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[brandy00]

Apparently my missing chicken has been sitting on eggs somewhere! This morning the kids hollared at me to come look out the window. She was pacing in front of the coop door in the pouring rain! I don't know how I'm ever going to find her nest

 

[bardies]

@mjgigax Don't worry, they are cute...but except for a baby silkie, (and a Rudy) I cant think of anything that is as cute as a baby mini horse!
Meanwhile, some new calf pictures to help us wait... This heifer does not have a name yet. She was born on the 6th. This red and white heifer was born on the 5th. Her name is Cinco D Mayo Cowgirl CPL.

This solid red heifer was calved on the 4th...she is a Big girl! (but has a big mamma that can handle it)

Then there is Spook - the blue calf. he is looking pretty manly already!

And, my gold heifer - Target, look at the little horns popping at just over a month old.

Then, finally, a bunch of head shots: Spook, of course. The camera had a hard time with exposure.

Unnamed month old bull calf with Spook. They're buds.



This brown heifer is only two months old. Her name is Moon Pie.

 

[bardies]

Apparently my missing chicken has been sitting on eggs somewhere! This morning the kids hollared at me to come look out the window. She was pacing in front of the coop door in the pouring rain! I don't know how I'm ever going to find her nest

Yay!

 

[bardies]

guys....I don't know how to break this to you, but....that is a dinosaur.

Wah?! Kass, have you been extracting dna from the tummies of amber bound mosquitos?! Good thing his name is Rudy and not Godzilla...otherwise, we'd be in trouble!

You know... all running around like chickens with their....oh. you know the rest.

 

[ashtree]

@mjgigax Don't worry, they are cute...but except for a baby silkie, (and a Rudy) I cant think of anything that is as cute as a baby mini horse! Meanwhile, some new calf pictures to help us wait... This heifer does not have a name yet. She was born on the 6th. This red and white heifer was born on the 5th. Her name is Cinco D Mayo Cowgirl CPL. This solid red heifer was calved on the 4th...she is a Big girl! (but has a big mamma that can handle it) Then there is Spook - the blue calf. he is looking pretty manly already! And, my gold heifer - Target, look at the little horns popping at just over a month old. Then, finally, a bunch of head shots: Spook, of course. The camera had a hard time with exposure. Unnamed month old bull calf with Spook. They're buds. This brown heifer is only two months old. Her name is Moon Pie.

Wow. What a beautiful herd. And I love the names-Moon Pie is my favorite! And spook is gorgeous. Will you keep him for breeding? Anyone know of anyone in the area (OKCish) with bantam americaunas? I have no experience with them but am thinking about looking into them. All this talk of blue eggs has me wanting some variety!

 

[TipihlowLadies]

Some pics of Rudy from today

IS RUDY GOING TO SUN BURN ?

 

[BetsyOK]

Les, looks like you may well have been right about a predator skinning my pullet's back. What I thought was a very small opening, actually could be made into a much larger one and not be noticed. The rooster may have been chasing her because of the large, bloody wound.

Early one morning early last year, a very young opossum was in that end pen, but I wasn't too worried about that, as it did no damage, and I thought it was more or less a fluke that it found that small opening.
This morning, Vashi told me the dark blue showgirl hen, who was in the next-to-last section, was gone.
He normally wouldn't have noticed, but she was the only dark colored chicken, and the only one in a section by herself.

When Vashi and I put the corrugated, clear plastic roof on the pen about 4 years ago, I didn't realize he didn't secure the top edge, even though he put the formed foam strip under it. It is my fault the predator got her, because I'd started making a section of quadrupled poultry netting to fill what I thought was about a 1 1/2" gap, and had I done it, I'd have noticed the roof was not secured. All it had to do was push up on the edge of the roof, and then it had easy access. I have no idea why it got the one out of the second (from that end) pen rather than one in the end, closer to the opening. Maybe the rooster with that hen defended her strongly. It had to go through quite a bit to get that hen out of the pen, up over the coop and a very large cage on top of it. Feathers on the edge were a dead giveaway.

The edge of the roof is now secured, and a tight wad of quadrupled poultry netting is attached and stuffed into the gap. I was able to tell that at least part of the rest of the top is also not secured, so I put a heavy piece of landscaping timber on it until we can secure it tonight.

I feel soooooo bad about that sweet hen!

 

[TipihlowLadies]

@mjgigax Don't worry, they are cute...but except for a baby silkie, (and a Rudy) I cant think of anything that is as cute as a baby mini horse!
Meanwhile, some new calf pictures to help us wait... This heifer does not have a name yet. She was born on the 6th. This red and white heifer was born on the 5th. Her name is Cinco D Mayo Cowgirl CPL.

This solid red heifer was calved on the 4th...she is a Big girl! (but has a big mamma that can handle it)

Then there is Spook - the blue calf. he is looking pretty manly already!

And, my gold heifer - Target, look at the little horns popping at just over a month old.

Then, finally, a bunch of head shots: Spook, of course. The camera had a hard time with exposure.

Unnamed month old bull calf with Spook. They're buds.



This brown heifer is only two months old. Her name is Moon Pie.

baby any thing is pretty amazing but caffs and colts are really wounderfull to watch run and play. Nice healthy calf 's great pics makes me want some.

 

[artsyrobin]

@mjgigax
This solid red heifer was calved on the 4th...she is a Big girl! (but has a big mamma that can handle it)

Then there is Spook - the blue calf. he is looking pretty manly already!

Then, finally, a bunch of head shots: Spook, of course. The camera had a hard time with exposure.

Unnamed month old bull calf with Spook. They're buds.



This brown heifer is only two months old. Her name is Moon Pie.

wonderful pics, and the best buds is adorable!

of the top is also not secured, so I put a heavy piece of landscaping timber on it until we can secure it tonight.

I feel soooooo bad about that sweet hen!

i am so sorry! bless her little heart

 

[miohippus]

The problem was originally a damaged artery oozing blood, doing something called "blushing" (no idea what that is), and they said it should heal on it's own. We aren't sure what it is restricting blood flow but my leg is about 2x normal size and I cant even bend it because of how swollen it is.

Thank you. I hope this wont require any serious medical help, but if that's what it takes, then I guess so be it.

i hope the doctors figure out he problem and you get well soon.