Chickens

[Poindexter]

@kf6hap , five chicks? A man can't stock two shelves you know.

 

[jetsam]

Hey, baby.

 

[Woody Stover]

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Hey, baby.

I didn't know you had frickin' chickens!

 

[Happy Stacker]

Hmm..I have silkie chickens on my farm..Maybe I need a BK???

 

[BKVP]

How did we get onto chickens?

 

[begreen]

This whole thread is heading to the can.

 

[jetsam]

How did we get onto chickens?

I hate to stereotype, but woodstove people...
chickens.....




I guess it COULD just be me, but somehow I don't think so!


Also, Poindexter's fault.

And look on the bright side, it's more cheerful than arguing over whether copper or pex is more poisonous.

 

[BKVP]

I like the Swoosh label! (Now that will get them going BeGreen)

 

[firefighterjake]

This whole thread is heading to the can.

I was kinda hoping it was going to the fryolator . . . or frying pan myself.

 

[begreen]

LOL, this sucker is going to the plucker.

 

[jetsam]

Sometimes I dump a bucket of ashes in a little plastic dog house for the chickens to dust about in. It kills the fleas and turns the California Whites an odd gray. Cheaper than diatomaceous earth. I don't know why it doesn't burn there eyes though. They enjoy a good roll in the ashes too.

You can pick the thread out of your chicken, but you can't pick all the chickens out of your thread.

 

[jetsam]

Had an invasion today. And me without my sammich bread....

 

[semipro]

I've decided I don't want to live anywhere that wild turkeys don't live.
I've had them scare the heck out of me as I walked through the woods and roused them from their roost in the trees. I think I pretty much hit the deck when they took off.
I love hearing them in the distance.

 

[jetsam]

I've decided I don't want to live anywhere that wild turkeys don't live.
I've had them scare the heck out of me as I walked through the woods and roused them from their roost. I think I pretty much hit the deck when they took off.
I love hearing them in the distance.

I like catching them going up into trees or coming down again (they roost in trees at night). It's just unlikely-looking, especially on a cold day when they're all fluffed up.

 

[semipro]

I hate to stereotype, but woodstove people...
chickens.....

I wanted chickens. It just happens I wanted a motorcycle at the same time. The wife gave me a choice, chickens or a another motorcycle. I chose the bike but its gone now. Maybe I should try for chickens again.

 

[jetsam]

I wanted chickens. It just happens I wanted a motorcycle at the same time. The wife gave me a choice, chickens or a another motorcycle. I chose the bike but its gone now. Maybe I should try for chickens again.

The chickens are my wife's. This year we're getting bees. She assures me there won't be any daily maintenance on the bees, but time will tell...

 

[semipro]

The chickens are my wife's. This year we're getting bees. She assures me there won't be any daily maintenance on the bees, but time will tell...

That's an admirable goal. Bees are in trouble right now and we depend upon them for pollination of our crops. We've thought about hosting bees too. I'm not even a big fan of honey but bees are cool.

 

[jetsam]

That's an admirable goal. Bees are in trouble right now and we depend upon them for pollination of our crops. We've thought about hosting bees too. I'm not even a big fan of honey but bees are cool.

I wanted bumblebees, but apparently they don't domesticate well.

 

[begreen]

I wanted bumblebees, but apparently they don't domesticate well.

You could work with mason bees. They are super pollinators.

 

[jetsam]

You could work with mason bees. They are super pollinators.

Wife decided on honeybees and bought a prefab hive for me to copy. Measuring it out today; if she likes it I'll make more.



I think I'm going to put out some bumblebee nesting pots and some bat boxes though, hopefully they'll get used. The bumblebees are just because I like bumblebees; the bats have a lot of work to do around here!

 

[begreen]

Good luck I hope it works out well for you. Keep us posted. I had bees for several years, but quit about 12 yrs ago. Lost too many hives.

 

[AlbergSteve]

A bit of spring house cleaning...

 

[jetsam]

A bit of spring house cleaning...

Hmmph.

 

[AlbergSteve]

I feel for ya. My family is in NS/NB and they're pretty much shut down.

 

[jetsam]

I feel for ya. My family is in NS/NB and they're pretty much shut down.

Our chickens are pretty much shut down. They will not step a toe in snow if they have a choice.