What did you do with your flock today?

[FBMcrazy8]

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

I have one that sounds worse than that…it’s like when your speakers are blown. It just doesn’t sound quite right. Or he sounds like an awful siren…

I honestly don’t know how to explain the sound but it for sure can’t be called a crow…

 

[FBMcrazy8]

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...

I hear ya!! This morning it was - again. And snow…and the cold wind. It has been awful! It’s kinda like Mother Nature is like “ok we are going to get the grass starting to turn green and then we are going to hit them with snow. Won’t that be funny to see their faces in the morning “

Even my chickens started to come out of their house like they were on a mission and ALL of them took a look out and turned around “like yeah right lady…your funny”.

 

[kurby22]

Look how happy they were this morning! Treats on semi-dry soil!!

 

[ChicksnMore]

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!

Certainly sounds promising!

 

[ChicksnMore]

Look how happy they were this morning! Treats on semi-dry soil!!

Such a colorful group

Got my fingers crossed for all of you still struggling with bad weather! We've been unusually cold this year but it's not bad now. Hopefully that means it drys and warms for everyone soon.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Today was cleaning water bowls, veggie treats and baby shuffling. The oldest chicks got moved into the coop today. It didn't take them long to decide they love dirt baths and sunshine.

Henivere hatched her eggs and I decided not to give her the rest of the spangle babies from the incubator. I usually bring mom in with the babies for a little bit and give her the incubator chicks, but Sir Clucks and crew were all excited and trying to help Hennie so I decided to just let them enjoy. Henivere's used to my help so I brought her wet chick starter in shallow dishes just like indoors and she got busy teaching her babies. Switched their water bowl to a super shallow baby depth wide bowl too. I'm a little nervous having them outside so young, but I know what a good mom Hennie is overall. I let her keep 6 eggs this year.
The first hatched died...think it didn't get food or water while she waited for the rest to hatch. And one egg failed to hatch. So she has 4 little ones to fuss over. It's adorable watching the whole flock with the babies. I'll have to take the time to get pictures tomorrow. The whole flocks being adorable.

 

[kurby22]

Today was cleaning water bowls, veggie treats and baby shuffling. The oldest chicks got moved into the coop today. It didn't take them long to decide they love dirt baths and sunshine.

Henivere hatched her eggs and I decided not to give her the rest of the spangle babies from the incubator. I usually bring mom in with the babies for a little bit and give her the incubator chicks, but Sir Clucks and crew were all excited and trying to help Hennie so I decided to just let them enjoy. Henivere's used to my help so I brought her wet chick starter in shallow dishes just like indoors and she got busy teaching her babies. Switched their water bowl to a super shallow baby depth wide bowl too. I'm a little nervous having them outside so young, but I know what a good mom Hennie is overall. I let her keep 6 eggs this year.
The first hatched died...think it didn't get food or water while she waited for the rest to hatch. And one egg failed to hatch. So she has 4 little ones to fuss over. It's adorable watching the whole flock with the babies. I'll have to take the time to get pictures tomorrow. The whole flocks being adorable.

Definitely get some pics! I love seeing the babies with momma in the flock

 

[TropicalBabies]

Yesterday Jellybeans was back with the flock and emergency is over.

Minus a few fluffy butt feathers ☹

 

[TropicalBabies]

Peaches being Peaches

Uilani photo bomb

Indie with the first saddle of Spring on.

Rode Boo up to refill the boys feeder. Ride was good, Koke'e was stunning.

 

[Shetland lover]

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

No, but Pru sounds like a curlew. She doesn't ever make 'chicken' noises. My boys do make a very harsh croaking noise when they are annoyed and Ferdy mimics his dad's 'ning ning ning' if he's super upset about something. Penelope lets out blood-curdling screams.