Official Squatch Watchers

[Molpet]

Sulfur has been studied and it works for mites and lice
But it takes time

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

So they got dipped in Elector last Friday. Then sprayed to the 9s this Saturday. If that doesn't work, another round of permethrin and sulfur to the coop and run will be added.

 

[Chickassan]

There might be a teeny weeny little smidge of drama....just a speck!
You probably wont even notice.

Layer probably is Dip, she's like Kim starting early.

I got corrugated plastic from Home Depot. I managed to get it put in so I can adjust it as needed. If course I didn't take pics. It's ugly but works. It looks like white cardboard so definitely not in the roofing section.
The soffits on my big coop are 14' long.




HAHAHAHA!!
I do believe the drama button will be pushed by snow.
I also think Dip is my layer in that coop. I get an egg 5 out of 7 days and there is NO way my aging cochins are making those.
Even in their prime my giant cochins only have me 2 eggs a week each. These eggs are WAY to big to be from the bantams.

 

[CapricornFarm]

The bantam cochins are going out tomorrow, even if the top is not on the run.

 

[Redhead Rae]

So, another update.

We finally got working on the deck. It makes me happy. We have all but the landing outside the single wide door to do. I'll get a picture of the entire deck tomorrow. We currently have a 4'x30ish' extension coming off to the right towards the back door.

I really need to get working on minimizing the number of birds I own for winter. However, 3 weeks ago, we hatched 4 keets out of the nest our guinea hens kept abandoning. We decided to keep them as well as the 5 keets we let hens raise earlier this year. 2 of our 3 free range guineas have been killed. All 3 birds did really well free ranging and going into the barn coop. My parents got lazy and didn't shut them in at night. When nothing happened, they continued to not shut them in. Both attacks happened while my parents were away in Delaware so the predator got bolder. We think it was a coon. The last remaining adult is now in with the main chicken flock. I have plans to catch it and put it in with the half grown keets. We have a small portacoop next to our PVC 4 square. We will use this to train the guineas to the portacoop and we will let them free range next year and shut them in at night.

I took this picture a little while back. We now have our chickens in the field in front of our house. The wild turkey flock routinely wanders past and my roosters kick up a ruckus about it. You can also see one of the guineas further down the lane, past the turkeys. It was interesting to see the 3 flocks in such close proximity. The excavator belongs to a neighbor. He is doing some leveling for us.

Also, I got a picture of all the magnificent fat the Milk drinker has put on. He's such a Hunka-chunk!

 

[Redhead Rae]

So, another update.

We finally got working on the deck. It makes me happy. We have all but the landing outside the single wide door to do. I'll get a picture of the entire deck tomorrow. We currently have a 4'x30ish' extension coming off to the right towards the back door.
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I really need to get working on minimizing the number of birds I own for winter. However, 3 weeks ago, we hatched 4 keets out of the nest our guinea hens kept abandoning. We decided to keep them as well as the 5 keets we let hens raise earlier this year. 2 of our 3 free range guineas have been killed. All 3 birds did really well free ranging and going into the barn coop. My parents got lazy and didn't shut them in at night. When nothing happened, they continued to not shut them in. Both attacks happened while my parents were away in Delaware so the predator got bolder. We think it was a coon. The last remaining adult is now in with the main chicken flock. I have plans to catch it and put it in with the half grown keets. We have a small portacoop next to our PVC 4 square. We will use this to train the guineas to the portacoop and we will let them free range next year and shut them in at night.

I took this picture a little while back. We now have our chickens in the field in front of our house. The wild turkey flock routinely wanders past and my roosters kick up a ruckus about it. You can also see one of the guineas further down the lane, past the turkeys. It was interesting to see the 3 flocks in such close proximity. The excavator belongs to a neighbor. He is doing some leveling for us.
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Also, I got a picture of all the magnificent fat the Milk drinker has put on. He's such a Hunka-chunk!
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I forgot to tag @Texas Kiki

 

[Kiki]

So, another update.

We finally got working on the deck. It makes me happy. We have all but the landing outside the single wide door to do. I'll get a picture of the entire deck tomorrow. We currently have a 4'x30ish' extension coming off to the right towards the back door.
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I really need to get working on minimizing the number of birds I own for winter. However, 3 weeks ago, we hatched 4 keets out of the nest our guinea hens kept abandoning. We decided to keep them as well as the 5 keets we let hens raise earlier this year. 2 of our 3 free range guineas have been killed. All 3 birds did really well free ranging and going into the barn coop. My parents got lazy and didn't shut them in at night. When nothing happened, they continued to not shut them in. Both attacks happened while my parents were away in Delaware so the predator got bolder. We think it was a coon. The last remaining adult is now in with the main chicken flock. I have plans to catch it and put it in with the half grown keets. We have a small portacoop next to our PVC 4 square. We will use this to train the guineas to the portacoop and we will let them free range next year and shut them in at night.

I took this picture a little while back. We now have our chickens in the field in front of our house. The wild turkey flock routinely wanders past and my roosters kick up a ruckus about it. You can also see one of the guineas further down the lane, past the turkeys. It was interesting to see the 3 flocks in such close proximity. The excavator belongs to a neighbor. He is doing some leveling for us.
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Also, I got a picture of all the magnificent fat the Milk drinker has put on. He's such a Hunka-chunk!
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That neck! Legs and wrist.


What a view.
Those trees look huge.

 

[21hens-incharge]

There might be a teeny weeny little smidge of drama....just a speck!
You probably wont even notice.

Layer probably is Dip, she's like Kim starting early.

Spit my sugar free drink snorting at the "smidge" of drama snow would cause.
No drama is a "smidge" where Dip is concerned.

 

[21hens-incharge]

So, another update.

We finally got working on the deck. It makes me happy. We have all but the landing outside the single wide door to do. I'll get a picture of the entire deck tomorrow. We currently have a 4'x30ish' extension coming off to the right towards the back door.
View attachment 1928631

I really need to get working on minimizing the number of birds I own for winter. However, 3 weeks ago, we hatched 4 keets out of the nest our guinea hens kept abandoning. We decided to keep them as well as the 5 keets we let hens raise earlier this year. 2 of our 3 free range guineas have been killed. All 3 birds did really well free ranging and going into the barn coop. My parents got lazy and didn't shut them in at night. When nothing happened, they continued to not shut them in. Both attacks happened while my parents were away in Delaware so the predator got bolder. We think it was a coon. The last remaining adult is now in with the main chicken flock. I have plans to catch it and put it in with the half grown keets. We have a small portacoop next to our PVC 4 square. We will use this to train the guineas to the portacoop and we will let them free range next year and shut them in at night.

I took this picture a little while back. We now have our chickens in the field in front of our house. The wild turkey flock routinely wanders past and my roosters kick up a ruckus about it. You can also see one of the guineas further down the lane, past the turkeys. It was interesting to see the 3 flocks in such close proximity. The excavator belongs to a neighbor. He is doing some leveling for us.
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Also, I got a picture of all the magnificent fat the Milk drinker has put on. He's such a Hunka-chunk!
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Nice job on the deck!
Cute chunky baby legs!

 

[Anansi]

Chooky, that is awesome news about Blossom. She looks like she's been a house chicken all her life. I can't believe she was ever hurt as bad as she was. I hope she is able to integrate in to the new flock without many issues.