Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[Susie"J"]

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It could depend on the breed and the rooster's personality. We have an Andalusian rooster who clucks to his girls any time treats are past out and lets them eat first, to the point that he doesn't always get many of the treats. We have an Ameraucana rooster that when he first got his girls that wasn't the case and the girls didn't "like" him but it seemed that he took lessons from the Andalusian rooster and got much better at wooing his ladies. Your boy could also know that the pullets are 8 weeks old so he figures he doesn't need to share. Time will tell as to how he treats them.

Thanks, It's good to know there is hope for him

 

[Frizzler]

Yay! More pictures!!! And they're beautiful too.

I kinda soothed my heart today. We headed out to the auction in Amherst today and came home with 5 Royal Palm turkey poults, 6 Buff Orpingtons (5 pullets, and 1 roo), and 2 super cute baby Californian bunnies. I've been wanting the Royal Palms since the beginning of my love for turkeys and to find them and pay less than $8 a piece makes me one happy camper! Also got the BO's for cheap $3.50 a piece. Nice!!!

DH had a "chicken BBQ" tonight. We didn't know what the heck to do with all the bodies, so burning them seemed the best option. He also went to Fleet Farm and got stuff to make weasel traps. Sure hope I go out in the morning and find some tails hanging out of them. That'll teach 'em to mess with my chickies

Talked to Fordmommy today. She said her DS and DH spotted a red fox near the intersection by their house. Hope it doesn't make it's way to her place, or mine for that matter (we're only 2 miles apart).

Time for bed. Sure was a long weekend.

 

[Celtic Chick]

TO, those are the cutest chick pics.

Hurley, score on the kennel. Those panels are $50 each new. And what beautiful pictures! Love the butterfly one. Nice ground squirrel shot. We've got those little buggers here too. Cute, but destructive.
Waved back at ya, H&R.

Sorry to hear about your parents. Yard work sure seems like it has to be done every few days in the spring. It just never ends.
For the ACV, you can add it "full strength" right off the bat. My girls don't seem to notice any difference. And I add it every time I change their water. Don't add anything else to their water, though, like vitamins. If you do give your birds anything else in their water, I'd suggest either 2 separate waterers, or change off each time you change the water. Make sure you get the raw, unfermented ACV with the "mother" in it. I get mine from Amazon. It is Bragg's ACV, & the shipping is only 99 cents. I use 2 tbsp. per gallon since I have a couple of 1 gal. plastic waterers. Don't ever put ACV in metal waterers. The acidity in the vinegar can corrode metal so it can contaminate the water. There is an awesome thread here on BYC on the benefits of ACV for poultry. I'll post the link if I find it. It also has a recipe on how to make your own ACV.
Here is the link to ACV on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...ds=+Apple+Cider+Vinegar+(Organic)++&x=17&y=17
MLH, good job at Goodwill.

It sure is fun to find some real bargains. What kind of Ball jars were they? The ones with the glass tops?
Susie, I think you might have a jerk?

I only have 2 roos, so I am by far no expert, but my 2 always go looking for good things to eat & then call the hens over for them to eat it. They seem very proud watching the hens eat. My roos never eat any treats I give to the birds; they leave it for their "ladies". Sorry to hear about that. Cute looking buff. I just love orps.
Friz, I am so glad you got some more birds, & bunnies too. I think I mentioned how much I like orps?

They are wonderful birds. Very docile & friendly. I sure hope noone has any visits from a fox, or anything else. Good luck on the weasel hunt.

Well, I only stayed outside til about 3 before I had to come in. It sure got hot out there today, & that sun really does a number on me. I thought it was supposed to be cooler today. Sounds like it's going to be another sweltering one tomorrow too.
DH & I got some trees & bushes planted from Jung today, and did some trimming & pruning, but still haven't worked on the garden yet. The tomato & pepper seedlings are going to flower before I get them in.

We have to build a new veggie garden, since my "old" one got swallowed up by the chicken enclosure we bought last fall. Good thing we got it, though, with that huge a** snow storm we got in March. Thank goodness we didn't have to worry about them, just trying to plow 3+ feet of snow off the driveway. Almost could go for some snow right about now......Nahhhh!

Well, I sure hope everyone has a good rest of your evening. Time to feed the cats & go to bed. Sweet dreams!

