Surviving Minnesota!

[I Love Layers]

The bantam wyandottes are really really good at hiding eggs in cages! They lay the egg in one corner and it will get under 3 inches of straw and 4 feet across the cage in an hour. Hopefully a cardboard box will fix this because my sister is really excited to hatch some eggs out

 

[ejb3810]

My chickens were not let out of the coop and run yesterday except for one hen. I have been noticing that some mornings a hen has been out before I released the birds and wondered if it was sneaking out, flying out of the run or what was going on ?
I attempted to catch the hen to put her where she belonged, but she would have none of it. I fed and watered all of my birds and had watched the direction this hen headed. With a fresh snowfall it was quite easy to track her down. I followed the tracks for about 100 yards and there she is hiding in some brush. She was not moving as she was sitting on a nest of eggs.
She is now back in the coop and run, and the predators can have the eggs.

 

[Molpet]

My chickens were not let out of the coop and run yesterday except for one hen. I have been noticing that some mornings a hen has been out before I released the birds and wondered if it was sneaking out, flying out of the run or what was going on ?
I attempted to catch the hen to put her where she belonged, but she would have none of it. I fed and watered all of my birds and had watched the direction this hen headed. With a fresh snowfall it was quite easy to track her down. I followed the tracks for about 100 yards and there she is hiding in some brush. She was not moving as she was sitting on a nest of eggs.
She is now back in the coop and run, and the predators can have the eggs.

I pick up such eggs and such so the predators don't think this is a good place to find food

 

[ejb3810]

I pick up such eggs and such so the predators don't think this is a good place to find food

Here encouraging egg eaters is a means to increase the food population for the real predators of concern.

 

[duluthralphie]

Here encouraging egg eaters is a means to increase the food population for the real predators of concern.

I put the "hidden" eggs I find on my manure/compost pile for the ravens and crows to eat. I much prefer them to eagles and hawks.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

Hidden eggs. It depends if the hen is missing for long bits, but usually they get the float test and if they pass they're in my carton thereafter.

 

[duluthralphie]

Hidden eggs. It depends if the hen is missing for long bits, but usually they get the float test and if they pass they're in my carton thereafter.

Don’t take this wrong but::::



ewwwwwww

 

[MagpieDucks]

I received my expensive ducks yesterday in the mail. They were really enjoying the snow.

 

[CindyinSD]

I received my expensive ducks yesterday in the mail. They were really enjoying the snow. View attachment 1959582View attachment 1959583View attachment 1959584

Apparently they don’t mind the snow.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I received my expensive ducks yesterday in the mail. They were really enjoying the snow. View attachment 1959582View attachment 1959583View attachment 1959584

They are beautiful! Your going to enjoy them.