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laughing till my sides hurt

post #1 of 10
5/3/12 at 7:45pm
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I have 26, 1-wk old cornish crosses.  A june bug got into their brooding box tonight.  Oh my golly, the pandemonium!  We laughed until our sides hurt.  One bird would catch it in its beak and run to the other end of the box like a running back headed for the end zone.wee.gif  Once there, the others tried to pluck it away.  Birds jumping on each other, tackling each other, running across the tops of each other.  The tug of war with the bug, stealing it from one to another.  i am still laughing an hour later!lau.gif

 

Finally the bug got torn into multiple pieces and there was a bit of protien for all to share.  Then they all laid down and went to sleep.th.gif

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post #2 of 10
5/3/12 at 7:48pm

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Mama to 2 hens and 1 rooster, 4 dogs~~~2 rescued greyhounds from the racetrack, a hound mix and a rat terrier, both strays.  Newest pet addition...4 hermit crabs...bought 4 more....total of 8 now. 

Also "Mimi" to 5 grandkids, who keep me busy going to their school soccer, basketball, volleyball games, community and school plays and dance recitals. 

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Mama to 2 hens and 1 rooster, 4 dogs~~~2 rescued greyhounds from the racetrack, a hound mix and a rat terrier, both strays.  Newest pet addition...4 hermit crabs...bought 4 more....total of 8 now. 

Also "Mimi" to 5 grandkids, who keep me busy going to their school soccer, basketball, volleyball games, community and school plays and dance recitals. 

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post #3 of 10
5/3/12 at 8:05pm
Bwaahaahaa...I love watching chicken football, especially when it's little butterball chicks!!!! lol.png
Tammy
Buff Orpingtons and RIR,
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post #4 of 10
5/4/12 at 6:32am
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CHICKEN FOOTBALL! I didn't know if had a name, but that is exactly what it is!  BYC needs a chicken football emoticon.

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post #5 of 10
5/4/12 at 6:46am

The entertainment value of chicken-chase games are infinite! gig.gif
 

A Mixed 6-Chicken Flock

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A Mixed 6-Chicken Flock

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post #6 of 10
5/4/12 at 7:59am

Who needs TV when you have chickens?

Proud father of Lexi. Luke, Patrick and Justin.  Lucky husband to Thaia and momma to 14 layers, 5 Bourbon Reds, and 8 Pearl guineas and 26 new pullets.

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Proud father of Lexi. Luke, Patrick and Justin.  Lucky husband to Thaia and momma to 14 layers, 5 Bourbon Reds, and 8 Pearl guineas and 26 new pullets.

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post #7 of 10
5/4/12 at 8:01am

LMAO tooo funny! My chickens are my favorite thing to watch. Since getting them I maybe watch an hour of tv a week now.

Husband - Eric, 4 Daughters - Shamera, Piper, Jocelyn & Tilly, 3 Dogs - Hank, Zangar & Penny, Cat - Junior (Mentally Handicapped) and 3 Chicks- Nugget, Mumble & Cinnamon.

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Husband - Eric, 4 Daughters - Shamera, Piper, Jocelyn & Tilly, 3 Dogs - Hank, Zangar & Penny, Cat - Junior (Mentally Handicapped) and 3 Chicks- Nugget, Mumble & Cinnamon.

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post #8 of 10
5/5/12 at 9:08am

Yeah, I'll watch them for hours.

My chicks were two days old and just figuring out how to use their legs. About 10 of them were sleeping under the heat lamp.

I watched as an another started running from the edge of the brooder towards the heat lamp. wee.gif

As he got to the edge of sleepers it looked like he did not know how to stop so he tried to jumpep.gif

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Landed right in the middle of the pileup under the heat lamp.Chicks were running in all directions

 

Too funny!!!


Edited by Island Roo - 5/5/12 at 6:15pm
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post #9 of 10
5/5/12 at 5:24pm

Chicken football is why I love to weed our veggie garden...

 

Ever see a chicken fight over a slug or a grub?!  THAT'S vindiaction right there!  (Slugs attacking lettuce crop right now....grrr.....MY GREENS!  And grubs are underneath the bushes where I'm pulling out grass to put down mulch.)

 

Ever watch a chick watch an ant walk through their yard (or so the ant thought!).....Priceless!  The first ant is dangerous and terrifies the chicks until someone gets brave, pecks it, devours it and looks for more!  The second ant is truly a tasty treat.  The third ant doesn't even have a chance to make it past the fencing!  Yes, our FR chicks are now 'on patrol' for bugs at the edges of the fence!  Can't wait for more of those tasty morsels!

-- Blessed are the flexible, for they will not break --

Beloved spouse of wonderful husband, Mom to two men-in-training, 4 Eastern 3-toed box turtles, 1 spoiled parrotlet, 1 pompous feline and a jealous dog.  20 Black Java laying flock.  Love our Java's!  Meaties growin' in the barn.

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-- Blessed are the flexible, for they will not break --

Beloved spouse of wonderful husband, Mom to two men-in-training, 4 Eastern 3-toed box turtles, 1 spoiled parrotlet, 1 pompous feline and a jealous dog.  20 Black Java laying flock.  Love our Java's!  Meaties growin' in the barn.

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post #10 of 10
5/5/12 at 9:47pm

Last year I had 50 cx that were around 2 lbs that somehow caught a small mouse and played chicken football with it until one of them eventually dropped it too close to the wire and it snuck out. It was hilarious!!!!

Layers, ,meaties, goats, kids, and a great wife...life is great.


Hatchery permit/npip certification under way....inspector will be coming any day now!
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Layers, ,meaties, goats, kids, and a great wife...life is great.


Hatchery permit/npip certification under way....inspector will be coming any day now!
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