The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[lalaland]

lalaland, there is an add for buckeye chicks in the buy,sell,trade section from a guy in Missouri.  I believe he shows his birds.

thanks for letting me know - I'll go take a look.

 

[aoxa]

Thanks for all the compliments guys Means a lot!

 

[lalaland]

I just want to whine a bit - the hens still refuse to leave the coop.

On weekends and Wednesdays, I am home to shoo them outside, and they will stay outside all day. But if I am working, and leaving in the dark, they stay inside all day! Today I tried leaving only water and a little tiny bit of feed in the coop, they cleaned the feed up and still stayed inside all day. I thought hunger would drive them out - given that they just spent two days in a row outside and given that there was no scary snow because I had a) shoveled, and b) covered some of the white stuff with hay.

dang.

so much better for them to be outside in fresh air and with more room - it is a small coop inside.

It isn't that cold, maybe 15 above zero, hardly any wind.

 

[delisha]

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[aoxa]

I just want to whine a bit - the hens still refuse to leave the coop.
On weekends and Wednesdays, I am home to shoo them outside, and they will stay outside all day. But if I am working, and leaving in the dark, they stay inside all day! Today I tried leaving only water and a little tiny bit of feed in the coop, they cleaned the feed up and still stayed inside all day. I thought hunger would drive them out - given that they just spent two days in a row outside and given that there was no scary snow because I had a) shoveled, and b) covered some of the white stuff with hay.
dang.
so much better for them to be outside in fresh air and with more room - it is a small coop inside.
It isn't that cold, maybe 15 above zero, hardly any wind.

You're not alone. Mine are doing the same. More so the older ones than the younger ones. A few will stray out. Almost 75% of them stay in the barn. Whiny children is what they are...

When it first snowed the turkeys went all over because there are little footprints all the way to the house. I haven't seen one of the older birds out at all. Anyone in their second year are on strike.

 

[aoxa]

My voice is hoarse from yelling at Clementine who escaped on me and would not return. Wish Bee was here to tell me how to get her to listen to my recall. She is doing so much better in every way but THAT. Drives me up the wall!

 

[delisha]

Sorry about the math before
It is important to become self sustaining with the natural approach
To do it you need numbers and be realistic.
This hobby can get way out of control with out planning
Chickens are so much fun
I am sure most of you have spoken to people who have a 5 foot square box stuffed with birds and they are buying more and hatching more...

Balance

 

[chickachee]

Just got caught up with all the posts. Glad I found my way over to this thread. I had been following the other two that got locked, and LOVED them, but locked is locked, I guess. I'm glad a good portion of us are here now.

Thanks BDM for the blog - you are SO talented. I think anyone who is new to the blog and/or chickens will love it.

Aoxa - you are a picture takin' maniac!! I always enjoy your photos - and your captions. Maybe one of these days I'll get a decent camera and put some pictures up too.

Anyhoo - glad to see so many made their way over..... Carry on... pip...pip, lol

Sheila

 

[delisha]

My voice is hoarse from yelling at Clementine who escaped on me and would not return. Wish Bee was here to tell me how to get her to listen to my recall. She is doing so much better in every way but THAT. Drives me up the wall!

Yelling does not work..I am sure you know that

 

[delisha]

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