Texas

[Cockle-Dood]

It was not the flooding rain they had been forecasting.  A nice rain just enough here

Yeah, got enough to do some good for once! The chickens got treats of home grown peaches and plums today! Straight off the trees...they love those things, even has the guineas excited!

 

[RachaelS]

Have seen a few of these around. Anyone know what they are and if they are cause for worry? Have seen them around the house...they arent bothering the chickens

I used to play with them as a child. They were fun, until I cornered one and it bit me. Kind of like a pin prick. It was my fault. So yes they are harmless unless you back them in a corner

Then they fight, but really it was like a pin prick.

Well, we went and bought pine shavings for inside the coop. The girls FREAKED. They didn't know what it was and flew right back out of the coop the first time they went in from the run. Added some girlie touches with the cloth strips too.

Question, only two of the girls slept on the roosting pole. All the rest of the girls slept in the shavings. Why won't they be big girls!?

WOW that looks great!

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Thank you!

I lost my first chicken to a raccoon last night. Mo, my barred rock, found feathers every where and her laying half eaten in the middle of their run.

Still not super sure on how the coon got into their coop, going to have to go investigate more when the rain lets up again.

I'm concerned for my other girls, Mo was top hen, and led the flock. Will they be ok? No one has ever bothered to challenge her, so who will take her place?

I'm devastated

I am so sorry

I hope you get rid of it soon and praying you suffer no more losses!

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Thank you for posting, $27 seems pretty cheap to CYA! I try to stay "off the record" but if someone "targets" me, it would be helpful to have that on hand. LOL!!!

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We just got some good rain!!!!!!!!

Finally, it is FRIDAY everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy!!!!!

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Hooray friday!

 

[showbarnmom]

Big cowboy mounted shooting event in stephenville this weekend if anyone wants to come watch!

 

[RachaelS]

Hooray friday!

Man just the fire makes me hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[showbarnmom]

Now my rhode island is missing. Just went out (about 850p) to lock everything up, and set the trap. She is gone. No feathers, no signs of struggles, the other birds are fairly calm.

I keep my nest boxes on a shelf, and the top box was knocked off, but two girls were sitting up on that shelf. But no one seemed upset.

She's just gone. She isn't the brightest crayon in the box, and hasn't ever offered to fly. She has to be herded in and out of the run for free range time.

I checked our entire property, as best I could, and all the trees surrounding their run. Nothing. No feathers, no noise, no clucking. I locked down all the windows, and the door, then jammed the ramp down onto the door.

And the live trap is set.

 

[Cockle-Dood]

Flooding in killeen! Everyone take care

 

[Texasmja]

We received just over 4 inches of rain yesterday and it is raining again.

 

[showbarnmom]

These animals live to give me a headache. My RIR is back. Was pacing the outside of the run. No idea. But the world is less one coon, now.

 

[topdycke]

These animals live to give me a headache. My RIR is back. Was pacing the outside of the run. No idea. But the world is less one coon, now.

Go You!!!!!