 

[WIChookchick]

I have had a few Buff Orps, my last was Willow, who proved to be such a dear she went to KristiP for her wonderful kids. I took her not so friendly white rock that her son named Thor...
Yes.. I took in a chicken named Thor!! LOL

We went out for dinner, had chicken of a different sort. I had General Tso's chicken and DH had Kung Pow chicken.. yum yum.

Have a great day tomorrow every one.
Carol

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

I'm still trying to sell my partridge chantecler rooster for $10 and some clown emailed me today and said "I'll take your rooster for 5". Oh wait, no you won't! I've had people from 3 different states ask me to ship him, knowing full well it costs about $60. I just don't ship birds. On another note I have decided to sell my big lavender orpington rooster. He's gotten a little aggressive. This bird is huge!

 

[babylady4]

Hit the Master Gardener's sale today at the fairgrounds and came home with a plant called turtle head! It looks like it will be very cool in my backyard flower bed. Picked up some tomatoes for my neighbor and a forget-me-not plant for the area around my bleeding heart.

ODrH I would GLADLY swap for some of those irises- they are stunning!

Frizz, so sorry for your losses! Good luck getting your property!

The call that hatched last night is doing ok, a little wobbly on the leggs but otherwise ok. There is another one hatching that is breech

SF; how do you ever manage to NOT help these little guys! I am so afraid I am going to end up with a bunch of dead pipped babies again........ I don't think I'll be doing this again with the calls..... too much stress!


I took some pics of the roo I hatched out for my mom's friends; I cannot believe how BIG he is! I'll post them later since they are still on the camera.

Ok, time to check the call again. Night all!

 

[Celtic Chick]

Ok, I know I said I was going to bed, but.......
I was weeding & am absolutely overrun with some sort of vining weed that is driving me nuts. I have never seen it before, but now I have been cursed with them for the past 2 years. Any ideas what it is?
This is a pic of my stargazers last summer. The weed is above & to the right of the second lily. You can see it climbing up some of my rusting garden spikes.

I would have better pics but wasn't smart enough to take any pics today before ripping them all out, AGAIN!
Thanks in advance for any info. It is very much appreciated.

BBP, why do you have to live so far away? I love lavendar orps! He is beautiful!

 

[jvls1942]

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apple vinegar,,, about 1/2 to 1 cup per 5 gal water.. chickens love it so if you put more in, they won't mind..

can you put in the full amount of do you work up to that? Do you add it everytime when you can/clean waterers?

I try to put it in every time I fill up the waterers.. however I don't always remember, or have it handy.. It is just the acid in the vinegar that keeps the slime from forming..

 

[Cindlady]

CD.... That is Bind Weed .... there are 2 types, Field (gets pink edges on white flowers) and Hedge (all white). They are from the Morning Glory family. They have some medical use, but unless your into herbalism, best to pull or dig out what you can because they can choke out other plants.

BL4... Make sure that Turtle Head gets lots of water! They are native to WI and are found near water and marshes. The Flowers were used to get rid of worms but it was also used as a contraceptive so probably not good if your layers get hold of it! LOL

Yes, I'm an herbalist. LOL

Frizz... hope you get that D@mn critter that got your birds!

Got to love rummage sales and 2nd hand stores! Looks like everyone has done good! I just got a folding 18"X24"? cage for $5! The kind that's $35-$45 new. Just a little rust in one spot like something rusty sat on it) but in good shape and even had the pull out try! It will be coming to the bash in case I get to come home with something.

Let the little ones out in a make-shift run today! Of course the older hens hung around the run to show them what to do so they caught on quick to pecking and scratching for goodies! LOL

One of the "grump kicked Jasmine (miss broody) off the nest to she could lay there. 14 nesting spots and she HAD to lay there! All hell broke loose for a bit but as soon as the grump got off the nest Jasmine was back on! Sure hope I can swap out eggs without pissing her off too much. She's been there since Thur. so maybe she's "set".

TO.... Turks baby's pic.?

 

[babylady4]

Cind, you and I could be good friends!

Call #2 is still hatching.... I am trying VERY hard NOT to help, but this bonehead pipped the wrong end of the shell!! I swear all I have done is pick the shell off in a zip line..... and ripped the outermembrane as well (baby is wrapped in damp paper towel) all it needs is a good shove. Lots of panting and not too much peeping from this one though.......

Baby #1 is all snuggled up in a feather duster, He crawls right in there and makes the whole this shimmy with his 'grooming'.

Celt, I call that junk tangle weed......


Ok back to bed. I'll check baby in 2 hours.