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[faerielady]

This "design the new coop" business isn't working. I just don't seem to have the head for designing stuff. I'll just tell him I want a box. With a door. A run attached. Some random stuff.

I just don't like A frames and so many coops look so complicated. I may have to build that box and start there.

 

[sshavney]

The Chick Chair....lol I sure hope it works. I thought it had spraddle legs, but it appears to have the tendon slipped off on both legs. it has bendy straws wrapped around it's legs stuck through the holes. I hope it makes it!

 

[Poco Pollo]

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A teacup often works.

 

[sshavney]

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A teacup often works.

it's with me here at work. i have smaller cups at home...lol seems to be a lot more comfortable not laying on its side. i just hope nothing else is wrong with it.

 

[artsyrobin]

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now you are making me homesick....

i could live at that zoo! its so pretty!

just got back from a feed run, was going to buy scratch till i saw the price, sunflower seed is worse..

what is a good alternative? they like the red seeds, is that millet? got some netting for the top of the banty run, seems my cochins have wings and know how to use em!

they are small, but sure can get some lift going- and another pic of my silkie from coral...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/24037_100_8009.jpg

she is sooooo soft!

ok lunch break over time to get some stuff done....

Robin,
the small red seeds that look similar to a BB are Milo, they have very little feed value. Cracked corn, or wheat is much better in feed value. We often found that by purchasing a bag of cracked corn, a bag of wheat, and a bag of Black sun flower we had 150 lbs of scratch for less than we could buy it for as scratch and did not have the waste of teh Milo.

ahhh, ok, will do that on the payday, they will eat all of the mix in scratch, but if its basically of no nutritional value, that will change

 

[Kassaundra]

Here are a few pics I took this week of my niece and nephews some are obviously edited. This is the niece w/ the medical issue.

I wish people were as easy as insects!!!!!!

 

[Poco Pollo]

Beautiful children (and photos of them), Kass.

 

[Firefly89]

Well, tonight I caught a chicken snatcher. This dog has been running the neighborhood for as long as I've been here and Ive seen it get my chickens more than once no matter what I do. Well this time it got into the fortress and couldn't get out before I caught it. But now what? Logan county sheriff said to shoot it. But one of the neighbors pointed to the house it belongs to. But it's eaten other neighbors chickens bEfore and they haven't penned it up :-/
What do I do?!?!

 

[faerielady]

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In almost every area of Oklahoma, a dog harassing livestock is a menace and should be penned up or put down. They didn't pen it up. Time for the triple S.

Shoot. Shovel. Shutup.

 

[Firefly89]

I can't shoot it. Idk I just can't. But I don't want it to get back. Maybe does anyone want it?