NY chicken lover!!!!

[pharmchickrnmom]

Lynzi and Rancher--this is what I mean when I say mean mom. My mom was a mean mother and I am very grateful that she was.

Mean Mother

A mean mother never allows candy or sweets
to take the place of a well balanced meal.
A mean mother insists on knowing
where her children are at all times,
who their friends are and what they do.
A mean mother breaks the child labor law
by making her children work. . .
washing dishes, making beds, learning
to cook and doing other chores.
A mean mother makes life miserable for her offspring
by insisting that they always tell the truth.
A mean mother produces teenagers
who are wiser and more sensible.
A mean mother can smile with secret delight
and pride when she hears her own
grandchildren call their parents "mean."
What the world needs now are more "Mean Mothers."

​

 

[Nuttyfrom6kids]

I'm new here and just wanted to say hello from Ulster County. I've been lurking for a few weeks, this appears to be a very active thread. I have no chickens yet but am planning a flock for next spring. I'm interested in getting a mixed flock (for egg color variety and fun) of Wyandottes, Black Copper Marans, Wheaten Ameraucanas, and Welsummers. My sister in Vermont has a large flock of Buff Orpingtons.

My husband and I work full-time (no kids) so although we built a lovely coop about 10 years ago, we hesitated actually getting a flock started because we were afraid we could not get home in time to lock them up securely each evening. We have since built a 7-foot fence for our dogs around a large portion of our yard containing the coop area, so my sister is encouraging me to finally get some hens. We'll also build an attached run for the coop this fall/winter. My property borders a huge tract of NY State Forest Preserve in the Catskills and we have a lot of predators, especially bears. I figure a lot of you from Upstate NY are dealing with the same and hope to learn a lot from you.

Anyone here from Ulster, Delaware, Greene Counties, or the Hudson Valley? When the time comes, I'd be interested in obtaining chicks locally for pickup, if possible. (I consider within a 2-3 hour drive to be somewhat local).

Anyhow, thanks for sharing your knowledge, I love all the info on BYC. Hope everyone is staying dry.

--Terry

Welcome I am pretty new here too. I don't live that close I am about 3 1/2 hours further up north I am surrounded by lots of woods and fields and do have lots of predators including bears had a baby come out to my husband last year when he was outside mowing boy did he ever go running LOL. I have no set time to lock up the chicks I just go in sometime around dark and close them up they are already all in there on their roosts they know when it starts getting dark its time to go in so as long as you get out there at some time to close up the doors they should be fine.

 

[Lapeerian]

Lynzi and Rancher--this is what I mean when I say mean mom. My mom was a mean mother and I am very grateful that she was.

Mean Mother

A mean mother never allows candy or sweets
to take the place of a well balanced meal.
A mean mother insists on knowing
where her children are at all times,
who their friends are and what they do.
A mean mother breaks the child labor law
by making her children work. . .
washing dishes, making beds, learning
to cook and doing other chores.
A mean mother makes life miserable for her offspring
by insisting that they always tell the truth.
A mean mother produces teenagers
who are wiser and more sensible.
A mean mother can smile with secret delight
and pride when she hears her own
grandchildren call their parents "mean."
What the world needs now are more "Mean Mothers."

​

Sounds like I am a mean mom so far! First line makes me laugh. Hubby and I always make sure little girl has something decent for snack, usually cheese/crackers, animal crackers, goldfish or similar. My mom thinks snack for little girl should be a bowl full of M&Ms or store bought sugar cookies with an inch of frosting.

 

[Lynzi777]

Lynzi and Rancher--this is what I mean when I say mean mom. My mom was a mean mother and I am very grateful that she was.

