NY chicken lover!!!!

[stonykill]

I was going to ask why the heck would anyone give a chicken a bubble bath. The saw we aren't talking chickens. We are talking Silkies

 

[ke5hde]

I was going to ask why the heck would anyone give a chicken a bubble bath. The saw we aren't talking chickens. We are talking Silkies

 

[Lynzi777]

After-Bath pics...Those who can't stand the cuteness, cover your eyes!

This is my lavender pullet all grown up!

 

[armorfirelady]

I was going to ask why the heck would anyone give a chicken a bubble bath. The saw we aren't talking chickens. We are talking Silkies

The only bath I give my hens get is in wood ash....def does not clean them up

 

[Metella]

love the pics - of chickens and coops ! thanks for sharing ....

I watched a fox CHEW through wire on my last coop - I was just watching as I had my gun ready & was curious - what a great lesson that was and as I was right there - no hens were in danger.

I am doing a hoop coop - but I am covering the entire thing in hardware cloth - fastened with washers to really tighten it down. I can't visualize just a tarp as a cover over the cattle panels - that is why I am putting the hardward cloth around ALL of it. Even the gap in the door is going to have a hardware cloth overhang that is screwed and washered in .... no paws are going to pull that out until age hits the wire.

Those weasles are my biggest fear - because I know they can shimmy into something I may not even have seen as a gap! buggers.

 

[County Boy]

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They are beautiful, OMG I keep seeing all these beautiful frizzies and roos. I can't get another roo though I can only have the one I have because he doesn't annoy my neighbors LOL Though his flying like an eagle may anger a few he doesn't not like squirls near the coop man he gets anger, protects those girls! But a frizzie hen I'm always thinking about how I can work that out! I have another coop but no one to help me move it so it just sits in my driveway. So for now I just sigh!! But I love your pictures.






Well- if it's frizzles you want maybe we can eventually work something out

 

[County Boy]

After-Bath pics...Those who can't stand the cuteness, cover your eyes! This is my lavender pullet all grown up!

Lavender Silkies- I have never seen those in person before but every time you post pics I have to force myself not to go on a quest to get some. I swear, every time I find a new breed or color I like, I end up spending $150 on 2 chickens.:/

 

[Lynzi777]

Lavender Silkies- I have never seen those in person before but every time you post pics I have to force myself not to go on a quest to get some. I swear, every time I find a new breed or color I like, I end up spending $150 on 2 chickens.:/

I'm hoping to hatch out some chicks in the spring time, if not sooner. She should be laying any day now, she's going on 6 months old. If I can get some fertile eggs from her by the end of the year I'll definitely try hatching some out. You won't have to look too far ;-)

 

[Breella]

Duane is so good with these chicks. Checking in to say goodnight to all. Been a few crazy weeks while I have been sick.

 

[miquwid]

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Definitely I'm in Rochester so it would be when I'm on vacation and we can plan a fun trip for my son or in spring when we visit my son's big brother he's expecting a baby boy in March. He lives in Southern PA and on our way back we can stop by. I would like to think by then someone would have helped me move this coop. It has a reinforced bottom with hardward cloth and wood. it's Weather proof and predator proof. It's prefect for my delicate breeds like my silkies and brabanter.

Stony - that is very good information someone else in my in local chicken club was explaining that as well. I did reinforce the coop with hardware cloth, they get locked in the coop. I have to have a run to prove to the city that I don't let my chickens run free in my yard which I do anyways oh well. I can just say opps they got out. But you did mention the digging predators and I dug done and used hardware cloth and filled it in with rocks, all the way around. I want to eventually build it up some more with rocks.

Lynzi - She is beautiful my one silkie is too much of a pain in the but to bother catching much less bathing she good, my other silkie is always in the rain I made it so she is covered but hangs in the rain anyway. But they dust bath all the time so I don't worry.

So tomorrow I'm going to start my young leghorns introduction into the big coop. Should be interesting they are just too big to be with the silkies, my little buff orp will have to deal until she is big enough to join.

I got a 40lb bag of food grade DE for $20 at Tractor Supply um super excited.

Have a good nite!