NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

I hear you there rancher my yard is about the same if it aint some sort of cement or rocks it's clay. my place was a family owned cow farm of some sorts i know they had cows chickens a slaughter house and a butcher shop on our property along with a trailer or two houseing in different parts of the yard. I tryed to burry my dog and was a pain to find a spot really ****** me off. on top of it i couldnt burry her but like maybe knee deep due to water filling hole.

Oh and rancher i was laughing my butt off over you tradeing chickens for the kid goat. When i first saw the pic of baby goat i even thought of posting " might want to take that down or rancher will trade chicks for it."


hope it works out for you cass i hope they keep trying at least.

cheeka thats a nice basket of eggs i want that many colors later in my flock.

Well I know the feeling when burying pets. Poor Merlin I had to leave him with the vets. It was so wet at the time. I just couldn't put him in a hole full of water. Puff and Stubby it was drier at the time but not much. Chickens I just tie up in a trash bag and put out at the road.

Last year however was so dry I couldn't pull the garden stakes out of the ground.

The goat is cute but how much poop can it produce for my garden each year? Everything has to have a purpose and every person does.

 

[rancher hicks]

This yard is the same way! I struggled to plant more than half the plants I planted last summer here. I look at my rock driveway and feel like at some point this whole acre of land was nothing but rock! Not to mention the huge rocks I've had to dig out of a hole in order to plant a tree or perennial I wanted in a certain spot!

Forgot to ask, is anyone attending the Auburn TS animal swap this weekend? I saw an ad on CL and was curious if anyone was attending.

I've been stacking them up to make a wall around my Rose of Sharon trees. I'll have to post pics. Though this last one? Half will stay in the ground cuz I broke off just enough to dig the hole for the gate post and I ain't diggin the whole thing out.

 

[rancher hicks]

Morning all. Looks to be a beautiful day today and I actually have the day off! Go me! Have to clean waterers today.

Rancher---I do barter and trade but you are too far away from me to do so. I barter eggs for hot peppers from a local guy who grows them organically. They are really good and he loves my eggs. I make hot pepper jam from them as well and give him some jars in return for the peppers. I figure if anything catastrophic happens, I can always barter or trade egss and chicken for whatever I might need!!!

Cass---I would call the school directly and talk to the head of the dept or the person who arranged for all the eggs from you. The teachers might not understand that this is not a pull the plug moment. Its also a great lesson for the students to understand that just because there is a circled date on the calendar, it doesnt mean that chicks will hatch on that date. This is a perfect learning opportunity that I would hope the teachers would take advantage of.

Mderby--congrats on your duckehs!

My little tater tots downstairs are growing like weeds and I am loving the coloring on the heritage rir's. So very different from my hatchery stock. They are a funny bunch, incessently curious about what you are doing. They are getting along well with the silkie chicks even though they are starting to get bigger than they are. I hope it stays that way until I can sell the silkies.

Let the terrorists and divas out yesterday. Dont know what is in the woods lately but they have been tearing it up something fierce! The ground looks like a war zone back there with all their digging. Its good for me though as it cuts down on feed!!! They are laying like gangbusters now and my egg customers are very happy. Had one friend buy 5 dozen yesterday. Another 3 to be delivered today down at my daughters job today. At least these cheeps are earning their keep and keeping the weeds and bugs under control.

Enjoy the day everyone!

If we have the picnic this year , I say folks work out there barters before hand and bring the stuff to exchange.

 

[Lynzi777]

Morning All,
So I've been searching for a new rabbit hutch because the one my little guy is in is falling apart. A friend of mine told me to search "Rabbit hutch Dresser" on Pinterest to see all the cages that have been made out of old furniture and dressers and it was neat to see the ideas that people came up with. Well I decided to seach "Chicken Coop Dresser" and found this...




Now wouldn't that make a cute little brooder! I think I'm going to transform one of my pieces into this. I really like it.

 

[JLaw]

Well we went and did it. We got ducks! 15 of them! They are 4 weeks old and quite big already. They are the cutest. Very skiddish little buggers, I hope that changes soon. We got 5 Mallards, 5 Rouen and 5 Pekin. My husband really has his heart set on Calls but we can't find any near by.

Congrats I thought of ducks but I just thought they would fly away and never come back lol. Never read much on them but I told wife what happens when they fly south and then we don't have no more ducks. That stopped the cute duck buying easly.

The goat is cute but how much poop can it produce for my garden each year? Everything has to have a purpose and every person does.

Ah come on man you can find a way to milk it also so you can make some cheese to barter with maybe some goat butter??

 

[Lynzi777]

Congrats I thought of ducks but I just thought they would fly away and never come back lol. Never read much on them but I told wife what happens when they fly south and then we don't have no more ducks. That stopped the cute duck buying easly.

I was informed that domestic ducks do not fly. I mean, they'll fly about as much as a chicken will, but cannot fly long distances.

 

[Glasshen]

People use goats to clear land, they eat all the scrubby stuff, and probably fertilize a bit too! Maybe I should get a herd of goats and a portable yurt then I could bring the goats all over my land and get it cleared, and I could camp out to keep the coyotes away.

 

[Lynzi777]

People use goats to clear land, they eat all the scrubby stuff, and probably fertilize a bit too! Maybe I should get a herd of goats and a portable yurt then I could bring the goats all over my land and get it cleared, and I could camp out to keep the coyotes away.

I told my husband, Just think if we got a few goats, I'd never have to nag you to mow the lawn! LOL

 

[NookNook01]

It's been an emotional week so far....first I think I may have murdered developing eggs, and this morning my 3 day old Mottled Houdan chick died unexpectedly. Can developing eggs survive at room temps for several hours and still successfully hatch?? I feel Sooo bad....ignorant newbie!!!

 

[rancher hicks]

Morning All,
So I've been searching for a new rabbit hutch because the one my little guy is in is falling apart. A friend of mine told me to search "Rabbit hutch Dresser" on Pinterest to see all the cages that have been made out of old furniture and dressers and it was neat to see the ideas that people came up with. Well I decided to seach "Chicken Coop Dresser" and found this...




Now wouldn't that make a cute little brooder! I think I'm going to transform one of my pieces into this. I really like it.

that is so cool. I'd read about a guy in NYC who made a coop out of a dresser he got off the curb.

the drawers would be good for storing extra things like waterers and feeders.