Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[vickiw]

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A HUGE X2!!!

so very sorry.

 

[vickiw]

CINDLADY - I got the deer pic off my FB feed. Went back looking for it to get where it came from and it was gone. couldn't even find it in my activity log. must have been pulled.When I downloaded the pic that's all I got, no info came down with it. Sorry.

 

[JustJohn]

It's nice to catch up with everyone again--it seems as though life just gets so psycho insane all of the time--single mom-ing can be a challenge.

It also seems that I come crawling back when I have a problem. We were so devastated to go out on Sunday morning to find that three of our five birds were just...gone. Poof. And the run was still secured, and the gates were still closed on the yard, and there were no feathers or anything.

My daughter is especially hit hard by this. Two of the girls she works closely with and are the most tame--I would assume that that's maybe why they were easy to catch and haul off. It just breaks my heart that these birds that we have loved and put so much energy into are just gone. I knew you guys would understand, so I am coming over here for a group hug.

Jessica

That is too bad. Are you looking for replacements?

 

[delisha]

Finally remembered! Jubilee.

And the orpingtons.

What a wonderful hatch..your jubilees look a bit dark. But it has been a while since I have hatched out an F1. Beautiful healthy looking chicks..good job.

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A HUGE X2!!!

so very sorry.
X3

 

[delisha]

And the orpingtons.

That blue is a very pretty blue..bet its a girl..it has feathers already..I think you have a dark blue male in there too.That fella cocked up and looking at the camera.

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Thanks, all. JustJohn, I will indeed be looking for replacements. We only have two girls left, neither of them laying right now, and they won't be able to keep themselves warm this winter without some fellows.

 

[ParkfieldFarm]

Oh, and denimandlace69, I do not. We just have a small city lot now. I'm just going to get padlocks now. The coop already has a lock but I hadn't been locking the run or the pop door.

 

[cuties]

Keedokes, so sorry to hear :'(

Vicki, I use yogurt and garlic and kiane (sp) pepper. Must be the trick!

Del, I was hopefull the blue was a roo :-( how many times do you hear someone wishing for a roo?! They all lokk like girls to me lol I will see what they grow out to be. And then maybe another road trip ;-) thise jubilee are sooo tiny!! I will get a pic of them next to the meety chicks lolol and, I think those are almost all boys! :-( maybe we will be hen shopping for white egg layers before easter! I thought all the rest were black orps. I will do some more inspecting when I get home

Hey irish, sorry to hear about dannyboy. But glad he is not in the pot.

How are the reds? Ever find anything out on the egg eating?

 

[RBerryChicks]

Hi All, Well this sure has been an educational chicken year for us, actually we are calling it "the year of the coops". Last year this week, we decided to purchase layers rather than have our newly built mobile meat bird coop set empty. (I'm going w/small pics so as not to take up so much room)



We wanted a dozen layers and found someone on CL with 1 year old hens (5-Rhode Island Reds and 2-Delawares) along with 5 bantam Wyandottes. Even though the person we purchased these birds from assured us they all roosted together - that was not the case. The big girls murdered one of the dottes. We needed to do something before the real cold weather hit, since they were roosting under the coop - so the bantam coop was built. We rigged up the chicken tractor to give them more room to roam - in the spring we added more dog kennel pieces (looks much better)



While working on the main coop this spring, one of our Delawares went broody so Rod had to stop and build a broody box and we found someone in the area with fertilized Delaware eggs. Since we didn't know how many hens we would end up with and needed more layers, we ordered 8 Delaware pullets. They were 3 month old mid August and ready for pick up . . . coop #3 was built, this one will be our broody pen in the future. Pic is from my Android so not the best.



After all that we are finally in the process of integrating the newbies into our main flock. Saturday afternoon was everyone's first night out of their pasture areas and everyone stayed close to their coops, but each day they have been given more time out of their pasture/run to range. Yesterday they were ALL together up in the garden and no feathers were flying, best part . . . come dusk everyone went back to their assigned area

We still need to take that last step and stick the newbies into the main coop one night . . . hope that goes equally as well

Ok I'm ready to submit this post, I wonder if I'll get the "FrenchToast" award. Has anyone every wrapped a post onto page 2, can that even be done?????

 

[Terri O]

Hi all--I have not seen anyone (though I have tried) take up a whole page,,,not even close...even Frenchie!

So I have to take my sewing machine out and get the banner worked on for 4H tonight...they are having an open house at our meeting place....IN AN HOUR! Gee, I guess I better get sewing!
We have a meeting tonight too...dam computer takes up all my time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Later! TErriO