Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Raeja]

We have made alot of changes to the set-up and have heated water dish now. Need to replace current feeder. Dang mice are ticking me off.

 

[lagrange chicks]

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Sorry for the long MIA everyone! This is a picture taken last year with a stray pigeon who decided to move in with Flash and Zombie Chick. It took a few weeks but we finally got the numbers off the band and 4 or 5 phone calls later, found its owner. We named her Penny the Pigeon. She will remain with that name. She got lost in this area once before and I guess his mom lives on the other side of Whitewater. You can't really see Pixie but she is in the top cage.

Nice to see someone else here from whitewater, I had a pigeon land on our driveway in the spring, so I took some bird seed out to it and it was pecking around but getting closer to the road and then it got hit by a dump truck. It to had a bands on its legs.

 

[bigzio]

Good to hear all is well Raeja. Little tweaks to the set-up are usually a good thing for the birds. They appreciate everything we do for them.
FFF tonight is cod loin fish sandwiches with ho-made fries.

Stay Safe ...bigz

 

[bigzio]

Shorter days has really set the molt in action here. Plenty of feathers to clean up every morning where they roost. Nice sunny day here and only collected 2 eggs from 17 girls. Time for them to take a needed break. Special treats are given now to improve feather growth.
Plenty of seasonal chores to deal with. The chimney needs swept as well as the smoke pipes to be inspected and replaced where needed inside.

Stay Safe ... bigz

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

The feathers!! I only have one molting and there are so many feathers. And im down to a egg a day. So the others are right behind her

 

[EagleEyes]

Molting, something I've never quite figured out. As in when this happens. I seem to see feathers at different times around here.
Mine, hopefully are starting to grow their feathers back from Henry picking and the hens finishing up, so some bare spots on their backs. Now I've been seeing feathers growing back, I hope.
I had more eggs last winter than I did during the heat of this summer. Lately I've been getting 7-9 from my 10 hens now that it started to cool down. (although 92 & 94 the last two days!)
Eddie is a story in himself! Seems to be afraid of the hens, but does mate a bit. He doesn't want to come out of the coop if he can see them from the pop door, and as soon as I let them out into the yard, he comes out--weird!
I had to put him into the coop/roost for 4/5 days, Now he definitely does not trust being near me.
He goes in by himself now.
I'm just letting him adjust, he's only been here a week.

 

[Amer]

Molting, something I've never quite figured out. As in when this happens. I seem to see feathers at different times around here.
Mine, hopefully are starting to grow their feathers back from Henry picking and the hens finishing up, so some bare spots on their backs. Now I've been seeing feathers growing back, I hope.
I had more eggs last winter than I did during the heat of this summer. Lately I've been getting 7-9 from my 10 hens now that it started to cool down. (although 92 & 94 the last two days!)
Eddie is a story in himself! Seems to be afraid of the hens, but does mate a bit. He doesn't want to come out of the coop if he can see them from the pop door, and as soon as I let them out into the yard, he comes out--weird!
I had to put him into the coop/roost for 4/5 days, Now he definitely does not trust being near me.
He goes in by himself now.
I'm just letting him adjust, he's only been here a week.

Yeah mine are all random

 

[jvls1942]

are we all ready for this weather ?
I am going to just stay put.
might work on a recipe for air fried
apple fritters. wrecked the first two batches.
the third batch was good enough to eat.
still needs some tweaking, more apples,
less milk.

 

[EagleEyes]

I'm in hunting mode, I'm definitely ready!
Compared to the coming winter, this will be Tshirt weather for them.
I tilled up the run yesterday and they were thrilled. Everyone was dusting.
It's 8'X18' with 8" of sand.

 

[jvls1942]

at 11 AM yesterday there was a nice buck outside the
kitchen window under the apple tree. another deer
was in the just cut corn field, couldn't see it's head .
I don't hunt any more, but if they keep showing up
until November, I just might get a license and
start sitting out on the deck..