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Great to hear from other fowlers!
My 'flock' had been eventful this year...
First, my neighbor called the Health Dept, after us having the chickens for more than 2 years! I thinks it might have been the other activities we've been having in our backyard - workshops and such. It all went downhill from there - in the chaos of displacement and relocation, two Silkies took off after I found their new secret hideout, one of the hen drowned in our new pond - CPR and mouth to mouth did help but was not able to revive her, and it seemed like she wanted to be let go. We killed her and shared with Daisy and our friends.
Things have finally settled down; we are down to 2 hens now, they each lay once every other day so we get one egg a day. I'm hoping to get couple of ducks next year now that we have a pond.
Our chicken had long figured out the staircase leading to the deck, they like to hang out by the door and see what we are doing, leaving numerous landmines ;) They would knock(peck) on the door daily to get attention, and see if I have special treats for them. If the door is left open, even for a minute, the older and bolder one - Tweetie, would sneak in and forage around the dog bowl. If my dog got in the way, which is rare - Daisy knows better, she would peck at her - such a bully! They rule the yard, there's not much left growing apart from the trees. They like to dig around the mulch basin where our greywater goes out, ravage the raspberries and grapes, and kick the hay around. I'm thinking, I should build an aviary for them under the trees so I can reclaim the rest of the yard.
I enjoy having this group around - low volume and great stories!
If anyone's interested in ordering fowls, they should do it soon. I think after next month most places would stop shipping new chicks.
Tara
To: sf-fowl@yahoogroups.com
From: kevinbayuk@...
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:48:47 -0700
Subject: Re: [sf-fowl] Free ranging in the city
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My 'flock' had been eventful this year...
First, my neighbor called the Health Dept, after us having the chickens for more than 2 years! I thinks it might have been the other activities we've been having in our backyard - workshops and such. It all went downhill from there - in the chaos of displacement and relocation, two Silkies took off after I found their new secret hideout, one of the hen drowned in our new pond - CPR and mouth to mouth did help but was not able to revive her, and it seemed like she wanted to be let go. We killed her and shared with Daisy and our friends.
Things have finally settled down; we are down to 2 hens now, they each lay once every other day so we get one egg a day. I'm hoping to get couple of ducks next year now that we have a pond.
Our chicken had long figured out the staircase leading to the deck, they like to hang out by the door and see what we are doing, leaving numerous landmines ;) They would knock(peck) on the door daily to get attention, and see if I have special treats for them. If the door is left open, even for a minute, the older and bolder one - Tweetie, would sneak in and forage around the dog bowl. If my dog got in the way, which is rare - Daisy knows better, she would peck at her - such a bully! They rule the yard, there's not much left growing apart from the trees. They like to dig around the mulch basin where our greywater goes out, ravage the raspberries and grapes, and kick the hay around. I'm thinking, I should build an aviary for them under the trees so I can reclaim the rest of the yard.
I enjoy having this group around - low volume and great stories!
If anyone's interested in ordering fowls, they should do it soon. I think after next month most places would stop shipping new chicks.
Tara
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To: sf-fowl@yahoogroups.com
From: kevinbayuk@...
Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:48:47 -0700
Subject: Re: [sf-fowl] Free ranging in the city
| Thanks Jennifer. i have a bit to share. My indian runner ducks have been on a laying strike for almost two months. :) Actually, they've been molting, which they did last Fall (not summer) and they stopped laying for a few weeks then. It seems like they are done molting, but they have not restarted laying. I am thinking about adding some more protein to their diet. Does anyone have experience with this? Also, I noted this Sf Chronicle article that was posted here some months back (http://www. Thanks, -Kevin --- On Tue, 9/16/08, Jennifer Roberts <jennifer@jenniferro From: Jennifer Roberts <jennifer@jenniferro |
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