Arizona Chickens

[pastrymama]

fyi, hens DO NOT like to go down the slide. just caught twin A and the 5 year old climbing the wooden playsystem in the backyard that is 7 feet up with brahma hens in their arms getting ready to launch them down the twisty slide. is it really any wonder why these 8 month old hens are not laying yet?????????

 

[gallopingfrog]

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[Memphisjourney2seramas]

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Sound like something that my mosters would do! Except the 4 year old would let me that it wanted to go down, or that the 2 year old did it, not her!

 

[Mikey D]

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I really did laugh out loud!

I don't know what breed either...

Tammy says One Dot sounds like a duck! I sure hope that is not a prelude to a crow!

 

[Mikey D]

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Keep it up! My family is giving me the knowing...

"he's sitting there laughing at the chicken forum again"

look.

Tammy saw me outside (the coop) with three of the chickes and asked if I was taking them for a walk...

What a beautiful day out today!

 

[Mikey D]

5 of 6 peeps in the what breeds / gender section vote female New Hampshire Red!

Woopie!

However Nurse_turtle is not convinced and wants to see some leg!

Unfortunately whenever I pick her up she squats down and sets on my arm - no leg visable.

And the Control Tower did not follow protocol and put the spares in the charger

so I'm going to go weld up a couple of brackets for a nice tree branch/roost and post in a couple of hours.

Whoopei again!

[happy!]

 

[aurorarose25]

is there anyone that is carpooling to the tuscan show next sat?

 

[azpenguin]

Well, looks like we shall be removing the silkie roo from the flock. We've discussed taking him back to the feed store where we got him as a day old (hey, why is that silkie "hen" crowing?) The crowing isn't really a problem, and he's not attacking us, or starting fights; the problem is that he is waaaaay too aggressive doing his business with the girls. He can't get on them himself, but he waits for the Wyandotte to tread a hen and then he hops on. He pulls feathers and draws blood by pulling really hard on the combs. (He has also gone for rides on the backs of hens that were trying to shake him off by running away, but he'd hold on

) The girls don't like him and they look like they've been through war. So it looks like he's going to make way for another hen. No biggie; we're starting to understand how people can really like and enjoy their chickens but not be attached to individuals.

On another note, we got the chickens to help with the garden more than anything else. After 7.5 months, that compost bin is looking fan-freaking tastic and we're looking forward to next year's garden.

 

[azpenguin]

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I missed this. Details?

 

[aurorarose25]

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I missed this. Details?

Its a county show I think...