Drstratton - My Backyard Journey Journal

[drstratton]

Thats a nice one to frame , oh how I just love thoughtful cards ..

It's definitely going in a frame! I do too and it arrived at a very good time!

 

[drstratton]

He is feeling lonely, and feels safer being around the others. Maybe the dog was out near the tree he had run under too. Maybe you can get him into a pen or something near there to catch? Maybe the trap in there since he is hanging out there now?

My husband & I were talking about how he liked hanging out in the chicken pen area & not the lawn & he made an observation that it was more like his home. The colony has absolutely no grass...it's just dirt. I'm pretty sure that's why!

 

[farmerjan]

Glad you got him caught. Now for the dog........

 

[drstratton]

Well, we finally caught the dog! My husband decided to have me call the sheriff and have them come pick him up! He didn't have time to deal with him as he had to get to work! I feel so bad for the poor thing, he looks so sad...I'm so angry with his owners!

 

[drstratton]

The sheriff just picked up the dog! I'm glad that he won't be killing anymore livestock, but I'm so sad for him!

 

[drstratton]

Spending some time with the piglets...they think my boots look pretty tasty! They are still skittish, but are slowly coming around!

 

[GardnerHomestead]

Spending some time with the piglets...they think my boots look pretty tasty! They are still skittish, but are slowly coming around!
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Cute pigs!!! i have those exact boots. i love them. my kids call them my chicken boots. best birthday gift ive ever gotten.

 

[drstratton]

Cute pigs!!! i have those exact boots. i love them. my kids call them my chicken boots. best birthday gift ive ever gotten.

I love mine, they are an early Mothers Day present from my husband!

 

[drstratton]

I integrated the FBCM chicks in with the flock today, so far everything seems to be going well. One of the older Midnight Majesty Maran's seems to be the most aggressive towards at least on of the roosters so far, but not overly so! I will leave a space for the little's to get back into the brooder at night, if they still need a safe place to be! The older chicks are 6 weeks now and the little's are 4 weeks! I also noticed that the FBCM roosters are finally getting some copper feathers around their necks! I can't wait to see them fully feathered...I'm also hoping my hens get a little bit of copper too, but I haven't seen any yet! The littlest hen seems to have a different color of body feathers than the rest, so we will see what she looks like, she is also clean legged where the others have feathers!

Sorry for the long video! I just wanted to catch as much as I could! Some establishing of the pecking order is going on, but this first day has gone pretty well! They were certainly loving their new found freedom!

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One more & last one today!

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[drstratton]

Finally got a picture of one of my FBCM Roosters showing his copper feathers!