Coffee anyone ?

[Show Sebright]

Yeh that’s what I was thinking but my girls are just so sick from it. Idk I’m just watching for now.

There is a thread about this.

Tractor Supply chicken feed & egg production?

Has anyone seen anything about T.S. feed causing chickens to stop laying? I don't watch the news at all.. ever, so if this has been a thing, I'm just hearing about it. A friend texted me with a big scary warning. When I asked for more info I got nothing back. I did a google search and it...

www.backyardherds.com

There’s a thread or two on BYC too. Chickens slow down or stop laying around winter solstice, if they didnt already in the weeks leading up to it. New chicken owners get upset and worried. They see a video by Joe Schmo blaming feed manufacturers so they switch feed. Lo and behold, the days start getting longer and what do you know? The new feed starts making the chickens start to lay again.

I say relax and don’t buy into unsubstantiated internet claims.

 

[Finnie]

Yeh that’s what I was thinking but my girls are just so sick from it. Idk I’m just watching for now.

Are you saying the chicken feed is making your hens sick? What are their symptoms? Have you made a thread over on BYC about it?

 

[Mini Horses]

Chickens were all good! Thankful. High roosts. Kids and does all good...full tums. Asleep under moms food bin

 

[canesisters]

Mud. Liquid poop. Dead soggy hay infused with mud and liquid poop. And I finally got my boot stuck as I was turning to go a different direction and that foot didn’t go with me. Yup, down I went. I’m just glad I went backwards and landed on my butt. Then I had to crawl around with Sentry and Sheba delightedly wanting to play. Shower sure was good last night.

BTDT! Never did find that sneaker... lost it about a foot down in "mud" at the gate

 

[canesisters]

Chickens were all good! Thankful. High roosts. Kids and does all good...full tums. Asleep under moms food bin
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OHMYGOSH!!!! Such a heartwarming ending!! Just look at those sweet babies!

 

[Baymule]

Chickens were all good! Thankful. High roosts. Kids and does all good...full tums. Asleep under moms food bin
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Are you sure that is a goat and not a calico cat?

 

[Baymule]

Oh no! That is no joke. I hope your chickens are ok too.

I’m stuck here in Chicago and don’t know what’s going on with my chickens. Apparently the first 2 nights the chicken sitter (teenage girl) couldn’t get the chickens to go in their coop. She said they were freaked out and hiding under a pine tree. Of course she didn’t bother to tell me this until late at night on the second day. Even though she apparently found two dead chickens that morning.

I could not get an answer from her until the next afternoon about whether they were loose or safe on the second night. So angry and frustrated. If she would communicate more promptly I could probably help her work out the situation. I have switched now to communicating with her mother.

The mother sent me photos of the dead chickens. One black one, and one white one, but it appears to be just leftover white feathers from a fox-on-goose attack I had a couple of weeks ago. All my white chickens are alive and well. Phew. One dead is better than 2 dead.

So Mini Horses, I hope you skated by last night with none dead.

Oh no! I’m so sorry your chickens are in the hands of a stupid idiot. I know you are worried and can’t wait to get home to them. I think you should deduct the price of the laying hen from whatever you are paying this girl, when you get home. And let her know that she was irresponsible. Tell her mother ahead of time, I’m sure she would agree.

 

[canesisters]

Oh, my! Those are hose down, then soak, then wash jeans! what fun! We've had -- still having -- rain everyday. Some puddles, surface mud. MESSY! But no soup. Looks maybe 2 more days of constant misty & light rain. Low 40s so chilly. Better than artic air many are getting.

I'm just chugging my hot, fresh, strong coffee. It's so needed . Wondering if 12 cup pot will be enough . I'd sure love to see sunshine! Need to work but, DS needs a ride to court, so...1/2 day shot. It'll work out -- hope he gets his truck fixed soon, working on it.

These days I want to be a stay at home "mom".

Oh, crap! Just remembered I didn't close chicken run last night . Hope all is ok.

I had a rough couple of days like that. Went out one morning and found that I had somehow picked up the plugs for the feeder from inside the coop an moved them to the top of the feeder... but had not closed the coop OR plugged the feeder. AND THEN the next day I came home to find the whole flock in the yard, I had walked out of the pen that morning and just left the gate swinging.
It happens. I hope everyone was fine.

 

[SageHill]

Just finished my first cup (OMG and it's mid-afternoon). It was DEELISH -- got some goats milk from my neighbor and added it to the coffee. YUM LOL and had a glass yesterday when I got it - yum. The chevre is aamaazing. That on crackers with some salt and different herbs (or even straight up) makes for a good dinner. She's the one with the guardians that came visiting awhile back. Gotta' love dogs for getting us together.
So - between that and you guys with your super cute spotted (aka calico cat ) I'm telling myself "No, you do not want goaties, no no goaties" .
Wonderful weather after the rain on Sun/Mon (1/2 inch) -- clear and crisp. Perfection.
Three more eggs from the chooks - still all green ones - come on you other 3 hens let's get with the program !!

 

[Baymule]

It’s still raining, hard too. My animals are water logged. There is not a dry spot on this farm. The ground is so saturated that the shelters are wet inside too. I have 4 lambs, 3 weeks and 1 week old. They have learned to go in a shelter, Quonset hut or the cow panel hoop shelter, clump together and yell for their moms to come find them. Poor babies. But smart enough to make the most of it.

It’s going to rain all day. It will clear out this evening around 5 or 6, then another spit and sputter tonight. After that, 4 days of sunshine. We just gotta make it through today.