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

[lilmarie84]

Im new to this thread so been playing a lot of catch up for the past couple hours give or take have been very interested in the hunt hoping you actually catch her and the whole time I was reading the adventure I was thinking that other than sasquatch another name that would have fit along the same lines and its one that all of us louisiana natives are familiar with is the rougarou just like sasquatch no one has ever seen it but we hear the stories and some say they have heard it and swear that it exists

 

[theuglychick]

Great suggestion!

Im new to this thread so been playing a lot of catch up for the past couple hours give or take have been very interested in the hunt hoping you actually catch her and the whole time I was reading the adventure I was thinking that other than sasquatch another name that would have fit along the same lines and its one that all of us louisiana natives are familiar with is the rougarou just like sasquatch no one has ever seen it but we hear the stories and some say they have heard it and swear that it exists

 

[theuglychick]

Thank you, my DH has been toiling away at it after work.
I've been supervising!

Wow! That looks awesome!

 

[peckpeckpeck]

I had an EE that laid jungle camo! I think the paint department gets creative every now and then.

Picture please!

 

[Anansi]

Sad thing is, one of our dogs is nick named Rougarou, aka Taco, and had the actual name of Bailey.


Bailey is on the left, Trixie, aka BooBear, is on the right.

 

[theuglychick]

Heh heh, I'll share my system for sneaking more birds past the warden.

My hubby (DH) likes that I love my birds, they keep me busy which is important because for me, an idle mind is the devils playground. So he really doesn't give me too much trouble about them. However, he is not a "bird" or "chicken" person (I didnt know this going into the relationship, but I guess in his defense, neither did he know that I was), and unlike me, he does have a limit. He thinks 9 chickens is a sufficient number.

Seriously. What am I supposed to do with 9 chickens?!

First I learned that if I don't count, DH doesn't know the exact # of birds we have.

If I get purebreeds, they all look alike, and he thinks that it's less birds because...

If I free range, DH will only see about 1/4 of the birds at any given time.

90% of biddies are easily concealed in the brooder by Mama heating pad. So when he sees this he doesn't know he's only seeing the tip of the iceberg.

The only way he will ever know the sheer true # of birds we have is to go into the coop at night and count them on the roost.

This will never happen because DH is mortified of snakes and I am sure I let him know about ALL the snakes that I "find" in and around the coop.

DH still thinks we have 9 chickens. I don't think even understands why we are adding on for 9 birds.

In reality, according to the law of negatives and Chicken Math, we have about 35-40, give or take 5 bantams that apparently cancel out one or two adult birds, lol!

This is going to be a tricky week because I have to integrate/conceal 2 shipments of chicks and juveniles into the flock without notice.

Wish me luck!

I am not at a point where I feel like counting all the birds..........that's all I have to say about that.....

 

[sannabelle]

Heh heh, I'll share my system for sneaking more birds past the warden.

My hubby (DH) likes that I love my birds, they keep me busy which is important because for me, an idle mind is the devils playground. So he really doesn't give me too much trouble about them. However, he is not a "bird" or "chicken" person (I didnt know this going into the relationship, but I guess in his defense, neither did he know that I was), and unlike me, he does have a limit. He thinks 9 chickens is a sufficient number.

Seriously. What am I supposed to do with 9 chickens?!

First I learned that if I don't count, DH doesn't know the exact # of birds we have.

If I get purebreeds, they all look alike, and he thinks that it's less birds because...

If I free range, DH will only see about 1/4 of the birds at any given time.

90% of biddies are easily concealed in the brooder by Mama heating pad. So when he sees this he doesn't know he's only seeing the tip of the iceberg.

View attachment 1157683

The only way he will ever know the sheer true # of birds we have is to go into the coop at night and count them on the roost.

This will never happen because DH is mortified of snakes and I am sure I let him know about ALL the snakes that I "find" in and around the coop.

View attachment 1157681


DH still thinks we have 9 chickens. I don't think even understands why we are adding on for 9 birds.

