NY chicken lover!!!!

[rancher hicks]

I have an EE pullet not yet laying needs a home and a pair of BM chicks roo and pullet too. I will be posting them on CL. I am tired.

 

[Breella]

First chick out is hiding from me! Had five more eggs pipped but doing everything I can not to stand there and wait for them all to hatch.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: You can plan it ..Leave them in till you leave . Let them out when you get back .
Today I had to go to Wegmans ..for my prescriptions ..The flock stayed in till I got home ..my son was supposed to let them out at 3:00 .They stayed in today till almost 6:00 .
When I got home ..the roos gave me a welcome ..neighbor said they were totally quiet before that ..
They got out for 3 hours today ...They are safe & all alive though

 

[Gramma Chick]

Seems like it's fall clean out time for everyone. I'm hoping that my neighbors brother in law take some of my girls. I just have too many.

Nothing like coming home after working 11hrs to find this

It used to be one of 2 of our lavender cochin girls. **** hawks

so sorry ! doesnt a hawk usually take just the breast ? was this a small chicken ?


Some of our big girls. 2 ee's 1 speckled sussex 1 brown leg horn 1 blue wyandotte and maybe the white frizzles. Everyone else gets to stay
How old are they ?

 

[Gramma Chick]

First chick out is hiding from me! Had five more eggs pipped but doing everything I can not to stand there and wait for them all to hatch.

Congratulations on your 1st chick

 

[Lynzi777]

You can plan it ..Leave them in till you leave . Let them out when you get back .
Today I had to go to Wegmans ..for my prescriptions ..The flock stayed in till I got home ..my son was supposed to let them out at 3:00 .They stayed in today till almost 6:00 .
When I got home ..the roos gave me a welcome ..neighbor said they were totally quiet before that ..
They got out for 3 hours today ...They are safe & all alive though

I'm a very spontaneous person, no planning here. AND not only that, I have to leave multiple times a day now that school is back is session. My son doesn't like taking the bus so I bring him in the morning and pick him up. I'm not going to take the time to try to get everyone in every single day around 2 before I have to leave just to turn around and let them out again 20 mins later. That may be stupid on my part but its not like I'm letting the silkies out. These are all larger breeds. I feel like I don't have to worry about them as much as I would the silkies if I let them out.

 

[miquwid]

Ugh, I'm fed up with my roo. He's not people aggressive, but he is way too rough on the girls. One of my favorite girls has a big gash in her side underneath the hen saddle.
I don't think I want him to have any offspring either. He has weirdly large eye sockets. So, I'm working up my ambition to process him. If I do that I will be looking for an ameraucana roo if any one is looking to get rid of one around the rochester area.




I had a falcon on top of the coop last night. Luckily everyone was jockeying to get a spot on the roost so they weren't outside.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Nature Berry Farms had one he was so beautiful give them a call and see if he's still there.

I'm tired and get sore, but otherwise good. I've been busy with both kids starting school and bouncing around with daycare for when I get to go back to work. I'm extremely thankful for my friends and family that have helped me out. They are a blessing. Doctors say its ok for me to go into labor next week and I said it's up to the baby.

That's good news!

AQHA, it's ok to have emotions. It's the first time! And, I bet they will be delicious as soon as you can't tell who is who.

Good news, Tab!

Saw a coyote yesterday. Just trotting through the yard like it was his. Found a source of ammo, hope to buy gun today! And then the fun of learning to shoot the thing begins. My family is egging me on, but knowing them they won't be satisfied until I start doing that crazy sport where you ski a million miles, then hunker down and shoot at targets. Everything is an endurance sport for them.

Heni, I loved your neighbor story. Busybodies!

LOL actually that sounds like fun endurance shooting.

Seems like it's fall clean out time for everyone. I'm hoping that my neighbors brother in law take some of my girls. I just have too many.

Nothing like coming home after working 11hrs to find this

It used to be one of 2 of our lavender cochin girls. **** hawks

I'm so sorry sweetie.

I have an EE pullet not yet laying needs a home and a pair of BM chicks roo and pullet too. I will be posting them on CL. I am tired.

