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[hensfortherapy]

Oh my. My poor girls are fending for themselves a lot these days. I am getting around slowly after the accident. I mainly have to be careful not to lift anything too heavy. The girls come up to the house for food and water so that I don't have to walk all the way out to the chicken yard. My husband and I ventured out today for a couple of hours. It felt good to get out of the house, but was tiring. Went to the local farm store in Liberty Hill, Winkley's. They had buff orpington and barred rock chicks. Too cute. Oh and guinea chicks. It was soooo hard not to bring some home, but I am in no shape to care for chicks.

 

[magpiesing]

Oh my. My poor girls are fending for themselves a lot these days. I am getting around slowly after the accident. I mainly have to be careful not to lift anything too heavy. The girls come up to the house for food and water so that I don't have to walk all the way out to the chicken yard. My husband and I ventured out today for a couple of hours. It felt good to get out of the house, but was tiring. Went to the local farm store in Liberty Hill, Winkley's. They had buff orpington and barred rock chicks. Too cute. Oh and guinea chicks. It was soooo hard not to bring some home, but I am in no shape to care for chicks.

Glad to hear you and hubby are mending! Totally understand about the chicks...take it a day at a time and you'll do ok.

 

[magpiesing]

That is an excellent idea. I was planning on using PVC pipes, bent over my garden with chicken wire attached, for a "cage" so my next garden doesn't get taken over by The Ladies & The Girls.

We want to try a winter garden this year. Carrots and spinach, maybe broccoli. plus a place to put a few potted plants that i don't want to loose. A greenhouse kit is $150 or more. Using the trampoline frame, some chicken wire and plastic, I think we could build it cheaper. I've used PVC and Visqueen plastic and a bucket load of zip ties before. it works well.
If you decide to cover it with plastic put gorilla tape on both sides of the plastic where you're going to attach the zip ties really helps keep the plastic from ripping.

 

[magpiesing]

Technical question...Are all silkies bantam size? They don't come in full chicken size, right? DH wanted silkies until I told him I think they only come in small size not the size of RIR! Now he's disappointed...!

 

[TherryChicken]

Technical question...Are all silkies bantam size?  They don't come in full chicken size, right?  DH wanted silkies until I told him I think they only come in small size not the size of RIR!  Now he's disappointed...!

no they come in standard size

 

[TherryChicken]

Technical question...Are all silkies bantam size?  They don't come in full chicken size, right?  DH wanted silkies until I told him I think they only come in small size not the size of RIR!  Now he's disappointed...!

they are usually smaller then your average standard, but theyre are standards. Just becareful, silkies have an opening at their heads or weak spot in the skull and if one of your chickens peck it just right, itll kill them.

 

[Starfire669]

Showing a little progress on my open air hoop coop.... also have to rig up a temporary coop to house two 7 month old Americaunas and two year old Silver Laced Wyandottes that I'll be picking up this evening.

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Thanks! Now I know what I am going to do with my kids trampoline when they either don't want it anymore, or they damage the jumping surface, lol. That's a great idea!

 

[hensfortherapy]

Glad to hear you and hubby are mending!  Totally understand about the chicks...take it a day at a time and you'll do ok.

Thanks. I think that is all we can do

 

[RustedOak]

Oh my. My poor girls are fending for themselves a lot these days. I am getting around slowly after the accident. I mainly have to be careful not to lift anything too heavy. The girls come up to the house for food and water so that I don't have to walk all the way out to the chicken yard. My husband and I ventured out today for a couple of hours. It felt good to get out of the house, but was tiring. Went to the local farm store in Liberty Hill, Winkley's. They had buff orpington and barred rock chicks. Too cute. Oh and guinea chicks. It was soooo hard not to bring some home, but I am in no shape to care for chicks.

Still praying for your full recovery. Your gals will be fine and I'm sure they're looking forward to your return to normal as well!!

 

[RustedOak]

Thanks! Now I know what I am going to do with my kids trampoline when they either don't want it anymore, or they damage the jumping surface, lol. That's a great idea!

That's exactly what my thought was! I'm a big repurposer/recycler. I hate to waste anything... so when my kids outgrew their trampoline and it spent two summers rotting in the sun, I knew it was time to give it new life. A greenhouse was my original thought but when we decided to expand our flock the plan changed!