air and more "direct" sunshine.

It actually gets warmer outside than in.

 

[AQHAchick22]

I put together tater tot casserole for breakfast this morning to use up some eggs. The recipe calls for 12 eggs. Now just waiting for the rest of the family to wake up so they can try it and I can get their feed back.

Jeeze, welcome for company? Haha I'm thinking I'm going to make a big brunch tomorrow morning to use up some eggs.