2020 Flock Life

[Silkie2005]

Photos from today.

Luna.
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Cookies and Cream
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Prince.
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Rocky.
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Fluffy.
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Penny.
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Dixie.
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Brahma mix.
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Goldie.
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Clucky.
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Guineas
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Olivia and Mr Nibbles
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Can I have them all!

 

[Silkie2005]

I got this nice picture of Katie my ex battery hen today

 

[Brahmachicken240]

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I got this nice picture of Katie my ex battery hen today

Great photo!
Lovely hen!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

I keep missing when people reply here

Anyways, I’m planning to put Cupid back in with one of his ladies on Tuesday or Wednesday.

 

[Jocp]

Hello and welcome to my chat thread
I’m making another one of these because the last one Went a bit silent and I was starting to talk to myself... Am I really that boring??

Allow me to introduce myself.
I live in Ireland.
I have 30 chickens, 27 Brahmas, blue buff columbian, golden partridge, blue partridge and lemon Pyle are their colours, I could go through them all individually but I wouldn’t want to bore you..,1 RIR, 1 buff Orpington and 1 buff Orpington mix.
only had around 10 chickens at the beginning of last year but I became a bit of a Hatchaholic.. it was around 50 at one stage ...
The plan was to breed them but they ended up getting a respiratory illness so now I’ve decided to keep them as a closed flock. Which is kinda what I was going to do anyways because no one was buying the roosters and I just had so many.
15 ducks, the colours are magpie, Rouen, khaki and a few mixed. 10 Guineas, 2 cocker dogs, 2 rabbits 2 cats View attachment 2041209
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some of my favourite hobbies other then caring for animals are garden design, interior design, painting and sculpting...

My cottage garden.
the garden consists of plants that attract butterflies and bees such as butterfly bush/ buddleia , sedum, delphinium, Ligularia dentata, red and yellow broom, sunflowers, petunias, bleeding hearts, montbretia and a few others
that I forget the names of..
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there are also around 30 roses in there and there’s a few trees such as blue spruce, blue cedar, holly and junipers.
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this next one is the patio.
it consists of different types of exotic plants like windmill palm, canary island date palm, musa basjoo the hardy banana... yes I grow bananas and palm trees here in Ireland.. bamboo, different types of hosta’s, Japanese maples, phormiums, cordylines, musella lasiocarpa, calla lily, ligularia, gunnera, fatsia japonica,Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus, passion vine, silver spear, canna lily and different types of coleus

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More photos of the cottage garden
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I like to grow sunflowers every year because they are beautiful plants, they’re great for wildlife and they put a smile on everyone’s face.
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these are some of my oil paintings..
I just recently started using oil paints..
cow
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Our golden partridge Brahma rooster that goes by the name Prince
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two rabbits enjoying their breakfast
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Maltese dog
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so... I’ve introduced myself.
now it’s your turn

wow what a great set up you have, congrats. My name is Joceline.
My chicken life has not started yet, I am getting 9 chicks mid April and will have my coop built by mid May. I live in Ste Marguerite du lac Masson, Quebec Canada and it is still winter here. I am doing a lot of reading about chickens and taking a one day course end of March. I have purchased all my supplies along with all my wood windows and this and that for my coop. A hardware store near me closed and I purchased all my coop supplies 60 to 80 % off so As soon as the snow is gone I will be getting started.

 

[Brahmachicken240]

wow what a great set up you have, congrats. My name is Joceline.
My chicken life has not started yet, I am getting 9 chicks mid April and will have my coop built by mid May. I live in Ste Marguerite du lac Masson, Quebec Canada and it is still winter here. I am doing a lot of reading about chickens and taking a one day course end of March. I have purchased all my supplies along with all my wood windows and this and that for my coop. A hardware store near me closed and I purchased all my coop supplies 60 to 80 % off so As soon as the snow is gone I will be getting started.

Hello Joceline
Nice to meet you!
Good luck raising your new chicks and building your coop.
let us know how it goes!
That’s a lot of snow, we’ve been having a few snow storms every now and then here for the last month, there hasn’t been near as much as that though.
I can’t wait for the weather to get warmer.

