NY chicken lover!!!!

[Henicillin]

Oh, boy - I'm in trouble this weekend - I found the Berkshire Farm sale, and it's Sunday.

http://www.berkshirefarm.org/img/document_files/PoultryAnimalSale-2013Spring-a.pdf

This is the Nassau sale:

http://townofnassau.org/content/Boards/View/11:field=documents;/content/Documents/File/1260.pdf

 

[Breella]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10200955263910009

Got a video, is it normal that my Cochin keeps her mouth open like that? She does it a lot. I'm hoping to get the chicken coop finished tomorrow so I can move them out soon, the next week is looking very nice!

 

[Tough Old Bird]

Ugh! DS said tonight that if he gets transferred to Canada he'd have to go alone and leave the DIL with the three kids to deal with the sale of the house. Which she can not do alone. Long story but that's the way it is.

Since I'm the only one with no ties, other than the chickens, I'm in the position. We've no money really and DW would have to take care of the chickens.

Plus there are chicks I intend to keep. The two born yesterday are a black EE/Amer and the other a Lav. EE/Amer. Very pretty.

I've got broodies all over the place on tons of eggs. I know they won't hatch them all but when they do things need to be dealt with.

If I go to AL again I'll be gone for a while and no idea when I'll get back.

It will definitely cut in to my spring plans and summer crop plans.

Don't even mention her family they are nuts with a capital N.

Oh I can't think about this right now, if I do I'll go crazy. I'll think about it tomorrow, after all tomorrow is another day. Help me Jesus.

That IS a lot to digest. Sheesh. Sorry for the added stress Rancher. Sleep and pray on it, and hopefully things will all fall into place in the best way possible.

TOB

 

[Tough Old Bird]

Quick question, kind of like a survey for my BYC friends:

How many of you have (or wish you had) insulation in your coop?

Necessary?

Ridiculous?

Tomorrow we either purchase it or bag the idea. I'm on the fence, and want to do what's best for the chickens without unnecessary spending.

We get such tremendous wind up here over Otisco Lake ... just worried about the long, @#$%&*! winters.

THANKS!


TOB



PS: Stony, now I have the Adams Family song playing over and over in my head. Thx a lot!

 

[stonykill]

1& 2 (Cat in the Hat)

 

[stonykill]

Quick question, kind of like a survey for my BYC friends:

How many of you have (or wish you had) insulation in your coop?

Necessary?

Ridiculous?

Tomorrow we either purchase it or bag the idea. I'm on the fence, and want to do what's best for the chickens without unnecessary spending.

We get such tremendous wind up here over Otisco Lake ... just worried about the long, @#$%&*! winters.

THANKS!


TOB



PS: Stony, now I have the Adams Family song playing over and over in my head. Thx a lot!

ridiculous

I have some 6 year old Sumatra's who have lived every night of their life in a tree (much to my displeasure) and rain, snow, freezing rain, 60 mph winds, they are fine. The "fact" passed around BYC that drafts kill chickens is poop

 

[Cass]

Hog sty...oh wait, that's pig sty. Hmm..Hog, pig, same thing right?

Stony, you bored tonight? Love the pictures tho.

Both grade schools have checked in after candling the eggs and say "they are still going strong" ... Sounds like they were shocked that they would survive lack of power. Personally I am shocked they survived their repeated candling. I DO need to take some food to the school that is going to hatch starting next Tuesday. As long as I am out there, I might as well stop at the second school too. They are only 7 miles apart.

Took my mom out to my cousin's tavern in Cherry Valley for Prime Rib tonight. 87 miles each way. Now that's a LONG way for dinner. It was a wonderful meal, and it got her out of the house, but really 87 miles? Each way? What WAS I thinking?

Sorry for everyone's losses, bees, chicks, sanity....you know the stuff we care about.

I am tired. Very tired. And I just remembered that I have a private client tomorrow night for 6 - 7 hours. Sigh.

Insulation in a chicken coop is like putting a robe on over your down jacket. Totally unnecessary. I read a thread or story (sorry to tired to really remember which it was) about Islandic chickens that free range in the winter in Iceland. They are out walking on the ice and snow and wind. Remember chickens are wearing a down coat. Not only isn't my wonderful coop not insulated I never closed the pop door all winter. They roost up high, so I didn't see the need. I will admit that I did have a few eggs freeze, but that was my fault for not increasing my collecting to twice a day during the cold weather.

Night. Type more when I wake up. I figure that'll be about Sunday afternoon.

 

[Gramma Chick]

I love this idea!!!
Quote: Thanks ! I love recycling stuff ...I already have ...

So that egg I put under my broody hatched and I have an adorable little sebright chick now

she only has the one though which makes me sad but oh well...hopefully the little thing survives. The broody is low on the pecking order and a first time mom so I hope she can protect it.

I dont know if it is true ..But I thought that a momma would rise in the pecking order because she has a chick to protect ..

Originally Posted by Henicillin

The bloody bear came back and finished the job. Poor bees. I'd like a bearskin rug right now.

Sorry to hear about the poor bees ...We were thinking about getting some bees sometime ..Dont know if we have bears ?

Did it get everything ? queen & all ..Glad the insurance help with that . ...

 

[featherz]

ridiculous

I have some 6 year old Sumatra's who have lived every night of their life in a tree (much to my displeasure) and rain, snow, freezing rain, 60 mph winds, they are fine. The "fact" passed around BYC that drafts kill chickens is poop

I had 40-some chickens that spent the winter in an old horse run-in which is made out of wood boards and has gaps between each board. the entire top of the coop is open (and covered with hardware cloth). I did fill in some large gaps but I am sure it was plenty drafty. My other two coops are made of plywood and OSB. No insulation. No frostbite this year (yay!) and all the birds did just fine.

 

[Lynzi777]

Quick question, kind of like  a survey for my BYC friends:

How many of you have (or wish you had) insulation in your coop?

Necessary? 

Ridiculous?

Tomorrow we either purchase it or bag the idea.  I'm on the fence, and want to do what's best for the chickens without unnecessary spending.

We get such tremendous wind up here over Otisco Lake ... just worried about the long, @#$%&*!  winters.

I have to agree with everyone else and say not necessary. And not only that, after reading recently about there not being enough draft in the coop in winter and humidity rising from chickens and not be able to escape and that leading to possibly frostbite-I would think insulating a coop would only increase those chances? Definitely no need to spend the extra money, your chickens will be nice and cold hardy by time winter comes!