It didn't take Crikey long to easily jump upon the original Woodhenge! He has an amazing vertical leap & really good balance, even when Chards tries to knock him off it.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Goodbye Lil' Woodhenge
NIGEL:
It didn't take Crikey long to easily jump upon the original Woodhenge! He has an amazing vertical leap & really good balance, even when Chards tries to knock him off it.
He really enjoys leaping up in the air & landing from a height rather than just jumping across from one log to another. Hours of entertainment for the entire neighborhood!!! He is also rapidly growing his horns & continues to woo Susan.
It didn't take Crikey long to easily jump upon the original Woodhenge! He has an amazing vertical leap & really good balance, even when Chards tries to knock him off it.
Horrible!
NIGEL:
We arrived home to quickly feed the chooks, collect the eggs & then go walking.
As I was throwing out some scratch for the hens I noticed a peculiar chook in with Buster & 46.
Then I realized it was 2-Spot with blood all over him! He was very stressed & obviously lost his battle with Buster. Buster's comb was also bloodied, but nothing like 2-Spot's!!!
I was able to get him out & he immediately went to get a drink. He had blood on his legs & all over his neck & back which made him look brown? We still cannot work out how he entered the rooster's run except for flying in?? Very strange. I spray neosporin on each of their crowns for a few nights to prevent infection. They both seem okay now, but it wasn't something I want to see again! You can see the blood on the coop door from one of the roosters!
We arrived home to quickly feed the chooks, collect the eggs & then go walking.
As I was throwing out some scratch for the hens I noticed a peculiar chook in with Buster & 46.
Then I realized it was 2-Spot with blood all over him! He was very stressed & obviously lost his battle with Buster. Buster's comb was also bloodied, but nothing like 2-Spot's!!!
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Loves Lil' Woodhenge
NIGEL:
Crikey loves Lil' Woodhenge. Check out the attached photos & video! More videos to come!
Crikey loves Lil' Woodhenge. Check out the attached photos & video! More videos to come!
Escape artist!
NIGEL:
Well Crikey has enough confidence now to climb through the interior gates & wander away from Merlot!
We were driving home from work the other day & we noticed that the goats were in the chook run! Susan & I bolted upstairs, changed clothes & ran down to the goats yelling. They came to see what all the fuss was about. They had eaten our new tress in the run (I think both will survive) & our sunflowers & corn that were just shooting up! It appears they had not been out long. We hypothesize that Crikey may have climbed through an interior gate & eventually Merlot was worried enough that she was able to squash down a temporary interior fence. Live & learn I suppose?!?!
Well Crikey has enough confidence now to climb through the interior gates & wander away from Merlot!
We were driving home from work the other day & we noticed that the goats were in the chook run! Susan & I bolted upstairs, changed clothes & ran down to the goats yelling. They came to see what all the fuss was about. They had eaten our new tress in the run (I think both will survive) & our sunflowers & corn that were just shooting up! It appears they had not been out long. We hypothesize that Crikey may have climbed through an interior gate & eventually Merlot was worried enough that she was able to squash down a temporary interior fence. Live & learn I suppose?!?!
He is also learning to jump & climb well. I provided him with his own little woodhenge to climb as it was dangerous around Chards especially. The one with Merlot & Crikey above is a classic!! Videos to come.
Only one Chick!
NIGEL:
We have a broody hen sitting on 6 eggs for about 21 days now. Just before one was ready to hatch, the egg was broken open either by the broody or our rogue hen. The next day a fully hatched chick was found dead under her?? We can't work out why she died? Then the day after we finally had a little chick. I moved her to the brooder are of the coop. She was quite scared/unsure, but has now become a regular active, but lonely, chick.
A day or so later the broody was off doing her business for a brief moment & I noticed that another egg was about to hatch. I waited until late last night but nothing. This morning I went down & the chick was crushed inside the egg. It makes me think that the broody is either accidently or deliberately hurting the chicks as they hatch?? Bizarre!
So we have purchased an incubator! I put the last 2 eggs in the incubator & have added eggs laid today. We will see what happens. We have to keep the incubator at 99.5'F & have water in there to maintain humidity. The eggs need to be rotated 3 times a day!
Will provide more updates soon.
We have a broody hen sitting on 6 eggs for about 21 days now. Just before one was ready to hatch, the egg was broken open either by the broody or our rogue hen. The next day a fully hatched chick was found dead under her?? We can't work out why she died? Then the day after we finally had a little chick. I moved her to the brooder are of the coop. She was quite scared/unsure, but has now become a regular active, but lonely, chick.
A day or so later the broody was off doing her business for a brief moment & I noticed that another egg was about to hatch. I waited until late last night but nothing. This morning I went down & the chick was crushed inside the egg. It makes me think that the broody is either accidently or deliberately hurting the chicks as they hatch?? Bizarre!
So we have purchased an incubator! I put the last 2 eggs in the incubator & have added eggs laid today. We will see what happens. We have to keep the incubator at 99.5'F & have water in there to maintain humidity. The eggs need to be rotated 3 times a day!
Will provide more updates soon.
Julie and Muzza
NIGEL:
We had Julie & Muzza from Colorado visit just after Crikey was born. Julie helped Susan with the farming chores & checking on Crikey. He is growing quickly & getting his jumping & running legs! He also knows how to ensure he is unlikely to be 'processed' (see photo below). Yep he walked over & sat in Susan's lap!!! He also decided to try Julie's as well!! Smooth moves Crikey!!!
He was wise enough to stay away from Muzza's lap, which was lucky for Muzza as we may have seen his sensitive side! Yeah, Julie claims he has one?!?!?
He was wise enough to stay away from Muzza's lap, which was lucky for Muzza as we may have seen his sensitive side! Yeah, Julie claims he has one?!?!?
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