2020 Flock Life

[MysticUniKitty]

Rain never let up today... But the kids found a tiny egg by the shed!


It's so cute!

Was checking on the kids at lights out and found the cats looking innocent.... Too innocent. I think they're plotting something.

Momo the Crazy


Aslan the magnificent

Hopefully it dries out tomorrow, Everyone looked pretty drenched so hopefully they dry out ok and don't catch colds... Rain was going straight into the stalls

 

[drumstick diva]

Be cautious - cats are always planning something

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Hopefully they all like it and you won't have to keep placing them in there for too many days!


Your pups are adorable!

Brahma you have some fabulous pictures of some really stellar animals!

Oooo that is awesome! It looks so homey too! Love it...

I love this place!! So cool!

Thanks all!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

I feel like I’m becoming too inactive, I’ve just been so worn out lately.

By the time I’ve got my birds sorted or I’m back from work I’m shattered

Worked hard today to move my brooding shed further along in our garden so that more natural light can get into the window of it. Took a lot of effort but we got there.

Tomorrow I’m going to try and get some photos of our exotic birds. We recently got some Bearded Barbet’s so I’ll see if I can get some of them.

I’m needing ideas on stuff to do to keep me on track.

excited to see photos of your exotic birds!
Congrats on the Bearded Barbets! Can’t wait to see them!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

I almost forgot! My Dad and I made a roost with a poop board yesterday! The trays are tops of ice machines. The idea is that it would be easier to pop them out to deep clean them when they get really nasty. I plan to have a thin layer of sweet pdz so I can scoop the poop easily. Hopefully it worksView attachment 2068677

Coop looks great!
hope it works out well!

Moving the shed was certainly a two person job too, absolutely no way I could move that Glad you got your rabbit hutch moved too!

I’ll definitely share photos here when I get them, as long as people are ok with that? I know exotic birds aren’t exactly chicken flock life but they’re still birds!

Anyways, I wanted to share where one of our laying hens ‘Paint Job’ lays her egg each day. She now hops into the dogs toy box to lay them.

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one of our girls has a laying spot under a large white thorn tree, she’s the only one that won’t use the nest box

My haul for the day... I just love my beautiful eggs! View attachment 2068918View attachment 2068919

lovely!

Rain never let up today... But the kids found a tiny egg by the shed!
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It's so cute!

Was checking on the kids at lights out and found the cats looking innocent.... Too innocent. I think they're plotting something.
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Momo the Crazy

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Aslan the magnificent

Hopefully it dries out tomorrow, Everyone looked pretty drenched so hopefully they dry out ok and don't catch colds... Rain was going straight into the stalls

cute cats!

our cat Patch snuck into the garage last night and made a mess

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Good morning/evening everyone
Hope everyone has a great day!

 

[drstratton]

Good morning/evening everyone
Hope everyone has a great day!

Good morning from me to your good afternoon! 6am here compared to 2pm in Ireland!

 

[Lungman]

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

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
View attachment 2041125View attachment 2041126View attachment 2041127View attachment 2041128View attachment 2041129View attachment 2041130View attachment 2041131View attachment 2041210View attachment 2041132View attachment 2041133View attachment 2041134View attachment 2041135View attachment 2041138View attachment 2041139View attachment 2041140View attachment 2041141View attachment 2041142View attachment 2041143


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..
View attachment 2041497View attachment 2041498
there are also around 30 roses in there and there’s a few trees such as blue spruce, blue cedar, holly and junipers.
View attachment 2041174

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
View attachment 2041177View attachment 2041178View attachment 2041179View attachment 2041180
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
View attachment 2041184
Our golden partridge Brahma rooster that goes by the name Prince
View attachment 2041185
two rabbits enjoying their breakfast
View attachment 2041187

Maltese dog
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so... I’ve introduced myself.
now it’s your turn

Hi and I just need to say your garden and flock are beautiful!! WOW! I'm new to chickens and do a little gardening also.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Rain never let up today... But the kids found a tiny egg by the shed!
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It's so cute!

Was checking on the kids at lights out and found the cats looking innocent.... Too innocent. I think they're plotting something.
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Momo the Crazy

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Aslan the magnificent

Hopefully it dries out tomorrow, Everyone looked pretty drenched so hopefully they dry out ok and don't catch colds... Rain was going straight into the stalls

I love those cats!!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Only got a few photos of the Barbets but I also got a nice one of one of the Hornbills!