What did you do with your flock today?

[ChicksnMore]

@ChicksnMore I think our sticktights may have come from Forest or maybe Koke'e. IDK, no way to tell, but wish we had never gotten them. I go months without seeing one and then I'll have a bird sick and just a few on its comb. Too much to be a coincidence, they must make the birds feel bad. I checked the rest of the flock with my readers on and did not see more. I hope none jump off that pup. These little have been a pain. They say to remove 4" of soil and treat... sounds easy right? Good news is they die easy with Vaseline. If it gets bad I'll treat flock with invermectin and do battle in the soil too. Think serious treatment of animals Better go kill that darn rat (and co) too.

Sounds like an intense amount of work with minimal hope of success for your area. Glad the Vaseline works a treat. I gave the puppy a flea/tick bath first thing and when I started removing them they looked to all be dead already. So that chemical made from chrysanthemums works on them too. Permithrin? I'm a horrible speller... something like that.
That's the worse thing about trying to help animals in need... sometimes it brings illness. Neighbors brought me a sick cottontail once that couldn't walk. It had multiple bot flies that had paralyzed it's hind legs. I put it down and burned the carcass to kill the larvae, but worried for months about those bloody bugs. I've been lucky so far though and never had a repercussion from trying to help. Knock on wood right.

 

[Nomadicus]

Today was fill the galvanized trash cans with full bags of feed. I had one rooster, a Delaware, that was determined to eat out of the bag in the can instead of waiting for me to fill the feeders. As fast as I picked him up and put him on the ground he was right back in the can. He is a sweet boy but can be stubborn. He has a brother that hates the John Deere with a passion. As soon as I start it up and start moving he runs at the tires pecking them and giving them other threatening gestures. He never so much as gives a person a bad look. He just hates that John Deere garden tractor that I deliver feed to the coops on.

 

[Maddcatter]

Thread 'Mountain lion...IN THE COOP!' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mountain-lion-in-the-coop.1581278/

Did any of you folks catch this one?!!!

Have read it, have put in my 2 cents worth... (It may have been worth -2 cents) ... Have gotten some entertainment over beakbook being a-flutter.
Have also cleaned out my non-automated water feeders so I can give my birds some honey and acv water. A couple of my hens have their tails down today.

 

[Smokerbill]

Let 'em out to range a couple times, but they were a little skittish. Wind was blowing, people were mowing and they didn't like the noises I guess. Cleaned out their water bucket and refilled it with fresh water.

One of them figured out that in order to eat weeds laying in the run, it needed to put a foot on the plant to hold it down, so it could pluck pieces off more easily. Or it could've just been a fluke.

 

[Nomadicus]

I let my 13 week old Giant and Dark Cornish out while I filled feeders and their water. They came back in quick once they discovered that I had filled their empty feeders. At least I got them out from under foot so I didn't trip over them. I tripped and fell over a bird a few months back and once was enough.

 

[TropicalBabies]

I let my 13 week old Giant and Dark Cornish out while I filled feeders and their water. They came back in quick once they discovered that I had filled their empty feeders. At least I got them out from under foot so I didn't trip over them. I tripped and fell over a bird a few months back and once was enough.

Chickens are a exercise in patience for sure.

I was happy to see Mazie looking much better this morning. Her poop is top notch, appetite is great. Going to look her over before I let her out in a few. Enough spa for Mazie.

Hope is wanting to go broody. Not ready yet, so she may need to go to broody jail.

Mo'o Mele flies out tomorrow morning. I have been letting him run around in the yard for a few hours every day. He is one terrific cat ♡♡♡♡ . Unfortunately... Mochi and Mango have disappeared hidding and Forest and Marley and Batman have had "incidents". Reminds me I can only enjoy him but can not keep him. I will absolutely miss him and he will always have my heart.

I boiled eggs and tossed the shells with egg remnants to the chooks. They also got a little scratch to reward them for going to their run and getting locked up. 3 year old human was out and about.

DH and kids went up Koke'e. I stayed down to catch up on bags, laundry, chores.
Rode bike up to pick up dirty laundry yesterday and was shocked that the cabin was left clean with nothing broken. So pleasant and respectful.

We may head to the bird sanctuary for sunset but hope to ride bicycles to buy an ice cream in a few.

Hope everyone's day was a good one.

 

[Maddcatter]

DH and kids went up Koke'e. I stayed down to catch up on bags, laundry, chores.
Rode bike up to pick up dirty laundry yesterday and was shocked that the cabin was left clean with nothing broken. So pleasant and respectful.

What does DH mean? I've seen it a few times, and I think it means husband... but IDK for sure. LOL

 

[Nomadicus]

What does DH mean? I've seen it a few times, and I think it means husband... but IDK for sure. LOL

Then again there are other words that start with D some of the time.

 

[Maddcatter]

Then again there are other words that start with D some of the time.

Dear? Delightful? Dude? Dead? Despicable?

 

[TropicalBabies]

What does DH mean? I've seen it a few times, and I think it means husband... but IDK for sure. LOL

Dear Husband ♡