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

[staceyj]

THANK YOU! I can't stop taking it out of the fridge and fondling it.
(lol. She said fondle!)

DONT DROP IT!!!

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

I've given up trying to figure out chicken pecking order. I would think I know who top hen is only to see her get pecked by someone else. My sweet little Wheaten Ameraucanas were the youngest in the flock till I hatched eggs. One of them made it her daily mission to show the new arrivals they were at the bottom. She would go chick bowling. Wait till they were all together scratching, then run into the crowd full speed just to watch them scatter. I swear I heard her laughing as they ran away.

 

[staceyj]

I had a kitty litter scoop that broke (flimsy POC). I had this (pic below) colander spoon in my kitchen drawer. I picked up at an outlet store somewhere and it is PERFECT to scooping poop! It is very sturdy and durable! The chicken poop always fell out between the kitty scoop slots too.



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Omg! Say what??!!??!!


That's what they use to scoop my hot boiled peanuts out of the giant pot at my favorite produce stand!

 

[staceyj]

No chickens indoors no poop indoors

Party pooper!
do we need to revisit my mask/chicken diaper photo?
Yes. We do.
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[Sassysouth]

Omg! Say what??!!??!!


That's what they use to scoop my hot boiled peanuts out of the giant pot at my favorite produce stand!

Hahahaha! You will never look at it the same!!!

 

[Smuvers Farm]

I have heard mixed reviews on the browns. I hear they are nicer but stink at laying.

I like how the Isabella roosters look BUT the pics of the hens look rather plain. I don't know anyone that has them so not any info on behavior.

If you don't mind skittish but not aggressive Blue Andalusian are good layers. They don't care to be handled but mine didn't run away screaming bloody murder either. Mine also still laid well at 5 years old.

I think any moar chickens we'll add will be dual purposers..... or we'll do up a bunch of meat birds...

Gnite guys...see you tomorrow!

x2! Been completely feeling *off* today, so going to bed early. G'NIGHT babies!!

 

[Smuvers Farm]

 

[R1V3R20NG]

My dad cornered a wild chicken thinking it was one of ours that got out and put it in our yard. We had heard reports of a chicken out on our street for about two weeks by that time. The chickens ran away from her knowing she was sick (thank goodness) I then treated her for lice in the quarenteen zone. She was so riddled she couldn't lay an egg. I helped dad build a makeshift coop out of a cardboard box and she loved it. She is super happy now and lays big eggs almost every day. Here is a recent pic of her staring at some vultures a few trees away.

 

[R1V3R20NG]

Party pooper!
do we need to revisit my mask/chicken diaper photo?
Yes. We do.
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Sorry can't look at it, parental restrictions. It's annoying I'm only 13 and yet my younger sister is registered as an adult on everything.

 

[TexasSam]

Party pooper!
do we need to revisit my mask/chicken diaper photo?
Yes. We do.
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