​

Yup! That about sums it up! LOL Funny because I think we all grow up thinking about how "mean" our parents were and say "I'm going to treat my kids so much better" but so for me, I started babysitting when I was 10 years old. When I reached middle school I started babysitting for a family of 3 kids, who grew into a family of 7 kids. I was their "nanny" for 10 years until I was pregnant with my first child. I'm not going to say those kids were spoiled, but they had money so, Ok yea they were spoiled. And I think just babysitting for them alone made me realize what I had to do in order to raise my kids to be respectful and learn that they have to earn the things they want, they're not just going to get life handed to them on a silver platter. LOL

 

[Cass]

LOL @ Morehens disease! Is that what ails me?!!

Yuppers. The second you get your second batch of birds (regardless of age, gender, or breed) you are considered infected. It then becomes your job...no YOUR MISSION...to infect others so you have some place to get rid of your extra chicks so you have space for MORE HENS.

 

[Lynzi777]

Sounds like I am a mean mom so far! First line makes me laugh. Hubby and I always make sure little girl has something decent for snack, usually cheese/crackers, animal crackers, goldfish or similar. My mom thinks snack for little girl should be a bowl full of M&Ms or store bought sugar cookies with an inch of frosting.

Funny, those snacks - cheese/crackers, goldfish, crackers are what my MIL would consider "Lunch". Drives me nuts every time I'm in CT. They usually spend the last day there at my inlaws and I head over there to pick them up around 1ish to head home back here and I'll ask did they eat lunch? Her response "Yes, they had cheese and crackers" I'm like great so they'll be hungry in another 10 minutes, Thanks! She spoils my kids - and I'm not saying grandparents shouldn't by any means, they're grandparents. But if you're going to waste money on my kids at least make sure it's not junk. At least put it towards good things that could be used or toys that will last not break in 5 minutes and be in the trash.

 

[Lynzi777]

This rain is getting ridiculous. Not only is the rain ridiculous but I can't stand how bright it is out even though it's cloudy. Am I the only one who wears their sunglasses while it's "bright white" cloudy out and raining? LOL I swear people must look at me like "Does she know it's raining out?" Then I went up to the rabbit hutches and was almost blinded on my way back down the hill. the sun actually peeked out while it was sprinkling. Now if it would only stay out. I want to start getting the coops cleaned out again before I go away at the end of June and try to make things as easy as possible to DH while I'm away.

 

[Glasshen]

Pharm, I love the poster.

 

[stonykill]

This rain is getting ridiculous. Not only is the rain ridiculous but I can't stand how bright it is out even though it's cloudy. Am I the only one who wears their sunglasses while it's "bright white" cloudy out and raining? LOL I swear people must look at me like "Does she know it's raining out?" Then I went up to the rabbit hutches and was almost blinded on my way back down the hill. the sun actually peeked out while it was sprinkling. Now if it would only stay out. I want to start getting the coops cleaned out again before I go away at the end of June and try to make things as easy as possible to DH while I'm away.

you are not alone. I've been wearing mine most of the day.

 

[Cass]

I originally posted this to vent about how nuts a kid was acting. Not to be chalked up as some kind of lax mom for allowing my daughter to call someone a boyfriend. She's high honor roll and just a few months away from black belt (which, in itself, has certain criteria to be met in how you live your life). I'm obviously doing something right.
I just won't post about personal things. Learned my lesson.

I do not think anyone is trying to tell you that you are not a good mom. People around here think with their fingers. And then the "problem" takes on a life of it's own and gets totally off the intent of the original poster's vent/rant/question. If you read the replies to ANYONE'S question or problem the discussion some how winds up how we wouldn't "do that" or "allow that" cuz yadda yadda yadda. Chicken problem, family problem, dog problem. We are just a chatty bunch who think with our fingers and no one is trying to say that you or your daughter did anything wrong. Please don't think that they are....and if it turns out they are? Tell me who. I'll go get them for you.

We are all here to support each other as we raise THINGS. (this thread doesn't seem to be limited to chickens....we are all raising things of all kinds)

(Please take a second to read and digest the replies to Jlaw's dog problem and you will see what I mean. Keep posting whatever you need feedback on and we'll make sure you get your fill. LOL)