The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[LindaB220]

http://tardisbuilders.com/index.php?topic=3390.0#

tardis coop

A LOT of time and money, but so cool. I'm a big fan.

 

[Kassaundra]

If we could figure out how to make it bigger on the inside we would be set! I just posted some links with pictures so hopefully you can find that posting of mine. Not sure how to direct you to it!

To bad that technology is locked away in between realities w/ the rest of Gallifrey!!!!!! lol lol lol

 

[Kassaundra]

We don't have cable or satellite either, but we have internet and the Library so we often watch Dr. Who online and seem to always have DVD's checked out of the library! My son has converted me into a Dr. Who fan.

Same here we watch tv through the internet, but have not found a free source for Doctor episodes so we buy them. It is the only show we buy, but I am a die hard life long Whovian.


Oh and the count down to August in on, 13 new episodes w/o interruption, not like the last few seasons where they have 4-6 shows then long breaks.

 

[LindaB220]

Same here we watch tv through the internet, but have not found a free source for Doctor episodes so we buy them. It is the only show we buy, but I am a die hard life long Whovian.


Oh and the count down to August in on, 13 new episodes w/o interruption, not like the last few seasons where they have 4-6 shows then long breaks.

Woohoo.

 

[lalaland]

I think folks use the BOSS because it's easy to get in a feed price.

On the KY website it doesn't differentiate specifically what kind of sunflower seed. It says:

I didn't know that it would lead to paler yolks - I don't feed it much, mostly just as a way to get the flock to come into the enclosure.

 

[lalaland]

Broody question:

Ok, mama has week old chicks. Mama's two sisters have been flirting with going broody, and after bedding down last night with mama and the chicks, the two sisters are definitely broody. some of the babies were nestling under them instead of mama this morning.

QUESTION:
1. should/could I try to get a few chicks for the new broodies to break them out of broodiness?
2. Would you agree liklihood of new broodies successfully hatching is not good given current small quarters shared with 6 chicks who will be practically teenagers in 21 days?

3. any suggestions?

 

[flyladyrocks]

Same here we watch tv through the internet, but have not found a free source for Doctor episodes so we buy them. It is the only show we buy, but I am a die hard life long Whovian.


Oh and the count down to August in on, 13 new episodes w/o interruption, not like the last few seasons where they have 4-6 shows then long breaks.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Oh fish fingers and custard! Yes please!

Hubby and I don't watch much tv. He likes old Morse episodes, I like Miss Marple, but when our son comes home he has magic fingers and can find all kinds of things in there! Whole Hobbit and Sherlock and Dr Who episodes that download in seconds it seems! My husband and I just look on in awe. Then when he goes home I try to convince husband to try to do that magic too and he tries to tell me to get over myself and I talk him into it and he gets SO frustrated and we become sulky and quarrelsome and go to bed early not having watched anything and then the next night we pull out Morse or Miss Marple and watch them again, because truly we can never remember from episode to episode who the killer was, so our senior memories make for delightful and endless repetition of our favourite shows.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Quote: But... remember that's for birds that are confined. If yours get outside, they're getting fresh greens all the time which would counteract that. It it was winter they end up getting paler anyway.

Many of the feed sites are assuming confined, indoor birds when they make these statements.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Broody question:

Ok, mama has week old chicks. Mama's two sisters have been flirting with going broody, and after bedding down last night with mama and the chicks, the two sisters are definitely broody. some of the babies were nestling under them instead of mama this morning.

QUESTION:
1. should/could I try to get a few chicks for the new broodies to break them out of broodiness?
2. Would you agree liklihood of new broodies successfully hatching is not good given current small quarters shared with 6 chicks who will be practically teenagers in 21 days?

3. any suggestions?

Wondering...
Is the "real momma" upset that the babies are going with the other momma? Or are they happily "co-mothering"? Is the new setter interacting with the chicks that are already there?

If they are happily co-mothering, maybe the 6 between them will work as a cooperative effort. I've heard of that happening but have had no experience.