Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Whew! Beep-beep! Roadrunner stalking my chickies!!!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="gcvmom" data-source="post: 210393" data-attributes="member: 3444"><p>Thanks, Susie <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Beth, that would be called a FENCE <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> (We're only fenced on one side).</p><p> </p><p>'Stang, your mom is a hoot! The cage I posted in the yard is just their daytime playpen of sorts. We've already got the old coop (aka playhouse) waiting for them for nighttime use once I get a heat lamp with a safety cage on it to hang in there. The coop has a solid floor and four wooden walls with a 5-foot door opening that will need a better door on it (we've got a cyclone fence gate on it now, but the chicks will go right through it). The roost that Herbert used to use is a bit too high and thick for them to use yet, so I WILL take your mom's advice about the broom handle. The two black chicks have already taken to hopping up on anything that remotely resembles a roost <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>We still have some of Herbert's eggs in the fridge, so I think I'll try boiling some and I'll let you know how they do. I know the yolks are MUCH brighter and more orange than any storebought eggs I've ever had. And the taste is much richer as well. </p><p> </p><p>I can't wait to get these chicks off the medicated mash they were started on. It makes their droppings REALLY smelly. Herbert's never smelled badly at all -- probably because of all the fresh greens and organic stuff she ate in the yard. We've already introduced them to red worms from my worm bin, cooked rice and spaghetti noodles <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Needless to say, they LOVE ALL of it! Tried to offer them a baby snail from the garden today, and although they were curious, they didn't quite catch on that it was something to eat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcvmom, post: 210393, member: 3444"] Thanks, Susie :) Beth, that would be called a FENCE :D (We're only fenced on one side). 'Stang, your mom is a hoot! The cage I posted in the yard is just their daytime playpen of sorts. We've already got the old coop (aka playhouse) waiting for them for nighttime use once I get a heat lamp with a safety cage on it to hang in there. The coop has a solid floor and four wooden walls with a 5-foot door opening that will need a better door on it (we've got a cyclone fence gate on it now, but the chicks will go right through it). The roost that Herbert used to use is a bit too high and thick for them to use yet, so I WILL take your mom's advice about the broom handle. The two black chicks have already taken to hopping up on anything that remotely resembles a roost :) We still have some of Herbert's eggs in the fridge, so I think I'll try boiling some and I'll let you know how they do. I know the yolks are MUCH brighter and more orange than any storebought eggs I've ever had. And the taste is much richer as well. I can't wait to get these chicks off the medicated mash they were started on. It makes their droppings REALLY smelly. Herbert's never smelled badly at all -- probably because of all the fresh greens and organic stuff she ate in the yard. We've already introduced them to red worms from my worm bin, cooked rice and spaghetti noodles :D Needless to say, they LOVE ALL of it! Tried to offer them a baby snail from the garden today, and although they were curious, they didn't quite catch on that it was something to eat. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Whew! Beep-beep! Roadrunner stalking my chickies!!!
Top