Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[LadyBehir]

No one commenting on Green Dragon's fire?

 

[PlaidBattleAxe]

I don't think roos crow as a sign of aggression, their posture changes when they want to fight, and they try to make themselves look bigger.

Holding him a lot is a good idea. Roo's aggressiveness is partially a matter of breeding, and partially in individual thing. I have had a lot of silkie roos in my lifetime and would say silkies have both the sweetest roos and the most people aggressive, it just depends on the individual. What you are doing now should help, he's not likely to become mean, but it still could happen. When you get a mean roo,even a pet, it's a lot easier to turn him into meat, and you can easily get a replacement roo.

Which reminds me -- I have free roosters of all ages if anyone wants them -- Welsummers, Rhodebars, Ameracaunas, Bredas, and some mixed breeds.

If you were closer, I'd be taking you up on a rooster! It's about a 6 hour drive or else I would. Just got rid of our initial roo, who was much too aggressive with my ladies.

Yes, I've used a midwife (rather than an OB) for all of my kid's births, but this was my first home birth and it was just wonderful. Having two kids already, all of my family 6 hours away in eastern PA, being an hour + away from the nearest birth center, and pretty much as low risk as one can be, a home birth just made sense. The hubs made baked ziti, the girls played outside, and I labored peacefully and comfortably in my own home. It was perfect!

Chicken duty switched over to the hubs for the next week which had me a bit worried since he wasn't very fond of them anymore (think it was resentment from all the time I spent building the coop in the few weeks prior). Thankfully they started associating him with food and running to him all excited whenever he'd come out... it really turned his opinion around and now he likes them again. It's hard to hate something that's gets so excited to see you

Congrats on the new baby! And for having a good experience with the homebirth.

A very good example of Cubalaya type. 6 month old cockerel.

beautiful rooster

I know we don't want to think about winter yet but Amazon has a steal on heated water dishes. I just ordered 3 of them to get the free shipping lol.
$12.68 each and free shipping with orders over $35.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FJX7YW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Thanks for the headsup! I'm ordering 3 as well---figure I'll need them for winter 2015 when I have my bigger coop, right now I'll just be using the 1. Can never pass up a good deal lol

GM all:

A bit quiet ....aside from Chicken stuff, I had a brake line blow out on my truck...was lucky that it was at a red light two block from the service station....

On the chicken front, I am always amazed at the different personalities and how chooks interact with each other....and because I have had alot of changes to the flock lately,,,there's been a bit more drama....the pair of broodies are still sitting and I think I may need to use LMP's wet sponge on them....

I'm glad everything turned out alright!!


LadyBehir---That is too bad about the fire at the Green Dragon. We have local places like that, and lost our one that was a cider mill/market a few years ago. It really impacts a community when that happens. Glad to read that no one was injured.

 

[sharron]

I know we don't want to think about winter yet but Amazon has a steal on heated water dishes. I just ordered 3 of them to get the free shipping lol.
$12.68 each and free shipping with orders over $35.


http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FJX7YW/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

thanks for the heads up barbiegirl. altho we already have three, they're like shoes, never have enough so last night i ordered three for "just in case", even hubbie agreed with getting three more

 

[sharron]

seems we have a big owl, lost two young chickens i hatched out this may to one, husband saw it, but i got my one young cockerel and my old sfh that usually free range in the yard before the owl could , so now everyone is locked up til the owl goes away

 

[fisherlady]

If you were closer, I'd be taking you up on a rooster! It's about a 6 hour drive or else I would. Just got rid of our initial roo, who was much too aggressive with my ladies. 

Congrats on the new baby! And for having a good experience with the homebirth. 

beautiful rooster

Thanks for the headsup! I'm ordering 3 as well---figure I'll need them for winter 2015 when I have my bigger coop, right now I'll just be using the 1. Can never pass up a good deal lol

I'm glad everything turned out alright!! 


LadyBehir---That is too bad about the fire at the Green Dragon. We have local places like that, and lost our one that was a cider mill/market a few years ago. It really impacts a community when that happens. Glad to read that no one was injured. 

So what kind of roo would you like?? I have a 1 year old gorgeous mix who needs a good home and numerous teenagers coming up...barred rock, silver pencil rocks and light sussex...i can drop one off for you Friday evening! LOL...we camp west of Erie, so pretty close. We will take back Any which go mean.

 

[fisherlady]

seems we have a big owl, lost two young chickens i hatched out this may to one, husband saw it, but i got my one young cockerel and my old sfh that usually free range in the yard before the owl could , so now everyone is locked up til the owl goes away

Sorry you lost the two youngsters...hope the owl 'goes away' soon!

 

[stake]

Good afternoon all:

Had a hawk fly in today....broke off the attack near my fence line and perched on a branch about 10yds behind the fence and 25' up....appeared light brown with no distinctive pattern on the underside...(both me and the pooch were in the backyard)....about 10 mins later was back circling above the treeline behind my property then did about five passes over my property at treeline level.....then left....was kind of disappointed in the chicken's responses....1/2 listened to the roo's alerts and ran for cover....1/2 didn't respond enough.....Darwin has a way of fixing that problem....

 

[Blarneyeggs]

No one commenting on Green Dragon's fire?

Maggie, it's absolutely heart breaking. I hope they find a way to continue the auction. The whole building is gone. These are some pictures from Keith's FB page.

 

[stake]

Maggie, it's absolutely heart breaking. I hope they find a way to continue the auction. The whole building is gone. These are some pictures from Keith's FB page.

B:

Know you loved this place...never got to visit, but always wanted to...being an optimist, I think they'll be re-building....my two cents....

 

[OneMountainAcres]

So sad about the green dragon. You guys are always taking about that place and how great it is

we officially have a Broody! Our first one, of course she's OEGB and is only 6 months old lol. I kicked her off the nest once since we were gone all day and I didn't know how long she'd been there. She was sitting on her own egg that she laid today. I took her egg and kicked her off. She hopped back in a bit later and made herself comfy for the night with a plastic easter egg under her. Does anyone have 3-4 black copper marans eggs they wouldn't mind sharing? I'd use my own but my BCM pullet just stated laying the other day so I don't think her eggs are ready to be hatched.