NY chicken lover!!!!

[Gramma Chick]

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Would you sell it ?

 

[Gramma Chick]

On a lighter note
Here is a funny video ..it is in spanish

This is a Momma & chickie video

Stony is this what it looks like at your farm at feeding time ?

 

[brahmapapa]

On a lighter note
Here is a funny video ..it is in spanish

This is a Momma & chickie video

Stony is this what it looks like at your farm at feeding time ?

this spanish video is very funny

 

[Gramma Chick]

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I watched it the 1st time with no sound ...Much funnier with sound ..
Stony started me on these ..LOL when I watched his links ...I saw more chicken ones

 

[Gramma Chick]

Well the chickens are still in the tenants flowers ...Driving me Nuts !
It is mostly the older hens ..that we were given..that are the troublemakers ..
It is funny my Roo knows they are bad ...he saw them 1st ..& made a sound that alerted me ..
Im getting tired of chasing them ..I sprayed them with a hose ..today till they left her yard
This was after her dust mop dog chased them all over the place .
When I came home from work my husband says Sally lost her Dog ..
Im like What ? It was over here chasing the chickens ...& now she cant find it ..SO ?
WELL we couldnt find the chickens either ..
So I am mad at her ...She asks me Did you find your chickens ? I said no ..she didnt apologize For her dog scaring the crap out of them ..
I ve apologized for them scratching everywhere ...Even though she put up the Targets / Bullseyes for them

I asked my husband is there something non lethal I can shoot at that dog ...
Next time it comes over I think I am going to soak it with the hose ....

 

[stonykill]

Stony is this what it looks like at your farm at feeding time ?

lol not quite

 

[featherz]

lol not quite

ROFL! That video is great. sent it to DH to say "see hon? Could be worse!!"..

I used to free range my birds over my 26 forested acres, but the losses got to be too great and they mainly stayed in the cleared areas anyways. I can't bring myself to shoot an animal and even if I could, I'd probably be a crap shot. I doubt DH would kill an animal unless it was about to eat him - he can't even put down a sick chicken for me. Add that to the fact that I am not home enough to catch any daytime predators and I'm sleeping for the nighttime ones.

So I compromised and spend mega bux on electric netting - and now the entire somewhat clear back fields are available to the chickens during the day. Still can get eaten by hawks, but I do have shelter areas and roosters so it helps some. My large penned up runs are left open and are only used in situations where I need to keep them penned (snowstorms, yard cleanups, whatever). So I think they do ok. They are all locked up at night with combination padlocks - even a coon can't figure that one out (I hope).

 

[miquwid]

Good morning all, I hope the day finds you well. So being on my second set of chicks I just want to say I love my hand raised birds but hate the brooder. Take care all, time to start work soon, got some bad dogs and cats to groom yayy me!

 

[armorfirelady]

Those videos were great. I found this one........I have to say I didnt know chicks could get up that high

 

[Child of Noah]

Good morning all, I hope the day finds you well. So being on my second set of chicks I just want to say I love my hand raised birds but hate the brooder. Take care all, time to start work soon, got some bad dogs and cats to groom yayy me!

My dog is well behaved! .... of course she only gets her nails clipped and then everyone loves her because she was polite and has short fur that they don't have to trim.
Do you brood them inside? I swear I am going to start a business of brooding chicks inside for all the people who say they hate it. I absolutely LOVED it! I love all the little sounds they make, and holding them. I can hardly wait for the next time I have a batch of chicks to brood.
Chickens, not ducklings.
Ducklings smell like farts and are messy. Their cuteness increases a GREAT deal when they go outside.