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"I might be hiding for my life, but food is worth it."
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I'm going to pick up 2 more this weekend, so it all evens out I guess?
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Aug 16, 2018 14:39
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From PYF, admittedly they're a little bigger than the poultry y'all have. https://i.imgur.com/7e0IOGo.mp4
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Aug 16, 2018 14:52
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Didn't get back home till 9 yesterday and it was raining heavily and it looked like all the chickens were in the coop, so I closed it up. What do I see this morning but Lil' Cheep wandering around in the yard, wet and somewhat annoyed, who had decided to again spend the night in the tree. Unfortunately if this continues I'm pretty sure an owl will come along so I can't really have it. Got the idea to take the hose to them from elsewhere on the internet, easier than climbing up or trying to grab them; may also have to coop them up for 3 days or so. They even have their choice of roost styles in their coop (branch or 2x4), so I'm not really sure why they don't want to use them.
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Aug 16, 2018 14:55
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They're going to roost in the highest place they can find, so if a tree is available that's where they're going.
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Aug 16, 2018 14:57
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Chooks sure love getting high. 
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Aug 16, 2018 15:54
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just trim their wings
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Aug 16, 2018 17:22
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Second egg this morning! I figured it must be one of the Sussexes, Lorelai or Mrs. Kim, who laid the first one, because they're the oldest. But this morning when I opened the run both of them came running out and one of the Orpingtons, Rory, didn't. Opened the coop and saw her sitting in a nest box with a very do-not-disturb look on her face. Went out again an hour later and she was eating breakfast with the others and there was a fresh egg in the nest box.
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Aug 16, 2018 18:32
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:just trim their wings Well, when I say 'tree', really it's more of a large shrub:  You can probably tell why they love roosting in it, it has these great horizontal stems they can just hop between, so I doubt that clipping their wings would keep them out of it. And it has these wonderful pink blooms in the Spring so I really don't want to cut a lot of it off. (You can also see the fishing line I strung up - so far it's highly effective, no more losses!) But at night a couple of them like to get up in the very, very top and hide. My current hope is that it's just a little too dark in their coop at night for them to see the roosts, so I got a nightlight. There is a window but I think it's angled such that the roosts are in darkness. Fingers crossed. If that doesn't do anything I'll persist with manual relocation for a while. Here they are hanging out: 
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Aug 17, 2018 13:28
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Cythereal posted:From PYF, admittedly they're a little bigger than the poultry y'all have. a few years ago i almost bought a baby ostrich off craigslist, obviously i'm glad i didn't but it would definitely have led to interesting times
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Aug 19, 2018 02:35
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You couldn't pay me enough to have an emu. Chickens are close enough to raptors as it is. An emu could straight gently caress you up any time it wanted, haha.
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Aug 19, 2018 03:32
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Four days, four eggs  Unfortunately, we offered the chickens some baloney scraps the other day and now they are convinced that fingers are food.
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Aug 19, 2018 03:42
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Pecking fingers hones their predatory instincts. There is nothing wrong with pecking the hand that feeds you.
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Aug 19, 2018 09:09
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Ghostnuke posted:You couldn't pay me enough to have an emu. Chickens are close enough to raptors as it is. An emu could straight gently caress you up any time it wanted, haha.
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Aug 20, 2018 00:42
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If I ever get a place outside the city, I'll be getting a pair of emus.
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Aug 20, 2018 09:15
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McGiggins posted:Pecking fingers hones their predatory instincts. My 4yo is scared of the chickens now.  On the plus side we're still seeing one egg a day from Rory. The sussies are being lazy and still haven't started laying yet despite being the oldest of the bunch.
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Aug 20, 2018 15:42
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this broken hill posted:i'm told ostriches will gently caress you up, but emus are actually pretty gentle. most of the wildlife parks around here have a tame emu or two and they're inquisitive and peaceful creatures. but they are unrepentant snack pinchers and sandwich thieves Time to post this again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZr8Y5y6ug
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Aug 20, 2018 16:00
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spookygonk posted:Time to post this again: When I was a kid my parents took me to a drive through wildlife safari thing and an ostrich came up to the car in a threatening manner, our windows were closed though.
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Aug 20, 2018 16:33
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ToxicFrog posted:My 4yo is scared of the chickens now. lock said 4 year old in a chicken dungeon forever. it will become the king. alternatively: sell the child and buy more chickens spookygonk posted:Time to post this again: holy gently caress those are some big water moccasins.
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Aug 20, 2018 20:43
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spookygonk posted:Time to post this again: 
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Aug 21, 2018 19:24
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Chipmunks have taken to banqueting at the chicken feeder in the coop.. while a chicken stares at them from a foot away, nonplussed.
