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[Chicken Rustler]

Does anyone know where to get a tiny chicken weathervane locally? Everything I'm seeing online is huge - the size to fit on a building, not a tiny chicken coop. They're also very expensive!

I don't want to spend a lot. This is a whimsical item - definitely not a necessity.

I hear "RUMOR" there may be a guy on the WA thread who may be able to make one. Dependng on size and how true/accurate ya want it to be.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: I hear "RUMOR" there may be a guy on the WA thread who could probably make it for 1/2 of that or WAY less. You just might find some hints in my sig line.

 

[itsren]

I hear "RUMOR" there may be a guy on the WA thread who may be able to make one. Dependng on size and how true/accurate ya want it to be.

Well it needs to be small. It's dark out... I'll measure in the morning. It doesn't have to be accurate. I love artsy looking things. For that matter, I'm an illustrator by trade, and it would be kind of cool if I could find someone (ahem) who could cut out a silhouette that I drew. I do want it to have the twirling arrow that spins with the wind.

It can't be very expensive (like 30 buck-a-roos or somewhere close to that) or DH would threaten to get a hunting dog so we could have chicken for dinner. Some people... they just don't understand the concept of decorating a building that chickens live in.

He already gave me grief tonight over my having a fan blowing through the run. He totally didn't understand that I was trying to keep the chickens cool. I haven't gone completely off my rocker... after all, I haven't hung curtains in the coop... yet.

What-chya think? Is that doable? I'm sure your art sells for a lot more than I can probably afford.

 

[Imp]

Wow! Go check out this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...me-they-told-me-to-get-rid-of-my-chickens/120 The OP came back and told us what was going on. She replies in post 125.

Yeah, what a strange turn it takes.

Russ

 

[hallerlake]

Does anyone here have an extra king bed frame in the garage you don't need? Our mattress sits on the floor for now because another bed in the house needed our bed frame. So now I wake up with spider bites all over on a fairly routine basis. It's awful. I'm highly allergic to spider bites and have 3 on my thighs right now the size of golf balls...and growing daily. LMK if you have a bed or frame that would work!

There might be extra bed frames at my parents' house. Let me talk to my brother.

 

[Chicken Rustler]

Quote: YES if you draw it I can cut it as long as it is not too fine of detail, the hands are a bit shakey ya know. To be honest with ya I probably cant do it for $30. See just for example I sell cut outs like this for $25. In various designs but all about the same size.

Please keep in mind there is NO COOKIE CUTTER stuff here. ALL of my stuff is hand drawn and hand cut.

 

[Ogress]

We had a great day today. Got up early and went to the Volcano farmers market. It starts at 6:30 am. The people are so friendly and the prices are good. I got a huge bag of basil for $1. Arugula is the same price . Bags stuffed with 3 or 4 heads of lettuce of various varieties are $3. I wish I could stuff my suitcase with fresh lemongrass and ginger. My favorite Today was seeing Akaka Falls. Every hike we did today, it rained as soon as we got back to the car.

 

[JNB]

Hi Again everyone Just finished reading back in the post... Looks like everyone is enjoying the warm NW weather We had to build larger pens over the weekend because we cant let our chickens free range anymore due to neighbor hood dogs Will be OK because before summer is done we plan to fence our entire garden area off so the chickens and bunnies can all be protected behind a big field and electric fence

Since everyone had to be in their runs in this heat.. I did a couple things that the girls seemed to love... I halved a watermelon and froze it... They loved it.... as it thaws it gets mushy. Also I freeze veggies into water.... makes little blocks.. Great way to get them cooled off and a bit of extra water PLUS since they are in the runs it helps with boredom.


Now I have a couple questions and hope to get a bit of advice from you all.

First I keep seeing the term "Straight Run" in some post... what does it mean?

In one of my coops I have just my RIR and Barred Rock girls.... It seems my Barred rocks are being mean to the others.. picking at the some to a bloody pulp. I have to remove them an let them heal up and then go thru a whole process of reintroducing them to the coop and run again. This last spring I tried adding 4 new girls to the group... They were full grown RIR... I added them in the run in a separate little wire pen I let everyone "chat and visit" for a week... Then I slipped the new girls in at night into the coop... all seemed fine.. Then 2 days later .. I found 2 of the new girls dead and the other 2 badly hurt and hiding So I removed them and nursed them back to health... made them their own coop and pen out of a 8 ft dog kennel.. and one by one took my Original hens and added them to that pen over the course of a week... ( That was A LOT of Work and time) Everyone seemed in perfect harmony so about 2 weeks ago one night I moved all back to the Main coop... Low and behold 2 of my RIR are" all beat up and naked butts" That description courtesy of my 3 year old neighbor girl. I have tried the No Peck lotions and sprays and no avail.. Once again I have made another small coop for the 2 injured...

So thats my story and Im sticking to it Seriously though I am wondering... Is this a normal chicken behavior that Im gonna have to keep dealing with??? Is there something I could do differently to fix this discord?? My other Coop is a mix of several different breeds and a Roo ... they all get along lovely.. I d really like to add to my girls and try some other breeds but Im scared to death to try..

Any insight.. advice...is welcome .... Thank You..

 

[RainyDayChicken]

Hi straight run means that they could be boys or girls. it is up to chance which you get they do not sex them. I also have a barred rock hen she is not nice I had three be lost two. The only reason she is not mean to my other girls is she is out numbered. if all your rocks were raised together they will not welcome the rir hens especially if they out number them. try them with even numbers like one on one, give the rirs a chance with even numbers.

 

[mikeyb]

Quote: YES if you draw it I can cut it as long as it is not too fine of detail, the hands are a bit shakey ya know. To be honest with ya I probably cant do it for $30. See just for example I sell cut outs like this for $25. In various designs but all about the same size.

Please keep in mind there is NO COOKIE CUTTER stuff here. ALL of my stuff is hand drawn and hand cut.
I like the floppy eared dog under the horse.