This is my third attempt with these blasted birds (tried 2 other times over the last couple of years)... they are probably close to 3 months old and have been in the coop for 6 weeks. I let them out Friday for the first time. They actually were trying to get into the chicken run :roll: . They didn't come back that night, and found one dead in the yard :evil: . Next day DH's aunt saw them going across the road :wall: . Last night? Still no sign of them. Went out today and couldn't hear them anywhere either. Dagnabit :angry: . I wrote them off at that point - either to the woods across the road, to dogs, or some other critter... figured they were as good as gone. Tonight we come home around 7 and are heading into the house and I hear something.
Is that what I think it is??
*backup a few steps and peek around the corner of the house*
All 3 that I have left are back!!! :happy2: :up: And in the hoop coop on their roosts no less!
So now I am trying to decide to let them back out tomorrow after being MIA for 2 days, or pen them up for a couple more weeks??
I started with 6 this time - 3 pearl and 3 white. I lost two of the white ones all of a sudden a few weeks ago - they were old enough to be feathered out so not sure what happened. Found one dead, then hours later noticed the other fluffed up. It was gone shortly after. The third was doing fine, just smaller than the other 3. Going by the feathers in the yard my guess is a dog (now the question is, was it one of ours, or the 2 that come visiting often enough they are starting to think this is their house :x ). So now I have 3 pearl, which is OK. I like the polka dotted feathers :lol:
Is that what I think it is??
*backup a few steps and peek around the corner of the house*
All 3 that I have left are back!!! :happy2: :up: And in the hoop coop on their roosts no less!
So now I am trying to decide to let them back out tomorrow after being MIA for 2 days, or pen them up for a couple more weeks??
I started with 6 this time - 3 pearl and 3 white. I lost two of the white ones all of a sudden a few weeks ago - they were old enough to be feathered out so not sure what happened. Found one dead, then hours later noticed the other fluffed up. It was gone shortly after. The third was doing fine, just smaller than the other 3. Going by the feathers in the yard my guess is a dog (now the question is, was it one of ours, or the 2 that come visiting often enough they are starting to think this is their house :x ). So now I have 3 pearl, which is OK. I like the polka dotted feathers :lol: