Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[tweetr1979]

Ummmmm...not ALL of us are in PA...LOL I'm 10 miles over the border in Ohio!!!

Well i count you as PA lol

 

[sharron]

Ummmmm...not ALL of us are in PA...LOL I'm 10 miles over the border in Ohio!!!

i forgot about you, but heck, you're so close to pa i think of you as being in pa

 

[SilkieSensation]

Quote:

Quote: I can be IN PA in less than 15 minutes

 

[mrsjohnson]

Hi! i cant post in BST forums, but i'm looking to buy pullets.
I am in Oxford, PA..
I have access to Reds from some local amish, but I have two reds, and I prefer something else. We have orps too.

Message me if you are near oxford with pullets you would like to sell. We'll come pick them up if youre not ridiculously far away..

 

[My peeps]

My sons room is painted! I hate textured plaster. Every time I thought I was done the light would shine through the window and I would notice a spot I missed! Tomorrow is touch ups and a thorough cleaning.

Chicken question. My silkies have started to lay their eggs around the yard instead of in the coop. Today and yesterday the one laid her egg in a bucket dh has laying in the yard. I can't find the other hens laying spot. Any way o break this behavior beside not letting them free range?

 

[SilkieSensation]

My sons room is painted! I hate textured plaster. Every time I thought I was done the light would shine through the window and I would notice a spot I missed! Tomorrow is touch ups and a thorough cleaning.

Chicken question. My silkies have started to lay their eggs around the yard instead of in the coop. Today and yesterday the one laid her egg in a bucket dh has laying in the yard. I can't find the other hens laying spot. Any way o break this behavior beside not letting them free range?

Try letting them out later after they have laid. Only other idea would be to put golf balls in the nest box & see if they want to add to the nest.

 

[LisaYolkUm]

Tomorrow I am going to see Blarneyeggs set up! I am psyched. I am hoping to get some pullets soon.

If I have to wait until spring..........I think it will be a long time.

I also have to actually build the coop..........but the planning and materials acquisitioning is advancing nicely!

I got some pine boards...........One concern is that pine is such a soft wood...........I am worried that if I attach
hardware cloth to pine boards a hungry predator might just break thru anyway...........what do you all think?

I may have a heavier sturdier board or log at the bottom---------------

Hmm..........

 

[BirdbyGavin1103]

My sons room is painted! I hate textured plaster. Every time I thought I was done the light would shine through the window and I would notice a spot I missed! Tomorrow is touch ups and a thorough cleaning.

Chicken question. My silkies have started to lay their eggs around the yard instead of in the coop. Today and yesterday the one laid her egg in a bucket dh has laying in the yard. I can't find the other hens laying spot. Any way o break this behavior beside not letting them free range?

This is something I'm afraid will happen with my girls, since they free range all day. So I would like to know as well, please..none of ours have started but they're getting close.

I heard the weirdest noises coming from Marion and Copper when they went to roost tonight. It was almost as though the two of them were purring to each other, but it wasn't like the purring that Jack or other birds will do when I'm holding them, or when Jack has his head on my shoulder while roosting (he'll fall asleep with his head there and me petting him). They were also kinda bobbing to each other, they are a few weeks older than my leghorns so I'm wondering if they're, uh, "getting ready". It does make me wonder about something else now... Will pullets and hens pick a male that is gentler to them over the dominant male if he's nasty to them? Jäger is absolutely the dominant male, but he picks on EVERYONE even the girls.

 

[tweetr1979]

as most know i have a pen of young freedom rangers,,,the first couple weeks they stay penned up inside coop, then get left out into the fenced run area,,,,,they have been out for maybe 2 weeks now, and i have lost 3 to a predator,,,but i could not tell what since my birds tend to make a meal out of things like that......SSSOOOO,,,,I moved the camera yesterday and ended up capturing a fresh kill with it,,,,,(i was surprised as to what it was)...


I will be spending my sunday morning breakfast sitting on a bucket watching.(all kills have been early morning so far)..

pictures to come later tonight,,,be forwarned...predators can be cute...

I hope you put us out of our waiting misery soon!!

 

[AUNT KAT]

Those are just awesome!!! I love the diaper cake idea!

Trying to make my centerpieces for the wedding right now, I'll try to post a pic once I get one done. Hopefully they turn out the way I'm envisioning them...

OOOOO! Cant wait to see!!!! Good luck!!!

WOW, look at you!! Clever lady!!!

Thanks, but I can't lie. I got the ideas online and thought "Hey! I can make those!!!"

Tomorrow I am going to see Blarneyeggs set up! I am psyched. I am hoping to get some pullets soon.

If I have to wait until spring..........I think it will be a long time.

I also have to actually build the coop..........but the planning and materials acquisitioning is advancing nicely!

I got some pine boards...........One concern is that pine is such a soft wood...........I am worried that if I attach
hardware cloth to pine boards a hungry predator might just break thru anyway...........what do you all think?

I may have a heavier sturdier board or log at the bottom---------------

Hmm..........

Have a great time! Give Hugs to Enriques daddy for me!!!