What did you do with your flock today?

[FBMcrazy8]

Last night I went outside to go get my second oldest daughter from the school after her away game. I heard something take off running when I opened the back door and knew we had another raccoon. I got back from getting her and I realized I hadn’t shut the coop door yet. So walking out there I hear scrambling by the barn that is torn down close to the chickens coop/run. I got into the run, and looked inside the coop through their door. There wasn’t anything else in there and they were calm. So I locked them up and the run door behind me. I told my husband and we went out there with the pellet gun and a flash light. Somewhat behind the coop is an old race car frame, and in that my husband seen his eyes. And before we know it, the raccoon is climbing up the tree. We got him though. Too close to our chickens for comfort.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Last night I went outside to go get my second oldest daughter from the school after her away game. I heard something take off running when I opened the back door and knew we had another raccoon. I got back from getting her and I realized I hadn’t shut the coop door yet. So walking out there I hear scrambling by the barn that is torn down close to the chickens coop/run. I got into the run, and looked inside the coop through their door. There wasn’t anything else in there and they were calm. So I locked them up and the run door behind me. I told my husband and we went out there with the pellet gun and a flash light. Somewhat behind the coop is an old race car frame, and in that my husband seen his eyes. And before we know it, the raccoon is climbing up the tree. We got him though. Too close to our chickens for comfort.

Sorry you had to deal with that but I am sure it is a good thing for your flock. I bet you ate going to get all kinds of stuff coming in from those fields. Did they harvest yet or is that seed stock?

Did you get your bag yet? Should have made it by now. Hope it did not get lost.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Well, I have been up since 1am. Yesterday I got all but 2 bags done and then went out to weed eat the back yard to stretch my back. This early morning I got up and finished the last 2, then did my clean up and some packing. Should be finished with my adventure and down the mountain maybe even tomorrow. don't want to be hot but will be happy to be home. KHS texted me and asked if I could take in some 3 day old bottle feed kittens. Horrible timing. So, I'll try to get it together and take them if they don't find anyone else. ♡♡♡ I will just have to suck it up.
Hope is doing way better, fever is gone but I still have not been able to remove puss from under her eyelid. Not giving up, it may still be solidifying but it is a challenge.

It is still dark here, 5:30 so im going to get after cleaning the fridge. Lucky chickens.

 

[ChicksnMore]

BYC party!

Our house is very small.
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Just kidding, found this on line.

I now know what the coop for Manny should look like! Now if I only had the skills to build it . The Haunted Hen House...full of those black, black Ayam Cemani

Well cause its harvest season.

Ooo. Not enjoying all that empty space eh.

Well, I have been up since 1am. Yesterday I got all but 2 bags done and then went out to weed eat the back yard to stretch my back. This early morning I got up and finished the last 2, then did my clean up and some packing. Should be finished with my adventure and down the mountain maybe even tomorrow. don't want to be hot but will be happy to be home. KHS texted me and asked if I could take in some 3 day old bottle feed kittens. Horrible timing. So, I'll try to get it together and take them if they don't find anyone else. ♡♡♡ I will just have to suck it up.
Hope is doing way better, fever is gone but I still have not been able to remove puss from under her eyelid. Not giving up, it may still be solidifying but it is a challenge.

It is still dark here, 5:30 so im going to get after cleaning the fridge. Lucky chickens.

Bottle kittens are so much work. Good luck with them

Glad Hopes making headway. With your great care I bet she'll make it all the way better.

 

[ChicksnMore]

Well I got my property map done for the neighbor so hopefully no one gets overlooked or forgotten. Doubled up on feeders and waterers for everyone.

I moved all my plants around and repotted some of the smaller ones that don't like to dry out into African Violet pots and stuck em in a pan full of water.

Hopefully everything will be ok. I'm used to leaving everyone with enough food and water to get them through and then having someone check on em daily as well. But I can't do that this time. The neighbor careing for everything is very conscientious though, ands a gardener and animal lover...so it should be good. I always worry and stress a little at this point.

The next few days are just house cleaning and packing. I want hubby to just relax and enjoy the clean, quiet house while we're gone. The poor boy's going to be lonely without us I think. I bet he'll be cooking for and talking to the cats and dogs by day 3...lol.

 

[FBMcrazy8]

Sorry you had to deal with that but I am sure it is a good thing for your flock. I bet you ate going to get all kinds of stuff coming in from those fields. Did they harvest yet or is that seed stock?

Did you get your bag yet? Should have made it by now. Hope it did not get lost.

They have started harvesting the corn on one side of us. And yeah, mice and raccoons are gonna be coming in. The snakes are small enough they would be meals for the chickens. In the first pictures you can’t see the corn cause of our weeds there but you can see it’s being harvested. But with the duck coop you can see it in the background.

I have not gotten the bag yet! I’m kinda bummed out but I also am waiting patiently and hoping in the next day or so.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

So yall going on vacation @ChicksnMore ?

@TropicalBabies you staying down the mountain this time or you keep going back and forth? Sure is gorgeous there!

@FBMcrazy8 yeah the naked fields would depress me! And critters?! No thank you

 

[ChicksnMore]

So yall going on vacation @ChicksnMore ?

@TropicalBabies you staying down the mountain this time or you keep going back and forth? Sure is gorgeous there!

@FBMcrazy8 yeah the naked fields would depress me! And critters?! No thank you

We leave Monday for a little over three weeks. Just me and my girls .

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

We leave Monday for a little over three weeks. Just me and my girls .

Oh FUN!!! Enjoy! Yeah he'll be talking to the cats...and chickens lol!!!
My DH actually did sit out in the run and talk to em one day when I was gone and even sent me a video of him with em! Funny thing is he actually has gotten to really LUV Daisy cuz she's snow white! Lol

 

[ChicksnMore]

Oh FUN!!! Enjoy! Yeah he'll be talking to the cats...and chickens lol!!!
My DH actually did sit out in the run and talk to em one day when I was gone and even sent me a video of him with em! Funny thing is he actually has gotten to really LUV Daisy cuz she's snow white! Lol

Aww...that's so sweet . Daisy's a great name for a white hen.
My hubby only talks to the chickens if they're inside. He's a ranchers kid but finds the outside to...erm...dirty. Except he likes to weed!
He likes to hold his bare feet up and tell the dogs to come get their salt lick, and they come lick his toes like crazy.
But he doesn't like to actually touch the animals... touching them makes him want to wash his hands...lol. Poor hubby...his pleasure in animals seems to come from watching them, me and the kids interact. At least he enjoys that though.