Official Squatch Watchers

[apryl29]

Mine peck at their own poop. Like when I'm scoop the poop boards they're following me around like I'm hiding treats in the pdz. SMH.. Years ago I noticed that on my parent's house they were always all over the side of the house that had sun hitting it, but not on the other sides. The house is white & will have them on it, but the coop is a dark gray-brown color & I don't see them back there.

 

[Molpet]

Dear friends.
Omg. I have been missing you all.

I have been working on a writing project and have had to cut myself off of all my “fun stuff” or I will never meet the deadline of March 30.

My only chicken news is that my sweet broody one, was toying with being Broody for weeks then finally succumbed. I tried the cage and that had no effect at all this time.
We were having to feed her by hand and each day was more difficult.
Finally I decided the best thing for her was a new home where she could live out her dream.
I posted a long and heartfelt ad on my local craigslist after reaching out with no luck to the few chicken people I know here, and waited for them to reach out to others they knew.

I got three responses and one was a definite no, one was a hmmm maybe, but the third sounded just right.

It turns out they live just 2.4 miles from me, have a similar size flock (little) , a nice rooster and were hoping one of their hens would be a broody one, to no avail.

I sat in my car with my girl on my lap at the hand off location and cried my eyes out for a half hour waiting for her. I left my house a little early since I spent the whole day trying to keep a stiff upper lip for my DH who was a wreck. I didn’t want us to both fall apart at the same time and I didn’t want him to think I was doubting my decision.

She was extremely nice though and I am certain (well almost) that I did what was best for my favorite hen.

She sent me a picture the next day happily sitting on six eggs. I so hope they hatch. She is going to be the very best chicken mom ever.


Also please keep DH in your thoughts on Thursday. He’s going for a cardiac stress test to Try to determine the reason for the chest pain/discomfort he’s been experiencing the past few weeks.
To say he is “anxious about the outcome” is a gross understatement.

I am going to try to allow myself some time each day to catch up on here.

Love you guys and gals

you did the right thing.. broodys are not happy unless they are mamas
prayers for hubby

 

[Molpet]

We are OK! The flooding has pretty much destroyed our driveway.... and not sure if we wanna just buy a couple of dump trucks of gravel and *fix* it ourselves, or submit to our insurance to see what they'd do to *fix* it. Half our driveway is pretty much washed out. Our neighbor couldn't even drive his truck around our bend the other day!



staceylove!!!! I am so sorry about your wonderful chicken..... it had to have been heart breaking. I am sure she is happily cooing and singing to her new eggs. I know Xena was a thrilled little chicken when I got eggs for her.
I will definitely keep DH in my heart this week for his stress test!

PIC and I didn't officially get up today until after 11. Our lovely jackass dog, Buddy (aka Wiggles) was having seizures. He is on medication, but Zavier was giving him the wrong dose, so my fault. I tend to wrap him in a towel and hold him while he has his seizure, and then give him a drink of water and sing to him and rock him until he calms down. We then snuggle up and rest until he has another seizure. Between midnight and 0530 this morning he had about 7. We gave him a double dose of his meds, but it takes a bit to kick in.... and this morning he is back to his jackass, wiggly self!

Also, we give our chickens some scratch or BOSS daily. We are not worried about our chickens living a LONG life, as they are not being kept as pets..... and a hand full or 2 of cracked corn or sunflower seeds or meal worms brings some joy to their lives.....

Thunder Monkey, or newest AND ONLY boy cat, has taken to playing with raw potatoes. We find them on the kitchen floor every morning. The newest thing: we're finding all of the doggie fetch balls in the cat littler box. PIC found 7!!!! of them in the litter box today.

wow sorry about the flooding .. glad it wasn't worse
glad Buddy is feeling better

I have a cat that brings me pop cabs and string to throw for her and she brings them back

 

[CapricornFarm]

wow sorry about the flooding .. glad it wasn't worse
glad Buddy is feeling better

I have a cat that brings me pop cabs and string to throw for her and she brings them back

My cat fetches water bottle tops and elastic hair ties!

 

[Suzi18]

We are OK! The flooding has pretty much destroyed our driveway.... and not sure if we wanna just buy a couple of dump trucks of gravel and *fix* it ourselves, or submit to our insurance to see what they'd do to *fix* it. Half our driveway is pretty much washed out. Our neighbor couldn't even drive his truck around our bend the other day!



staceylove!!!! I am so sorry about your wonderful chicken..... it had to have been heart breaking. I am sure she is happily cooing and singing to her new eggs. I know Xena was a thrilled little chicken when I got eggs for her.
I will definitely keep DH in my heart this week for his stress test!

PIC and I didn't officially get up today until after 11. Our lovely jackass dog, Buddy (aka Wiggles) was having seizures. He is on medication, but Zavier was giving him the wrong dose, so my fault. I tend to wrap him in a towel and hold him while he has his seizure, and then give him a drink of water and sing to him and rock him until he calms down. We then snuggle up and rest until he has another seizure. Between midnight and 0530 this morning he had about 7. We gave him a double dose of his meds, but it takes a bit to kick in.... and this morning he is back to his jackass, wiggly self!

Also, we give our chickens some scratch or BOSS daily. We are not worried about our chickens living a LONG life, as they are not being kept as pets..... and a hand full or 2 of cracked corn or sunflower seeds or meal worms brings some joy to their lives.....

Thunder Monkey, or newest AND ONLY boy cat, has taken to playing with raw potatoes. We find them on the kitchen floor every morning. The newest thing: we're finding all of the doggie fetch balls in the cat littler box. PIC found 7!!!! of them in the litter box today.

OMG!!! You give your chickens corn and BOSS and mealworms......dear lord they're all gonna die of fatty liver disease!!!

 

[Chickassan]

My chickens will probably die from diabetes or sleep apnea.

 

[Suzi18]

My chickens will probably die from diabetes or sleep apnea.

 

[Smuvers Farm]

OMG!!! You give your chickens corn and BOSS and mealworms......dear lord they're all gonna die of fatty liver disease!!!

My chickens will probably die from diabetes or sleep apnea.

x2!!

Well, my chickens, my rulez. If I ever come out here whining and crying about how my chickens died of FLD, and they weren't alcoholics, then you can me hard!!!

 

[Smuvers Farm]

DERP TRAIN PULLIN INTO THE STATION
TOMORROW CARRYING 8 EGGS!!!

 

[Chickassan]

Mine are happy they get more crap than they should but they're chickens. Their life will hopefully be long but since I'm not chicken god I can't guarantee it. I just let them be, I won't deny them variety because I want to preserve them. That's like smacking candy out of my hand so I get like an extra year, not a pretty picture.

x2!!

Well, my chickens, my rulez. If I ever come out here whining and crying about how my chickens died of FLD, and they weren't alcoholics, then you can me hard!!!