Alaskan's Journal

[Alaskan]

I need a bit of time before freeze-up. I need to fix up some chicken fence.

 

[Alaskan]

Got the bantam coop spruced back up. No worries... I didn't paint.

Just tacked up some boards, redid the hardware cloth (acts as a second layer on the run fence), and fixed up the roof fence/wire.

Looks better! And a bit more weasel proof. (Well.. not weasel proof... but more difficult for them)

With all of the holes plugged up we tried to put the bantam hen with her 2 chicks maybe a month old... back into the coop.

HA! The bantam flock were a bunch of blood thirsty savages! Which is why the broody had to be moved out in the first place.

Ah well... so poor broody is back in her way too small space. -sigh- I think it is a 3x 4.

 

[goatgurl]

pretty flock. I love my mixed bag of chickens. what is it they say, variety is the spice of life. and I like the other pictures you share. many years ago my grandfather lived in Alaska and it has always been my dream to go there. I use to work at travel nursing and my next job was to be in sitka but my mother, who was 89 at the time asked me not to go but to stay with her and work here, what ya gonna do, I stayed home... but I still dream

 

[Alaskan]

pretty flock. I love my mixed bag of chickens. what is it they say, variety is the spice of life. and I like the other pictures you share. many years ago my grandfather lived in Alaska and it has always been my dream to go there. I use to work at travel nursing and my next job was to be in sitka but my mother, who was 89 at the time asked me not to go but to stay with her and work here, what ya gonna do, I stayed home... but I still dream

Thanks!

I like being able to breed pure bred chickens... but I have a few mixes too.

But of course I can't have only 1 breed! So I end up with a good variety.

I gotta say, I really like the white leghorn crosses. They come out white with black spots... and some get cream lacing. Pretty.

 

[Baymule]

That is a pretty picture. It should be framed and hung on the wall. I like a mixed flock too, at the moment I only have 4 roosters, one of which is slated for fried chicken, he's mean. Congrats on the pretty pullet!

 

[Alaskan]

That is a pretty picture. It should be framed and hung on the wall. I like a mixed flock too, at the moment I only have 4 roosters, one of which is slated for fried chicken, he's mean. Congrats on the pretty pullet!

Thanks! I like that the Am cross puts more meat on them... tastier cockerels.

And the Leghorn increases the production for blue eggs.

Nice cross.

 

[Alaskan]

Sad hen.

Neighbor let his dog run free. His dog "played" with my chicken.

I hate neighbors. I don't have many, none I can see... but sheesh, they are still closer than I would like.

 

[Rammy]

Is the chicken ok? Here in Tn that kind of play can make someones dog disappear. SSS. Did you speak to the neighbor?

 

[RollingAcres]

Poor hen

 

[Alaskan]

Yeah, I spoke to the neighbor.

She is moving around OK, so I think she will be fine.

I still can't believe none died.

My ducks were all out on the lawn. They froze in place, so the dogs didn't see them.

I am very happy that we got the bantam coop all respruced up. A few loose boards were screwed back tight, a couple added, the wire straightened, etc. Much more dog proof.

I haven't yet done the other coops. Stupid camping thing this weekend.

Just too much to do.

I was looking at some proper wire... the horse fence with the wires wrapped... my welded wire has NOT held up to dogs. But the nicer stuff runs just over 200 bucks for 100 feet.

I might still buy 1 roll for my west side... worst side....

I have to see what free wire I have sitting around.

I have found that 2 layers of not great wire holds up pretty well.