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so sorry about your birds csp, predators are awful and it's especially sad when all the others witness the act and are traumatisedChaseSP posted:It was a hen and the rooster we are replacing our older one with, a orange boy with wonderful poofy cheeks.  the line will survive
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good morning, have some frost orbs here this morning
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So I got that Quail Party guide and it's both informative and adorable and sadly accurate: 
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Baby Chick update pics: Drama:  Thistle:  Truffle:   Parsnip:  Bucket:  Pebbles:  Barbados and Monaco:  they're growing so much, right now they're at the stage between peeps and clucks and most of them are starting to look like little adult chickens.
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Loving Truffle's eyeliner.
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my cat is norris posted:They like you! They're going to be such adorable trouble. 
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Bucket is gonna take the world by storm.
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today was their first day outside so here are a couple more courtesy of my partner 
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lmao that second pic
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divine birds  despite her clipped wings, a fool bumblebeed over the fence. she managed to get herself into a three-inch-wide gap between the neighbour's fence and their shed, which is entirely blocked off on both sides by ivy and shrubs. after ten minutes of swearing, i ended up having to fetch an emergency rooster to coax her out. it worked a treat, currawong immediately started crowing and quoll pobbled straight out to meet him of her own accord. yet again, i am left feeling like they are smarter than i am. 
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BHB posted:(We rehomed Little Man with his breeder, and now he's one of their pet chickens) Unfortunately, Little Man passed away to predators a while back (Tiny Man, who we still have, is totally fine), but he was very busy in his year or so back with his breeder and some of his children (and grandkids!) are absolutely gorgeous.    
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I'm glad Little Man will live on through his absolutely stunning children Also glad the little puff survived her adventure
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an egg posted:fetch an emergency rooster to coax her out. 
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tiny man is still with us! at that size, every day that he remains in the world is a miracle and a gift rest in peace, little man. you were a dragon
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Sometimes the girls get oatmeal on cold mornings. Edit: I tried to take a good picture, but this terrible one captures how much they're moving around better. stealie72 fucked around with this message at 14:12 on Dec 9, 2021 |
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Dec 9, 2021 13:56
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stealie72 posted:Sometimes the girls get oatmeal on cold mornings. lucky ladies
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I've made mine a combo of oats and grits before.
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stealie72 posted:Sometimes the girls get oatmeal on cold mornings.
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Aw, man. Reminds me of Judas, my Brahma/Silkie mix. Against all odds, Jupiter and Venus are both laying again! Not daily, but I thought their laying days were over.
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stealie72 posted:Sometimes the girls get oatmeal on cold mornings. It was -2 F the other morning and we made oatmeal for the ducks. They looked at us like we were idiots. It then froze solid and they tried to eat it. We'll try again, it took them awhile to get into cracked corn so who knows?
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Yooper posted:They looked at us like we were idiots. It then froze solid and they tried to eat it.
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birds really can just look at you like you're an idiot, no matter how ridiculously they behave
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one of my girls tried to flap into my arms as I walked into the run the other day, but she missed and crashed into the gate next to me she looked at me like I was such an idiot
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I don't remember if I posted about it in this thread or the birding thread but I had previously seen a large bird about 100 feet/30 meters up in a Douglas fir tree, well yesterday it was up in some deciduous tree where I could get a better look at it with binoculars and I think it was a freakin golden eagle. At first it kinda looked like an owl but the head shape is wrong so anyway I hope it doesn't fly off with one of my chickens. e: it was a huge bird whatever it was.
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It snowed. Again. The ducks don't seem to mind though it's deep enough that they can't adventure anymore.
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Yooper posted:It snowed. Again. The ducks don't seem to mind though it's deep enough that they can't adventure anymore. that's so pretty! freeedr posted:
omg so tiny, i think that's tinier than a Lil' Pep egg (which weighs in at 30 grams)
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City of Glompton posted:
It’s 23 grams, which is about median for Minny
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Enfys posted:one of my girls tried to flap into my arms as I walked into the run the other day, but she missed and crashed into the gate next to me  i love hearing about affectionate relationships between chickens and humans
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So there is like....a random chicken hanging around outside my apartment. I live in a pretty suburban area and have no idea where this chicken could have come from. It follows me a little when I get close so I guess it probably belongs to people? I don't think we're zoned for backyard chickens though. What do I do, chicken goons????  
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Dec 15, 2021 19:38
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Congrats on your new chicken! If you can catch her, please do. (She will need water ASAP.) If you can’t catch her, she will stay the night under a bush and run the risk of getting eaten. You can put her in a dog crate or your bathroom for a short time until you find the owner through the animal shelter or local Facebook groups or whatever. Of course if they aren’t allowed where you are, you should do all this as quietly as possible to not alert the popo. The owner will probably give you eggs as a reward.
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Not sure if I can catch her, but I searched and found a local backyard chicken Facebook group, thanks for the suggestion! They're locked, probably to keep things discreet, but I've reached out.
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effervescible posted:So there is like....a random chicken hanging around outside my apartment. I live in a pretty suburban area and have no idea where this chicken could have come from. It follows me a little when I get close so I guess it probably belongs to people? I don't think we're zoned for backyard chickens though. That’s a very cute chicken. Take it in and give it veggies and water (or whatever you have that’s suitable for a chook) and try to find the owner on the down low. Sorry about the poop
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Happy update!!! A woman on the county backyard chicken group offered to take her in. She has two hens of the same breed in her flock and lives pretty close by so it seems kind of meant to be. (Re: zoning, apparently hens are allowed, but in the immediate area there are only apartments and commercial properties so I really have no idea how she made it here.) I hung out giving her some food and water to keep nearby, and then the rescuer and her son & friend arrived and helped corral her. If no one claims her, she'll join rescue lady's flock after getting a checkup, proper chicken introductions etc. The kids enjoyed getting to go on an adventure to rescue a chicken. Further chicken tax:    Thanks for the advice folks! I am happy to have become a backyard chicken keeper myself, if only for half an hour or so.
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You're a good goose, effervescible. That's a great update.
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Yay, a happy ending! Thank you for looking out for her. She's an adorable little one and looks to have moulted her tail feathers off. Want to go hug my hens now, but it's half nine at night and they've been in bed five hours now.
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