What did you do with your flock today?

[PopoMyers]

Does anyone else's boys sound like a flock of Canadian geese?

 

[PopoMyers]

Ferdy had to keep an eye on him all day, which he obviously found exhausting

Sounds like DH and me since Cock E is a stinker. DH is sort of afraid of him, so I have to guard him with the rake. LOL.

 

[kurby22]

@kurby22 that looks amazing!!! U gotta show n tell me more bout the papers and sand! Here in TN I have done everything to try and keep their run dry and I'm at a loss!

@FBMcrazy8 congrats on the babies!!! I'm sure u n your friend r so happy!

@ChicksnMore awe such a pitiful lil thing! Looking forward to seeing it fill out n fluff up to tell better what lil one is!

Thanks!! That is my hope for reducing the mud! I wish I could do it in all the runs but that would be really expensive!

My thought process was this…if I dig down a ways and then put down pavers that have spaces between them…I reduce spaces rats can tunnel but it’s not a restrictive layer for water, there’s plenty of space for that. Then I put hardware cloth over the pavers…just in case small critters find the holes, but also to slow dirt infill and create a matrix for water flow. Then some dirt, then covered heavily in all purpose sand. The more organic soil. The organic soil has wood chips too…so mixed with the sand, it should minimize the muddy puddling and poor drainage. Sand works miracles for infiltration We shall see how it goes!

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Mine demolished a 4ft wide patch of lamb's ears in an hour. It's a definite chicken favourite. Maybe they like the velvety texture of the leaves?

Mine totally ignore my Lamb'sEar, but then they do have chickweed as an option.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Does anyone else's boys sound like a flock of Canadian geese?

I have 1 chicken, a hen, she honestly sounds like she honks. When I 1st got her, she honked, I spun around looking, I thought a wild goose had joined up with my flock. No other Copper Marans here make that sound, she is unique. I'm not sure where she lived before, she was a rescue...maybe she lived with geese? Anyway, I had to name her
Miss Lucy Goosey

 

[Liz Birdlover]

My sweet patient, Misty Violet, is doing very well. Just thought I'd share. Her appetite is great & she weighs what she should already. I will post some pics of her wound next time, it is healing well & shrinking, amazing.

 

[Little Miss Millie]

Oh you have some gorgeous babies there!!!
How many ya got total? what kinds?!

Thank you! I have a little over 40 chickens in total at the moment. I have a lot of different breeds. I have some of the more typical ones, like RIR's, Australorps, Leghorns, Marans, Orpingtons, EE's, OE's, Brahmas, Cochins, etc. but I also have some more fancy breeds as well, such as polish, frizzle, silkies, d'uccles, and a few other random breeds. I couldn't remember them all at the top of my head haha

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Thank you! I have a little over 40 chickens in total at the moment. I have a lot of different breeds. I have some of the more typical ones, like RIR's, Australorps, Leghorns, Marans, Orpingtons, EE's, OE's, Brahmas, Cochins, etc. but I also have some more fancy breeds as well, such as polish, frizzle, silkies, d'uccles, and a few other random breeds. I couldn't remember them all at the top of my head haha

Sorry bout that I got mixed up! Lol notin new!
You have some gorgeous babies!
so you have them all in together standards and bantams or are they separate?
The 2nd rooster - LUV his colors! And you got a MF d'uccle!!!

@Liz Birdlover
Very nice!
Got a little view of your run in that pic above! I luv how you did the rock around outer area there!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Ugh this weather is crazy!
I'm so over winter!!!
It's like we are being teased by it going back up to nearly 80 then it drops back down to 20s again!
Patience...

 

[kurby22]

Ugh this weather is crazy!
I'm so over winter!!!
It's like we are being teased by it going back up to nearly 80 then it drops back down to 20s again!
Patience...

Goodness!! I’m with you! Today it was dry, sunny and 65…and starting at 3am it’s gonna be cold and rainy until Tuesday My poor birds are SO MUDDY! I just wanna finish my COOPS!