It is over 90 degrees here today, which is unusual for us. We had a young rooster that I should have listed to sell but he was splash so I thought I would keep him until his sisters start laying. I don't know if the heat got to him or if the head rooster chased him away from feed and water causing him to get dehydrated since my husband is the one who found him dead today. Our rooster is pretty aggressive when it comes to running off the young roosters so I should have listed him for sale instead of trying to keep him this long. With our Orpingtons the young roosters will gang up on the boss rooster so I am selling them off younger but the Silkies seem so docile that I did not think he would get chased to death.
My husband and daughter are taking care of the birds while I am waiting for surgery and they don't spend as much time watching the birds the way I do when I am out there every day because they are busy with work and school. I need to get my surgery so I can get in the raised pen again. We did not design the door for access with a knee scooter or walker. We also built a cedar fence and roof to make the pen more secure for chicks so I need to look through the windows in the fence or go inside to watch them. I can't even see them from the house or back porch.
My husband and daughter are taking care of the birds while I am waiting for surgery and they don't spend as much time watching the birds the way I do when I am out there every day because they are busy with work and school. I need to get my surgery so I can get in the raised pen again. We did not design the door for access with a knee scooter or walker. We also built a cedar fence and roof to make the pen more secure for chicks so I need to look through the windows in the fence or go inside to watch them. I can't even see them from the house or back porch.
