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[showbarnmom]

Ugh...stoopid mobile....still can't quote

She's a hatchery bred/sexed Americauna. She's 22-24 weeks old. Meaning she's really an Easter egger. No crowing, no comb, and no tail at all, because she was cooped with leghorns. The leghorns destroyed everyone's tail feathers. So hoping they crow back. If she was younger I would agree roo, but by this age there should have been some other signs.

 

[TexasLisa]

I'm sure that the salesman is as happy as I am that the tractor was finally delivered.

...and now the hubs is out making love to it.

He is going around looking for piles of dirt to pick up. I hate to see what he is going to do after the backhoe is installed!

Ooooh happy happy husband!

Lisa

 

[Aphrael]

I read a raised bed covered with chicken wire (so chickens can't destroy it) of oat grass is a great addition to the run for the chickens to eat. I am planning on adding one to my run.

I also want to put some landscaping in the run and am trying to figure out safe bushes that can handle the hot sun plus some shade. Not enough sun to be considered full sun though.

Mine love lounging under the rose bushes and pomegranate trees/bushes, and they don't seem to cause any distress to either one. Sunchokes might be a good idea too. I plan to plant a corner of them. I've read they are virtually impossible to get rid of (even if you want to) and chickens are supposed to love the greens. And I think they are rather attractive to look at.

Does anyone else give their chickens whole oats in the winter? What they don't snatched up grows into beautiful green oat sprouts and the hens love to eat that too.

I am sprouting oats for mine along with wheat and boss. They like it. I also feed them steam rolled oats occasionally as a treat. Or if it is cold I take a scoop of the rolled oats and add water and milk and cook it into a nice warm oatmeal to help them keep warm.

Ugh...stoopid mobile....still can't quote

She's a hatchery bred/sexed Americauna. She's 22-24 weeks old. Meaning she's really an Easter egger. No crowing, no comb, and no tail at all, because she was cooped with leghorns. The leghorns destroyed everyone's tail feathers. So hoping they crow back. If she was younger I would agree roo, but by this age there should have been some other signs.

Well, she sure is pretty. I'd love to have one colored like that.

 

[hungnguyen]

hens4therapy.... I have about 50, my partner has about 100. He is the one who feeds daily.

 

[hungnguyen]

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1 little question, will he take you to the movie with this weekend ... in this vehicle? of course, and they live happily everafter. the end.

 

[TammyTX]

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Haha. No movies, but he might offer to playact one from his tractor seat!

 

[jajeanpierre]

Ugh...stoopid mobile....still can't quote

She's a hatchery bred/sexed Americauna. She's 22-24 weeks old. Meaning she's really an Easter egger. No crowing, no comb, and no tail at all, because she was cooped with leghorns. The leghorns destroyed everyone's tail feathers. So hoping they crow back. If she was younger I would agree roo, but by this age there should have been some other signs.

In the picture, the hackles and saddle feathers look very cockerel-ish to me. So does the color. The face looks young, immature cockerel to me. My purebred Ameraucanas from show breeding were very slow to mature.

 

[TammyTX]

Ugh...stoopid mobile....still can't quote

She's a hatchery bred/sexed Americauna. She's 22-24 weeks old. Meaning she's really an Easter egger. No crowing, no comb, and no tail at all, because she was cooped with leghorns. The leghorns destroyed everyone's tail feathers. So hoping they crow back. If she was younger I would agree roo, but by this age there should have been some other signs.

I think someone may be pulling your tail feathers!

I have about 14 EE'rs right now and 10 of them are 16 weeks but I can't tell if there are any males yet because I am FAR from being an expert.

Try posting it on the EE'r thread and see what their opinion is.

 

[hensfortherapy]

Everyone enjoy Thanksgiving with your family whether they have 2 legs, 4 legs or feathers.

 

[Ms Jellybean]

Toxic Plant List

http://www.poultryhelp.com/toxicplants.html#B

I tried over and over again to post that link and it will not post! The site must be wonky...I saw where others have been having problems, too.

The other thing I was going to say to Ms. JellyB is that banana trees make good shade in the summer but die back in the winter to let the sun in. Grapes would be good over a enclosed run. I have a "L" shaped run inside of my chicken yard and I had decided to plant grapes on it in the spring. Grapes would provide shade and treats! I'll just have to protect their roots.

Thanks for the link.

I have the book Fresh Eggs Daily, Raising Happy, Healthy Chickens...Naturally and she talked about landscaping the run for happier chickens and neighbours. Sound like a good idea to me so I started looking into it. She had a small list of plants in the book that were good, but she is in TN I think and not all will do well in the DFW area.

I'm going to look into grapes. I know they grow here. Thanks for that idea Tammy.

I have one redbud tree that is really close to the run area. Are the seed pods ok for chickens? All the other trees that will provide shade won't be anything to worry about.

Edit:
Did you see kale is on that list? I thought I read on here people fed that to their chickens. I've read other places that it was bad for them too.