Esther and
Winnie Fluff to feathers The Archive
A Golden Laced
Wyandotte and Easter Egg Chicken as they grow from chick to Hen
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| 10/17/2007 9:25
am kengia2 |
Barg~ I just wanted to let you know that I've been rivited to your chicken raising and integration process (for two hours, from page 1-38). My husband and I are getting our first bunch of chickens next week and it DOES help to see the growth, changes in coloring, and the challenges of integration, situating the tractor, and waiting for the layers to lay (fully formed, edible eggs!) AND, thanks to all who participated in this thread, because the ideas and insights are all here for everyone to benefit from! You said earlier this month: Thank you so much for sharing your love, interest, and committment to the care and well-being of your chickens! Last edited by kengia2 (10/17/2007 9:31 am) |
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| 10/17/2007 8:59 pm barg |
Thank you kengia2 , I really appreciate that. Were you able to see the pic's? My ISP is getting ready to make changes in web stuff and the servers keep going down.
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| 10/18/2007 6:13 am kengia2 |
Yes, I've been able to see, I think, most of the pics! You're quite the
photographer! And I like the animal conversation captioned pics as well.
My husband and I often do that while watching wildlife, quite the hoot! |
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| 10/28/2007 9:00 pm barg |
Week 20 Moving Day For those who didn't notice, I did not make a post for Week 19, so to make up for it I'll have plenty of pics today :lol: Over the last two weeks the integration has continued to move along with
slow progress. The older chickens still see them as second class citizens in the coop, and usually the younger ones are only able to eat when the older ones have finished. They have made enough progress however that we were able to cram them all into the tractor today and move the entire coop. There was very little in the way of aggression during the transition, despite the very limited space they were all in. I am posting some information regarding the future of this thread and its integrity, at the bottom of this post. Their Combs at 20 weeks have not changed much yet, I'm still waiting
for this first sign that will indicate that they are getting ready to
lay. Quick get some food while they are distracted. Time to eat Time to stop, Hazel is lowest in the older pecking order, here she disaplines
Winnie and lets her know "who's the boss"- at least for the
moment. The younger girls look on while the older girls get the greens outside
the coop door. Sometimes the hostility stops and there is time for quiet pecking by
all. The move begins and the flock is relocated to the small tractor but are
rewarded with fresh new greenery.
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| 10/29/2007 6:17
pm barg |
Post move for anyone that had any questions about the efficiency of chicken scratching.  We left them with dirt in most of the main run to allow them to dust bath,  but gave them grass in the tractor and extension.    Last edited by barg (Yesterday 6:24 pm) |
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| 10/29/2007 7:48
pm thndrdancr |
Yup, they are very efficient scratchers. It took two days for 2 grown
chickens to totally tear up the grass in a 4 x 8 area. sigh.... I wished I could fence the whole yard, then they would hopefully be efficient lawnmowers instead of tearers. |
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