The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[ki4got]

x2 Orps are annoyingly broody.

I love my Orp cockerel we still have though...what a sweetie pie.

yup. even hatchery orps can be annoying. LOL I've got one buff I adopted last fall from someone giving htem away... she went broody 4 times this year... then again I didn't make her sit the entire 21 day incubation, but gave her chicks after about a week of broody each time. LOL

 

[aoxa]

If Margaret could survive THIS, you guys have nothing to worry about

So crazy that mites took her life after all she went through. Not something to mess with you guys!

 

[delisha]

Quote: She is a stunner..love her top line and front end..I bet she does well at the shows..her bars are really nice too and I do not see any solid black feathers..beautiful girl..

well darn it, it won't let me post a pic of booster's frostbite. Not sure if it is the work security stuff or byc.
I'll try at home. The pic will make y'all cringe.

It was warm warm warm, about 20 degrees this morning, we are having a warm spell for a few days.

Heat wave here too..it was 21 this morning..it is snowing hard so it is warming up..

Maybe the water will stay a liquid today.

If Margaret could survive THIS, you guys have nothing to worry about

So crazy that mites took her life after all she went through. Not something to mess with you guys!

Mites suck..they seem to know who is easy to attack. She probably had some secondary issues also..glad you had her a bit longer..

 

[aoxa]

Mites suck..they seem to know who is easy to attack. She probably had some secondary issues also..glad you had her a bit longer..

The mite infestation was overwhelming. In her kennel there was literally thousands upon thousands... That coupled with her small size, I imagine they could have drained her pretty quickly.
Quote: She is a stunner..love her top line and front end..I bet she does well at the shows..her bars are really nice too and I do not see any solid black feathers..beautiful girl..
I haven't shown her yet, but I look forward to it!

 

[TeaChick]

@ Delisha:

Thanks for the winterizing advice!!!
Will do!

 

[delisha]

great video to introduce GMO and non organic growing..short..sweet..and done by a young girl for a school project.

 

[delisha]

It is going to get up to 40 degrees this week...we are having a heat wave!!!

 

[aoxa]

It is going to get up to 40 degrees this week...we are having a heat wave!!!

:| Well that's not fair.

 

[TeaChick]

great video to introduce GMO and non organic growing..short..sweet..and done by a young girl for a school project.

WHAT?!?!?

I'm in shock!!! I'm sitting her shaking my head; I'm speechless.
I knew the chemicals on produce were bad, but.... that's quite a shock, to have a hard time getting organic potatoes to sprout.
I know they do that so they look nice when ppl buy them, but..... *smh*

(yes, that's me speechless. lol)

 

[TeaChick]

:| Well that's not fair.

We'll be at 80+ by the end of the week.