tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post6539516669528995344..comments2024-03-28T12:01:24.909-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Baby Chickens ReportLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-19291831674847845902015-06-01T21:23:05.793-04:002015-06-01T21:23:05.793-04:00Leigh,
I loved your homemade tree roost, it's...Leigh,<br /><br />I loved your homemade tree roost, it's a shame some of the chickens just didn't understand what to do. Your new made roost seems to be working for them. Hopefully, whatever's eating your chicks won't have an opportunity now with the changes you and Dan made. Sandy Livesayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183449816586125720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-73912005227024524292015-06-01T21:17:28.890-04:002015-06-01T21:17:28.890-04:00I never thought about a python. In our location it...I never thought about a python. In our location it would have to be someone's escaped (or set free) "pet". That would be a terrible thing to find in the process of feeding. Our rat snakes are smaller and only seem to do one bird at a time. So far so good, though, for the chicks. No more have disappeared although the trap remains empty and untripped. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-77396566773001894362015-06-01T21:08:43.392-04:002015-06-01T21:08:43.392-04:00Mostly they'e been laying in the goats hay fee...Mostly they'e been laying in the goats hay feeder. One thing I like about this roost is that I can toss scratch underneath and they'll stir it up for me. There wasn't room under the tree roost. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85033369546320829042015-06-01T21:07:42.244-04:002015-06-01T21:07:42.244-04:00What's even more amazing is that they sleep th...What's even more amazing is that they sleep that way!Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-91483406167021230012015-06-01T21:06:07.758-04:002015-06-01T21:06:07.758-04:00That they do. :)That they do. :)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-1030703588609371542015-06-01T00:51:17.381-04:002015-06-01T00:51:17.381-04:00Farms are always adapting, aren't they? Good t...Farms are always adapting, aren't they? Good to see you implemented change as it was required. I've found one of my coops (our first one) quickly outgrew its usefulness, but you have to start somewhere!<br /><br />I wonder if you have a python getting in? We actually had tin on one of our outside brooders, as a roof, which we thought would keep predators away. But one night we heard the chicks going off, to find a large python had squeezed under the tin (their coiled bodies are strong) and was in the process of swallowing a chick.<br /><br />We managed to save it and relocate the python somewhere else. We then put bricks on the tin and didn't have any other encounters with snakes.<br /><br />Though in your case, its more likely to be rats, as snakes can swallow a lot of chicks and you'll often find them still coiled up in the pen digesting, the next day. The question is, will the rats be able to push up the roofing if its not very heavy? And if you had to put weights on it, will it risk the roof buckling and perhaps landing on the chicks?<br /><br />Glad to hear things are working now though. :)Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-18593971782292536242015-05-31T23:41:31.854-04:002015-05-31T23:41:31.854-04:00Maybe a rat in the coop would make the stubborn bi...Maybe a rat in the coop would make the stubborn birds use the new roost? lol I hope would you don't have to go under the roost to find eggs, that would get old fast.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-57898015382019611212015-05-31T18:07:01.020-04:002015-05-31T18:07:01.020-04:00I hate rats!
It's funny how the hen's fe...I hate rats! <br /><br />It's funny how the hen's feet completely disappear when they settle on the roost.tpalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646231041413714929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-86498943605133708392015-05-31T17:59:09.622-04:002015-05-31T17:59:09.622-04:00chickens seem to have a mind of their own!!!chickens seem to have a mind of their own!!!Gill - That British Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17456247587052149765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-9411647769927414792015-05-31T15:42:04.480-04:002015-05-31T15:42:04.480-04:00Congratulations on your chicks! Very exciting news...Congratulations on your chicks! Very exciting news and a welcome addition, I know. The tree roost might work if it was designed a bit differently, just not sure how. The conventional roost was the easiest, quickest solution for rearranging the coop. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-74623113898357138502015-05-31T15:40:49.644-04:002015-05-31T15:40:49.644-04:00That would be tough, because it would mean serious...That would be tough, because it would mean seriously inhibiting things like free-ranging. I think that's why folks turn to things like chicken tractors, which would be more work. The question is, are the eggs and an occasional chicken dinner worth it??? (Glad our situation doesn't require me to answer that)Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-25045772493832166982015-05-31T15:37:35.219-04:002015-05-31T15:37:35.219-04:00Critter keeping truly does require an emotional ba...Critter keeping truly does require an emotional balance, which is not always easy. The worst is if their deaths are preventable, or what I think I could have prevented. Sadly, we thought our new coop was more rodent-proof than that. Another hard lesson learned. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-43758317071438805382015-05-31T15:35:49.162-04:002015-05-31T15:35:49.162-04:00Well, some of them are refusing to use the new roo...Well, some of them are refusing to use the new roost too, even though that's what they had before we built the new coop. Go figure! LOLLeighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-21613834782517428252015-05-31T15:34:59.960-04:002015-05-31T15:34:59.960-04:00Dani, I know what you mean. it's the same with...Dani, I know what you mean. it's the same with fences; they can be seen as either imprisoning or protecting. The chickens, at least, wouldn't run off into the dark. They just sit there and let themselves get picked off. :(Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-56507215150016181272015-05-31T14:11:25.386-04:002015-05-31T14:11:25.386-04:00Too bad the tree didn't work out, I was lookin...Too bad the tree didn't work out, I was looking fwd to stealing that idea. My chicks (happy dance- got our first "farm" animals!) are too big for their box and fly out of it, but not big enough to fly back in. Instead of hunting for easter eggs, i hunt for easter eggers LOL.jewlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388035539612539051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-54202257606706343582015-05-31T09:38:57.889-04:002015-05-31T09:38:57.889-04:00The reason I haven't added any chickens to our...The reason I haven't added any chickens to our place yet is the predators. Between the hawks, eagles, snakes, possums, foxes, cats, rodents. I doubt I would have any chickens left in a month.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-38579298039697156562015-05-31T09:13:19.427-04:002015-05-31T09:13:19.427-04:00Interesting about the roosting tree...we were thin...Interesting about the roosting tree...we were thinking about that approach. I find you have to be compassionate enough to love animals to care for them well but stoic enough to deal with their mortality as well.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-44112729800614540482015-05-31T07:12:39.133-04:002015-05-31T07:12:39.133-04:00I must say I admire your first idea, the nesting t...I must say I admire your first idea, the nesting tree, shame they couldn't figure it out, it would have made such a funny picture :) <br />shame about the poor things getting eaten too x<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917735759331109700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-68825618748512819322015-05-31T06:09:45.578-04:002015-05-31T06:09:45.578-04:00Awwww - poor little baby chicks - being eating by ...Awwww - poor little baby chicks - being eating by rodents. I worry about locking animals up at night due to their not being able to "escape" a predator should they need to. Yet, they are locked up for their protection too. Yin and yang...Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.com