The Old Folks Home

[MrsMistyReal]

 

[microchick]

Nothing really planned here. I am hoping to work on transforming the chicken tractor my husband made for my birds (and my birds hate) several years ago into a new coop for my large size bachelor birds. It's almost 7 feet long and 4 foot at the base, height is 4 foot. I'm going to cover the chicken wire with used siding, put a floor in it then raise it on posts for them. The bantams are just being little turds and not giving them a minute's peace. Both of the standard roosters in with them are gentle sweet roosters and deserve a better life. My run is big enough that I can section it off for them to have an area all their own so that is my plan for today. I'm going to get the metal siding cut and attached if the weather holds out for me to do it.

Other than that nothing special.

Speaking of Bantams. I have one little guy I call Psycho. Crazy boy has been escaping the bantam bachelor pen and spending time with the standard girls and boys. The standard roosters don't quite know what to do with him when one of their hens gallop by them with Psycho on their backs like a jockey on Secretariat trying to mate with her. I catch him, tell him he has a death wish and put him back where he belongs only to go back and find him back where he doesn't belong and a smug look on his face.

Yesterday I put him back and stood and watched. He flew up to the top of the overhang over their pop door and studied the netting. The run is oblong and offset. Kinda hard to describe but there is a one foot section that is almost impossible to net completely as it separates the runs. Psycho stood there, studied that one foot section which is fenced in with a piece of cattle panel and covered with chicken wire, flew over to the top of the cattle panel and hung there grasping the top rung and started pushing his head against the netting until he found a small opening. The little devil pushed his head through the small opening and started stretching it. Within 10 seconds he was through and back with his big girls.

Stupid birds? Nope, won't convince me of that. That little guy solved a problem and remembered the solution.

Psycho is with the standard flock and will stay there, his reward for being an Einstein among chickens.

 

[ronott1]

Weekend plans

get a hair cut
menu planning and grocery shopping
Fix roof on hutch
Pick oranges

Bake a cake!

and likely more un planned stuff too

 

[pennyJo1960]

Naw it is raining here no fun outside in the rain
inside projects not outside

 

[ronott1]

I just picked oranges!

Now I need to find a marmalade recipe....

 

[Latestarter]

I miss the sun... Saw it for a few minutes yesterday.

 

[chickadoodles]

Not much here today. Went shopping and out to lunch yesterday. Tomorrow grocery shopping. Finally well after about 6 weeks.

 

[ronott1]

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I miss the sun... Saw it for a few minutes yesterday.

We are seeing to much sun!

 

[ronott1]

Not much here today. Went shopping and out to lunch yesterday. Tomorrow grocery shopping. Finally well after about 6 weeks.
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That looks like a feast!

 

[pennyJo1960]

would be nice here also no sun here