Official Squatch Watchers

[apryl29]

Well I got up with the puppy this morning and was hoping to see that @CapricornFarm ’s bird had come home but I guess it’s too early ...

One night Corrine somehow missed curfew. (But I didn’t know it because DH had locked them up and even admitted he didn’t open the door to see if all were present and accounted for).
When I took the dogs out for last call there she was, all by her lonesome, hunkered down on the wee porch step by the human door of their coop.
Just looking like the yummiest predator snack...

I didn't count my coop one night last summer.. never made that mistake again. Found a huge pile of feathers w/ a trail going into the woods behind the house.. ran in, like an idiot, and found a smaller pile of feathers. I assumed that she had made it through the night, but early the next morning had gone out to eat and a coyote got her. Glad your story ended better. Lots of lessons learned that day. My kids are still mad about that mistake. Did you give her a lecture about not wandering off from the group?

Morning all

rae, cap, apryl and anyone else who needs em...

Congrats stacey

I once knew a guy who had an enlightening experience, which he had truly earned... He woke up sewn between the sheets and couldn't move, while being beaten with a 10" cast iron skillet... It was a life changing event for him.

p.s. No it wasn't me.

I wish I'd have thought of that w/ my ex husband.. even if things didn't change it sure would have made me feel better.

I found my pullet on the back trail to the house! So happy!

So she needs the 'Stay with the group' lecture too? Yay for finding her safe!

You guys....look what my hubby made me! He was working on it in the garage for two days, it was a surprise...

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I'll have to get a better picture when the sun is different.

It's Lafayette! He cut it all out of one piece of plywood with a jigsaw. It is beyond kickass!

Then he made a little fence out of tree limbs, and connected it to the run. Check it out....View attachment 1515002

Pretty awesome, eh?!

That is super awesome! What a wonderful gift. I thought it was metal until you said it was plywood.

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Awww they look so happy. Are they getting along well w/ the bigs?

Time to take a break!

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Right?! I was dying yesterday.. we're supposed to get a break from the heat on Wed (weather people are liars so I don't believe it.) mid 90's til then. I kept having to take breaks yesterday. Ended up sitting for about an hour in the shaded area chicken watching as an excuse to not be in the sun.

Well my sis and I pulled carpet and started getting wallpaper down. I found out I have a secret passage too! For some reason the front closet in the living room connects to the bedroom closet. LOL My dad and I talked about what trees around the coop need to come down and I found out there is a pear tree and plumb trees right there. There are two way overgrown apple trees. A mulberry tree and a surprise cherry tree.

On a sad note I lost my CC girl. She wasn’t herself for a few days and when I checked her she was covered in pin feathers. So I thought an early molter. Last night she was sleeping on the floor. When I checked on her this morning her crop was full. I massaged it a little and left for house work. I got back and she was slumped on the coop floor. I have her some oil and sat and massaged her crop some more. It was like dough. I noticed her butt was a little dirty so I though a warm salt bath would be good. Clean her up and maybe get things moving. While she soaked she pulled her head back and I saw it ticking. I knew she wasn’t right. I pulled her out of the water and held her. She made a strange honk noise, flapped her wings and died.
Everyone else seems fine. No idea....

So sorry about CC!!!!! Poor thing. Did she get any of the mash stuff too? I'd be keeping an eye on the others and make sure they have plenty of water, esp w/ how hot it is right now. No other advice that you haven't already gotten.

Yay for surprise fruit trees! Are any of them small enough that you can relocate away from the garage/ coop? If not then at least the chickens will get to enjoy a feast of fruit that drops. I spent a small fortune on cherry trees years ago... I literally got ONE cherry from the 3 of them, 1 bing and 2 black tartarian. They need to bloom at the same time to pollinate, but of course they ALWAYS bloomed wrong. I had them for years and they weren't more than a twig.. Gave them to a friend when my parents moved and she got buckets of cherries from them. All you need now is a peach tree!

Thanks so much @Anansi That person sounded very nice and a tiny bit lost and I knew you were the person to help!


Happy Sunday peeps, I hope everyone either has a productive day or a restful day- depending on which works for you.

Nunny @FlyingNunFarm -
Just remember that since it’s a forever type house, you don’t have to kill yourself “doing” everything at once.
I sure wish we were all there to help you whip your new house into shape.
I bet if all our skills were pooled together, it would be like a fairy godmother had pulled up in her carriage with a locked and loaded magic wand.

@FlyingNunFarm I have zero skills and no upper body strength, but I have 2 hands, a dirty mouth, and buckets of sarcastic wit if you need a hand. I'm usually free every other weekend when my offspring are visiting w/ their sperm donor. I promise I won't randomly leave a rooster on your door step (maybe at the end of your driveway).