How old is the EE, how big do they get again? My silkie pen will need one or two more chickens when my babies move up into the adult world farily soon. They are three and four months and the two leghorns will be too much soon and the oprington just likes being with the leghorns so where they go she goes. My poor silkies always get housed with youngins but though they are mean at first I can trust them not to cause harm, and teach the babies to go in at night and proper pecking order. I would just like to get rid of the silkies but I promised my son I wouldn't and he did pay for them and their feed and does take care of them so ugh I guess I keep, though these two are pretty decent layers and very consistant.

First chick out is hiding from me! Had five more eggs pipped but doing everything I can not to stand there and wait for them all to hatch.

Congrats on your chick!

It was a good day, My brabanter is healing nicely had some homemade venison sausage potatoes and a bit of a bagel. Tomorrow's menu consist of sausage, peaches, and green squash. Sick birds always get the best food LOL! well she's right there on the deck so I can keep an eye on her and listen for her from my window. So it's pretty easy to spoil her. My two coops are well they are doing a great job composting for me such rich dark soil can't wait to build a greenhouse and plant next year. I want to put up a sign that says "Sandy's Garbage Disposal and Composting." Sandy is our top hen of everything in her eyes.

Good day at work people having drama but since I ignore it I have no clue what's going on. Just working on my skills and adding cliental.

It was my son's first day of school and he had to walk. I Ieft for work at 6:1:5am he was dressed dogs were fed and walked, cats fed litter cleaned, chickens fed and let out. He got nervous so instead of leaving at 8:30 he left at 7:45 LOL boy was he early to school. I said that is fine but remember they don't let you in until 9 and if it's really cold or rainy you don't want to be left out side. Well he did the right thing when approached by strangers. And he called to let me know he got to school ok. He then found a walking buddy on his way home who will come and meet him everyday. Then calls me to let me know he's ok. I was so pround of him i used my only tip for day and bought him a model car and grass fed sirloin steak tips. When I got home he let out the dogs checked the chickens and collected eggs! All that hard work paid off this summer.

time for homework then bed I'm beat.

 

[Henicillin]

Heni, I loved your neighbor story. Busybodies!

Three of the guineas were in our driveway this morning, so Alan threw them a little bit of scratch. We want to go over to their owners' house and say, "are those your guineas? They're adorable!"

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: I can see not bothering for 20 min ...it would take more than 20 min to corral them ...LOL
Im just saying you could plan some ..
Hawks kill larger chickens ...also ...kill & eat & leave the carcass behind

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

These are few of the apples my dad sent me yesterday. They're from a wild tree that grows along the road just down from their house. Some had blemishes which I used in applesauce and I kept these nicer looking ones for eating out right.

Yesterday we grilled a pork shoulder roast after brining it for a few hours. I'm going to make BBQ pork sandwiches with the leftovers.

YUMMM

Me too.
I lost one of my hens today too. I have no clue why. Yesterday she was listless but eating. I checked her over and could find nothing wrong. Put her up on the roost last night next to her buddies. At some point she fell off and passed. Everyone else seems to be just fine, so it was specific to her.

Sorry you lost a hen

Okay folks--need some advice. This is my hen Gladys whose comb has been ripped down to her beak. Dh thinks Bill did it when he was trying to mate with her (although he didnt actually see it happen). I have her in a cage inside and have been treating it with veterimycin and neosporin. The comb has stopped bleeding now and is turning black on the sides. Should I just let it dry up and then remove it? I dont want to try it now because there seems to be some blood flow still evident. She is eating some and drinking and wants out and is annoyed that this thing is hanging in front of her face. I notice that Bill grabs the top of the hens heads to hold on while he is trying to mate with them. None of the other hens show any injury and he is still getting the hang of it. For now, he is being left in the run while the girls are out freeranging. I dont want to cull him as he shows potential as a great rooster. Dh would like to do him in now. Anyone else ever have this happen?

