The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Kassaundra]

Dog food?

It took me a little while to get that

 

[Leahs Mom]

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Edited because I got it as soon as I said that I didn't.

 

[flyladyrocks]

nothing sweeter than chicks in clover! gonna watch the video in a second, but wanted to post pics too.

finally got pics of all 6 chicks crowded on the roost with the mamas. the chick on mama's back is part ee, has a beard but it doesn't show up here. also has a little tuft, but yellow legs. does that mean white eggs and not blue?


here's the other 4 chicks....the black puff is the tail of a chick. mama has a chick under each wing, one between her feet, and one squished between her and the other hen.



and all together now

Finally you tube decided to cooperate

 

[Kassaundra]

I snapped a few quick shots when I put them up last night.

 

[armorfirelady]

I snapped a few quick shots when I put them up last night.

For some odd reason this one reminds me of Cruella Deville from 101 Dalmations

You guys had spoken before of plantain. I saw this article this morning. I am going to def try it for mosqitoe bites.
http://www.offgridquest.com/green/697-plantain-weed

 

[subhanalah]

I wouldn't eat a chicken with Respiratory problems. I'd feed it to my dogs though.

 

[flyladyrocks]

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Plantain is great stuff and if your yard is like mine it is everywhere!! I have used it for bug bites and poison ivy. My son and i got eaten alive a couple years ago, I ended up with a severe reaction and ended up in the ER, but what I read is you are supposed to chew the plantain and spit it out and put it on- sounds gross but it worked really well for the itching. Not sure if you would want to do that for your chickens, but the salve sounds wonderful, I was thinking plantain with coconut oil but this takes it to another level.

On another topic I think I hit the jackpot. Two tree trimming trucks in my neighborhood today and they are supposed to come by later and dump a bunch of chips on us. Keeping my fingers crossed that they actually come back!!

I posted a link for some plaintain salve awhile ago seeing how chickens eat the stuff i bet you could use it...I use it for diaper cream i will look up a link and post it..
http://thechickncoop.blogspot.com/2013/09/homemade-plantain-salve.html o
r this one works also
http://wellnessmama.com/3520/homemade-healing-salve/
I made have made second one also

 

[Leahs Mom]

Quote: @armorfirelady

Did you see this one too?

http://thechickncoop.blogspot.com/2013/09/homemade-plantain-salve.html

 

[misbhaven]

I officially have not 1 but 2 broody hens been sitting for 2 days now I marked like 5 with a crayon yesterday and gave them a Maran egg, they are also fighting over all the eggs and of course in the same box which the others just climb on them a lay I think i need to move them into a dog crate !! then i have an hatching egg order...work gloves and about 3 bites later i got the eggs I needed..I have some in my basement that are too old to ship i think i am going to give them those also...if they want to hatch chicks i am going to let them if I end up with too many my freezer ,will be stocked with chicken....

 

[TeriO]

Yep. Now I have to just decide who goes.

Could you possibly wait till the rooster is gone and see how it shakes out?