The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ronott1]

Daily Digest for today has been posted.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...nual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/50#post_12972243

For Oz:

 

[ozexpat]

Daily Digest for today has been posted.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...nual-byc-easter-hatch-a-long/50#post_12972243

For Oz:

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Well, my luck ran out today. I walked out on my back porch to the screams of my chickens. The sound was coming from everywhere, but not a bird in sight. I took off running and a huge hawk flew up off of the ground right in front of me. He had already gotten one of my little Cuckoo D'Anver roo's.

Then the fun started because I had to round up 30 chickens and get them all locked up in their coops. After about 45 minutes of slipping and sliding in slushy, icy, chicken poop filled mud...we finally got them all inside.

I learned that my kids are only help for the first 15 minutes of any job, and then promptly turn into whiney spoiled brats

. All of my runs are in ruins, and the gates are frozen deep into the ground. It's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow finally, and my poor babies will be locked up because Ray has to work. What a day.... Have I mentioned yet that I hate hawks??? Oh, I used to be a hawk lover too....pre chicken farmer.

END OF RANT!

oh Mich! so sorry

 

[uphilljill]

So sorry about the hawk!

 

[sarasweatman]

Well, my luck ran out today. I walked out on my back porch to the screams of my chickens. The sound was coming from everywhere, but not a bird in sight. I took off running and a huge hawk flew up off of the ground right in front of me. He had already gotten one of my little Cuckoo D'Anver roo's.

Then the fun started because I had to round up 30 chickens and get them all locked up in their coops. After about 45 minutes of slipping and sliding in slushy, icy, chicken poop filled mud...we finally got them all inside.

I learned that my kids are only help for the first 15 minutes of any job, and then promptly turn into whiney spoiled brats

. All of my runs are in ruins, and the gates are frozen deep into the ground. It's supposed to be in the 50's tomorrow finally, and my poor babies will be locked up because Ray has to work. What a day.... Have I mentioned yet that I hate hawks??? Oh, I used to be a hawk lover too....pre chicken farmer.

END OF RANT!

I had one grab my Tolbunt hen today. So sad!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: oh NO!!!! awe

 

[pickitfarm]

Where did you find the colloncas? I know someone who would really love some if those.

Grannychick55 on the Colloncas, Huastecs and Quechuas forum mentioned recently she would be able to sell them. I will not know until closer to the end of the month what I can get.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I had one grab my Tolbunt hen today. So sad!

Oh no! I'm so sorry.

 

[chicken pickin]

I had one grab my Tolbunt hen today. So sad!

 

[pickitfarm]

discrimination!!!!

i will sponsor a competition - poultry on the beach

some of us just arent silly enough to put up with snow

I think if I looked at my vacation pictures from over 10 years ago, I could find a picture of two of chickens on the beach in Kauai, for that matter on top of Waimea Canyon too.