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

[ozexpat]

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.

so we have 1st and 2nd place lol

 

[PAchickenlover]

Anyone have any cream legbar eggs?

 

[uphilljill]

Kauai had tons of chickens! I may have some photos of them there as well. Lovely island.

 

[pickitfarm]

Kauai had tons of chickens! I may have some photos of them there as well. Lovely island.

Talk about free range. My DH and I thought it funny that we never saw a dead one on the side of the road there, like we see cats, opossum, raccoon and alike in the mainland.

 

[ozexpat]

Talk about free range. My DH and I thought it funny that we never saw a dead one on the side of the road there, like we see cats, opossum, raccoon and alike in the mainland.

people drive too bloody slow to hit anything

 

[chickmania]

This is going to be tight for me. my eggs are due to hatch 3-27-14, so I will have to clean it up real quick to set eggs on the right day and time.

 

[jbenson]

This is going to be tight for me. my eggs are due to hatch 3-27-14, so I will have to clean it up real quick to set eggs on the right day and time.

I'm right there with you. Hatch day of 3-26, but you know how the last few hatchlings tend to linger. And I'll have to set before noon because I have a photo shoot with the new hatchlings starting at 1pm that day. Talk about cutting it close.

 

[Happy Chooks]

This is going to be tight for me. my eggs are due to hatch 3-27-14, so I will have to clean it up real quick to set eggs on the right day and time.

Within a day is fine. Don't stress about it too much.

 

[Cynthia12]

I want to be part of the hatch-a-long. What do I need to do?

 

[Cynthia12]

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 my goodness! I am with you when it comes to hawks! I also used to love them, now, when I see one, even if I am miles away from home, I'm talking to it through my car window..you stay right down here, don't even think about going up to my house! I've had them sweep right down in front of me..Cooper hawks. Brazen little stinks!

Edit .. almost forgot to say so sorry..how rude of me! I got so riled up just thinking about it!