Well, first it sounded like a mouse being hit with a hammer, and now a rubber chicken being squeezed. I'd say that's an improvement! (But he still needs to improve more...)
I do wish there were more interesting things in the sky over here. There's pipelines on my property so the pipeline airplanes come flying over, but some of them are nosy and fly over my house to see what's up. Other than that, there are a few passenger jets really high up.
Jet tax
Sally has...
I've never done shipped eggs before either, but with both Dawn and Tomatilla I got some eggs from the nest box and popped them under. Apparently Sine was from one of the CR's (he's got CR markings) and Cosine was from Big Buff. Not sure about Tangent, although I think he's from either Sir Cuckoo...
They do snatch chicks. I've seen a few over my meat chicken run but I've got hawk protection over it (mostly owing to the fact that meaties are so stupid).
I use different things. For Lady Nacho and Ginger I used the neck-stretching and for Lhicken I used a gun. Didn't really have much else to put a chicken down back in Lhicken's time.
I don't have a more recent photo of her, but look who's got a name now!
After debating forever, I finally decided on Columbia. She's still the biggest of all the chicks, and her beard and muffs remain fluffy. She's feathering out white with brown feather tips. Columbia also seems to be the...
:hugs :hugs :hugs For you
I name my chickens. But I still did a necropsy on Lady Nacho and Ginger. I've processed meat chickens, laying hens that I've named, and cockerels (who were also named but had extremely absurd names, usually inspired by sounds they made or how they looked - NeckBother...
Especially if you get easily terrified. A bull rushing at you head on makes for a really bad day. (If you get knocked off the bull you're riding, that is)