Anyone have luck catching a feral chicken?? UPDATE: Rooster caught, no hen

[staceyj]

I laid down for 20 minutes - open my eyes and it's 2 hours later!
Wow! Can't believe all that silliness didn't wake me up!
*Edited because I was so sleepy I missed a word.

 

[getaclue]

Note her Screen Name!

Yup, one more time my name fits me. I needed to getaclue, and now I have one...

 

[Parront]

Here is a little bit of an interesting story that happened today. I went out earlier to gather eggs. I found our New Hampshire pullet, Dottie (for the black dot on the back of her neck, well above her hackle markings), on the nest, trying to lay an egg. I picked her up, gathered the eggs and put her back. When I went out later, I saw her standing outside the nest box singing the egg song. When I looked in the box, I found this egg. I think it is funny that Dottie lays spotty eggs.
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What a lovely speckled egg!

 

[Redhead Rae]

What a lovely speckled egg!

I know! I was wondering who (out of our 40 hens an pullets) was laying those darker, speckled eggs. I'm glad I found out!

 

[Parront]

I know! I was wondering who (out of our 40 hens an pullets) was laying those darker, speckled eggs. I'm glad I found out!

She's a keeper!

 

[theuglychick]

Squatch Update:

I checked cams and still nothing but a possum, a squirrel, and a Reggie.

I'm going to play catchup here and read what's been going on.

We survived the brisket episode. Tomorrow we go full Lasagna!

 

[Parront]

And of course a credit card!

No telling what would be in all the boxes that would start showing up.

My goodness it is super windy here today. Probably going to find hens plastered to the fence all naked!

Do not laugh. Pre-approved cards have been known to be sent to dogs. Why not birds?

 

[Parront]

Squatch Update:

I checked cams and still nothing but a possum, a squirrel, and a Reggie.

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I'm going to play catchup here and read what's been going on.

We survived the brisket episode. Tomorrow we go full Lasagna!

Better photos! What is different on your camera, or are my eyes just old?

 

[theuglychick]

I think some of the critters are moving in some.

I tried to crop the pics to capture the varmits so a couple are zoomed in and they're blurry.

 

[staceyj]

Squatch Update:

I checked cams and still nothing but a possum, a squirrel, and a Reggie.

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I'm going to play catchup here and read what's been going on.

We survived the brisket episode. Tomorrow we go full Lasagna!

Can't wait to hear!