NY chicken lover!!!!

[pharmchickrnmom]

Breella---I certainly hope the horse is okay. We had one that did that and had to put it down. Vet tried everything.

Featherz--I built my silkie ramp steep like yours (newbie mistake) but they have no trouble with it. Last year they hatched chicks and those little buggers had no problems running up and down that ramp. They treated it more like a play gym than anything else. I was nervous about it at first but when I saw them literally running up and down it, I let them be. You could give it a try and see what happens.

Tots spent the first night without heat lamp. They seem fine. Outdoors again all day for them. Have to plant my bushes and do some housekeeping on the coops and mix up the compost heap. Busy day today. Going to bake a new recipe this morning and make bread. My allergies are in full bloom, along with everything else outside so I will be sniffling my way through the day.

Time to get moving. Ta for now

 

[Child of Noah]

Lmao. I don't want same thing but this brings up a story from yesterday. I took one of my younger banties out and it jumped down and I figured no biggie. I gave it a min then went to get it up and man that little bird flew all over the place hideing under my new grill around the mud room to under pallets and windows. Then it desided to go under my car so I get a board and an old windshield wiper out and chase it out of under it. Once I do that I get up and go to get it only to find it under my car yet again!!! Also tryed blowing the horn which I really didnt want to do with bird right under the engine compartment. About 5-7 minutes I desided that I would have to start car and back it up. So I scared it out again jumped in started matted the gass in reverse and Bam!!! The bird well it uh looked around like what the heck!! (had you going didn't I?) so I turn it off get out before It can run back under and chased it around some more, luckly it ran around the mud room again but this time it messed up and it went right into a laid down garbage can. WOOT!! score one for jlaw lol.

Well I read the post about the double headers on side walls and talked to my wifes uncle who builds stuff for a living. He said I should be fine since I have the studs directly under the 2 side rafters and I have each stud hurricane strapped to the rafter. By no means did I take offence to any pointers people put out. I don't think i said it but i'm using 3/4 plywood on side so that will also help keep studs/walls from moveing at all. Thanks for pointing out concerns after the double header was pointed out i tried googleing a lot about it but couldn't find much about side walls.

Like rancher I also have a lot of water around here on my land. I'm not on top top of the hill have about another 30 feet up higher right by my land and lots of clay a few feet under ground. That's on reason i built on the black top. I have to get with telephone company and find out where i can dig my run offs around the run. Also have to find out about building permit for my run since a zoning committee member lives right up the road from me and i have no woods to hide anything.

I got just about 3 full sides sheeted today. Tomorrow finish walls then roof and get 11 chicks out there.

Well that's all the news here.

jlaw

You had me laughing at this story, but mainly because I did nearly the same thing last night with one of my ducklings. Can you just imagine if the neighbors saw?

What is that lunatic doing with a windshield wiper under the car?!?!
Then you mentioned the phone company and I thought WOW what a chicken coop... will it have internet access too?

Mother in Law's houdini horse got out again last night and broke into her grain pail...

I'm heading out to see how bad it is. Please send prayers/positive vibes that she doesn't colic.

Prayers sent.

Stonykill: you changed your avatar so now it is a photograph of you being a pervert and looking down the pretty lady's dress.

 

[JLaw]

You had me laughing at this story, but mainly because I did nearly the same thing last night with one of my ducklings. Can you just imagine if the neighbors saw?

What is that lunatic doing with a windshield wiper under the car?!?!
Then you mentioned the phone company and I thought WOW what a chicken coop... will it have internet access too?
Prayers sent.

Lmao no internet but I may have to run cable out there since the chicks are broodered in the living room. Have to get ahold of telephone company for under ground telephone lines.

jlaw

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Stonykill: you changed your avatar so now it is a photograph of you being a pervert and looking down the pretty lady's dress.

That's his wife. He can't help himself. She's pretty and talented.

 

[Breella]

So far so good with the horse. She also got into a lot of hay which seems to be balancing out the 10lbs of MY grain that she ate. I really dislike my mother in law's horse. Evil little tart she is.

I'm putting the bedding down in my coop today! Going to get all 18 of these guys outside today.

Also, I think I'm going to make a Bator and try to hatch these Silkie eggs.

 

[ChickPrincess]

We survived the sleepover and most of the house is back to normal.
Blondie is definitely broody, but she can't decide where to nest. I'm going to get supplies today to build additional nest boxes and have several on ground level in our second coop "room" which is used less than the main area.
Taking the teenager mountain biking first.

What a beautiful day!

 

[Lynzi777]

Finished the grow out pen! Just gotta put the locks on...

 

[stonykill]

You had me laughing at this story, but mainly because I did nearly the same thing last night with one of my ducklings. Can you just imagine if the neighbors saw?

What is that lunatic doing with a windshield wiper under the car?!?!
Then you mentioned the phone company and I thought WOW what a chicken coop... will it have internet access too?
Prayers sent.

Stonykill: you changed your avatar so now it is a photograph of you being a pervert and looking down the pretty lady's dress.

if looking at my wife adoringly makes me a pervert then I'm guilty

 

[stonykill]

That's his wife. He can't help himself. She's pretty and talented.

 

[Child of Noah]

if looking at my wife adoringly makes me a pervert then I'm guilty

That is an exceptional thing to be guilty of!! Wear that perv hat proudly, I'm certain every wife wants a husband like that.

She is very pretty and I am certain a wonderful lady for the simple fact that she has to, at the very least, tolerate the whole chicken thing.