Redinator's First Hatch-Along w Bonus Broody: And Everything Thereafter

[AnneGirlGG]

I'm more po'd that he went after Brutus than me. There's a chance I may have done something to offend him, but Brutus surely didn't deserve it.

Unfortunately for Brutus he's about the same size (standing, not weight) as the standard chickens.

Poor Brutus. I wouldn't have liked that either. I've also got 2 dogs, Maggie and Ruth. They're my babies. Maggie is a good size coonhound mix. But Ruth is maybe 20 pounds. She's just a sweet little pound puppy mix that we adopted in June when she was 11 weeks old. And she and I are inseparable now.

Clyde but my wrist yesterday and left a pinch mark. But I do think in this case, ot was my fault. I was cleaning in the coop and he came over to see what I was doing. I didn't want to get his get worth the poop scraper, so I moved towards him kind of fast to "steer" him gently the other way. I startled him, I think. Right after that, I put the scraper down and picked him up, and he immediately settled in against my chest and fell asleep. I'll have to watch him close, but there's a good chance it was my fault.

Ever have a very early morning where something in the yard just sounds off?

I was woken up a bit after 4am by the sound of crowing. Normally it doesn't bother me, or if it wakes me, I roll over and go back to sleep.

This morning it sounded like one of the boys, Kettle or Andre, just didn't sound normal.

I get my shoes on, grab my phone for the flashlight and head out to the run in the rain with a cold, no less, and I see this!

Buckbeak gave such a stellar performance it knocked little Reese right off her perch

Ok, I'm going to dry my hair and go back to bed and try not to get sicker

Welcome to the big boy world, Buckbeak! And when Reese fell off the perch, oh my goodness I laughed! I needed this with my coffee this morning!

I'm sorry you're still sick. I hope you got some more sleep after getting this absolute gem of a video!

 

[redinator]

Thankfully Kettle hasn't come after me again, but I haven't been outside too much the last few days. . . . for a few hours the other morning but I realized I did too much with this cold I'm fighting and I'm forcing myself to rest.

The older I get the harder colds are to get over . . . especially during the winter.

Clyde sounds like a sweetheart, you might have just spooked him. I don't think he would've settled that easily if it were aggression.

After Buckbeak's debut one of the zombie maker chicks did a baby crow from the brooder at the foot of my bed . . . I don't think I meant to sleep anymore today, lol.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

Thankfully Kettle hasn't come after me again, but I haven't been outside too much the last few days. . . . for a few hours the other morning but I realized I did too much with this cold I'm fighting and I'm forcing myself to rest.

The older I get the harder colds are to get over . . . especially during the winter.

Clyde sounds like a sweetheart, you might have just spooked him. I don't think he would've settled that easily if it were aggression.

After Buckbeak's debut one of the zombie maker chicks did a baby crow from the brooder at the foot of my bed . . . I don't think I meant to sleep anymore today, lol.

Agreed. Almost 2 full weeks and I'm still trying to fully get past the flu. I don't really feel all that bad anymore, but the coughing and congestion just don't want to give up.

Clyde is a good boy. He hasn't shown any aggression since, so I definitely think it was my fault.

How cute, a baby crow! I love those.

 

[redinator]

18 hours of sleep and a 5 hour energy and this is all I managed to get done today.

I put together 3 of these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Uforic-W...4667?sid=68580b91-04f7-417f-a86f-93c44e210cd3




It only took about 20 mins to assemble each one. The floor is smooth, has drain holes and is easy to remove should it need more than a quick wipe down. Each wall has ventilation and the roof has skylight. If the girls don't like them I might move in . OH! And they fit through the gate of the run without having to disassemble them BIG BONUS!

Now that I have those I can leave the chick hut and pen set up permanently.



I'll be celebrating small victories until I'm fully recovered.

 

[AnneGirlGG]

18 hours of sleep and a 5 hour energy and this is all I managed to get done today.

I put together 3 of these: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Uforic-W...4667?sid=68580b91-04f7-417f-a86f-93c44e210cd3


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It only took about 20 mins to assemble each one. The floor is smooth, has drain holes and is easy to remove should it need more than a quick wipe down. Each wall has ventilation and the roof has skylight. If the girls don't like them I might move in . OH! And they fit through the gate of the run without having to disassemble them BIG BONUS!

Now that I have those I can leave the chick hut and pen set up permanently.

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I'll be celebrating small victories until I'm fully recovered.

Those are so cool! I will definitely be watching for that smallest size to come back in stock.

 

[redinator]

Those are so cool! I will definitely be watching for that smallest size to come back in stock.

When I pulled up the link I realized they were sold out. I must've bought them out, lol.

I've learned from experience that things tend to jump in price a few months later.

This dog house was $30-$40 when I bought it back in Feb/March: https://a.co/d/be7l2gg

 

[AnneGirlGG]

When I pulled up the link I realized they were sold out. I must've bought them out, lol.

I've learned from experience that things tend to jump in price a few months later.

This dog house was $30-$40 when I bought it back in Feb/March: https://a.co/d/be7l2gg

Wow! I think the run we have went up too since we bought it.