Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Bethany86]

I didn't

Stay hopeful and not long ago i private messaged you the invaluable info fancychooklady sent me that saved my birds almost overnight! it's crazy!

I didn't receive your pm Sydney..?

 

[satay]

I got my cage back last night it was left inside the gate so I am guessing he really didn't want to speak to me again lol.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I got my cage back last night it was left inside the gate so I am guessing he really didn't want to speak to me again lol.

His loss , not yours!

. Too bad you didn't get a chance to tell him to " stuff it up his jumper "!

 

[satay]

My marans roosters have just started to crow. I can hear the funniest noisy coming from their cages this morning lol. Gotta love young roosters

 

[IamSamSam]

Sam do you have an update on your hugemungasaur quail. ? Sorry that's what the 6 yo called it.

Satay that's great news. I'd keep it set for another week and see how you go. Usually dogs are pack animals and was more than one culprit !

 

[IamSamSam]

Ok I need to see them satay!

Baby roosters are too cute !

 

[satay]

will do my best to get some updated pics of the boys for you today Sam.

 

[Pinky Macgyver]

Hey everybody. Thankyou so much for your kind support it's so nice to know there's a group of people that understand

Satay, so sorry for your loss. I'm glad Thor is ok and nice job on the catch

All the baby pictures are wonderful ash, the slow feathering thing doesn't seem to be linked with the white. The white ones I have now seem to be feathering normally but I have at least one barred that isn't yet.

So, life is going on here. I still listen for his crow in the morning and he would always say hello when I'd open his coop and the girls are just silent but it's getting better. My ara started to lay the day before he died so it's possible the past week's eggs would be fertile right?

I've decided I want another rooster. It was a great peace of mind knowing he was there to protect his girl and warn if there were any menacing birds etc.

So I have a few options.
I have 1 Plymouth rock hen and 1 Araucana. I also have 1 one month old Yokohama that I'm planning to keep and 4 two month old black copper marans that I was going to keep one of. So for that bunch, my options are:
1. Keep one of my late roosters sons (either barred or white) barred would mean I either get 25% white chicks again or none, white would mean I get 75% white. And there are the crosses with the other girls to consider.
2. I keep the marans roo and maybe two of his girls instead of just one. That way I could sell marans eggs. I'd keep one of my roosters daughters in that case to keep part of him around and that would mean no in breeding.
(Chookpatch) I know you were interested in the marans but haven't heard from you. Pm me when you can)
3. I could get an entirely new rooster. That would mean new blood line and I'd have him sooner to protect the flock but I wouldn't be able to train him like I did giraffe.

My partner seems to be leaning toward the marans boy (T-Rex) but I'm not sure :-\ any thoughts would be much appreciated

 

[satay]

2 of my marans roos

and the other two boys. I will only be keeping one eventually but want to grow them out first so i can pick the best one.

This one is cute. I swear they are saying stop taking pictures and let us out lol.

 

[satay]

and just cause i can the beautiful thor showing no ill effects of his tick encounter last week thankfully.