The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[delisha]

They started debris clean up today. STARTED. not finished.

So I had to come home to see all that in a big pile. They didn't dig the hole like they said they would for the animals, and now debris is all over their resting place. We told them they have to go through it again. This is not what we agreed on.

I'm so tired of crying.

I am so sorry hun

 

[kian]

Today I got the girls to go into the garden, as they've picked clean any green thing that I did have in the yard (which wasn't much to begin with, we're dirt farmers here!). They had much fun in the compost pile and with the grass that is there and they thoroughly enjoyed one of my Napa cabbages and the soft dirt around it!

I expected that to happen so I wasn't too mad. I shooed them back out after that and now they're just fertilizing the dirt

I brought out *one* of the 4 week chicks to see what a) the chick thought of the great outdoors and b) what the big girls thought of it.

Well... a) it wasn't very impressed and b) they FREAKED OUT and ran into a corner to stare at the interloper (except for one who thought she'd better attack, but that was quickly tharwted by my arm).


And can anyone tell me what heat I should have for the babies right now? We've still got the megawatt bulb going but they pretty much avoid being directly under it now. They of course do not have all their feathers in yet but they're getting them and they're getting pretty big. I've got one that loves to jump up on top of the waterer, and they all roost on the little roost I have for them. It's about two inches off the ground

 

[aoxa]

I am so sorry hun

I just needed to say that somewhere.

This is the last time we ever go through one of my FIL's friends. He has terrible friends.

This is already 2 weeks after they said they would start, and they are not doing it how they said they would.

Thanks for the virtual hugs.

 

[kian]

They started debris clean up today. STARTED. not finished.

So I had to come home to see all that in a big pile. They didn't dig the hole like they said they would for the animals, and now debris is all over their resting place. We told them they have to go through it again. This is not what we agreed on.

I'm so tired of crying.

I am so so so sorry Justine. *big huge hugs*

 

[Leahs Mom]

I put a plug in within the first week.

 

[aoxa]

Today I got the girls to go into the garden, as they've picked clean any green thing that I did have in the yard (which wasn't much to begin with, we're dirt farmers here!). They had much fun in the compost pile and with the grass that is there and they thoroughly enjoyed one of my Napa cabbages and the soft dirt around it!

I expected that to happen so I wasn't too mad. I shooed them back out after that and now they're just fertilizing the dirt

I brought out *one* of the 4 week chicks to see what a) the chick thought of the great outdoors and b) what the big girls thought of it.

Well... a) it wasn't very impressed and b) they FREAKED OUT and ran into a corner to stare at the interloper (except for one who thought she'd better attack, but that was quickly tharwted by my arm).


And can anyone tell me what heat I should have for the babies right now? We've still got the megawatt bulb going but they pretty much avoid being directly under it now. They of course do not have all their feathers in yet but they're getting them and they're getting pretty big. I've got one that loves to jump up on top of the waterer, and they all roost on the little roost I have for them. It's about two inches off the ground

4 weeks? I have them on room temperature at that point. In the house. If outside - than that usually correlates to 70 degrees. in one area.

 

[kian]

4 weeks? I have them on room temperature at that point. In the house. If outside - than that usually correlates to 70 degrees. in one area.

Ok, they are in the house. Today outside was a beautiful 73. Inside gets down to about 68 at night when the heater is not going. Should I just flip off the light now, or do I now need to wean them off it?

Thank you!

 

[Melabella]

They started debris clean up today. STARTED. not finished.

So I had to come home to see all that in a big pile. They didn't dig the hole like they said they would for the animals, and now debris is all over their resting place. We told them they have to go through it again. This is not what we agreed on.

I'm so tired of crying.

We all love you Justine,, xo

 

[Leahs Mom]

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I've been through that hiring the "friends". I've never had a good experience with that.

So sorry about the burial site. Just kind-of makes you have that sick feeling in your stomach

 

[Bulldogma]

They started debris clean up today. STARTED. not finished.

So I had to come home to see all that in a big pile. They didn't dig the hole like they said they would for the animals, and now debris is all over their resting place. We told them they have to go through it again. This is not what we agreed on.

I'm so tired of crying.

That totally sucks! I hope they will make it right.
HUGS!

And OGM - thank you for the adorable chick pictures and garden update!