Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Pyxis]

Oh good grief.

Some non-chicken person came up with a new design?

They're sort of like the GQF brooders, but they suck, lol.

 

[room onthebroom]

I finally went back to the garden center today to see if the little white nosed koi was still there. They grow so fast I figured it might be moved up to the more expensive tank or sold & then I could stop thinking about it, but it was still there.

I saw it had a close friend, but I was going to prove to my kids that I could come home with only one fish. I was determined... I could refrain from the temptation... I was strong... I would not be defeated...

Then I saw that they were the only two fish left in the tank.


The poor things were terrified. They were no longer the happy, go lucky, little guys I had seen a few weeks ago. They were alone in a giant tank & had watched all of their buddies disappear one by one into the unknown. You can imagine there was no way I could leave just one scared fish alone. They both had to come home with me. I feel like such a chump.

So now there are nine, plus the giant goldfish, the zillions of rapidly procreating mosquito fish & the turtle. I honestly have no idea why my husband hasn’t left me yet.

 

[orrpeople]

And I've already started the yearly 'bring home dying chicks from work every day and see if I can save them' routine.

So far I've brought home A LOT of chicks. Have saved two turkeys, about seven bantams, an australorp pullet, a barred rock, and two brahmas out of all of them.

Also, we hate the new brooder system. It sucks. The chicks can't get warm enough, I've had to rescue two chicks out of the feeder trough that they managed to get into, and so far my coworkers have found at least four that got into the water trough and drowned. And last night a brahma launched itself out of the top brooder while the door was opened and killed itself.

Yeah, I noticed they're doing things differently here too. Wondered how they were working out (or not!)

 

[orrpeople]

Well, my hatchery chicks arrived. The only casualty was the "surprise" chick - some sort of feather-footed chick I could not identify (maybe a cochin?). Otherwise, all 31 are bebopping along eating and drinking great!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Great with only one loss that is good right ?

 

[bobbi-j]

In my experience it has only happened with a dominant hen refusing to accept a new rooster/cockerel as dominant. Once the male achieves dominance they seem to see the hen as a competitor rather than a potential mate. Again in my experience this has not happened in free range birds where the hen has enough space to stay out of the rooster's way.

First time in well over 30 years of chicken raising that I’ve seen it, and it happened while they were out free ranging. I’d have noticed if she left the run that way. I’m seriously considering putting her and a friend or two in the other coop once she’s healed better. I just don’t have the heart to put her down, but I do want to keep the cockerel so I can have fertile eggs on the place.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Now Smudge My blue marans rooster .. Come to think he does mount the birds like, Hi I am the leader off in a blink.
Surprised me like Wow .. Did not even have time to react

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders, good morning one and all!

I'm going to try to get on my lily pad for some attitude adjustment.

 

[sourland]

Good morning, Pond - wind surfing with a kite off my lily pad this morning.

@room onthebroom - it was never a question of 'if' only 'when'. What took you so long ?

 

[orrpeople]

Ponders, good morning one and all!

I'm going to try to get on my lily pad for some attitude adjustment.

I hope things are looking up for you!