Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[itsy]

Hey folks! Do I qualify as being below Dutchess county to post in this thread too? lol We just moved to Sullivan County. It is CHILLLLLLY up here!

 

[ChickenAl]

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Absolutely, itsy! And, welcome to ya!

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All are welcome here no matter where they are located. It's just easier for us downstaters to have a place to come with anything specific to this region

Hope you like the gang here and stick around.



Best,
Al

 

[smkchick]

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Welcome!

This is a great thread. Lots of support - and laughs along the way.

Where in Sullivan County? My family used to have a summer cabin across the river from Callicoon, and I have family in the area.

Tell us about your flock (I love pictures!!).

Suzanne

 

[smkchick]

Well, I just checked on the babies and they look great.

They were awake and peeping when I went out to the coop. (Her Highness and Agatha were sleeping in, and quite annoyed when I opened the pop door to check on them!)

I only checked on the chicks five times during night. Aren't you proud of me?

 

[ChickenAl]

Only five times? So, you managed to grab a Little sleep then. This like watching over kids, isn't it?

 

[smkchick]

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I don't think I fussed this much over my kid!

Gladys is still being bossy. I sorta hope Aggie gives her a swift kick. But I know it doesn't work like that...

 

[magsrags]

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[Thespoiledchicken]

Hello everyone and HOLY COW I missed alot. I was so busy with my daughters 1st birthday party this past weekend that I had no time to be obsessed with chickens

Congrats Roberta!!!!! That's 2 wins for Clyde now, he is surely a keeper

Just wanted to put my 2 cents in about sand. LOVE it in the run, HATE it in the coop. I changed my first coop from pine shavings to sand about 2 months ago and i will be changing it back to shavings soon. I have 2 coops really close to each other, coop # 1 with sand STINKS and coop # 2 with shavings has a pine shaving smell. I love that the sand is really easy to clean BUT you must clean it EVERYDAY or else it stinks bad. I can only clean my coops on the weekend so it doesn't work for me. Also, even after I clean it the sand still holds an amonia smell

Hope everyone is doing good

Trish

 

[Thespoiledchicken]

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Hey Itsy!

Sullivan County, is that the Catskills? Or am I WAYYY off, lol.

Trish

 

[chickendude]

Wow, I,m with ya Trish. Stay away for a fey days because life happens and you miss a whole lot. I see every one is doing well here! The weather change is great. I love fall. Absolutely the best time of the year. The older girls are still slow on the eggs due to them molting but I can't complain. They have always given us lots of eggs.

Itsy this is a great thread for us down state chicken fanatics to connect.