Ribh's D'Coopage

[Meg-in-MT]

Hi it's called MJ's little flock, do join!

Oh jeez, I have see you around of course, MaryJanet! Was having trouble picturing. Thank you for the invitation!

 

[Meg-in-MT]

@MaryJanet has a lovely little flock & tells the most charming stories about them.
Bob's thread is as chatty as this one.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...s-of-our-flock.1286630/page-427#post-22106098

Ah, thanks for that!

 

[BY Bob]

Thank you Isabel, it's delightful!

So you can hear it? I cannot on my phone.
I can hear it if I play it on my phone directly from youtube.

 

[MaryJanet]

Oh jeez, I have see you around of course, MaryJanet! Was having trouble picturing. Thank you for the invitation!

No worries, I try to share interesting bits from the hens' lives. Some folks seem to like it and I appreciate all the responses and advice.

 

[MaryJanet]

So you can hear it? I cannot on my phone.
I can hear it if I play it on my phone directly from youtube.

Yes, I can hear it and it sounds just right.

 

[BY Bob]

Yes, I can hear it and it sounds just right.

That's great. Thanks. A purr video with no sound names no sense.

 

[Shadrach]

@Shadrach congratulations on the new chicks!!

May I ask, do you provide special chick food or leave it to nature?

I give medicated chick feed usually. I've got a couple of problems with this two mums though that I need to think through.
It's winter here and about the coldest few weeks ahead. It's not silly cold but at night it drops below freezing. The forage isn't all that great atm. I get problems trying to get the mums let the chicks eat the feed I provide. They get very pissy and even go for me when I try. It's a case of, 'I can look after my own kids thank you very much'.
While I appreciate they most probably can, the chicks and the mother do better with some assistance. Basically, if mother doesn't tell them to eat it, they don't.
Knock, chose to lay and hatch in her tribes coop. Knock is the most junior hen in the tribe. Also in the tribe and in the coop is Myth and she's a baby killer.
Knock is a fairly aggressive hen and I'm hoping she will be willing, she's certainly able, to defender her chicks while she, they and the rest are in the coop.
Bracket (Tribe 2) also chose to sit and hatch in her tribe coop. The big difference is she is the most senior hen in the tribe, despite being barking mad. This is Brackets third hatch.
The first hatch she hatched one chick and deserted the nest with it. A few weeks later it seems she left the chick somewhere and I never saw it again.
The second hatch was a triple sit with her sisters. They took up the slack when Bracket lost her concentration. She may have learn't and improved, but her mother skills haven't been all that so far.

 

[MaryJanet]

That's great. Thanks. A purr video with no sound names no sense.

I keep an audio file of my dearly departed Charly's purr on my laptop for emergencies (eg if I can't sleep during a flight)

 

[Ribh]

I give medicated chick feed usually. I've got a couple of problems with this two mums though that I need to think through.
It's winter here and about the coldest few weeks ahead. It's not silly cold but at night it drops below freezing. The forage isn't all that great atm. I get problems trying to get the mums let the chicks eat the feed I provide. They get very pissy and even go for me when I try. It's a case of, 'I can look after my own kids thank you very much'.
While I appreciate they most probably can, the chicks and the mother do better with some assistance. Basically, if mother doesn't tell them to eat it, they don't.
Knock, chose to lay and hatch in her tribes coop. Knock is the most junior hen in the tribe. Also in the tribe and in the coop is Myth and she's a baby killer.
Knock is a fairly aggressive hen and I'm hoping she will be willing, she's certainly able, to defender her chicks while she, they and the rest are in the coop.
Bracket (Tribe 2) also chose to sit and hatch in her tribe coop. The big difference is she is the most senior hen in the tribe, despite being barking mad. This is Brackets third hatch.
The first hatch she hatched one chick and deserted the nest with it. A few weeks later it seems she left the chick somewhere and I never saw it again.
The second hatch was a triple sit with her sisters. They took up the slack when Bracket lost her concentration. She may have learn't and improved, but her mother skills haven't been all that so far.

Such interesting hens, Shad. Not easy but infinitely interesting.

 

[Ribh]

I keep an audio file of my dearly departed Charly's purr on my laptop for emergencies (eg if I can't sleep during a flight)

That's a nice idea. I've found a cat purring in my ear puts me to sleep really quickly.