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The Rat posted:Welp. Groot started crowing today. This whole time, I thought he was a hen. Surprise cock out of nowhere. Oh yeah, clearly a rooboy. Handsome fellow!
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The Rat posted:Hard to say. When he first started developing, I noticed that the comb and wattles were both tiny, like his mom Crimson Typhoon, so I assumed he was a hen. Then today I was out feeding them and thought to myself, "Hey, Groot's starting to get sickle feathers on the tail, wonder if that's just from being half-Cochin or-" and then he interrupted me with a gargly-sounding crow and I went "aw, gently caress." He's saying "I am Food(t)".
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:He's saying "I am Food(t)".  Don't eat him though, really! He's too pretty to eat! Give him to me and I'll let him in with my GL Wyandotte and they'll make beautiful gold-and-black babies!
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Hide your chicks, hide your chicken wives. Beware of severe bird flu in your backyard flocks and take preventative measures. It's a bad deal, mmk. Enelrahc fucked around with this message at 17:05 on Jan 15, 2015 |
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Jan 15, 2015 16:39
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Caught Groot crowing on video finally. And figured out how to add subtitles. http://vidmg.photobucket.com/albums/v495/rupert42/chickens/Groot.mp4
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Jan 16, 2015 18:28
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The Rat posted:Caught Groot crowing on video finally. And figured out how to add subtitles. LOVED your video and subtitle! Thank you, I needed a reason to smile today 
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Jan 16, 2015 22:08
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So...you guys like ducks, right? Do you really, REALLY like them? https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=716326088426605&pnref=story
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Jan 16, 2015 22:20
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 Where are they all going in such a hurry? And why? Also, Rat, Groot's crow is awesome :3 Thanks for making me laugh!
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Jan 17, 2015 04:27
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Dark Brahmas!!!  After a couple years of searching and being on breeders' waiting lists, it finally paid off and I got a pair of show quality LF Darks! They are about 8 months old and arrived from Blue Hour Poultry yesterday:   The roo, Groot, is almost waist height to me when he's standing up. He's going to be HUGE! The pullet still doesn't have a name... The penciling pattern on her is gorgeous though...  Unfortunately, I lost my Light Brahma roo over the summer, but he left behind some interesting offspring...  These two are out of a Silver Laced Wyandotte.  This is out of a Swedish Flower Hen. She basically looks like a crested Brahma.
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Jan 17, 2015 05:26
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^^^^ Prreeetttttyy!
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SolanaSkyes posted:Dark Brahmas!!! Oh my goodness, beautiful!  And those brahma mixes, too. SO PRETTY!
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Gorgeous Dark Brahmas, Bob (Blue Hour Poultry) is an awesome dude and a great breeder! Good luck with them in the future! Came here to share this info on Avian Influenza, since there's so much rumor and misinformation out there http://agr.wa.gov/FoodAnimal/AvianHealth/Docs/2014-AILyndenTownHall.pdf Since that was compiled there has been at least one backyard flock confirmed in WA, and of course a couple in OR. But this can hit anyone that is near one of the migratory fly ways (which you can find via a Google search, phone posting so unable to do images). Basically be smart, don't let wild birds (ESPECIALLY waterfowl) mingle with your flock or share a pasture/water source with your flock and you'll be fine.
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Jan 17, 2015 18:19
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Hey guys have you heard birds get sick I bet you haven't! https://public.health.oregon.gov/DiseasesConditions/CommunicableDisease/DiseaseSurveillanceData/Influenza/Pages/zooflu.aspx
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Wow dude, sorry I see now somebody posted a link a few posts above mine. There is a lot of misinformation and rumors out there though so reputable information is important. And it's not likely to remain just a northwest issue either.
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Velvet Sparrow posted:So...you guys like ducks, right? Do you really, REALLY like them? So many ducks! I am alternating between and 
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My chicken feeders are startin to piss me off and I'm gonna set them on fire and it's gonna be great stress relief. Pretty bad for my lungs tho since they're pvc and I'm terrible at building Everything Ever.
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CROWS EVERYWHERE posted:So many ducks! I am alternating between My favorite part is 28 seconds in, where they all suddenly STOP, turn and stare at the building sign, like 'Is that the restaurant where we're supposed to meet Frank...? No, keep going, guys.'
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Little Roo, the rediculous little Bantam at tje farm I work, died today. We found him with his neck broke and a chunk taken out of him. I really hope it was not any of the farm cats that did this. RIP you mad little feather ball. He lived in rooster heaven, ranging free and trying to boss around two fullsize hens. Just yesterday they were all taking a dust bath together in one of the horse stalls. 
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Suspect Bucket posted:Little Roo, the rediculous little Bantam at tje farm I work, died today. We found him with his neck broke and a chunk taken out of him. I really hope it was not any of the farm cats that did this. Ah, so sorry to hear that. 
