Recent content by BarredRockMom

"Top of the world, Ma!"

Just be glad that they like to jump up for a cuddle!

Clearly, she went in & stayed long enough to try out the new dance floor. Then Waltzing Matilda came back our for some refreshments, and to say "thank you & nicely done," of course. Those little pecks & soft clucking sounds were very sweet to read about!

I just read the rest of the posts. Karma, she's a comin'! I can't wait! And the more "good" things come his way, the worse it's going to be for him! Karma:. "How do you like me now?"

Or, "There are none so blind as those who will not see," whether those 'new relationship butterflies' are there or not. The fact that she wasn't even remotely disturbed by what she heard, even if she'd discounted it, tells me that OP is better off without trash in their orbit. And before...

Wow @Night Light, you have quite a lot of talent! I hope you keep learning & expanding your interests, knowledge & skills because it seems like you're on your way to great possibilities in life! You can do anything & be anything! Thanks for sharing your art!

Each time you go to tend the flock, you travel 8 miles to the allotment on two different busses, tend the birds & then travel 8 miles home on two different busses... because the person living next to the allotment _______ (oh SO many things come to mind.) I'm grateful that you do this for them...

Such beautiful, intelligent & amazing creatures!

Isn't it the most rewarding thing to make an animal's life better, shower the with care & kindness and watch them blossom? Even if they only have 1 day in your care, at least that's one day when they had an opportunity to know hope where maybe they hadn't had any before. To everyone who help...

When all but one hen from my 2nd flock passed away from old age, we knew that we had to get her some companions. We found a farm animal sanctuary who assured us that their adoption standards were quite rigorous & that we'd have to be prepared for an inspection visit pre-chicken adoption...

My Buff Orph (Mrs Butterworth) is at the top of the flock & sometimes she gets a bug on her nubbin & harasses the lowest girl on the rung. I can usually snap my fingers, call her out by name & get the bug off of her nubbin with a warning or two. Fortunately, she's not out of control or it...

I've been following your journey with the ex-batts & while I understand that everyone has different ideas about what animals need, I've never been more sympathetically frustrated at the absolute idiocy you've had to put up with, Shad. How the people you've interacted with can live with...

For my next trick, I will make you siblings reappear!!!

Sadly, you rooster's crowing could be the equivalent of nails on a chalkboard for the neighbor. (As amazing as it sounds, there are actually people who don't like the sound. Borderline character flaw, if ya ask me!)

There is the issue of quarantining, however. And sometimes the girls don't want a rooster in the mix, you'll have to see how it goes.