The first step is always scariest..
First outing....
Forum rules
Any images that depict illegal acts or subject manner will be removed. You retain rights to your photos but by posting them here you also are agreeing to giving rights to PTO to remove or alter these pictures (size adjustment for example) as needed. To maintain memory usage at a low level we are entertaining deleting photos after a certain time period which at this point will be determined by the time when we run out of data storage capacity.
Any images that depict illegal acts or subject manner will be removed. You retain rights to your photos but by posting them here you also are agreeing to giving rights to PTO to remove or alter these pictures (size adjustment for example) as needed. To maintain memory usage at a low level we are entertaining deleting photos after a certain time period which at this point will be determined by the time when we run out of data storage capacity.
-
Ontario Chick
- Poultry Guru
- Posts: 5412
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
- Location: Carp - West Ottawa
- x 9647
First outing....
Time for the Wyandotte chicks to have their first adventure, unfortunately instead of lush grass, there is a pitiful showing of clover, which they will finish in a week, need rain!!!!
The first step is always scariest.. getting a bit braver now pathetic grass Mactavish checking out the new chicks
The first step is always scariest.. getting a bit braver now pathetic grass Mactavish checking out the new chicks
4
-
Ontario Chick
- Poultry Guru
- Posts: 5412
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
- Location: Carp - West Ottawa
- x 9647
First outing....
Love having them outside, just wish there was an actual grass growing in the run.
There are 4 two month old chicks and the rest are 3 weeks younger.
Interestingly, it was the younger chicks that went out first, it took the older ones two days to venture out.
There are 4 two month old chicks and the rest are 3 weeks younger.
Interestingly, it was the younger chicks that went out first, it took the older ones two days to venture out.
0
-
TomK
- Stringy Old Chicken
- Posts: 1857
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 9:38 am
- Location: Lovely Rideau Lakes Township
- x 2548
First outing....
The last few days have been a melding of the small group hatched in/around may07 and the larger group hatched June 14....aside from some initial bullying it all seems to have settled out just fine...the older girls, however, are a totally different matter..lol....this will take some time...
0
If you don't plant the tree, you will never have the fruit...
-
Ontario Chick
- Poultry Guru
- Posts: 5412
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
- Location: Carp - West Ottawa
- x 9647
First outing....
I am happy with the way these two groups integrated, that's why I was interested in Jim's Wyandottes, they were the right age and would have still worked together in one flock.
Once they get older its a hassle, I put pullets in with the main flock at 5 month and 3 years later they still remember who are their hatch mates, don't know how they can tell, if they didn't have bands I couldn't tell them apart.
Once they get older its a hassle, I put pullets in with the main flock at 5 month and 3 years later they still remember who are their hatch mates, don't know how they can tell, if they didn't have bands I couldn't tell them apart.
0
-
windwalkingwolf
- Poultry Guru - pullet level
- Posts: 3567
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 1:31 pm
- Location: Frankville, Ontario
- x 4900
First outing....
I'm sure they will eat the clover with just as much relish as grass! Pigweed, cleavers, mustard and lambs quarters on the other hand...not over here. Which is too bad, because it seems to be all that's growing right now! I agree, we need rain.
0
-
Ontario Chick
- Poultry Guru
- Posts: 5412
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 10:12 am
- Location: Carp - West Ottawa
- x 9647
First outing....
Unfortunately the clover is about 8 weeks old, none of the last years stuff came up, and that will be done in about a week.
Lambs quarters are stripped with relish, just shows how bad it is, and if I had any doubt that it's too hot and dry,
found an earwig in the fridge this morning....................
Lambs quarters are stripped with relish, just shows how bad it is, and if I had any doubt that it's too hot and dry,
found an earwig in the fridge this morning....................
0
-
ross
- Teenaged Cockerel
- Posts: 4985
- Joined: Sat Dec 12, 2015 7:54 am
- Location: Parkhill /Thedford SW Ont
- x 8536
First outing....
Only green grass we got left is under our Walnut trees & over septic . Chickens dont seem to have any problem munching on it . Luck
0
ENJOY YOUR HUNTING / FISHING HERITAGE & the GREATNESS of CANADA