The Old Folks Home

[ronott1]

How do you know if you are middle aged?

How do you know what the BYC rules are.

Guess i can try it our and either get thrown our for being too young, too old, or breaking some rule.

The rules are on the home page--a link for suggested and required reading for new members in Forums, frequently asked questions. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/204/backyardchickens-forum-faq#post_1198


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We do not have strict rules for age on the old folks home. Come by and visit anytime you want!

 

[Alaskan]

Um, I have one Al, the NON predator safe one. I set it up for integrating 4 white Chantecler pullets I never got. I left the door open because "why not" and some of the girls WERE roosting in there at night by choice. The coon didn't show up until recently (possibly 'rehomed' by some A-H??) and as it happened on the night we found the hen, all the girls were in the safe coop. I would have put the found hen in there but she needed to cool off and get un-broody so I closed her in the other one as it has no nest boxes. I would have put her in the buster but Echo was using it.

I can add a lot of hardware cloth to that second coop so it is more safe, not sure how I explain to the hens "mean girls go in this coop, those getting pecked go in that one". There is ~ 8.5 sq ft of floor space/bird in the safe coop, 24' of roosts at 4' and an 8' one at 2'. These hens are going out of their way to peck the lower ranked girls. Just POed that they are in jail I guess. The lower girls were already showing signs of abuse but it has gotten much worse since I started shutting them in.

Sounds like yeah, you just have a few nasty girls.

I would just kick out/sell/eat either all of the nasty ones, or all of the picked on ones...depending on which way you wanna go...

However, as you could tell from my longwinded earlier post...I am in a "pair down for winter" kinda mood.

 

[FridayYet]

I'm with you Alaskan. Trying to decide whether to follow my head and keep only those with the qualities I need to move my program forward, or to follow my heart and keep the "sentimental favorites" that I've had for a while, but really have good reasons to be culled.

 

[Alaskan]

I'm with you Alaskan. Trying to decide whether to follow my head and keep only those with the qualities I need to move my program forward, or to follow my heart and keep the "sentimental favorites" that I've had for a while, but really have good reasons to be culled.

Yeah, I keep rereading through my own post... trying to figure out how many I could box up.....

I just really "should" reduce numbers...

The problem is that being up in Alaska it is VERY difficult to get any good stock, so if for example I decide to chunk the dark brown leghorn roo, then if I ever want any more pure dark brown girls of good quality, we are talking at least $100. .... Or...... I could keep that roo and make my own. .....

It is hard for me to say " nah, I am really OK in never having that breed again"

But maybe I could super pare down... Trios of each breed I really like? But that is still 4 standard sized breeds (I just can't reduce more!!!)

Bantams... I am hoping to get down to 2 breeds, have to ask the kids, might need to stay at 3.

 

[chickadoodles]

This from Sally:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ds-w-host-sally-sunshine/125790#post_17286649

Thanks Ron.

 

[dsqard]

Just a quick stop in before I head to bed. DD had our second grandchild yesterday. Fine young son. Welcome to the world Waylon Michael Garrett. That is Miss Liv his sister holding him. She thinks he is her baby. DD said she kept bringing people into the room to see her baby.

 

[perchie.girl]

Just a quick stop in before I head to bed. DD had our second grandchild yesterday. Fine young son. Welcome to the world Waylon Michael Garrett. That is Miss Liv his sister holding him. She thinks he is her baby. DD said she kept bringing people into the room to see her baby.

Awwww.....

 

[chickadoodles]

Just a quick stop in before I head to bed. DD had our second grandchild yesterday. Fine young son. Welcome to the world Waylon Michael Garrett. That is Miss Liv his sister holding him. She thinks he is her baby. DD said she kept bringing people into the room to see her baby.

Congratulations Waylon and Miss Liv are both very beautiful children!

 

[drumstick diva]

Congrats that is so sweet, that she think's it is her baby.

I'm a middle child and remember when my brother(the youngest) came home from the hospital. I was not a happy camper. I recall someone gave him a beautiful black stuffed scotty dog. I traded my broken down" lambie pie,"for him and no one even noticed the difference.

 

[Latestarter]

All the more toward treason on her part as her use of that was regarding loss of life... not a toy.