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[Chickielady]

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Last time I had one of those, the group of chickens stand on it, it opens, and they proceed to "beak" out all the feed all around on the ground anyways.
The lid is open when they are eating, and so it was as if I had a shoe box of feed on the ground for them, and they kicked it out all over with their beaks.
Back to square one.

So I wonder if you could put some kind of a grid inside so they couldnt do that..

That might work great, as long as they cannot swipe their beaks sideways & throw food out.
I am still happy with my free buckets though.
For a few birds, I can see that it would be a great form of entertainment though!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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I refuse to let mine brood, not only for that reason, but the chicks grow up freaked out...every time I even enter the coop they fly crazy all over hit me in the head screaming...some have hurt legs & limp, some have wings hanging..geeeeze louise, I was just coming in with feed...but they were raised by a broody, so they are freaked by people...never again with Ams.

That's why I always take them away after just a couple of days and brood them in the house. Plus, the mama hens get back to laying faster that way. But I just can't turn down an available "incubator"! LOL I think I may try to break this one if she ever does it again!!!! She was an applesauce head!

 

[RedReiner]

FYI if you are doing meaties

http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/grd/2339569256.html

 

[SadieSue]

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I am Super impressed! You are very clever and handy! (this from someone who struggled with a little Phillips screwdriver this morning)

 

[KMHunter]

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Yeah, this is a lavender Ameraucana pullet. She did it again today....

Out of all the breeds I have ever had, the Brahmas were the best Mothers, and could take care of (and sheild) up to 20 chicks, no problemo, and never attacked me, ever.
But the Ameraucanas are a hell-fight to deal with even if they are "going" broody.

Growling like big cats, snapping & chase you right out of the coop screaming & flipping out...dust & chips flying everywhere....Thankfully the Ameraucana Cocks are nice, easy going (so far) and walk way around me.
I am going to assume at this point, that the breed simply has a wildness to it...in defense of its young.
I had to cage the two I have for a week each, until they got over it.
I could not believe the snarling & growling...CR said one of the ones I sold him was trying to go broody & did the same thing...weirdest snarling & snapping you ever saw.

My Ameraucana is broody now too. I tried to put het in a pen during the day but she escaped and went back to the nest. I decided that I would just let her ride it out this time. I have a wire dog crate, but it's in use right now for at least another week. So for now she gets her way. She puffs up soooo big and almost screams at me! It is so funny! She has pecked at me some but not really hard. My Marans has pecked and but harder. I didn't think Ameraucanas went broody often, but mine went broody 3 timed last spring and summer and now after only starting to lay 3-4 weeks ago, she is broody again. I don't get it.

 

[Zgoatlady]

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Oow! I wear my knee high gum boots to mow...and usually shorts.
But always watching for rocks & logs in the grass, I often get a long string of blackberries snag my arms or right across the top of the head....I hate them!
Goats will not eat the big berry canes, but if they can, they nibble off the leaves.
Then the canes on the outside where the goats eat, will die off..and get rock hard.
You still have to cut the canes back.
Mine are growing on a steep slop too...very hard to get at them with any machinery..spray has killed them pretty good but I think they will win the war.

Parts of our yard had eight foot tall blackberries. I hired a crew to get them out. I knew I wasn't up to it. I'm still mowing down sprouts after three growing seasons. Come August, I may break down and use herbicide on what's still coming up.

If you were in the country Id say a pig. They are great at geting them.

 

[cheryl98117]

So. What would you all think, if you opened a shipment of hatching eggs. And one of them has this written on it...

"Misterious Dinosaur eggo' DOOM!! WOO!!?

I have no idea what it means, but I thought it was funny.

 

[Ogress]

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Out of all the breeds I have ever had, the Brahmas were the best Mothers, and could take care of (and sheild) up to 20 chicks, no problemo, and never attacked me, ever.
But the Ameraucanas are a hell-fight to deal with even if they are "going" broody.

Growling like big cats, snapping & chase you right out of the coop screaming & flipping out...dust & chips flying everywhere....Thankfully the Ameraucana Cocks are nice, easy going (so far) and walk way around me.
I am going to assume at this point, that the breed simply has a wildness to it...in defense of its young.
I had to cage the two I have for a week each, until they got over it.
I could not believe the snarling & growling...CR said one of the ones I sold him was trying to go broody & did the same thing...weirdest snarling & snapping you ever saw.

GREAT! I have some in the 'bator now!

Sumatras have been my best, protective mothers--even the roos will get mean when protecting CHICKS! The nicest/best broodies I've had are always cochins. They look concerned but don't attack when I pick up their chicks.

Harriet is broody now, and I have 7 eggs under her. She is so sweet! I can pet her, she is calm, no growling. My broody EE is mean, but not as mean as the BO was. she growls and attacks. I never see her leave the nest to eat or drink, so I put food in her reach; tried water too, but it made a mess. No I go check on her 5+ times per day and I bring a little hamster water bottle so she can drink. Afterwards she lets me rub her comb and pet her. Calms her right down; but if she does not see that water bootle, watch out! I'm pretty sure there is no chick growing in her eggs. At some point I will need to pull her off the eggs. She's been on them for 2 weeks now.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

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YUP She is still trying to hatch air. I gave DW a welding glove to use when checking for eggs. Yes meaner than a peach orchard boar !!!! Watch out fer them crows !

 

[hallerlake]

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Parts of our yard had eight foot tall blackberries. I hired a crew to get them out. I knew I wasn't up to it. I'm still mowing down sprouts after three growing seasons. Come August, I may break down and use herbicide on what's still coming up.

If you were in the country Id say a pig. They are great at geting them.

We are allowed a miniature pig or a miniature goat, but I have miniature trees that would be done in by either.