Pharm OUCH that looks so sore

I may have a mess of chicks soon to rehome if anyone's looking - have three broodies who have been hiding little nests of eggs from me and I do NOT need any more chickens. I'll let everyone know what comes out when they hatch.

Oh, and one little EE rooster, but he's too young to go out yet.

Today is my 20th wedding anniversary - married 20 years ago at the drive up wedding window in Vegas - don't let anyone tell you that you must have a big expensive wedding to make it work!! =)

Featherz Congratulations

Brand new lil ones




in the pics with her bill open she is hissing at me. She was not too happy being handled for the move. I never do thi but we are going away for a few days and I need to make things easy for my mom who is on duck and chicken duty

Stony they are adorable

YUMMMMM your food always looks delicious

Well I think I read in the bible that unless you have a big feast and a bunch of drunken relatives it doesn't count. Oh and I almost forgot there must be a brawl and the cops have to come too.

We got married by a JP and had a small party after with just family. Then took off for Virginia. 37 years ago this month.

Congratulations and I wish you many many more years together.

Rancher

Those sound like some I have been too

I'm tired and get sore, but otherwise good. I've been busy with both kids starting school and bouncing around with daycare for when I get to go back to work. I'm extremely thankful for my friends and family that have helped me out. They are a blessing. Doctors say its ok for me to go into labor next week and I said it's up to the baby.

Now watch baby will wait until after her due date to show up I went into labor early for all of mine and the only ones that came before their due date were the first one who was 2 months early and the last one who was 3 weeks early but he also weighed in at 11lbs 15 1/2 ozs. so I am glad he didn't wait until after his due date

I just dropped 4 of my roosters off at Berkshire View and now I feel completely guitly and I cried the whole way home...ugh I'm clearly not cut out for this.....

I am not looking forward to doing this either I am pretty attached to my birds

First chick out is hiding from me! Had five more eggs pipped but doing everything I can not to stand there and wait for them all to hatch.

Congrats on the little chick

Nature Berry Farms had one he was so beautiful give them a call and see if he's still there.


That's good news!


LOL actually that sounds like fun endurance shooting.


I'm so sorry sweetie.


How old is the EE, how big do they get again? My silkie pen will need one or two more chickens when my babies move up into the adult world farily soon. They are three and four months and the two leghorns will be too much soon and the oprington just likes being with the leghorns so where they go she goes. My poor silkies always get housed with youngins but though they are mean at first I can trust them not to cause harm, and teach the babies to go in at night and proper pecking order. I would just like to get rid of the silkies but I promised my son I wouldn't and he did pay for them and their feed and does take care of them so ugh I guess I keep, though these two are pretty decent layers and very consistant.

Congrats on your chick!

It was a good day, My brabanter is healing nicely had some homemade venison sausage potatoes and a bit of a bagel. Tomorrow's menu consist of sausage, peaches, and green squash. Sick birds always get the best food LOL! well she's right there on the deck so I can keep an eye on her and listen for her from my window. So it's pretty easy to spoil her. My two coops are well they are doing a great job composting for me such rich dark soil can't wait to build a greenhouse and plant next year. I want to put up a sign that says "Sandy's Garbage Disposal and Composting." Sandy is our top hen of everything in her eyes.

Good day at work people having drama but since I ignore it I have no clue what's going on. Just working on my skills and adding cliental.

It was my son's first day of school and he had to walk. I Ieft for work at 6:1:5am he was dressed dogs were fed and walked, cats fed litter cleaned, chickens fed and let out. He got nervous so instead of leaving at 8:30 he left at 7:45 LOL boy was he early to school. I said that is fine but remember they don't let you in until 9 and if it's really cold or rainy you don't want to be left out side. Well he did the right thing when approached by strangers. And he called to let me know he got to school ok. He then found a walking buddy on his way home who will come and meet him everyday. Then calls me to let me know he's ok. I was so pround of him i used my only tip for day and bought him a model car and grass fed sirloin steak tips. When I got home he let out the dogs checked the chickens and collected eggs! All that hard work paid off this summer.

time for homework then bed I'm beat.

Sounds like momma did a good job raising that little boy.