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    Breeding silkied Cochin bantams to the Standard

    Sorry I haven't updated in a while! Things have been hectic ever since the semester started and it's been a lot to keep up with I just wanted to stop by and share a picture of one of the grow outs from this year who's showing a lot of potential already. :love Pretty sure she's a green bander...
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    Double uropygial gland?

    I think this trait is more common than a lot of people think, honestly. Supposedly it's controlled by one of a hand full of genes that can impact the morphology of the uropygial gland, but my experience with it has been that it's not inherited as simply as I would expect for a monogenic trait...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    It's been a busy couple of weeks, so I only have a hand full of Casper pictures from just a couple events to share this visit, y'all! Most of them from one incident when he was being particularly adorable... This is sort of his corner of the living room, where we have a couple boxes, a...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    It about drove me nuts when I had pure Silkies and about drives me nuts with my Silkie mixes :th But I will say that Marka, the last Silkie hen I had, was an incredible mother, better than any other broody I've allowed to raise chicks. If only we could get this whole sexing eggs thing hammered...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    Some Casper for your week :love Getting some fresh air in the window 🥰 Taking up a modest amount of space on the bed 🤭 Those big eyes :love I just love his naps :love :love
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    Well, it's been a week. Day one of class went smoothly. I got home, changed out of my scrubs, took a moment to relax, and then went out to let the chickens free-range and... Well, this happened. No idea how long it was stuck there, but that is a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk hanging from the...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    Glad to hear on ZuZu!! :yesss: My broody jail is finally empty this morning, knock on wood, but Opal, Ganymede, and a couple unnamed Cochins were in there last week. :rolleyes: Opal's already had her brood this year, no idea what she's thinking! I got her on a whim, but Chicha's definitely...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    Yeah, I love when cats sleep like that. It looks so uncomfortable being all crunched up and contorted, yet they seem awfully pleased with themselves for it anyway 🤭 :love
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    I love seeing everyone's kitties :love Nothing more precious than a pampered cat. Speaking of pampered cats, here's a few of our Casper from the past couple weeks 🥰 Taking his naps seriously, as always 😊 Having a sit-down 🤭 He had his annual vet appointment just after my last post...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    Not much going on with the chickens these days. I've been laser focused on getting ready for classes to start tomorrow. Am I nervous? ...Maybe just a little. I do think we're going to lose Bucky. He's been having on-again off-again crop issues for the last week and a half, seemingly luck of the...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    Ugh, broodies!! :barnie I just had to throw FOUR hens into broody jail this morning, including your Ivy's look-alike, Ganymede, and miss Opal who has already reared a brood, fought practically everyone in the flock because she didn't want them even looking crossways at her babies to the point...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    Such a handsome guy :love And as a bonus, here he was yesterday after stealing my seat again :barnie See the halo floating over his head??
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    Unless he's in a particularly ornery mood, Casper has never minded having his belly ruffled 🥰 Cat? What cat? She's clearly perfectly camouflaged here! 🤣
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    Checking in again for the weekend! We did end up losing Ivy. Her fly strike was healing well, but she hadn't gotten over whatever had caused her egging issues, apparently, and one morning I found her nestled in the corner of her box like she had just fallen asleep. :( I also came across the...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    Weird lighting, but look at this complete goober! :love Scratching on his post is soooo exhausting, you know.
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    We had a second bird with fly strike today. 😩 Ivy had an egging issue a couple days ago and had a messy bottom from that. Today, I noticed flies hanging around her, so I checked her, and sure enough she had it. I caught it very early because I've been keeping a close eye on everyone since...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    That may be the truth! It sounds like they want to do everything in their power to help us get through the program and graduate with our class, though, so I am somewhat comforted in that knowledge. Like, as long as we're taking it seriously and trying, they aren't just going to kick us out...
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    It's time for me to admit I have a problem...

    An absolute goober 🥰
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    It's been... a week. :th Thursday was orientation for the dental hygiene program. Let me just say to start that I never once thought it would be easy to get this degree, not for one moment. But orientation really threw some things at us that have me feeling a bit uneasy. Primarily, the grading...
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    Pipd's Peeps!

    I've been so paranoid about that ever since. With some hens still going broody off and on, almost every night I have a little panic because someone isn't up to roost, only to find her grumping in the nests :tongue Yeah. I guess my reluctance is seeing my niece and nephew, with their young and...
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