Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Don't give up trying to change minds. If only one person wakes up then that alone could save a few lives plus they may try to get the right message through too others

Again Shad's experience was invaluable for me. I usually get lost with the science stuff but observations & experience make sense to me & @ different times Shad has talked about the wisdom gleaned from older hens who had to learn hard lessons the hard way. It has made me appreciate older hens in a new way.

 

[Marie2020]

Again Shad's experience was invaluable for me. I usually get lost with the science stuff but observations & experience make sense to me & @ different times Shad has talked about the wisdom gleaned from older hens who had to learn hard lessons the hard way. It has made me appreciate older hens in a new way.

Like I've already said. I have so much more to learn, shad is one of my teachers but not the only one. You maryjanet bob Rc all of you have guided me so much. I'm deeply grateful too all of you

 

[Ribh]

Like I've already said. I have so much more to learn, shad is one of my teachers but not the only one. You maryjanet bob Rc all of you have guided me so much. I'm deeply grateful too all of you

Shad & Bob are excellent for health issues but I have such an unusual flock I probably shouldn't give advice on flock dynamics. Bob's tribe has always puzzled me but he has several breeds I know nothing about.

 

[Shadrach]

Yes, I've had this argument a couple of times on BYC. I don't think it's changed any minds but when you consider my flock dynamics having a hen like Soda in charge makes a huge difference.

As far back as my Uncles farm, the senior hen was considered a great asset and was the prefered broody. Many of my Uncles free ranger senior hens went broody once the no longer layed eggs.
Fat Bird, BlueSpot, Gedit and Dink were all invaluable to the tribes as senior hens.

 

[Ribh]

And they wonder why they end up getting trapped in a crab pot. ​

 

[Ribh]

What is it with broody bantams?
Desdemona & Chavi sharing a nest box & any eggs that come their way.​

 

[MaryJanet]

Strange when one considers many kill their older hens because they no longer lay enough eggs.

I've always found that decision unfathomable in a home flock when hens contribute so much more than eggs. My main reasons for keeping hens is weed control and soil enrichment, not that I don't love and appreciate the eggs. When I first moved in, the weeds were above my head.

 

[MaryJanet]

As far back as my Uncles farm, the senior hen was considered a great asset and was the prefered broody. Many of my Uncles free ranger senior hens went broody once the no longer layed eggs.
Fat Bird, BlueSpot, Gedit and Dink were all invaluable to the tribes as senior hens.

That's interesting! For some reason I had connected brooding with laying. I'm pleased to know senior hens will hatch and raise other hen's chicks.

 

[MaryJanet]

What is it with broody bantams?
Desdemona & Chavi sharing a nest box & any eggs that come their way.​

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Go Chavi, you good girl!! Grab those eggs for you and your sidekick.

 

[Ribh]

Go Chavi, you good girl!! Grab those eggs for you and your sidekick.

lol They don't need any encouragement, MJ. I'm so sorry I couldn't let the girls hatch this year. Maybe next season...