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[Gge23]

Glad to hear they have done ok out in the coop
They sure do look very happy there out in their run!

Yes they are a lot happier for being outside I think. Even the ones with wry neck seem to have perked up from a bit of fresh air and room to run and stretch ^_^ think it was a good decision.

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Yes they are a lot happier for being outside I think. Even the ones with wry neck seem to have perked up from a bit of fresh air and room to run and stretch ^_^ think it was a good decision.

I do too

I suppose we should give them more credit for being tougher than we think they are!!

 

[Gge23]

I do too

I suppose we should give them more credit for being tougher than we think they are!!

Well my dad was putting them away on his own last night...something he was dreading because the night before the chicks really didn't want to go to bed. But he got there and they had taken themselves! Also, the 9 week old had gone into the main coop with other older hens instead of her own run...RESULT! Things are finally coming together
Has everybody else had a good weekend?

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Well my dad was putting them away on his own last night...something he was dreading because the night before the chicks really didn't want to go to bed. But he got there and they had taken themselves! Also, the 9 week old had gone into the main coop with other older hens instead of her own run...RESULT! Things are finally coming together
Has everybody else had a good weekend?

What a relief for your dad!! It's always nice when they start to learn and head off in on their own Barbara can testify to that with her chicks and ladle!!

Steady weekend here, didn't feel like much with how humid the weather was. I did get out on Harry horse both Saturday and Sunday so that was a bonus
Other than that nothing much interesting. At least it's much cooler today and not as sticky!!
Hope you had a good weekend!

 

[Gge23]

What a relief for your dad!! It's always nice when they start to learn and head off in on their own Barbara can testify to that with her chicks and ladle!!

Steady weekend here, didn't feel like much with how humid the weather was. I did get out on Harry horse both Saturday and Sunday so that was a bonus
Other than that nothing much interesting. At least it's much cooler today and not as sticky!!
Hope you had a good weekend!

Oh yes! When my broody hatched her first lot of chicks she wouldn't let me anywhere near her to check they were ok, or even during her sitting I wasn't allowed to check she hadn't crushed any eggs or anything. I had to get a shovel to gently lift her to have a look...she would peck absolutely anything that went near her, except that shovel. Glad I did otherwise I would never have discovered her breaking two of the eggs, so she was covered in yolk :/ she was a complete mess, poor soul. Was picking shell out of her feathers for the next week :/
Well at least you managed to get out riding the weather was pleasant enough, but windy up here so was slightly chillier, made it a nice change to being scorching hot! I didn't particularly do much with my weekend, just pottered around with the chickens

 

[rebrascora]

@Yorkshire Coop

Hi Kim

I hope that your toothache has eased. Well done for getting Harry out both days over the weekend, especially when it was so humid. Afraid I don't have any tricks for cleaning hats as my hat comes off once I start overheating. It is only recently that I actually wear one routinely, mostly because my sister insists. I do have a cheap one that I got from Lidl or Aldi that is vented which helps although I haven't used it this summer. I had another good session in the arena with Zak yesterday, but he's getting a day off today as he's quite sore on that bare foot on the hard road between his field and the arena. I do believe that Ian may be coming round to some of the Natural Horsemanship techniques I've been using....He won't admit it of course, but he asked what else we needed down in the arena to work with and managed to find a tarpaulin for me and will set little obstacles up for me when I ask as well as the jumps of course. Zak is actually becoming a real pleasure to work with. He tests me every now and again of course, but I seem to be learning a lot more from working with him than I have with my own horses for some reason and it is easier to stay calm and focussed.

Sorry to hear that your little man had to go the journey but it's a lot easier decision to make when they are being a jerk. I've been having similar problems with the Pekin cockerel that came with my lavender trio. He was fine with the adult hens but when I introduced Frances and her half grown pullet chicks to their pen, he has been really wicked to the chicks and Frances was getting a hard time from the other two hens so not able to defend them from him. I have plenty of young males to choose from to replace him, so he is expendable and I am being a little cavalier with respect to his safety as a result. I remove him from the pen on a morning and he is allowed to free range the garden all day and then he goes back in the pen on an evening and gets locked in the coop with the girls at night. The pens are not really fox proof anyway and I'm usually around most of the time to monitor things and it's nice to see the chicks and hens relax a bit and start integrating a little when he's not in with them. I think I probably need a larger pen for them, especially as the other chicks are growing up and they will be going in there with their broody mothers too in due course. That little coop is getting a bit full with 2 hens and 11 growing chicks, but they get to free range on the lawn most of the day.... and trash my flower pots of course!

New chicks up at the yard are doing well. The broodies are co brooding which seems to be working very well. I've let them out of the sideboard for the first time today and the hens enjoyed a good dust bath, although only half the chicks came out with them. The younger hen is seriously wicked if you get anywhere near her or the chicks, whereas Margo is more relaxed thank goodness! Cleaning out the sideboard with them in it yesterday was challenging to say the least! My arms are covered in marks from her and Zak who gave me a sly nip yesterday when I was opening the gate and clearly not paying enough attention to him and I picked up a couple of bee stings last night whilst up on the scaffolding with my shirt sleeves rolled up!

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Anyway, I think that's all my news for now. Must head off out and get some more work done.
Hope everyone is well.

@Gge23

So pleased to hear that your chicks have picked up now they are out and especially that your lone little pullet has found her place in with the big girls, even if it was only because she was mean to the chicks. It does cause you a lot of stress and turmoil when things are not harmonious, but the relief when they settle down is that much sweeter! As Kim says, I can really relate to the euphoria of chicks putting themselves to bed! I had the best part of 3 weeks trying to winkle 11 of them plus 2 broodies out of the back corner of the coop with a ladle, because I couldn't reach them!

