PopoMyers
Free Ranging
The chicks have graduated, at 6.5 weeks, we turned off their heat. It supposed to be 70°F today. Sun is out. Yay for new spring things.
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I think a better term for it would be Hip lash.Oh no! I hope your groin strain gets better soon
The inspiration for football....it was really invented by chickensThis morning, I looked out and saw our big girl, HeadHen running and being pecked. I was like, whoa, nuhu... Went out and she had a frog they were all chasing her for . Poor little dude. Then our biggest girl, ShyGirl(aka mini dino) got it and they chased her for ever trying to get it back. Lol even the 7-8 week olds were trying to get in on the fun lol
Yes, this is her first brood, and she's doing a great job. She launches herself at any hen that gets close. LC ("Little Chick") sometimes cries when she loses track of Momma Martha, but Martha goes back to where LC can see her and clucks until LC runs over. She's almost tender with her.They've grown so much! It never ceases to amaze me.
I'm so relieved your little one that was pecked is doing so much better. She’s looking good and clearly a smart baby - ensconced behind the feeder like that she can get right back to eating when she wakes up
Ferdy and Penelope had a sibling who hatched nearly a week later than them. They pecked it to death within 8 hours of hatching so it always pulls on my heartstrings when I hear a similar story.
Is Martha a first time mom?
I like that!What I did in the coop before "things" hit the fan:
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Created chick hiding places
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Moved the feeder, raised it up on a block
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Made a perch for the chicks
Thanks! The hiding places were made from raised bed inserts that never worked properly. I have a stash of odds and ends of things like those, items that didn't work out as planned but that l might be able to "repurpose" in the future.I like that!
Oh, really?Thanks! The hiding places were made from raised bed inserts that never worked properly. I have a stash of odds and ends of things like those, items that didn't work out as planned but that l might be able to "repurpose" in the future.