The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Mumsy]

Go Sally Go!!

In two months I will be gathering Orpington eggs..I hope..that Cockerel is just about as slow as can be about breeding. He grabs a mouth full of feathers, hops on and as soon as the hen makes a noise, he hops off. I put the other cockerel in the pen, just to show him how it is done. My barnyard cockerel got the job done in less than 5 minutes including the wine and dinner before the special moment, reminded me of my X.

You kill me! Too funny!

I caught Johnny trying to mate one of the big girls the other day. He took a beakful of feathers, got on top and did an immediate face plant in the dirt in front of the hen! He is on average taking three shots on every attempt. The poor hen is taking it in stride but I laugh whenever I catch them doing the deed. No other cockerel to show Johnny how it's done. Pitiful!

 

[delisha]

Silly anecdote of the day...

I was watching out the front window for the school bus, and as it came down the road, I saw a reddish-brown flash from the corner of my eye.

My 9-year-old's bantam cochin rooster heard the bus coming and had run out to meet her right at the road as she got off the bus!

See, folks? This is why you don't want to let your kids baby their chickens... it apparently turns them into dogs! (The chickens - not the kids.)

that is so darn cute!

 

[jendodd79]

Originally Posted by Bulldogma


Silly anecdote of the day...

I was watching out the front window for the school bus, and as it came down the road, I saw a reddish-brown flash from the corner of my eye.

My 9-year-old's bantam cochin rooster heard the bus coming and had run out to meet her right at the road as she got off the bus!

See, folks? This is why you don't want to let your kids baby their chickens... it apparently turns them into dogs! (The chickens - not the kids.)


That is the best thing ever!! I want a chicken that loves me that much!

 

[aoxa]

that is so darn cute!

He just can't wait to watch after school cartoons with his child

 

[Miss Lydia]

Silly anecdote of the day...

I was watching out the front window for the school bus, and as it came down the road, I saw a reddish-brown flash from the corner of my eye.

My 9-year-old's bantam cochin rooster heard the bus coming and had run out to meet her right at the road as she got off the bus!

See, folks? This is why you don't want to let your kids baby their chickens... it apparently turns them into dogs! (The chickens - not the kids.)

That is one handsome dog, {I mean rooster]

 

[lalaland]

Such a bummer. I can't afford all the heated dishes, but I do have two for separate pens, and the chicks have a heat light over their's and it doesn't freeze.

I'm wondering if mash would be less likely to freeze...?

I have found the mash and the ff are freezing about the same time - mine are getting dry 4 days a week and FF or mash 3 days a week. Hallelujah, we're going to have a heat wave next week, it should be in the 20's! Thats ABOVE ZERO ! hooray!

 

[mrsamplias]

Quote: x2

 

[OffGridMAMA]

Quick question : I've been trying to improve the soil condition in my run..
About 20' by 20'. Added mulch.. what about compost? Have a mountain of mulch mixed with horse manure...months old. When I was free ranging a bit the chickens LOVED scratching in there.

Thoughts? ?

 

[delisha]

Quick question : I've been trying to improve the soil condition in my run..
About 20' by 20'. Added mulch.. what about compost? Have a mountain of mulch mixed with horse manure...months old. When I was free ranging a bit the chickens LOVED scratching in there.

Thoughts? ?

I'm jealous! I wish I had some to dump in my yard for the chickens!!

 

[OffGridMAMA]

That is what I was hoping to hear! it will be mulch, compost, straw kicked out from coop, mulch, compost, etc.