What did you do with your chickens today?

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Like the title says, this is a post all about what YOU did with your chickens today. So, how are you guys' chickens doing? Did you change out the coop, take one for a walk, grieve a loss, wash them up, etc.? Post all about your chickens and have fun!!!

-Moth the Crazy Chicken Lady
 
TheHeartOfTheHen said:
I attempted to hand feed a couple of our skittish hens.. they're terrified of the head hen of our flock, so still not used to it! Hopefully they'll warm up to us soon. :fl
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Wow, nice! My chickens will only eat out of my hands if it's a tomato. :lau Took them forever to warm up to us. Maybe try sitting in there with mealworms in your hand to get them used to you.
 
TheHeartOfTheHen said:
Lol. For us, all goes well until the big bad head hen comes barreling in to steal the treats! :lau
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Exactly! Our rooster keeps the hen in the coop all day unless he's feeling merciful.:oops: I take him for a walk every day to let the hen drink and eat without worrying about him.
 
Today I am giving the flock the spoils of my trip to the grocery store yesterday! I asked the produce manager if our local grocery store what they do with the scraps they don’t sell… they put them on a rack outside for anyone to take! There was nothing wrong with any of my finds. So the flock is getting:
- kale
-parsley
-tomato
-plum
-broccoli
-basil
-peppers
-cabbage
I’m so excited to check these totes daily now

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I fed them and collected eggs this morning. This afternoon, I cleaned the coop and moved it to. A new area of pasture. I cleaned out the fridge and gave them a bunch of leftovers. Then I caught my two big girls and doused their legs with oil and Vaseline. They look like they may have the beginnings of scaly leg mites.
 
I have 5 x 5 week old pullets and one mumma hen. Yesterday afternoon I saw them after a short holiday. They’ve grown so much and I missed them! Yesterday I cleaned out all feeders and waterers and the nesting boxes but today I moved the coop and re-erected the playpen around it with hubby’s help. We handled and hand-fed them. The mother hen is very trusting of us so the hen raised chicks are too. Tomorrow they will love their new yard and clean grassy coop.
 
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RcoM said:
I have 5 x 5 week old pullets and one mumma hen. Yesterday afternoon I saw them after a short holiday. They’ve grown so much and I missed them! Yesterday I cleaned out all feeders and waterers and the nesting boxes but today I moved the coop and re-erected the playpen around it with hubby’s help. We handled and hand-fed them. The mother hen is very trusting of us so the hen raised chicks are too. Tomorrow they will love their new yard and clean grassy coop.
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Oh, that's awesome! What breed?
 
today I had to help my Polish roo off the roost because he always gets up there and is scared to get down *big chicken*, help a half-blind chicken down *I don't know how she gets up there in the first place*, and gave them some scratch grains.
*Note: My single white Leghorn, Astrid, sneezes like crazy every single time I throw scratch for them because the dust gets in her nose XD I was actually worried for respiratory reasons, but she seems totally fine so its very funny*
 

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