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[upcdayz]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

 

[Poco Pollo]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

Milk and yogurt are favorite treats for my flock. Yogurt mixed into the crumbles of unsugared cereal, like bran flakes (the bits at the bottom of the box you don't want to eat but you hesitate to throw away), is their favorite treat... Ummm... and meal worms. They like both dried and fresh meal worms.

 

[buffalogal]

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How is he around birds?

 

[upcdayz]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

Milk and yogurt are favorite treats for my flock. Yogurt mixed into the crumbles of unsugared cereal, like bran flakes (the bits at the bottom of the box you don't want to eat but you hesitate to throw away), is their favorite treat... Ummm... and meal worms. They like both dried and fresh meal worms.

Good ideas. I don't currently have anything you listed as treats, but will go get some. A few months ago I read somewhere that Lowes has the best price on meal worms but when I went there, they didn't have them. I'll make a trip to TSC. I think they have them.

 

[Ksane]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

Normally it has to be pitch black everyone with only the coop lit up, then they'll go in. If there's lights on outside the coop you'll never get them to go in a 4x4 box

They'd think it was a huge mouth going to eat them.

 

[NanaKat]

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Yes, I got a Black Belgian Bearded d'Anvers from Bob Bridges. There is a huge beard on that LilGuy! and attitude to go with it

 

[upcdayz]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

Normally it has to be pitch black everyone with only the coop lit up, then they'll go in. If there's lights on outside the coop you'll never get them to go in a 4x4 box

They'd think it was a huge mouth going to eat them.

I tried your idea, with the solar lights inside. Today was their first day/evening out of the coops, but when it started to get dark out, they didn't even look in the direction of the coops. Maybe I'll just string up some Christmas lights in there and leave them on. That would make it light AND festive!

 

[Kassaundra]

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Meyer is in Ohio (or somewhere near there), there is a hatchery in Oklahoma in one of the "We" towns (weleetka, wewoka, wetumka I don't remember which) but they don't have EE's or Flavorelles, or Ameraucanas (the only bearded breeds I know)

Kass, I love your girls

I think those that Nana just got are bearded (are they, Nana?) Michael D has EE's all the time, that's where I got my 1st 2. I can't believe I wasn't going to keep them at 1st! Because of diseases I've decided to steer clear from auction birds unless they've been raised just at the seller's place. I get too attached to babies, I just can't do that again. If I could find some older than 6 or 8 months that'd be perfect.

Thanks, I haven't taken many pics recently since they have been molting that second album has the few molting pics, but they are starting to look better, so I may have a photo shoot day in the next few weeks when they have their fresh new feathers in completely.

 

[artsyrobin]

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I tried the solar light in the coop idea, but not the treats. I'll try that next. Thanks for the tip.

even something as simple as their crumbles in hot water, toss in a handful of scratch or oatmeal and they will follow me anywhere.... black sunflower seed is another fave for them, and ends of bread...

 

[buffalogal]

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Okay, I must have been mistaken. Right off the top of my head (where I keep all my fuzzy thinking), I thought he said he got his birds in Arkansas, but then,he lives in De Queen, so maybe that's it. Anyway, his name is Roy Autrey and his website is at http://www.affgoats.com/

I saw Don's birds at the show, but forgot to ask who he got them from. (I'll have to stop by sometime and ask) Are you on either of the Buckeye mailing lists? Next clear sunny day I'll get some pictures of the Urch birds I kept.