Arizona Chickens

[squeakyballs]

http://badgerbadgerbadger.com/

 

[Mahonri]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!




When I was a young turkey, new to the coop,
My big brother Mike took me out on the stoop,
Then he sat me down, and he spoke real slow,
And he told me there was something that I had to know;


His look and his tone I will always remember,
When he told me of the horrors of..... Black November;
"Come about August, now listen to me,
Each day you'll get six meals instead of just three,

"And soon you'll be thick, where once you were thin,
And you'll grow a big rubbery thing under your chin;
"And then one morning, when you're warm in your bed,
In'll burst the farmer's wife, and hack off your head;

"Then she'll pluck out all your feathers so you're bald 'n pink,
And scoop out all your insides and leave ya lyin' in the sink;
"And then comes the worst part" he said not bluffing,
"She'll spread your cheeks and pack your rear with stuffing".

Well, the rest of his words were too grim to repeat,
I sat on the stoop like a winged piece of meat,
And decided on the spot that to avoid being cooked,
I'd have to lay low and remain overlooked;

I began a new diet of nuts and granola,
High-roughage salads, juice and diet cola;
And as they ate pastries, chocolates and crepes,
I stayed in my room doing Jane Fonda tapes;

I maintained my weight of two pounds and a half,
And tried not to notice when the bigger birds laughed;
But 'twas I who was laughing, under my breath,
As they chomped and they chewed, ever closer to death;

And sure enough when Black November rolled around,
I was the last turkey left in the entire compound;
So now I'm a pet in the farmer's wife's lap;
I haven't a worry, so I eat and I nap;

She held me today,
While sewing and humming,
Then smiled at me and said:
"Ah, Christmas is coming......!

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone

 

[Phottoman]

I laughed when I read that poem, thank you Mahonri, and here's my contribution.

Went hunting for "just the right" Turkey this morning ..

This is Jamie, she bagged the first turkey.




Jamie again



My turn



Here's MY "Catch."



And, this is the Rooster that was given to me a few weeks ago, and I have been working very hard to "tame" him..

He's going to be an excellent (I hope) addition to our flocks.



Hee Hee, Jamie thought it would be cute to post some pictures of us "hunting" our Thanksgiving bird.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYBODY !!!


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[Gallo del Cielo]

Three hilarious posts in a row!

Well done and Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry TT!, that link was migraine-inducing.

 

[SherrieT]

Doesn't it just figure....

I'm having a wonderful visit with my youngest DD and her family in Cranston RI and my other daughter (who is taking care of my chickens) sends me this...

After all these months my Swedish Flower Hens have started to lay!!!!!!

Sherrie

 

[squeakyballs]

Three hilarious posts in a row!

Well done and Happy Thanksgiving! Sorry TT!, that link was migraine-inducing.

Those were awesome posts! Except for Macaroni's picture

Raw bacon is too gross to look at!

Gallo! How can you not love the Badger Song? It is one of my favorites!

Maybe you will like the Llama Song better?
http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama

 

[Mama Hen Chris]

Black "Australorp" Friday deals
"discounts on chicken stuff"

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Byq9zElViIhJWTlCNUZtMU5ZcW8/edit

 

[Billiam]

Hey everybody! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Well I let the new girls on the block into the great outdoors today. I got them back in early October so I think they are about eight weeks old. Is it too early to let them stay out over night or should I bring them back in when it gets dark? I need to put some wire over the top so they can't fly out and nothing can fly in.

 

[Demosthine]

Hey everybody! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Well I let the new girls on the block into the great outdoors today. I got them back in early October so I think they are about eight weeks old. Is it too early to let them stay out over night or should I bring them back in when it gets dark? I need to put some wire over the top so they can't fly out and nothing can fly in.

From everything I've seen and read so far, once they are fully feathered, they should be good to go outside. You'll definitely want to put them out now, too. With the slightly warmer weather this weekend, it will allow them to get better acclimated to the cold and you won't have to keep them inside all winter. My girls are about 9 weeks right now and have been outside for the last month or so. They are perfectly content and are doing great. No severe huddling, no shivering, or anything. They are plumping up quite nicely and have grown some beautiful feathers! Now I wish I had some recent photos to post!

Oh, and we've been hitting between the high-30s to the low-40s the last month at night, so it's been a touch cool at night. I had to break out my leather jacket and riding pants to come home from work every morning. Winter is quickly approaching!