In reality, according to the law of negatives and Chicken Math, we have about 35-40, give or take 5 bantams that apparently cancel out one or two adult birds, lol!

This is going to be a tricky week because I have to integrate/conceal 2 shipments of chicks and juveniles into the flock without notice.

Wish me luck!

Hahahaha!! Oh my gosh I LOVE it. The snake bit is the best!!!

I could do the same thing here, probably, but I'd crack like an egg hahaha. We would be sitting around eating dinner and Id explode "WE HAVE TWO HUNDRED CHICKENS!" Then calmly go back to eating

 

[21hens-incharge]

Picture please!

Sorry I don't have pics she was one of my original 6 back about 8 years ago. She left us when she was around 5 1/2 years old.
I have not had good luck with EE's since. Kind of sad as we liked the pretty eggs.

Heh heh, I'll share my system for sneaking more birds past the warden.

My hubby (DH) likes that I love my birds, they keep me busy which is important because for me, an idle mind is the devils playground. So he really doesn't give me too much trouble about them. However, he is not a "bird" or "chicken" person (I didnt know this going into the relationship, but I guess in his defense, neither did he know that I was), and unlike me, he does have a limit. He thinks 9 chickens is a sufficient number.

Seriously. What am I supposed to do with 9 chickens?!

First I learned that if I don't count, DH doesn't know the exact # of birds we have.

If I get purebreeds, they all look alike, and he thinks that it's less birds because...

If I free range, DH will only see about 1/4 of the birds at any given time.

90% of biddies are easily concealed in the brooder by Mama heating pad. So when he sees this he doesn't know he's only seeing the tip of the iceberg.

View attachment 1157683

The only way he will ever know the sheer true # of birds we have is to go into the coop at night and count them on the roost.

This will never happen because DH is mortified of snakes and I am sure I let him know about ALL the snakes that I "find" in and around the coop.

View attachment 1157681


DH still thinks we have 9 chickens. I don't think even understands why we are adding on for 9 birds.

In reality, according to the law of negatives and Chicken Math, we have about 35-40, give or take 5 bantams that apparently cancel out one or two adult birds, lol!

This is going to be a tricky week because I have to integrate/conceal 2 shipments of chicks and juveniles into the flock without notice.

Wish me luck!

Priceless!!!!

Hahahaha!! Oh my gosh I LOVE it. The snake bit is the best!!!

I could do the same thing here, probably, but I'd crack like an egg hahaha. We would be sitting around eating dinner and Id explode "WE HAVE TWO HUNDRED CHICKENS!" Then calmly go back to eating

I love the going back to eating calmly!! I can so see that happening!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

It isn't that you aren't good at being a millennial. You may have grown up with technology, but you were never taught (or had the interest to self teach) how to utilize it properly. I am a millennial, and I thought I was hot stuff when I got my first tech job after college graduation. But the more I work with technology the more I find that I don't know. In the rush to make everything "user friendly" they've taken much of the learning process out of using technology. You are not alone. A lot of our peers are nearly as technologically illiterate as our parents.

I saw an intesting story on Xennials. Born between 77-83 it's a micro generation between Gen X and Millennials.

https://www.sammichespsychmeds.com/micro-generation-born-between-1977-1983-are-given-new-name/

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I have a thought
My daughter is the true farmer (12) and raising birds is her dream. One thing I've learned watching her any where is her calmness. In Hawaii she gets ferrel chickens to eat bugs out of her hands as well as Mallards & geese at the park. Then she pets them. I think being patient and very calm is a key when you are out in the yard or woods and bring along the meal worm bag. Maybe you can leave a few when you find where she nests and get her attention. Then after a few attempts she'll let you get closer and associates those tasty treats to you. Our girls are "worm trained", it's how this "gramma" gets them back in the pen, they follow me like the pied piper when they see/hear that bag. Have fun making a new friend!

I did the pied piper when strong winds opened my run gate and the kids went on an adventure. Worked like a charm! LOL