MumsyIII
Chirping
Thank you tjo804 and everyone else that say nice things.
My property if just a half acre and almost all of it is in garden with small patches of lawn. All fenced, double fenced and surrounded with thick shrubbery. We've lived and gardened here for thirty years so being outside with the flock is like a dream come true for me too. It's a nice place to live and raise silkies.
Most of my flock right now is in this years chicks. My breeding flock is around thirty or forty. Everybody has their own space but juggling them in and out of the barn yard and other free run space is a full time job. I get up at 6am and collapse at 8pm. I spend my time feeding and watering and handling everybody. It is the # 1 main reason I have so few losses. Every bird is my personal pet. From hatch to the day it leaves my care. I treat them all the same. Top quality breeder to littlest pet quality chick. One of my favorite silkies is named Dumpling. She was given to me three years ago by Karen Larson. Her feet are permanently crippled and she has a forever home with me. I used to tote her everywhere and then one day I saw her get into it with another dominate silkie and Dumpling won! From then on I figured she could take care of herself in the flock and she has! She is always last to find her way back to the run/pen each evening and I watch for her so she doesn't get shut out. Right now she is brooding eggs I gave her from another pen. She sits on them with her legs splayed way out. Most people wouldn't have kept a bird disabled like her. I'm disabled too and know what it's like to work at getting about. I am so grateful Karen Larson trusted me enough to give her to me. I adore this little hen.
I've never noticed any of the males react to the red folger's containers or any other red thing. That's interesting. I like those folger's containers. I save them for all kinds of uses.
My Grandchildren love my chickens and like to help with chores when they are here. It is the delight of my life when they visit.
My property if just a half acre and almost all of it is in garden with small patches of lawn. All fenced, double fenced and surrounded with thick shrubbery. We've lived and gardened here for thirty years so being outside with the flock is like a dream come true for me too. It's a nice place to live and raise silkies. Most of my flock right now is in this years chicks. My breeding flock is around thirty or forty. Everybody has their own space but juggling them in and out of the barn yard and other free run space is a full time job. I get up at 6am and collapse at 8pm. I spend my time feeding and watering and handling everybody. It is the # 1 main reason I have so few losses. Every bird is my personal pet. From hatch to the day it leaves my care. I treat them all the same. Top quality breeder to littlest pet quality chick. One of my favorite silkies is named Dumpling. She was given to me three years ago by Karen Larson. Her feet are permanently crippled and she has a forever home with me. I used to tote her everywhere and then one day I saw her get into it with another dominate silkie and Dumpling won! From then on I figured she could take care of herself in the flock and she has! She is always last to find her way back to the run/pen each evening and I watch for her so she doesn't get shut out. Right now she is brooding eggs I gave her from another pen. She sits on them with her legs splayed way out. Most people wouldn't have kept a bird disabled like her. I'm disabled too and know what it's like to work at getting about. I am so grateful Karen Larson trusted me enough to give her to me. I adore this little hen. 
