The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[Lacy Blues]

Beautiful! Hopefully I can make mine to where its somewhat pleasing.

 

[texasmomma]

They say good fences make good neighbors.  I say good cookies do a better job of it.

I'm expecting a baby and haven't been feeling 100%, so I still haven't goten those cookies made. Maybe one of my teens will make them. We got three eggs from the three leg bars yesterday. They are over a year old and usually lay a smaller egg - 42-45 g. Yesterday, one egg was 59g and the another was 57g. Wahoo! I hope they keep it up.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Hey texasmomma, I hope you get to feeling better real quick.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

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I hope you get feeling better too. My unasked for advice is to stay rested and as stress free as possible. Maybe get a frozen pie to bake for the neighbors instead of cookies.

 

[armorfirelady]

Little peepers wing trim last week didn't work. They were still getting in the veggie garden. So we trimmed them shorter tonight. Of course they are starting to molt now. I could see the new wing feathers coming in. Guess they will need another trim in a month or two. Baby mr grey still quiet. Maybe he will be a silent boy

 

[Leahs Mom]

I'll be interested to hear if the clipping keeps them down.

My pullets are at the age (22 weeks) that they want to run everywhere and fly up onto high things. One flew up on top of the 6 ft. high gate this weekend. The she just sat there looking down like she was wondering how the heck she was going to get down w/out hurting herself.

I walked over slowly and asked her if I could get her down. She let me (I was hoping she would go flying off and injure a leg or something.)

Then today for the first time, 2 of them went over on the yard side of the back fence. Of course they don't know how in the world to get back. I don't know how long they were over there fretting. But I hope they don't do it while I'm at work because they will likely be caught by a hawk over there in their panic to figure out where to go.

 

[delisha]

Just peeking in..I have been so busy with the garden, showing, and my health I do not take the time to do much online chatting on BYC. I am trying really hard to get ready for winter. I have my immunity winter slurry in my pumpkins, the coops have the north sides all winterized. I have checked all the cords on the water warmers. I still need to work on my winter feed station...and a few pictures... A few of the birds at the show, and some of my teens that will be used for 2015.

 

[Lacy Blues]

I hope you get back on here soon... I would love to hear about your immunity winter slurry in pumpkins.... please?

 

[ChickChickChicky]

Delisha, what breed(s) are those in the first two photos? They are GORGEOUS!

 

[armorfirelady]

I'll be interested to hear if the clipping keeps them down.

My pullets are at the age (22 weeks) that they want to run everywhere and fly up onto high things. One flew up on top of the 6 ft. high gate this weekend. The she just sat there looking down like she was wondering how the heck she was going to get down w/out hurting herself.

I walked over slowly and asked her if I could get her down. She let me (I was hoping she would go flying off and injure a leg or something.)

Then today for the first time, 2 of them went over on the yard side of the back fence. Of course they don't know how in the world to get back. I don't know how long they were over there fretting. But I hope they don't do it while I'm at work because they will likely be caught by a hawk over there in their panic to figure out where to go.

Mine are great jumpers. I am trying to ground them so when they are moved to the veggie garden for the winter they don't decide to start hoping that fence to get away from the older ones. They have never jumped that fencing this year but they are in the veggie garden by themselves. And a couple of the littles still fret when the others go back to the main enclosure. I know they know how to get back over but they are very dramatic regardless. I just leave them be and they finally remember how to get get back over.

Just peeking in..I have been so busy with the garden, showing, and my health I do not take the time to do much online chatting on BYC. I am trying really hard to get ready for winter. I have my immunity winter slurry in my pumpkins, the coops have the north sides all winterized. I have checked all the cords on the water warmers. I still need to work on my winter feed station...and a few pictures... A few of the birds at the show, and some of my teens that will be used for 2015.

Beautiful birds Delisha. Glad to see you popped in for a visit.