Raising our 1st set of CX meaties

[CackedNut]

Crooks gone. Missing.

No feathers, no body, no one else missing, did they eat her? Whole?! Dang

I was sorta really looking forward to making her Nana Hen!

We had a couple of hawk attempt attacks last week. The blue jays here are amazing aireal protectors, they nest in trees surrounding coops and in the woods near where they free range and usually protect the yard from buzzards, crows and hawks...but its a wee bit early for them to nest. Maybe one got past the dog and crooks the only one they'd be able to carry away

dang it

Ahhh...that stinks! Maybe she'll turn up...stranger things have happened with her. Best of luck.

 

[Angelicisi]

We have this runt in the new batch. I was observing to make sure she was getting along ok, she is. Drinking, flying around (yes they can fly right now...why? Lol oh ya, just so I could add fencing to the top of brooder)

Then it was breakfast time! Look at the stink eye she's mastered!

 

[kuntrygirl]

We have this runt in the new batch. I was observing to make sure she was getting along ok, she is. Drinking, flying around (yes they can fly right now...why? Lol oh ya, just so I could add fencing to the top of brooder)

Then it was breakfast time! Look at the stink eye she's mastered!

She is TOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!

I have a few runts in my bunch as well. They are looking good.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Crooks gone. Missing. :/

No feathers, no body, no one else missing, did they eat her? Whole?! Dang I was sorta really looking forward to making her Nana Hen!


We had a couple of hawk attempt attacks last week. The blue jays here are amazing aireal protectors, they nest in trees surrounding coops and in the woods near where they free range and usually protect the yard from buzzards, crows and hawks...but its a wee bit early for them to nest. Maybe one got past the dog and crooks the only one they'd be able to carry away dang it

Ahhh...that stinks!  Maybe she'll turn up...stranger things have happened with her.  Best of luck.

x2

 

[Angelicisi]

Getting set up for Mondays processing. Checklist needed. I believe we have everything! But that's never true. Any odd items anyone can think of let me Know please!

Hens in the hen house are murmuring...getting some angry looks today...lol

 

[jenifry]

Did you procure shears for the leg joint and wingtips?? That was a LIFESAVER. Once you do it with shears you will never go back to a knife.

 

[jenifry]

Coincidentally, I'm butchering tomorrow, and I CAN'T find mine.

 

[foreverlearning]

Did you procure shears for the leg joint and wingtips?? That was a LIFESAVER. Once you do it with shears you will never go back to a knife.

Yes, it is a must!

 

[jenifry]

Just put the last bird in the freezer. Our smallest was 6.5# dressed and our largest almost 9#

 

[Angelicisi]

We had hawks attack. 3 and now buzzards have been staring from a fallen tree and its really making me piping mad. They Hit one, ready to process chicken like a football player and couldn't lift it :/ snapped her wings backwards before hubby could get to them. She passed this morning. It was late afternoon and I worked late, we should have processed her immediately for ourselves.

Chicks were out and 2 were taken in a moments time. It's ridiculous what a perfect predator just did. I'm angry and can't do crap about the losses.

I did secure party store streamers today. Added solar lights on stakes I can move around that don't work but shimmer and glare REALLY well!

Lil chicks have no clue, they're on lockdown for another few days while I figure out protection that doesn't involve staking the dog out.

Gearing up for some processing tomorrow...