[Ag-eq] new chicks

Tue Mar 19 21:53:29 UTC 2013

Tracy:

I think most chickens will come for food unless they're really wild.

My chickens don't get to run free because they will eat up my garden.  This
might not be such a problem if I had more room or if I lived in an area where
there was more plant life.  They have a fenced in area that is 15 by 30 feet. 
The fence is 6 foot chain link with rail road ties at the bottom. It is covered
with bird netting so they won't fly out.  They have a fancy coop that I call the
condo and 2 A frame structures for shade.  There is a tree on the outside of
their run that also provides shade.

I have let them out before and when it was time to roost they went back inside. 
Most of the time if you leave them in their coop for a couple of weeks, they
will know to go back there.

Nella

Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:

> Do chickens come when they're called?  I see people on TV, shaking some corn
> kernels and saying chick-chick-chick!  Do you have to round them up to go in
> the henhouse at night, and, if you do, how do you do that?
> Tracy
>
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> >
> > Jody:
> >
> > I've been handling the chicks; I can't believe how fast they grow.  I have
> > 5
> > adult hens and they are all pretty gentle.  They usually let me pet them,
> > pick
> > them up and they will always eat from my hand.
> >
> > It sounds as if you have been very busy getting set up for the horses.
> > I've
> > discovered that nothing is ever very easy when it comes to horses.
> > However, I
> > think they're worth it.
> >
> > Have you thought of names yet?
> >
> > I had a great lesson on Cruiser Sunday.  We did a 3 hour group lesson with
> > the
> > woman who trained him. Both Cruiser and I were tired by the end.
> >
> > She had me really focus on just riding with my legs, so I dropped the
> > reins part
> > of the time and just used my legs.  Most of the time he did what I wanted,
> > but a
> > couple times I had to ad the reins.  We did a lot of smooth turns.  She
> > had us
> > snaking and circling all over the areana.  We also practiced his gaite
> > transitions.  Every time I ride Cruiser, I love him more.
> >
> > I hope you will let us know when your horses arrive.
> >
> >  Nella
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Jody Ianuzzi <jody at thewhitehats.com>:
> >
> >> Hi Nella,
> >>
> >> It is good to hear from you.  I'm glad you have new chickens.  If you pet
> >> them every day they will probably let you handle them when they get
> >> older.
> >> The chickens we got were older and only two of them let you pet them.
> >>
> >> I am still waiting for the horses.  The driver has been unavailable until
> >> yesterday but Tom had to take his mom to the dentist.  We are all ready.
> >>
> >> We put in 13 replacement fence posts, added insulators to all and put in
> >> 700
> >> feet of wire.  The charger is now working and then we fixed up the tie up
> >> station so it is ready too.
> >>
> >> We have been going over to see the horses every day since the stable is
> >> only
> >> 7 minutes away.  We have mucked out their stalls and brushed them.  They
> >> recognize us and are happy to see us.  The daily trip is getting old so I
> >> really hope the boys can come home soon.  Everyone in the neighborhood
> >> knows
> >> we are getting them and they are ezxcited too.
> >>
> >> I want to thank everyone on this list.  I have been apprehensive about
> >> getting horses but knowing that other blind people can do it helps me
> >> with
> >> my own confidence to know I can handle them too.  I'm sure everyone has
> >> that
> >> nagging feeling now and then questioning yourself about doing new things.
> >>
> >> I will let you all know as soon as the horses arrive.
> >>
> >> JODY
> >>
> >>
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