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post #1 of 28
1/31/12 at 10:52am
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In the past you have stated that I have a preference for raising "non-real" chickens.  I'm wondering what you would call my latest flock member Widget?

 

Widget is 6 months old, so full grown for all intents and purposes.  She weighs 9 ounces and is approx. 5 1/2 inches tall.  So is she real or non-real?  Thanks in advance for clearing this up for me.  wink.png

 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #2 of 28
1/31/12 at 10:58am
  • Imp
  • All things share the same breath- Chief Seattle

The chicken is real.

 

I'm not so sure about Gritty.  hide.gif

 

Imp- Clear that one up, if you can.idunno.gif

 

 

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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post #3 of 28
1/31/12 at 11:00am
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Originally Posted by Imp View Post

The chicken is real.

 

I'm not so sure about Gritty.  hide.gif

 

Imp- Clear that one up, if you can.idunno.gif


No, no, no!  You are confused as usual Imp.  I'm real, Widget is real, it's the cats that are imaginary. 
 

 

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #4 of 28
1/31/12 at 11:48am

NINE OUNCES????   ep.gif  

Heck, that isn't even big enough to make a chicken nugget!  hide.gif

 

 

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post #5 of 28
1/31/12 at 11:56am
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Originally Posted by kathyinmo View Post

NINE OUNCES????   ep.gif  

Heck, that isn't even big enough to make a chicken nugget!  hide.gif

 

 

But it would fit nicely on a hamburger bun.......
 

 

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  Try to live your life like you are worth the price Jesus paid.

Bantams: Blue, Black Wyandottes~ Black Cochin~D'uccles~Br Leghorns~Barred Rocks Large Fowl: White Leghorns~Polish
"You need chickens. It's in your blood."  my incredibly understanding and indulgent husband!

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post #6 of 28
1/31/12 at 12:52pm

Gritty is real.  (Well, most of the time) hu.gif

 

That is not a real chicken - perhaps a very large parakeet? idunno.gif

 

Does she live in a cage in the house? gig.gif

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post #7 of 28
1/31/12 at 1:38pm
  • Imp
  • All things share the same breath- Chief Seattle
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Originally Posted by sourland View Post

Gritty is real.  (Well, most of the time) hu.gif

 

That is not a real chicken - perhaps a very large parakeet? idunno.gif

 

Does she live in a cage in the house? gig.gif


I'm not convinced. I'll need some scientific proof that Gritty is real. I'm thinkin' restraints and a very large hatpin.

 

And yes, Gritty lives in a cage in the house.

 

Imp- off to search for hatpins
 

 

 

 

If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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If all the beasts were gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit,

for whatever happens to the beasts also happens to the man.

All things are connected.
Whatever befalls the Earth befalls the sons of the Earth.

 

       ― Chief Seattle

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post #8 of 28
1/31/12 at 1:59pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by sourland View Post

Gritty is real.  (Well, most of the time) hu.gif

 

That is not a real chicken - perhaps a very large parakeet? idunno.gif

 

Does she live in a cage in the house? gig.gif



I have the smaller of my two brooders set up in the house.  I have informed my husband that should our February temperatures get nasty, i.e., below 30*F (February typically being our coldest month) Widget will be coming in the house, along with Dragon the crossbeak. 

 

I bought Widget as a companion for Dragon, now that Dragon's hatchmate Harley is too big to share a coop with her anymore.  Turns out Widget is smaller than Dragon. 

 

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the Pooh
I'll never develop a thick skin.  Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people. 

A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, runner ducks, call ducks, two geese that are my feathered children, and a crossbeak silkie X named Dragon. 

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post #9 of 28
1/31/12 at 2:02pm

I take it that Widget's parents probably weren't Jersey Giants?

 

It seems that Widget must be one of those there "midget chickens"

I use to read about in a book...Chicken Little.

 

 

Spook

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post #10 of 28
1/31/12 at 2:06pm
  • gryeyes
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Widget is a REAL adorable chicken!

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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-- Linda (AKA: gryeyes)
I refuse to fight a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

Buncha Outdoor PET chickens, ducks, two Toulouse ganders, and four turkeys. Plus 2 wiener dogs, some bunnies and a rescue cat which owns me. Oh. And a house silkie....

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