NY chicken lover!!!!

[In His Service]

I got one rumpless Aracauna, roo naturally, He is a beautiful, lavendar I guess you call it. He is a keeper. I had a lavendar girl, but she died...unknown causes, but no marks on her, so not a predator I suppose. I have a few Ameracaunas, 2 are roos. One I will keep, the other has a home, probably. I have another EE roo I think, that will be really pretty, mostly white,so he is also in the running to be a keeper. I will be up to about 50 hens when the NYD chicks get to POL, so I think I will stick with that for this year and just hatch quail for a while. At least until the April swap meet.

 

[In His Service]

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Once they are feathered, I have plenty of room now. I have a 2 stage grow out area outside with several good hiding places for smaller ones to avoid getting picked on.

 

[vmdanielsen]

Rancher - thanks for providing the info on the wormer. Had to bring DD to choir practice today at SUNY Albany. She loves it. First concert in March. DH and I are going out back to cut trees, haul branches and brush to make room for the goat yard. Right now they are by the road and many people love to see them as they drive by I really want them out back by the rest of the animals.

"You might be a redneck if you have more outbuildings than house" Yup, definitely us.

Well in the winter(now) I put my chicken coop on my front lawn and remove a panel of lattice off my front porch. I put electric netting all around that. I AM A REDNECK! My chickens love it though! They come out all day, even when it snows heavily!!

 

[vmdanielsen]

Once they are feathered, I have plenty of room now. I have a 2 stage grow out area outside with several good hiding places for smaller ones to avoid getting picked on.

How did you get both qutoes in your post? I have been trying and trying!

 

[vmdanielsen]

I have my first pip! It is an olive egg. Humidity down to 63% Should I worry or open up and add water?

 

[vmdanielsen]

I wrote the last post, went out to close up and discovered that one of my roosters was dead!! No blood, everybody else seems fine. AAAUUGGHH!

 

[stonykill]

I wrote the last post, went out to close up and discovered that one of my roosters was dead!! No blood, everybody else seems fine. AAAUUGGHH!

that sucks. I really really hate it when that happens. Look predetorish or just natural?

 

[vmdanielsen]

that sucks. I really really hate it when that happens. Look predetorish or just natural?

He has been.....not himself. No signs of a predator and they are all behind electric poultry netting and the fence was working. Just my first death (not including cockerals that are in the freezer).

 

[Henicillin]

Girl, you and I need to work in the same pharmacy. We'd get along like a house afire, since I am Pharmacist Amy (no kidding), fellow large gal who runs out in nightgowns to let the birds out. The only difference is, I don't care if I scar the neighbors for life! They're probably already scarred. They've seen me in the pool.

I just submitted the form to Betterbee that will hopefully reserve a nuc (nucleus) bee colony for spring. These are really nifty - it's basically a mini-hive with five frames already drawn out. It's a first-come, first-serve deal - fingers crossed that I got in on time! Reservations opened today, so I *should* be good.

Morning all! I too run out in my nightgown and a jacket to let everyone out in the mornings. I try to do it quick as I am a rather large woman, my nightgowns arent always below my knees and while the cheeps dont care what I look like, I dont want to scare the hell out my neighbors! I dont sing to the Lord (as Rancher does) but I am praying to Him that nobody sees anything that might scar them for life. LOL

 

[Henicillin]

I wrote the last post, went out to close up and discovered that one of my roosters was dead!! No blood, everybody else seems fine. AAAUUGGHH!

Ugh - that stinks. Poor guy.