NY chicken lover!!!!

Just got done moving my rabbit hutch to the deck. Not sure if I mentioned I did end up bring my two lionhead rabbits with me on this move. I left my hutches in the yard for my friend to take the day we moved out she gave me her carriers to transport them down here and keep them in until I my hutch came that Saturday. I wanted to be careful with where I placed the hutch in the yard because after contacting the board of this community and getting a response copy and pasted into an email from the rules and regulations of "the Lake" I knew if anyone ever caught wind that I had them I'd be asked to get rid of them or bring them inside. So outside my back deck are steps centered in the middle and I tucked the hutch to the left of them just under the over hang of the deck. Well...yesterday I was at the bus stop and met another mother there who has a daughter that goes to school with my two. I was telling her about where we came from, what we were raising back in Tully, etc etc. She got so excited because she wants to raise too! So like us, she only wants to live here a year as well because she wants her own property so she can raise chickens. I told her if I find some land to rent I'd help her get started and she can share it with me
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. Anyway, I told her how the only things I had left that I actually brought with me (besides household cat and dog) were my two bunnies. She was shocked and was like "Wait, you have them here? At your house? Where?" So I told her how they are "stashed" under my deck in their new hutch that I just bought for them. Well get this one. Her landlord is on the board and when she moved in here her daughter had a rabbit and her landlord told her she'd have to rehome it or not move it. He did not allow pets whatsoever so she couldn't even bring it inside and be an indoor bunny. Isnt that crazy?!?! So she told me if I had plans originally to keep them on the deck then to get them up on the deck. So I did. Just so bogus how strict they are here. I can't wait to get outta here next year and have a house of own. I wish we had more time when this all happened but we just didn't. It sux. So if anyone DOES find out I have them they'll be moved to the basement or garage. Which sux cuz it's so dark in there. They need fresh air. So it sounds like I've found a new friend who at the same level of feelings about this place as I am. just thought I'd share that little crazy story with you all since I have chicken stories to share.
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You call that a little story? The story of my first marriage was shorter! AND crazier!
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I do remember stony mentioning this. You don't annoy us well at least me you make me laugh . . . a lot.

Good Luck!!! Sounds good.

Gramma I meant doesn't she tell the other birds to keep away from her? My two broodies do.

My birds are doing well I seems my buckeyes polish and americuanas are very slow growing and the muscovy ducks are a little faster but still slow growning. We just had some chicks hatch they are leghorn mixes so they should grow bit faster.

Mentioning what, his blog or me annoying people?
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Historically, and with a lot of giant breeders, they don't what them to mature until later (slows growth) so having birds lay at 5 months is good for eggs, but bad for growth. A lot of Giant breeders say their birds do not lay until 9-11 months old.
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I can't wait that long, I might be dead before they start to lay. Good garden o' peas! I thought my C. Rocks to a long time to mature and lay.
 
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I forgot what I came here for.

Do those " Bat houses" really work? What happens to the bats come winter time? If I hung some on the back of my chickens coop would the poop make my chickens sick?

See now this is why we need Stony. He knows everything.
 
The other thing I came in for was to talk about the price of Egg cartons. OOMMGG!!

I got the ad for one place and their sale price is as much as TSC. What's up with that?

Fact is I ordered from them a while ago and will say, don't order those "break apart" cartons, cuz they're no good. They're seconds of course but just come apart.

Folks wonder why they pay so much for eggs at the market. 50 cents is just for the carton!!
 
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I remember stony mentioning leave BYC

You mentioned that you like annoying people here I don't think you annoy you are quite funny!!!!

I'm gonna put a bat house. I had two bats in the house during winter (on separate occasions) so if you provided the right place I believe they just hibernate.
 
Rancher

I remember stony mentioning leave BYC

You mentioned that you like annoying people here I don't think you annoy you are quite funny!!!!

I'm gonna put a bat house. I had two bats in the house during winter (on separate occasions) so if you provided the right place I believe they just hibernate.

I try to be funny, but sometimes miss the mark. Don't mind me. With all this going on with DW I really NEED a vacation and so does she. I hope the airline tickets aren't to expensive when this is over.

I did some research here on BYC about bats and bat houses but I'm still not sure those they sell help much. I got an ad for them on sale for $29.99 and thought perhaps I'd put one up on the back side of the chickens coop. I've only seen 2 flying around at night.

Some say they're not sure they do much for the mosquitos. Well I mean much in eating them not actually helping mosquitos. Now that would be weird wouldn't it? Putting up bat houses so bats could help mosquitos.
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Love ya,

Rancher
 
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I live in St. Catharines, ON very near Niagara Falls. I am 15 min. away from NY.
You do realize some of us are ignorant right? Because I'm reading this and I'm going,
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ON VERY NEAR? On or Very near Niagara Falls ? Doesn't she know if she lives ON or Near the falls. I mean if she lived ON the falls she'd be all wet, right?
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Then I realize it's ONTARIO. As in Ontario, Canada, right?
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Did I mention I was ignorant?
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Because I was telling a neo hippy a while ago that we Americans don't think of Canada as a foreign country, which it is.

Canadians come down to the Destiny mall all the time and they look just like everyone else.
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Isn't that weird?
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I mean we can tell the folks from Holland cuz they wear those wooden shoes, but Canadians look just like us Americans.
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My point being, I personally don't care where you live you're welcome here anytime. Except as previously mentioned DW and I need a vacation when her cancer treatments are over, so don't be surprised if we show up on your doorstep.
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You'll know it's us cuz one of us has no hair.
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I'm old and bound to say weird things, but I love ya.

Rancher
 

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