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

[sourland]

Trying to figure out the "which birds to cull?" this fall question. We had almost no predator or Marek's issues, so we are way over-populated for a dormant winter. (I generally over populate knowing I will lose a few.) I'm contemplating taking any hen 2+ yrs. except the super friendly ones. Thoughts? That will still leave me with roughly 30 birds.

Cockerels first, unthrifty birds next, and last the old non-laying birds.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Second cup only 47 here

 

[Alaskan]

Cockerels first, unthrifty birds next, and last the old non-laying birds.

Trying to figure out the "which birds to cull?" this fall question. We had almost no predator or Marek's issues, so we are way over-populated for a dormant winter. (I generally over populate knowing I will lose a few.) I'm contemplating taking any hen 2+ yrs. except the super friendly ones. Thoughts? That will still leave me with roughly 30 birds.

I am with Sour.

But also cull for personality.

Any egg eaters, super bullies. Anyone that goes after chicks or isn't a good flockmate.

 

[orrpeople]

Cockerels first, unthrifty birds next, and last the old non-laying birds.

I am with Sour.

But also cull for personality.

Any egg eaters, super bullies. Anyone that goes after chicks or isn't a good flockmate.

Yeah. That's about the line I was drawing, but always good to have it confirmed. I hate culling hens, even the non-producing ones, but I know it's just not great flock management to keep all of them.
Middle to end of October is usually a good time to do the "deed" because I rarely ever find an egg during processing (that's the worst - even when I KNOW that's probably the only egg they've laid for the last 6 months!)

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Ponders good morning one and all!

It's 72 degrees and partly sunny, sounds good for being at the pond on my lily pad.

Have a great day!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning Pond about 52 out but dry can do this 4 are loud little dickens..

 

[sourland]

So I get in my truck and there's something dangling in front of the right lens of my glasses. I remove a small spider and put the glasses back on. Then there was a small spider hanging in front of my left eye. I'm getting scared.

 

[pennyJo1960]

So I get in my truck and there's something dangling in front of the right lens of my glasses. I remove a small spider and put the glasses back on. Then there was a small spider hanging in front of my left eye. I'm getting scared.

I would been out of that truck so fast make your head spin

 

[bobbi-j]

So I get in my truck and there's something dangling in front of the right lens of my glasses. I remove a small spider and put the glasses back on. Then there was a small spider hanging in front of my left eye. I'm getting scared.

🕷

 

[bobbi-j]

I almost went in the ditch one time because there was a spider on the driver’s door window right next to my head. No, it did not occur to me that I should pull over before freaking out…