***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[artsyrobin]

well, mumbles is a psycho silkie- at first he danced then jumped at the divider- Coral can verify this boy Mumbles is barely civil- beautiful cross beak silkie but not a silkie temperment- any way, here is a pic from this afternoon



http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o155/rgortonart/P1160076_zpsd32e4cc7.jpg

 

[Ksane]

Hey Kass, did you find a good resource for edible wild plants for bunnies? My girl apparently hates the bunny chow.

Kyz, they need 85% or so of their diet to be plain hay or plain long stemmed grass. They can be free fed pellets til they're 5-6 mo old but after that are only supposed to have like 1/4 c a day.

@hotcurltr awesome news!!!!

@Kassaundra on my way to look at the pics!

 

[Ksane]

well, mumbles is a psycho silkie- at first he danced then jumped at the divider- Coral can verify this boy Mumbles is barely civil- beautiful cross beak silkie but not a silkie temperment- any way, here is a pic from this afternoon
http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o155/rgortonart/P1160076_zpsd32e4cc7.jpg

I still say girl, Robin. But I was wrong about Sonny before you beefed him up lol

 

[artsyrobin]

is anyone else having issues uploading pics?

 

[subhanalah]

is anyone else having issues uploading pics?

lots on BYC are.
I'm having issues seeing the ones posted. Some I saw earlier and now they aren't showing up.

 

[Ksane]

Okay guys here is the Rabbitat.  I am posting a link to my FB album b/c many pics have explanations and I don't want to type all that again.  It is far from done, but you can get an idea of where we are heading w/ it.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...029.1073741850.1618822299&type=1&l=a5b80a966a

OMG my rabbits are so deprived lol! How on earth do you come up with such awesome ideas?? Those rabbits aren't Flemish Giants, are they......?

 

[greenbeetle]

I have a mother hen that I let hatch out her eggs and her babies are 2 weeks old and she is doing a really good job of taking care of them, they moved outside this last weekend in a small pen with a coop(made preditor proof and so babies cannot get out) My question is how long do the mother chickens take care of their babies before they get tired of caring for them. Thanks

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: ok, weird- but makes me feel better,not just me

I have a mother hen that I let hatch out her eggs and her babies are 2 weeks old and she is doing a really good job of taking care of them, they moved outside this last weekend in a small pen with a coop(made preditor proof and so babies cannot get out) My question is how long do the mother chickens take care of their babies before they get tired of caring for them. Thanks

Mine usually stay in mama mode 6+ weeks, then you have some that never shift out of mama mode- my silkie Amber is like that, mama to some of yours, i had a cochin that was fefd up by a month and nipped the kids till they understood- each one is different

 

[Ksane]

I have a mother hen that I let hatch out her eggs and her babies are 2 weeks old and she is doing a really good job of taking care of them, they moved outside this last weekend in a small pen with a coop(made preditor proof and so babies cannot get out)  My question is how long do the mother chickens take care of their babies before they get tired of caring for them.  Thanks

I've only had 2 hens raise chicks but they never did quit taking care of them. The 1st set is 2 yrs old now and the girls pile up with their mama and sit on eggs together.

 

[greenbeetle]

I've only had 2 hens raise chicks but they never did quit taking care of them. The 1st set is 2 yrs old now and the girls pile up with their mama and sit on eggs together.

Ok, thanks Mitzi, she only hatched out 2 chicks but for a first time mom she is doing awesome with them. She is a LF Cochin which helps since they are know to be good mothers..