NY chicken lover!!!!

[Tough Old Bird]

Cute Video Baby Deer
http://news.distractify.com/default...ves-a-trapped-baby-dear-on-their-front-porch/

Thx for sharing that video, Gramma... So glad it had a happy ending and that the woman could free that little fawn who had gotten himself (or herself) into a tough situation! Good folks! I have heard that disturbing sound first hand when we found a fawn that the horses ran over accidentally a few years ago. Sadly, it had a shattered hip and couldn't be saved. We try to check the pasture as best we can now before letting the horses out at this time of year. Farm equipment and lawn mowers are another huge danger to these little guys that are only 4-5 lbs. at birth and are nearly invisible in the hay fields. I've seen 5 fawns this past week alone, one of which was dead after having been run over by haying equipment.

Instinct tells them to stay put, and the very young ones especially will not move even to the point of being run over by loud machinery.

Here's a little cutie that was hunkered down in the field next to my house this week. Ridiculously tiny -- unbelievably cute! Hope this precious little one has a happy ending, too. Those eyes just kill me!

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[Tough Old Bird]

Good evening all. This sure has been a long week but tomorrow at 6pm my weekend will start =).
I have been dragging my chicken tractor through the yard for the last couple of weeks, moving it roughly every 12 hours. Today I notice some effects of this ......its hard to see but it turns out the chicken poop fertilizer is working already - check out the color difference in the grass (the drak green is the path I moved the tractor on). I am amazed!

Wow, you can really see a definitive stripe of lush green grass!


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[Tough Old Bird]

TOB -
Heres a pic of these teeny tiny birds I call tweetty
bird in lattice on pole

bird inside Backpack
Taa Da ...Bird outside .
do you know what this is ?

Gramma,

How cute and actually kind of typical of what is likely a House Wren. They are boisterous, loud and very active little birds...and are attracted to unusual nesting sites including garden pots, old boots, and even make themselves welcome inside peoples houses if they find an open door or window. Here is a link you can click on to see some pics, read more and even hear a recording of their song / calls so you can compare to your bird. There are different kind of wrens, and the pic doesn't show the whole bird, but I'd wager it's a house wren.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/House_Wren/id


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[Tough Old Bird]

Hopefully his experience was negative enough that he wont be by again for a while. He got no reward and was scared enough to climb a tree twice to get away from the threat.

That's key right there. Make it a really unpleasant and negative experience. Bang some pots together, etc., and scare him good. Plenty of easy prey and forage out there for bears now; so he will hopefully move on. If it was a young male, that's just what they do...seek out their own turf... so hopefully, he will get a case of wanderlust and leave your neck of the woods, literally.

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[Cass]

Cass have you experimented with the bread yet and not given your birds any on Friday to see if you get eggs on Saturday & Sunday? It was you who brought the whole bread thing up right?

Nope. Still giving them bread on Friday. How can I NOT? They swarm my car door on friday afternoon. I swear they have a calendar hidden down there in the chicken coop. And this week I am going away, so having them not lay many will mean less chance of one of them thinking they are good to eat and start teaching the others to peck the freshly laid eggs.

 

[kimmerjo]

http://www.movoto.com/ny/new-york-state-stereotypes/ I though this was great!!

 

[Lynzi777]

Nope.  Still giving them bread on Friday.  How can I NOT?  They swarm my car door on friday afternoon.  I swear they have a calendar hidden down there in the chicken coop.  And this week I am going away, so having them not lay many will mean less chance of one of them thinking they are good to eat and start teaching the others to peck the freshly laid eggs.

Lol True! How can you keep them from what they are expecting on Fridays with that greeting when you arrive home!

 

[rancher hicks]

Here is the broody solution

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I agree but in my case I'd need 5 of those.

The one B. Marans coops has all five hens sitting. No rooster there. The back coop has three hens sitting there.

The C.Rock coop with the ducks has an EE sitting there. I know I'm suppose to be down sizing and I'm trying but these hens are out to get me.

NOW I'LL PUT THIS IN ALL CAPS TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. I sold two B. Marans hens and the mean roo to SAH....

She informed me today that one of the hens died. She doesn't know why. Any ideas?

I've never lost a Marans hen or roo. I do know this. I lost two Del hens a while back that I suspect were picking at the foam insulation. I didn't realize they could get to it. I've since covered it up completely.

Quite a while ago I lost a Buff orp after moving her trying to break her from being broody.

Please if you get birds from me and something goes wrong DO NOT be afraid to say something. I'll try not to be thin skinned. I need to know.

It could be the stress of the move, which is why I suggest you quarantine. Or a change of feed. Some folks mix their own or have other feeding habits that are fine, but different from mine.

 

[chicken blessed]

I agree but in my case I'd need 5 of those.

The one B. Marans coops has all five hens sitting. No rooster there. The back coop has three hens sitting there.

The C.Rock coop with the ducks has an EE sitting there. I know I'm suppose to be down sizing and I'm trying but these hens are out to get me.

NOW I'LL PUT THIS IN ALL CAPS TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. I sold two B. Marans hens and the mean roo to SAH....

She informed me today that one of the hens died. She doesn't know why. Any ideas?

I've never lost a Marans hen or roo. I do know this. I lost two Del hens a while back that I suspect were picking at the foam insulation. I didn't realize they could get to it. I've since covered it up completely.

Quite a while ago I lost a Buff orp after moving her trying to break her from being broody.

Please if you get birds from me and something goes wrong DO NOT be afraid to say something. I'll try not to be thin skinned. I need to know.

It could be the stress of the move, which is why I suggest you quarantine. Or a change of feed. Some folks mix their own or have other feeding habits that are fine, but different from mine.

Those hens! Boy I think mine are out to get me too! I keep saying no more and then I go and buy hatching eggs and the chicks are so cute and then I say no more and then.... Yup my hens are out to get me also!!

 

[marquisella]

Added some Belgian Cuckoo Malines to our flock. Will get better pics as I can -- these aren't the best. Also have four lovely little BCM pullets from Marquisella that are doing great -- ready to start integrating them into the main flock soon.


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What is a Belgium cuckoo Malinne?