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[Redhead Rae]

I updated the Surprise chick story.

 

[Molpet]

LOL!!!!

You KNOW they will need help off the roost in the morning right?



Messed their world completely up Mo!

Ha I hadn't thought of the morning but the front roost they can fly out the door when I open it.
Yep I messed with their minds... didn't even think about it until I seen the birds circling

 

[CapricornFarm]

I finished the turkey feeder and installed it today.

 

[Molpet]

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I finished the turkey feeder and installed it today.

Looks great

 

[CapricornFarm]

Looks great

Thanks, i hope it works well for them.

 

[Anansi]

@staceyj It really does suck, I'm so sorry. I'll keep y'all in my prayers, peaceful hospice for him, and peace of mind and heart for his humans.

Rae, love the surprise hatch.

Gurtrude is doing a lot better, still not eating a lot, but was very happy for crawling treats. The meds are doing good as far as egg peritonitis, her abdomen is not even remotely puffy. I'm still making sure she gets one good meal a day, and checking her appetite several times a day. She's also pooping somewhat normally, which is an improvement. She's finally starting act like normal.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning folks

Mo you put monsters in their coop

I had a bail of straw in the barn for the nest boxes... The brats found it and no more bale... all over the floor... I guess I'll keep the next bale in the garage.

 

[apryl29]

O. M. G.

The grossest thing EVER just happened to me a little while ago. I mean, horrible!!!!

I went out to let my big girls roam for a minute when I got home from work, as it is above freezing this afternoon, and the winds calmed down. They came out of their run. I scooped up my Brahma girl, Deila (named after Smuv) hugged her, and kissed the top of her head. All of a sudden I got a whiff of CECAL POOP. It was on her head....and I kissed it....! (somebody must have been perching on the branch in their run directly above her.)

Dudes, it was so gross. I mean I had liquid cecal poo on my lips. I ran inside and scrubbed my lips with soap and water, and then used this aromatherapy moisturizing, exfoliating sugar scrub on them. I have not licked my lips once in the past half hour.

Ew. EWEWEW.

My hubby: "I am never kissing you again. You are going to get some kind of disease from those chickens."

It's so nasty, but it's also kinda hilarious. Just call me Cindi Sh*tlips, lol!

PS: Where is @Chickassan, she would get a major kick out of this!

I'm sorry, but
It's more funny than gross to me. I attempted to remove dried poop from the back of my lav, it didn't go well and after trying to loosen it up w/ some water and picking at it w/ my hands I just cut it off. My hand STILL stunk after washing them twice & I even made sure to clean under my nails. Chicken keeping is nasty business.

I had to buy some bedding... Usually I get bags of leaves but it was a wet fall and I ran out.

Guess what Big R had

I didn't get any

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I really like that brooder.. I bet it costs $7902, plus tax.

oh and most of my chickens have never seen shavings. 2 coops have older birds that had so they were ok with it
but one coop no one had seen shavings. At lock up 12/19 birds were circling the coop looking at the roosts. When they finally went in the closest roost was full and the back roost had 4 birds on it. They can't get to the back roost without walking through the shavings.

Hopefully they'll accept the scary shavings, but next time you can just make a little path.. they'll get a chance to peck at it and decide it's not a monster.

I put down down a compacted bale of shavings and they tore it apart! Gave them something to do and I didn't have to spread it out. LOL

Same. If I want them to self spread a bale I just leave it out and they take care of it. If I don't want them to I have to leave it wrapped in the plastic or tied up.

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I finished the turkey feeder and installed it today.

Nice job!

 

[Redhead Rae]

Just updated the Surprise chick thread with the latest.

I just had to play rooster roundup. The roosters got out of their pen and were in with the flock harassing my hens and pullets. Molasses (my main flock rooster) was hiding in the coop from them. Of course, there were 11 of them and only 1 of him. I guess they heard that I'm planning on taking six of them to our friends' place this weekend as a meat gift.

 

[apryl29]

Just updated the Surprise chick thread with the latest.

I just had to play rooster roundup. The roosters got out of their pen and were in with the flock harassing my hens and pullets. Molasses (my main flock rooster) was hiding in the coop from them. Of course, there were 11 of them and only 1 of him. I guess they heard that I'm planning on taking six of them to our friends' place this weekend as a meat gift.

5 chicks isn't bad since you didn't expect any, not too many, & there's enough so you don't have to worry about them being raised alone.