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Aug 27, 2018 19:22
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Mozi posted:Chipmunks have taken to banqueting at the chicken feeder in the coop.. while a chicken stares at them from a foot away, nonplussed. the squirrels in our yard are Very Fat but the chickens don't seem to care so whatever. in other news we thought one of our hens had stopped laying but ha ha nope she just found a new secret place to lay, in a nearly-inaccessible corner behind the compost thanks, for that, you dang sneaky bird
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Aug 27, 2018 19:42
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Mozi posted:Chipmunks have taken to banqueting at the chicken feeder in the coop.. while a chicken stares at them from a foot away, nonplussed. Our chickens react to chipmunks by immediately charging them in a blood frenzy. So far the chipmunks have always escaped. So far. Meanwhile, Rory has started announcing successful egg lays by spending a few minutes going "bkbkbkbkbkbkbkbkbkBGAWK! bkbkbkbkbkbkbkbkBGAWK!" in the middle of the backyard every morning. Lorelai and Mrs. Kim are still slacking off and haven't started laying yet despite being a few weeks older, but if they do the same thing the backyard is going to get pretty cacaphonous once they start. Made egg fried rice over the weekend and holy poo poo these eggs are so yellow.
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Aug 27, 2018 20:00
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ToxicFrog posted:Our chickens react to chipmunks by immediately charging them in a blood frenzy. So far the chipmunks have always escaped. So far. Omg Gilmore Chicks!
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Aug 27, 2018 20:14
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Mozi posted:Chipmunks have taken to banqueting at the chicken feeder in the coop.. while a chicken stares at them from a foot away, nonplussed. Shoot it, skin it and feed it to the chickens. They'll learn to see it as a source of food and you won't waste a shitload of money overpopulating the neighborhood with chipmunks that can't sustain. (why are 80% of my suggestions in this thread "kill it in a blood rage")
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Aug 27, 2018 22:16
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They're bantams so I think the chipmunks are just barely large enough in relation to not appear to be easy prey? I was hoping that one of the larger ones would get more curious at some point. I guess a trap might work otherwise.
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Aug 27, 2018 23:18
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hope and vaseline posted:Omg Gilmore Chicks! Yep  We can't tell the Sussexes apart reliably, so we just arbitrarily declare that Mrs. Kim is whichever of the two of them looks more disapproving at the moment. Rory is the curious and energetic Orpington and Lane is the shy one.  Left to right: Lane, Rory, Lorelai, Mrs. Kim.
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Aug 28, 2018 01:00
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ToxicFrog posted:Yep We put coloured plastic leg rings on our hens, mainly because we initially thought we wouldn't be able to tell them apart (ha!) and secondly, if they decided to run off it would be obvious they were someone's property (ours are lazy, spoilt on treats and cushions ever to consider running away).
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Aug 28, 2018 09:30
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I named one of my identical chooks drumsticks and I need to circle her leg before it heals and she once again fades back into the crowd of two.
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Aug 28, 2018 09:38
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McGiggins posted:I named one of my identical chooks drumsticks and I need to circle her leg before it heals and she once again fades back into the crowd of two. I took two of our hens for a checkup a while ago, handed the box they were in to the vet, who said, "Which hen is which?" I said, "the edges of Molly's cape feathers are dark brown, while Pip's are translucent" (so obvious!) He just stared at me blankly... For what seemed the longest time I stared back, thinking c'mon, it's so obvious! Finally, I said, "Molly is the hen with the hernia." He's an exceptional vet, but I was so disappointed in him for that.
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Aug 28, 2018 12:13
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A few of my paisley quails are so identical that I really can't tell them apart. I need to get leg rings. The current flock: Waffles Goofus Gallant Red Sonja (was thought as female, turned out to be a rooster) Klendathu Treppy Hrimmy Shitbird Eggs continue to trickle out. I found two yesterday! I have nothing else to report, everything is going okay. I do go out of town this weekend, and while someone is coming by to check on them, I expect disasters to occur while my back is turned.
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Aug 28, 2018 13:03
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I took a month or so to name all of mine, but as they came naturally I never forgot or get them mixed up. Chester, Lil' Cheep (aka Cheepers), Frank, Courage, Colonel Forbin (aka Forbie, the Colonel, Kernie), Gray Lady, and Speckly Roger and the Black Knight, RIP. Still under 3 months old so ways to go for eggs yet...
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Aug 28, 2018 13:22
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I don't name everybody but there's a buff orpington chick right now named Zap/Zapdos because it LOVES hitting the electric fence. This isn't just a "I'm scared and running" thing. It throws itself into it for the gently caress of it just every wild now and again. I can be across the pasture and I hear "BREEP" *POP* and then it beeps wildly to itself.
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Aug 28, 2018 14:16
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That's loving hilarious.
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Aug 28, 2018 16:33
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He just does it for the kicks, man...
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Aug 28, 2018 20:05
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Not a battery hen is it?
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Aug 28, 2018 22:44
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spookygonk posted:Not a battery hen is it? oh no
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Aug 28, 2018 22:46
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KWeKZyxEZA
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Aug 28, 2018 23:08
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In the absence of other stimulants, gotta get a buzz where you can, y'know?
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spookygonk posted:Not a battery hen is it? Hahahah
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