NY chicken lover!!!!

[Child of Noah]

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

That is so cute!

 

[stonykill]

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.

I remember the day distinctly when that picture was taken. Our band was playing at a local bar outdoors and was on break. I went to hang with my cousin who is also one of my best friends forever for a bit and then went to ask my wife if she wanted a drink. That is the second the pic was taken. As I leaned over her shoulder to ask her. Trust me we started dating in 85. If I want a "look under the hood" I know how to ask

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she has learned to love them and has her favorite roosters. The ducks are hers. Well I care for them, clean up after them etc, but they are hers

I guess seeing 21 dz hatching eggs leave the house in 4 weeks at $35 a dz helped her out a bit

home grown chicken dinner once a week doesn't hurt either

 

[Tab's chicken obsession]

Good night. Tomorrow back to work. Yuck! The work I do at home is way better.

 

[Breella]

First night for the chicks outside! I had a pain getting the door on the shed but it's on now!

Also got egg number 2 tonight!

 

[JLaw]

First night for the chicks outside! I had a pain getting the door on the shed but it's on now!

Also got egg number 2 tonight!

congrats. Sadly I didn't get nearly as much as I wanted to this weeknd seems like always something needs done different or have to go get something else. So I only have 4 walls done and 1 sheet of plywood on roof wanted all sheets but kids take a lot of our time while building. Wife was like can they fly out of the coop? Can't they stay out there with a partial roof? She's itching to get these out but yet when I wanted to keep working at 6ish she wanted to go into house so we stoped like 630.

oh well not much to report here besides that.

jlaw

 

[Child of Noah]

she has learned to love them and has her favorite roosters. The ducks are hers. Well I care for them, clean up after them etc, but they are hers

Haha! That is like the reverse of myself and my husband. He wanted the ducklings... I care for them clean etc... but they are his..

I must admit that the more time they spend outside the more cute they are.

Breella: any news about the horse?

I have finished my stupid, long, boring, critique of a qualitative research article ON TIME!

Now off to work.

 

[Breella]

Breella: any news about the horse?

She is a little old pig, but no worse for the ware so far.

 

[ChickPrincess]

Blondie has finally stuck to just one nest now being broody. I think she only has 3 eggs under her but I'm not sure.
I think I will do some rearranging in my flock as to my breeds. Right now I have 12 Black Australorps... 11 hatchery and 1 from a nearby breeder. You can definitely tell the difference. My farm raised girl is sturdier. I also have the 1 Buff Orpington, from the same breeder. Then I have 7 production/red sex links and 7 tetra tints from last year. My 7 week olds, I have 1 Amberlink (which we will keep, as she is my daughter's rescued "Pancake"), 2 tetra tints and 12 red sex links. 3 week olds, I have 18 tetra tints.
I have a select few that I will want to keep, but otherwise, I want to sell off many that I have, and get more BA's and BO's from the breeder. I hate to be stuck with many hens that have stopped laying after 2 years. I also want them to be able to replenish their own flock.
I'm sure getting rid of hens and pullets will be easy enough on CL.

And does anyone know, is it safe to use a colored zip-tie on the leg of a hen to distinguish between ages? Or is there something else to use for this purpose?

 

[armorfirelady]

And does anyone know, is it safe to use a colored zip-tie on the leg of a hen to distinguish between ages?  Or is there something else to use for this purpose? 

I use them on my hens with no problem. I just keep an eye on them to make sure they don't get tight.

And I can't remember who said they needed to build nesting boxes? Do you have cats or know someone who does? Snag the empty containers the litter comes in. I used them for the hoop coop and they are great !

 

[Cass]

Blondie has finally stuck to just one nest now being broody. I think she only has 3 eggs under her but I'm not sure.
I think I will do some rearranging in my flock as to my breeds. Right now I have 12 Black Australorps... 11 hatchery and 1 from a nearby breeder. You can definitely tell the difference. My farm raised girl is sturdier. I also have the 1 Buff Orpington, from the same breeder. Then I have 7 production/red sex links and 7 tetra tints from last year. My 7 week olds, I have 1 Amberlink (which we will keep, as she is my daughter's rescued "Pancake"), 2 tetra tints and 12 red sex links. 3 week olds, I have 18 tetra tints.
I have a select few that I will want to keep, but otherwise, I want to sell off many that I have, and get more BA's and BO's from the breeder. I hate to be stuck with many hens that have stopped laying after 2 years. I also want them to be able to replenish their own flock.
I'm sure getting rid of hens and pullets will be easy enough on CL.

And does anyone know, is it safe to use a colored zip-tie on the leg of a hen to distinguish between ages? Or is there something else to use for this purpose?

I have done it. hmmm.... mixed results actually. Some of them came off before I wanted them to. One of them got inbedded in the chicks leg because it grew so fast and I didn't notice it was getting tight. I think the hardest part was cutting it off the leg when it got tight. I was terrified of hurting the chick with the scissors or breaking it's leg holding it still.

There is a toe punch that is used for marking chicks. I don't own one, so I don't know how that works.

Personally? If I have to mark chicks again I am going to use blue kote. Safe and it will come off by itself as the chick feathers out. On the head, on the tail and on the wing gives you 3 different markings. Blue kote stains, so use gloves OR put it in a small cup and brush it on with a q-tip or small paint brush.

Edited to add: Oh, you said "hen". They make slip on numbered bands in different colors for "banding" birds which won't get too tight.