That is adorable. It reminds me of when I was trying to get Nibbler to drop the dead bird.. I was trying to knock her head against a bucket, but her body moved and her head stayed still... smh.

 

[WVduckchick]

I just did a quick chicken count. I’ve had so many broodies and chicks, I hadn’t bothered to actually count. There could have been a few hiding inside from my count and I may have missed a couple scurrying around, but I’m down to at least 115 chickens and 10 ducks. Only 3 broodies now on 9 total eggs. Lots of chicks! And wayyy too many cockerels.

And I even got rid of 16 over the weekend!.

 

[apryl29]

My child was so upset about Odin.. I told them that someone responded to my ad about the chicks and said they wanted something older to protect their chickens since their rooster died. They didn't question it, but I wasn't expecting the little one to get so upset. Said she loved him and that he was such a good boy. Um.. no. Not really.
I WAS going to tell them the truth and my dad said not to b/c they'd be upset, he was right. I swear, my kid could get mauled by a bear then cry her eyes out when they shot it b/c 'He was a good boy'.
OH!!!! Speaking of bear... I totally forgot! A kid my oldest goes to school with HIT A BEAR WITH HIS CAR! It has happened 2 other times in NE Ohio this summer and it was on the news, but this one wasn't. He even shared pictures of his car. Obviously, the bear died, but how crazy is that? The poor kid is only 16, but he's like Wait.. technically I killed a bear! I guess that's one way to look at it.
Yesterday Tubbs was being all sneaking by the chickens and he scared them off into the back area by the woods.. I leave them b/c Willie was out there watching him, then I go back to check on them.. and they took the babies into the woods! Grrr. I let them be b/c I didn't want to go into the trees, then later I hear meowing coming from the woods... So I had to climb in through the black berry bushes & 1/2 dead pine trees to flush them out. Then later I find they all went back into the other part of the woods (less pine trees & berry bushes) so I sat and let them forage.. then I look over and Tubbs is laying in the middle of them all. He was doing so good, now he's acting like he's going to murder them all.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

The little fella is still wobbly this morning. Nutri Drenched him direct and let him go. He puts up quite a fight when I’m trying to treat him so he’s got some strength in him. Letting laundry dry while I pack up the car to head over to the house. (I shouldn’t be seen outside in the clothes I have clean)
I’ve been taking pictures as I go so I’ll share the progress.

 

[pitbullmomma]

View attachment 1516448 Best $7.50 I ever spent! This thing was a lifesaver.
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How many holes in your fingers do you have yet?

 

[pitbullmomma]

Good morning, guys!

This is totally OT (like, what else would this thread be for, lol) but, did anyone watch the finale to Sharp Objects last night? Holy crap, finished the book about two weeks ago, and had to watch the whole series, stat.

If you don't have HBO (which I don't) you can just watch it on putlocker or couchtuner. With adblock, you can watch ANYTHING on those sites....glorious for the cable-poor Squatcher!

I need to get a life <sigh>.

 

[pitbullmomma]

Yeah, but i'm stuck with it until I lock up the coop. I didn't get much doo just my pants absorbed the doo juice not that it makes it any better.

She said...."DOO JUICE"......ahahahahahaha <insert Beavis cackle here>

 

[pitbullmomma]

but I’m down to at least 115 chickens and 10 ducks.

Only a crazy chicken person would say this....and only, to her crazy chicken friends, would this sentence (and the math behind it) even make sense, lol!

 

[rjohns39]

I don't want to talk about chicken math

 

[apryl29]

Good morning, guys!

This is totally OT (like, what else would this thread be for, lol) but, did anyone watch the finale to Sharp Objects last night? Holy crap, finished the book about two weeks ago, and had to watch the whole series, stat.

If you don't have HBO (which I don't) you can just watch it on putlocker or couchtuner. With adblock, you can watch ANYTHING on those sites....glorious for the cable-poor Squatcher!

I need to get a life <sigh>.

Ooooo That show sounds good. I need to remember those sites b/c we have the spectrum streaming thing, but I'm going to call and have it turned off so I can save $$ on my bill... looking at the next few month things are going to be tight.. my kids' dance fees are going to be pushing $200/ mo this year. If you have netflix, the new series Insatiable is pretty good, though towards the end of the series things get weird and might make some people uncomfortable.. but the crazy factor is turned to 10.
<if you need a life, I need one too.>

Only a crazy chicken person would say this....and only, to her crazy chicken friends, would this sentence (and the math behind it) even make sense, lol!

I especially liked the 'down to' part. I have 16 now and I can't even imagine adding another 100 to that.