Texas

[showbarnmom]

Argh! Silly birds. Two girls won't stop pooping/sleeping in their nest boxes. I've added more roost, and every night for atleast two weeks I've taken both girls out of the box they are sleeping in, and put them on a roost. Boxes have hay in them, as well as fake eggs Any other suggestions?

 

[Cockle-Dood]

welcome new peeps!! Glad to see yall found our texas thread! i work in Houston...good to see that you got outta the big city, now you can relax! love the country living. And welcome Kent! im glad you are finding us hospitable...i know there are some of us here that can be snappy, right stelle

its FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kilsharion]

its FRIDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish it were 6pm .... Been run down all week. Already taken two days off - can't take off a third....but, I sure wish I could.

 

[bnjrob]

Argh! Silly birds. Two girls won't stop pooping/sleeping in their nest boxes. I've added more roost, and every night for atleast two weeks I've taken both girls out of the box they are sleeping in, and put them on a roost. Boxes have hay in them, as well as fake eggs Any other suggestions?

Have you tried making curtains for the nest boxes? If that doesn't work, you may have to block off the nest boxes for a bit and then retrain everyone to lay their eggs inside after the two offenders have found other places to roost.

I feel for you. Have a cock that roosts in the nest box so the hens are laying their eggs in the corner under the hanging feeder. And the nest box even has curtains on it. Decided to just let him be for now though, since he is recently blind in one eye after a fight and I think his balance for jumping up on the roosts is a bit off with being half blind.

 

[TexasLisa]

I wish it were 6pm .... Been run down all week. Already taken two days off - can't take off a third....but, I sure wish I could.

Good Morning Kilsharion! Have you got Spring Fever???

Lisa

 

[showbarnmom]

Have you tried making curtains for the nest boxes?  If that doesn't work, you may have to block off the nest boxes for a bit and then retrain everyone to lay their eggs inside after the two offenders have found other places to roost. 

I feel for you.  Have a cock that roosts in the nest box so the hens are laying their eggs in the corner under the hanging feeder.  And the nest box even has curtains on it.  Decided to just let him be for now though, since he is recently blind in one eye after a fight and I think his balance for jumping up on the roosts is a bit off with being half blind.

Hmm. Haven't tried curtains. These two lay in the box together. I just had one start laying and that is the box she choose.

 

[bnjrob]

Breeder I know down in San Marcos/Austin area has standard-bred Heritage Mottled Java chicks - 1 day-few months old - available. Which is actually kinda a miracle since they are usually snatched up quickly. She doesn't ship so it would be pickup. Javas are great dual-purpose homestead birds, good foragers, can go broody. My Mottled Java flock came from her and they are terrific. She has had a breeding cock win show ribbons. http://www.farmerinthemartindale.com

 

[Cockle-Dood]

I wish it were 6pm .... Been run down all week. Already taken two days off - can't take off a third....but, I sure wish I could.

i agree...but i get off at 4pm now!

I stayed home with my lil man on wednesday because he had a tummy bug, and was kind enough to pass it around, so i was up all nite with my own bug...and back at work at 7AM this morning.....i feel the pain!

 

[Cockle-Dood]

there is someone in IOLA selling red pyle cubalaya, Aracauna rumpless and tufted, and Melaysian serama, also Rampuri asil chicks! these are some crazy breeds...this is TexasMJA's neck of the woods...do you know them?

 

[TexasLisa]

i agree...but i get off at 4pm now!

I stayed home with my lil man on wednesday because he had a tummy bug, and was kind enough to pass it around, so i was up all nite with my own bug...and back at work at 7AM this morning.....i feel the pain!

Sorry you caught the 'bug'. Hope your day gets better!

Lisa