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"What the gently caress are *you* looking at"
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Our girl Ivy is broody again while very nonplussed about being held in one hand 
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Oct 7, 2021 01:39
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ChaseSP posted:Our girl Ivy is broody again while very nonplussed about being held in one hand That's a murder chicken gaze if i ever saw one
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Oct 7, 2021 03:53
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Her colouring is gorgeous even as she looks like she's plotting your death for when she feels like getting around to it
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Oct 7, 2021 08:45
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i'm delighted to announce that one of the three day-old quail chicks i got today is already distinguishing herself* as another Weird Little Brown Bird *i live in hope ChaseSP posted:Our girl Ivy is broody again while very nonplussed about being held in one hand
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Oct 7, 2021 10:23
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Joburg posted:I think I will call her Goldie unless someone comes up with something more clever. Goldie Steelgaze
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Oct 7, 2021 15:35
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hope and vaseline posted:That's a murder chicken gaze if i ever saw one Quote for truth
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Oct 7, 2021 15:37
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And yet she is probably the gentlest of all the hens we have. I've never seen her fighting and she just clucks if you pick her up with no real struggle.
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Oct 7, 2021 15:40
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ChaseSP posted:Our girl Ivy is broody again while very nonplussed about being held in one hand She’s attempting mind control so you will GIVE HER THE EGGS.
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Oct 7, 2021 17:27
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in my imagination, phoenixes just look like regular chickens but with permanent broodface
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Oct 7, 2021 23:07
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Dragons growl like broody hens
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Oct 7, 2021 23:29
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23 hours since the chicks arrived and... there are four quail in this photo
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Adorable!
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That’s great!
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Oct 8, 2021 03:05
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Oct 8, 2021 21:13
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Beautiful plumage! What breed is the white one in the middle?
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Oct 8, 2021 21:38
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That's a good flock. Got names for them all?
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Oct 9, 2021 08:16
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Joburg posted:Beautiful plumage! spookygonk posted:That's a good flock. Got names for them all? That's Zizi, a delaware, in the middle. Silver the... well silver in front, with Golden and Goldie in back, inseparable as always
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Oct 9, 2021 19:59
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nice birds  i love it when hens are bffs
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Oct 9, 2021 22:30
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today the chicks learnt all about dust they also got to meet the other two members of the flock. (i still take them out of the cage for a walk every other day, but never leave them unattended.)  as far as currawong is concerned, moose is her mother, egret is her mother, i'm her mother, everybody's her mother  left to right: currawong, moose, egret, kestrel. wren and kiwi are there too, but they are concealed. 
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when the ravens came in to look, moose and egret immediately scuttled the chicks into the shelter of the undergrowth, and kestrel heroically placed himself out on the lawn in full view as a decoy  luckily, the ravens aren't quite confident enough yet to try to snatch them out from underneath me, and so everybody survived.kestrel is a mighty rooster who knows all the tricks: catching bugs for hens, distracting the ravens, building a perfect grass cup. best $0 i ever spent
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Oh my! The ground is still a bit too wet for dust bathing, so Molly had a box bath:  (Nova on the left and Bella right) spookygonk fucked around with this message at 10:09 on Oct 10, 2021 |
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https://twitter.com/SeiPika/status/1447091049298477057?s=20
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!spookygonk posted:The ground is still a bit too wet for dust bathing, so Molly had a box bath:
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Oct 11, 2021 00:08
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the youngest raven got their head stuck and drowned in my neighbour's roof gutter  i got the body down for her and buried it up in the quail graveyard while the raven family looked on, wailing
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The back gate got left open without my knowing, and the dog got out the back. Down one chicken and another injured  Sorry about your raven, poor little thing.
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I'm sorry for your birds. I hope the injured girl will be okay! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shingworks/quail-party-a-beginners-guide-to-quails?ref=6ju2nr -- sharing this because, although it is fully backed, it is fully adorable (and informative) and maybe someone else here will be interested.
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 I know ducks love water, but they absolutely adore playing in the rain. They become much more adventuresome, maybe because raptors aren't out?
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Oct 11, 2021 14:43
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Nettle Soup posted:The back gate got left open without my knowing, and the dog got out the back. Down one chicken and another injured I feel you dude, hope your injured bird makes it.
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Oct 11, 2021 15:39
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Nettle Soup posted:The back gate got left open without my knowing, and the dog got out the back. Down one chicken and another injured good luck Yooper posted:
they look so happy! my chickens do not appreciate the cold wind this morning. they don't want to come out of their coop where the heat bulb is
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why am I hearing Misirlou?
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mahershalalhashbaz posted:the youngest raven got their head stuck and drowned in my neighbour's roof gutter If there is a higher power in the universe attempting to watch over humans as we destroy ourselves, I can only hope it is as kind as you.
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i'm really looking forward to learning about dsh's experience with quailYooper posted:
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Oct 11, 2021 19:00
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Oct 11, 2021 22:10
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Thanks! They're a big part of the family now. We're stocking up for snow. Our big concern is having enough water, they drink a ridiculous amount during the day.
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Sorry about your birds, Nettle Soup! Nice ducks, Yooper! Anyone here have experience with Muscovy ducks? We have terrible flies and mosquitos and I’ve read that they eat a lot of those. My poor goats reeeeeally don’t like getting sprayed with bug spray* and I don’t like feeling like a monster *yes they are spoiled fat whiny babies  The baby chicks are getting huge! I hope to get their teenage accommodations set up this week. 
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we have muscovies and they do chase around flies and such sometimes, but I wouldn't get them expecting them to solve any fly problems. they also require more maintenance and effort than chickens. I'd be glad to answer any specific questions as best I can though
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