The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[DigMyChicks]

Morning sharron, DMC

Hi Sean

 

[DigMyChicks]

I don't know about anyone else, but I've only had 1 cup of coffee so far...I'm running behind!

I’m going to brew cup #2

 

[sharron]

Use to go by Pork Pie Ken now it's just Pork Pie, he's over in S. Africa, he's usually on alot of the different threads.

ok,since i'm not on but three or four, probably won't run across him, but if i do, might just see what he has to say, like i said, nosey

 

[sharron]

its cold here, course i know its colder else where but anyway, waiting for it to get daylight so i can go feed, husband wants me to stay inside and let him feed since my boyfriend( good ole "art" has been hugging my shoulder the past week) but think i need to go with him in case he falls, at least i could help him up and if he pulls a sean, call the ambulance , i know sean, not funny

 

[007Sean]

its cold here, course i know its colder else where but anyway, waiting for it to get daylight so i can go feed, husband wants me to stay inside and let him feed since my boyfriend( good ole "art" has been hugging my shoulder the past week) but think i need to go with him in case he falls, at least i could help him up and if he pulls a sean, call the ambulance , i know sean, not funny

It's ok sharron, may not be funny but true! Hey, ya never know what can happen.

 

[sharron]

It's ok sharron, may not be funny but true! Hey, ya never know what can happen.

amen to not knowing, if we did, we really would need to be wrapped in bubble wrap
just came back in from feeding and watering, tried to move a couple of young cockerels into the cage with two cochin hens and a cochin rooster, that didn't work big time, the rooster was fine with the young ones but the hens, did not realize how nasty they can be, had to take the cockerels out and put them back into the crowded cage, guess they need a real big run so they can out run the hens

 

[N F C]

amen to not knowing, if we did, we really would need to be wrapped in bubble wrap
just came back in from feeding and watering, tried to move a couple of young cockerels into the cage with two cochin hens and a cochin rooster, that didn't work big time, the rooster was fine with the young ones but the hens, did not realize how nasty they can be, had to take the cockerels out and put them back into the crowded cage, guess they need a real big run so they can out run the hens

Do you free range any Sharron? If you do, maybe try putting them all out at once.

 

[sharron]

Do you free range any Sharron? If you do, maybe try putting them all out at once.

yes, in the spring and summer, but right now they're all in cages cause we were going to take them to a friends while we're gone, it would be so much easier if gd would take care of them, that way they would have half of the barn to run, but gd let something kill all but 2 of chickens last winter, she just didn't care that something was picking them off one or a couple at a time so this time a friend said he had room and it wasn't much trouble since he has to go out to take care of his anyway (i'm paying him and buying the feed) (but then i did the gd too) husband and i never ask anyone to do anything without paying, thats sometimes a good way to lose friends, in an emergency, yes but not for us going to fl for 4 or 5 months, thats taking advantage

should add that gd doesn't really like any animals but cats and house pets, she not a outside person altho her father bought her a goat kid and she has to come out and feed it, not sure how long the little goat would last if her father didn't buy himself one too and he feeds one meal a day, takes them for walks in the pasture and cleans the stall.(when he's not working

 

[N F C]

yes, in the spring and summer, but right now they're all in cages cause we were going to take them to a friends while we're gone, it would be so much easier if gd would take care of them, that way they would have half of the barn to run, but gd let something kill all but 2 of chickens last winter, she just didn't care that something was picking them off one or a couple at a time so this time a friend said he had room and it wasn't much trouble since he has to go out to take care of his anyway (i'm paying him and buying the feed) (but then i did the gd too) husband and i never ask anyone to do anything without paying, thats sometimes a good way to lose friends, in an emergency, yes but not for us going to fl for 4 or 5 months, thats taking advantage

That's really helpful to have an experienced poultry-keeper to take care of them while you're going to be gone. Less for you to be worried about.

 

[DigMyChicks]

Its absolutely brutally cold out this morning. I just went to check on the chickens and fed my outdoor kitties and took this crazy sunrise picture and now am back in the house. It looks like a huge fire with a rainbow shooting out the top. I can’t capture how cool it is.