Regards

Barbara .

 

[Gge23]

@Yorkshire Coop


Hi Kim

I hope that your toothache has eased. Well done for getting Harry out both days over the weekend, especially when it was so humid. Afraid I don't have any tricks for cleaning hats as my hat comes off once I start overheating. It is only recently that I actually wear one routinely, mostly because my sister insists. I do have a cheap one that I got from Lidl or Aldi that is vented which helps although I haven't used it this summer. I had another good session in the arena with Zak yesterday, but he's getting a day off today as he's quite sore on that bare foot on the hard road between his field and the arena. I do believe that Ian may be coming round to some of the Natural Horsemanship techniques I've been using....He won't admit it of course, but he asked what else we needed down in the arena to work with and managed to find a tarpaulin for me and will set little obstacles up for me when I ask as well as the jumps of course. Zak is actually becoming a real pleasure to work with. He tests me every now and again of course, but I seem to be learning a lot more from working with him than I have with my own horses for some reason and it is easier to stay calm and focussed.

Sorry to hear that your little man had to go the journey but it's a lot easier decision to make when they are being a jerk. I've been having similar problems with the Pekin cockerel that came with my lavender trio. He was fine with the adult hens but when I introduced Frances and her half grown pullet chicks to their pen, he has been really wicked to the chicks and Frances was getting a hard time from the other two hens so not able to defend them from him. I have plenty of young males to choose from to replace him, so he is expendable and I am being a little cavalier with respect to his safety as a result. I remove him from the pen on a morning and he is allowed to free range the garden all day and then he goes back in the pen on an evening and gets locked in the coop with the girls at night. The pens are not really fox proof anyway and I'm usually around most of the time to monitor things and it's nice to see the chicks and hens relax a bit and start integrating a little when he's not in with them. I think I probably need a larger pen for them, especially as the other chicks are growing up and they will be going in there with their broody mothers too in due course. That little coop is getting a bit full with 2 hens and 11 growing chicks, but they get to free range on the lawn most of the day.... and trash my flower pots of course!

New chicks up at the yard are doing well. The broodies are co brooding which seems to be working very well. I've let them out of the sideboard for the first time today and the hens enjoyed a good dust bath, although only half the chicks came out with them. The younger hen is seriously wicked if you get anywhere near her or the chicks, whereas Margo is more relaxed thank goodness! Cleaning out the sideboard with them in it yesterday was challenging to say the least! My arms are covered in marks from her and Zak who gave me a sly nip yesterday when I was opening the gate and clearly not paying enough attention to him and I picked up a couple of bee stings last night whilst up on the scaffolding with my shirt sleeves rolled up! . 

Anyway, I think that's all my news for now. Must head off out and get some more work done.
Hope everyone is well.

@Gge23
 

So pleased to hear that your chicks have picked up now they are out and especially that your lone little pullet has found her place in with the big girls, even if it was only because she was mean to the chicks. It does cause you a lot of stress and turmoil when things are not harmonious, but the relief when they settle down is that much sweeter! As Kim says, I can really relate to the euphoria of chicks putting themselves to bed! I had the best part of 3 weeks trying to winkle 11 of them plus 2 broodies out of the back corner of the coop with a ladle, because I couldn't reach them!

Regards

Barbara .  

Hi Barbara

I should probably introduce myself as Georgie now, seems silly to only be known by my username, and you are all so welcoming and friendly and call each other by first names so it seem appropriate for me to do the same! ^_^
Yes I have been told about your ladle escapades! Though I must admit it did make me laugh rather loudly when I read it at work...that'll teach me to sneak to my phone when I say I'm doing other things

Luckily for me it has only been three days so I feel that I can call that a triumph ^_^ Hopefully now there will be a bit more peace around the yard...until the ducklings hatch :S although having read up on them I must admit it seems they may be a heck of a lot easier to raise than chicks...am I wrong?

 

[philyc]

Evening all.

Hope you are being treated to the lovely weather ive been getting, good acclimatization before heading to the desert in arizona next week!

We decided to more the two leghorns out of their little temporary run as now the chicks are a bit bigger. its been a week now and one of them has been excessively bullying one of my banthams, so has had to be put back in the temp coop, out of sight of the rest and hopefully when they are reintroduced in about a week they will be ok. If not then shell be going in the pot which would be a shame as shes a decent layer.

the chicks aren't quite so chick-like any more, the white one is nearly as big as one of the banthams! still unsure as to what they are or if they are all hens or not. so some gratuitous pictures for you all:

 

[GGBEAR]

hello all hope everyone is well to your question Yorkshirecoop yes Aiyla is fascinated with them but they seem to be equally fascinated with her especially my light Sussex Casper, also my egg selling is the same hit and miss might have to shuv them under pram and go door to door hard selling

Anyhow brain picking time,me and my husband rescued a chicken in the woods yesterday it's been there at least 2 says and something has had a go at it as it's a bit battered but other than that it seems ok

It's looks quite young and seems quite friendly, I'm not sure I'm breed at a guess I'm thinking

Rhode island

but that's guessing I'm also suspicious that it may be a young cock due to a few things I'd comb seems really rough and red even though it's not developed much is legs are huge and it's tail is multi coloured and like a pineapple

what's left of it I'll upload the pics let me know what you think

 

[GGBEAR]