Ribh's D'Coopage

[MaryJanet]

Coons are vicious killers- they try to grab any part of chicken near the fence the bite ift off leaving severely maimed birds, or those that die of gruesome wounds. I hate them.

Yikes. So glad we don't have raccoons, bears, their horrid worms, or rabies in Australia. We've got enough on our hands with all the dropbears.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Oh! Let us know how it goes. It can be fraught inducing. And those girls are super gorgeous!

Thanks Ribh

They only had a couple of hours out together and I think it went quite well.
Deana, my RIR pretty much ignored them and Tsuki, the Leghorn, just gave them a couple of pecks or a big chest bump if it looked like the babies had found something nice to eat.
They were all under the same bush just chilling for a while, though not snuggled together. Wish I'd thought to bring my camera out

They are roosting in their separate coops tonight. I'll see how they go in about a week and try to get them to share the babies' new, and bigger, coop.
Advice welcome!

 

[Ribh]

Everything round here is *suddenlies*. Suddenly our son arrived. Suddenly we needed a few more things. Suddenly I finished YD's afghan & passed it along. Suddenly all YD's housemates want one too. I have enough orders to keep me busy crocheting for months! Suddenly I needed more wool. So where I have been today is on the mainland attending to the suddenlies. To say my girls are peeved would be an understatement.
We have a grandchild arriving mid September So that has been this month's project ~ a lovely waffle pattern but following instructions is not my forte & I have had some really dyslexic moments getting the pattern to work. *sigh* I'll be done before I have this nailed. It's not difficult; I just have trouble *seeing* what needs doing.

Some time ago I made a lovely lacy blankie for a PEI friend's daughter & YD has put in an order for her pregnant housemate ~ only in PINK! I do not like pink.

The girls loved me sitting out on the verandah in summer while I crocheted. They would gather round to chat & comment like a bunch of old Amish women! It was terribly funny.

So while John came home laden with bags of cement & mortar colouring & shovels & things of that nature I went & bought pink wool.

 

[Ribh]

Thanks Ribh

They only had a couple of hours out together and I think it went quite well.
Deana, my RIR pretty much ignored them and Tsuki, the Leghorn, just gave them a couple of pecks or a big chest bump if it looked like the babies had found something nice to eat.
They were all under the same bush just chilling for a while, though not snuggled together. Wish I'd thought to bring my camera out

They are roosting in their separate coops tonight. I'll see how they go in about a week and try to get them to share the babies' new, and bigger, coop.
Advice welcome!

Sounds like you are doing great. I'm still putting out extra feed stations as my BAs & BRs are food hogs & my most dominant birds. Yours may be more laid back ~ though you do have a RIR.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

lol It's only shredded lettuce. That's usually their *green treat*. I usually cut it up so I can spread it out so everyone has a chance of getting something.

They really seem excited for the lettuce!
My girls turn up their beaks at greens except for fresh grass.
I wonder what I'm doing wrong?

 

[Ribh]

They really seem excited for the lettuce!
My girls turn up their beaks at greens except for fresh grass.
I wonder what I'm doing wrong?

Some girls just don't like it. Mine aren't fussed on cabbage.

 

[rjohns39]

Evening folks

 

[Ribh]

Waving as I depart for the night...
Have a good day, Bob.

 

[rjohns39]

sleep well

 

[Ribh]

Yep. Thursday we start laying sandstone so I am resting up...