What did you do with your flock today?

[TropicalBabies]

I culled the one lavender Ameraucana on Saturday. I'm not as think skinned as I once was. Was fine about it for like 30mins the got dizzy and moody. Still a bit effected by it today but it needed to be done and was better than the alternative if it was allowed to keep on going.

Other than that every day I spend the evening with them the 4 that think I'm the greatest thing ever fly up and purch on me. Snuggle into my hair and trill at me. This makes me feel good and loved by these birds.

Ouch, sorry. Been there done that. I'm lucky enough to ask my DH to do it for me now but even he had a hard time with the last one who's writing was on the wall.
I would feel better if I could just inject my terminally sick so they just went to sleep...

 

[TropicalBabies]

Cabin security cam caught my lily nibbler. ♡ I knew it was not the pigs!!!

Gotta head up this morning as phone people are headed back up to fix a bad connection.

Have a new egg customer who makes and traded me ulu chips for eggs. Nice & yum!!!

Sewed pig bag, kind of adorable.

And im crushing on this one.

 

[kurby22]

Ouch, sorry. Been there done that. I'm lucky enough to ask my DH to do it for me now but even he had a hard time with the last one who's writing was on the wall.
I would feel better if I could just inject my terminally sick so they just went to sleep...

Same, I could do it if it didn't require physical damage by my hands. I just simply can't do it--neither can my husband. SO to the vet I go, when it's totally necessary

I culled the one lavender Ameraucana on Saturday. I'm not as think skinned as I once was. Was fine about it for like 30mins the got dizzy and moody. Still a bit effected by it today but it needed to be done and was better than the alternative if it was allowed to keep on going.

Other than that every day I spend the evening with them the 4 that think I'm the greatest thing ever fly up and purch on me. Snuggle into my hair and trill at me. This makes me feel good and loved by these birds.

So sorry you had to make that choice. It helps when you get loved on by the others Hugs to you

 

[kurby22]

Cabin security cam caught my lily nibbler. ♡ I knew it was not the pigs!!!View attachment 3549463
Gotta head up this morning as phone people are headed back up to fix a bad connection.

Have a new egg customer who makes and traded me ulu chips for eggs. Nice & yum!!!

Sewed pig bag, kind of adorable.View attachment 3549473
And im crushing on this one.View attachment 3549474

Ohhh, I didn't know Kauai had deer too! Are they as destructive as they are on some of the other islands? Or are the populations more controlled there? LOVE the pig feed bag!

 

[TropicalBabies]

Same, I could do it if it didn't require physical damage by my hands. I just simply can't do it--neither can my husband. SO to the vet I go, when it's totally necessary

I don't like the trauma to the loved bird. I mean really we have history and I've made a promise to care for them. I also belive in the right to die... wanting a way that is peaceful does not seem like too much to hope for... without a $300 bill.

 

[TropicalBabies]

Ohhh, I didn't know Kauai had deer too! Are they as destructive as they are on some of the other islands? Or are the populations more controlled there? LOVE the pig feed bag!

We have the black tail. I find them very shy. Hardly ever see them. The goats in dry areas and pigs tend to cause more damage so deer don't really make it into that conversation
Funny, people assessing animal damage don't seem to assess people damage much we are the WORST.

 

[kurby22]

We have the black tail. I find them very shy. Hardly ever see them. The goats in dry areas and pigs tend to cause more damage so deer don't really make it into that conversation
Funny, people assessing animal damage don't seem to assess people damage much we are the WORST.

Ain’t THAT the truth?? I figured you didn’t have as big an issue with them because of the island topography. I’ve seen what the feral goats have done on the Big Island. I think it’s neat you have deer!

 

[kurby22]

I don't like the trauma to the loved bird. I mean really we have history and I've made a promise to care for them. I also belive in the right to die... wanting a way that is peaceful does not seem like too much to hope for... without a $300 bill.

Yeah, the vet bill and sterile environment is really hard for me too. I want to let them go in peace and dignity. I know it’s not always possible with poultry and ag lives…but I want to respect their life and soul and I also used to faint when dissecting pigs in zoology so I don’t trust myself to do it right…my constitution for these things is not strong but I have mad respect for those who have it, like @NagemTX

 

[NagemTX]

I'll get pictures on Thursday. Getting the 12 and 9 week olds ready for sale. Need to go through and put colored zip ties on the ones that need to be gone. Also individual pictures.

 

[Smokerbill]

I guess my big back yard wasn't big enough for my chickens. I let them out of the run around 7AM, looked outside an hour later and most of them were in the neighbor's fenced in back yard. They went to the front of my house, then turned left and went past the front of my neighbor's house. Another left, down my neighbor's driveway and into her fenced backyard. Dang chickens!!!

I texted her that I would be over to wrangle chickens and get them back home. Which didn't really work using a long slender stick (10 feet long) to guide/push them. My neighbor Gloria was recording the whole thing, laughing. I think she even Facetimed it to her daughter so she could watch in real time too.

I ended up removing a few boards from her privacy fence to create a chicken hole. One went through, then the rest did. I closed up the hole.

I was pretty sure they followed the fence line when they escaped, so I set up a rickety chicken barrier between my house and the fence. A few t-posts, a couple of pallets, assorted boards and some plastic mesh to add height to the top. It's chicken proof!

I gave Gloria a big head of leaf lettuce, and told her how to make wilted lettuce with it. Which she did right away and said was delicious!

Excitement with the chickens. I'm going to have to rethink allowing my birds to free range. No telling where they might end up.