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Suspect Bucket posted:Little Roo, the rediculous little Bantam at tje farm I work, died today. We found him with his neck broke and a chunk taken out of him. I really hope it was not any of the farm cats that did this. So sorry about your Little Roo. His girls are mighty pretty though. Hope the gals are doing alright. I'm sure they miss him.
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piscesbobbie posted:So sorry about your Little Roo. His girls are mighty pretty though. Hope the gals are doing alright. I'm sure they miss him. They dont give a fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. So at least they are handling it well. We only had him 2 months. He was a rescue, some people found him wandering a not-chicken-friendly area of Jacksonville (youll usually only see gamecocks if anything, which he was obviously not). His spurs had been lopped off and he was in rough shape. They took him in and gave him a lot of TLC and loving, got him all better, and gave him to us. He loved to roam the yard and try to boss around the girls. It's so sad, we had never lost any yard birds before from predators.
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Suspect Bucket posted:Little Roo, the rediculous little Bantam at tje farm I work, died today. We found him with his neck broke and a chunk taken out of him. I really hope it was not any of the farm cats that did this. Aw, that's too bad. I'm glad he at least got to free range with the ladies for a bit. It sounds like a weasel, dog, or other 'sport killer' may have gotten him, since he wasn't eaten. Keep the girls safe, predators like to come back.
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RIP, Little Roo. In sunnier news, my girls are finally laying again! Found two small eggs in the nest box yesterday and one today. Thank goodness, because we actually had to BUY eggs last month.
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This is how we all treat our chickens, right? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzrgLSj6Ym4
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Velvet Sparrow posted:This is how we all treat our chickens, right? Tim the Enchanter does... perhaps.  Where's Tim been lately? I miss his reports on bathing chickens and poultry shows, plus his photos of his beautiful chickens.
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Velvet Sparrow posted:This is how we all treat our chickens, right? Hahahaha..... no. I picked one of mine up today and gave her some love, though, and then I let them all go scratch in the leaves in the flowerbed and find grubs. They were very happy indeed.
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I pick up mine, turn them upside down and hack off their feathers like a mean old bitch because I don't want them getting over the fence. They scream and fuss and I tell them to shut up. (then I give them shitloads of radishes, cranberries, raspberries and mealworms as rewards and they act like I'm an angel again. until next time.)
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I used to help with the chickens are school and always wanted to keep some at home but I dont have a huge garden or my own place yet so have to stick to dogs and cats .
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I pick up mine, turn them upside down and hack off their feathers like a mean old bitch because I don't want them getting over the fence. They scream and fuss and I tell them to shut up. (then I give them shitloads of radishes, cranberries, raspberries and mealworms as rewards and they act like I'm an angel again. until next time.) In another month I'm gonna shave the butts of mine. Good times.
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Kuromyneko posted:I used to help with the chickens are school and always wanted to keep some at home but I dont have a huge garden or my own place yet so have to stick to dogs and cats Chickens take up way less space than a dog or a cat? Velvet Sparrow posted:In another month I'm gonna shave the butts of mine. Good times. If I ever have to shave a chicken butt I'm breaking out the axe and somebody's gettin whacked.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Chickens take up way less space than a dog or a cat? But keeping chicken in the house is a bad idea I guess? 
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Kuromyneko posted:But keeping chicken in the house is a bad idea I guess? Chicken diapers! Or keep them in a room with easily cleaned floors. They do poop everywhere (like all birds do). Don't forget about the 50 chickens that lived in Velvet Sparrow and 12_String's dining room for a week. Anything can be done! 
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So we've got several hens that know Spring is coming, they are getting a bit broody. Rambo the buff Brahma and Pompadour the gray Giant Cochin are both a bit bossy. They run up to me, tug on my pant leg, fluff up and cluck, showing off their broodiness. Nothing better then giant, heavy hens clucking in that deep voice of theirs, so cute.  I'm hoping that Rambo can be a broody mama for Chickam this year, she'd be awesome even for a first-time mom.
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Eeee, broody hens and chickam plans, yay! :3 It's good to know that the chickens can see spring coming... mine were PISSED this morning because it snowed again! That chicken rage, man. So much stinkeye.
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eggs eggs eggs eggs eggs... I ordered me some eggies today.
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Arsenic Lupin posted:What breeds? VS posted the breeds over in the Chickam thread.  http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=0&threadid=3565472&perpage=40&pagenumber=17#lastpost
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Yay it's almost tiiiiiiiiiime again! I just pre-ordered some turkey poults and a dozen new chicks. I think they'll be here sometime in March or so, but I haven't heard back from the hatchery yet. So far, of our original 6 hens, we've lost 2. That's not too bad considering we live in the woods and they free-range. Not sure what got the last hen; I found her under the boat trailer, just her neck bloody and a lot of feathers around. We figure it was probably a hawk since it was broad daylight, and all whatever it was had done was wring/ruin her neck.
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Eeeeee, Chickam! I can't order any more birds so I'm going to live vicariously through all of you, especially VS with her amazing webcam. :3
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