 

[Jocp]

Hello and welcome to my chat thread
I’m making another one of these because the last one Went a bit silent and I was starting to talk to myself... Am I really that boring??

Allow me to introduce myself.
I live in Ireland.
I have 30 chickens, 27 Brahmas, blue buff columbian, golden partridge, blue partridge and lemon Pyle are their colours, I could go through them all individually but I wouldn’t want to bore you..,1 RIR, 1 buff Orpington and 1 buff Orpington mix.
only had around 10 chickens at the beginning of last year but I became a bit of a Hatchaholic.. it was around 50 at one stage ...
The plan was to breed them but they ended up getting a respiratory illness so now I’ve decided to keep them as a closed flock. Which is kinda what I was going to do anyways because no one was buying the roosters and I just had so many.
15 ducks, the colours are magpie, Rouen, khaki and a few mixed. 10 Guineas, 2 cocker dogs, 2 rabbits 2 cats View attachment 2041209
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some of my favourite hobbies other then caring for animals are garden design, interior design, painting and sculpting...

My cottage garden.
the garden consists of plants that attract butterflies and bees such as butterfly bush/ buddleia , sedum, delphinium, Ligularia dentata, red and yellow broom, sunflowers, petunias, bleeding hearts, montbretia and a few others
that I forget the names of..
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there are also around 30 roses in there and there’s a few trees such as blue spruce, blue cedar, holly and junipers.
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this next one is the patio.
it consists of different types of exotic plants like windmill palm, canary island date palm, musa basjoo the hardy banana... yes I grow bananas and palm trees here in Ireland.. bamboo, different types of hosta’s, Japanese maples, phormiums, cordylines, musella lasiocarpa, calla lily, ligularia, gunnera, fatsia japonica,Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus, passion vine, silver spear, canna lily and different types of coleus

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More photos of the cottage garden
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I like to grow sunflowers every year because they are beautiful plants, they’re great for wildlife and they put a smile on everyone’s face.
View attachment 2041181View attachment 2041182View attachment 2041183
these are some of my oil paintings..
I just recently started using oil paints..
cow
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Our golden partridge Brahma rooster that goes by the name Prince
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two rabbits enjoying their breakfast
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Maltese dog
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so... I’ve introduced myself.
now it’s your turn

Hello Joceline
Nice to meet you!
Good luck raising your new chicks and building your coop.
let us know how it goes!
That’s a lot of snow, we’ve been having a few snow storms every now and then here for the last month, there hasn’t been near as much as that though.
I can’t wait for the weather to get warmer.

that’s a lake in front of the cottage, the snow is starting to melt it should be gone by mid April. We are good till June to work outside but the month of June in blackfly season. The flies are so thick you can’t breathe outside lol and they will eat you alive!!!! Lots of bug juice.

 

[MysticUniKitty]

Thank you your RIR is so cute, too!!



Thank you my chicken dont like it very much, Im trying to habit them with fake eggs! They seem to love to make their eggs in the poop!

mine too! It's a contest to see who can cover the eggs the most!

 

[MysticUniKitty]

wow what a great set up you have, congrats. My name is Joceline.
My chicken life has not started yet, I am getting 9 chicks mid April and will have my coop built by mid May. I live in Ste Marguerite du lac Masson, Quebec Canada and it is still winter here. I am doing a lot of reading about chickens and taking a one day course end of March. I have purchased all my supplies along with all my wood windows and this and that for my coop. A hardware store near me closed and I purchased all my coop supplies 60 to 80 % off so As soon as the snow is gone I will be getting started.

Welcome! And that's an awesome deal on coop supplies!!!
Babies are always so exciting! What breeds are you getting?

 

[WhoDatChick]

wow what a great set up you have, congrats. My name is Joceline.
My chicken life has not started yet, I am getting 9 chicks mid April and will have my coop built by mid May. I live in Ste Marguerite du lac Masson, Quebec Canada and it is still winter here. I am doing a lot of reading about chickens and taking a one day course end of March. I have purchased all my supplies along with all my wood windows and this and that for my coop. A hardware store near me closed and I purchased all my coop supplies 60 to 80 % off so As soon as the snow is gone I will be getting started.

Oh so jelly of that view ...