BYC Café

[CSolis]

Good morning, Cafe. Made a fresh pot!

Breezy, but still melting outside. Anyone want to trade upcoming weather??
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We ended up with about 8" out of the weekend storm. Shoveled the whole sidewalk and was feeling pretty good that I got something physical accomplished. Finally. But boy did I pay for it. Ran out antiinflammatories Friday, so pretty apparent the hydroxychloriquine isn't doing a thing. At least not yet.

Better thee than me! I couldn't take that kind of weather...

 

[DobieLover]

Tonya, on the molters - I've had two sleeping in the nest boxes so far. One has since floofed up enough that she's moved back to the roost. The other one is not floofing quite as fast. She stands straight up in the box when I go in at night to check on them, as if to say "I'll move if you want me to, but for the love of God don't touch me!"

I'm still hauling some of this spring's pullets out of the boxes. When I reach in and feel the pin cushions I yank my hands back and apologize.

This morning was drizzly. I hung out in the coop for a little while with maybe a dozen of the flock. Barb, a friendly second in command, who is currently in high molt, was preening when Seneca, the largest bird in the flock, decided it was a good time to take a jab at Barb.

I wish I had my camera recording it. The look on Barb's face when she turned around to address Seneca read "are you out of your friggin' skull girl??" Barb proceeded to demonstrate just why she holds second in command and drove that girl out the pop door, sans a few head and neck feathers.

After Seneca was out the door and on the run, Barb stood in the doorway, floofed and shook and about 30 feather fell out around her. I nearly died laughing.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

I'm still hauling some of this spring's pullets out of the boxes. When I reach in and feel the pin cushions I yank my hands back and apologize.

This morning was drizzly. I hung out in the coop for a little while with maybe a dozen of the flock. Barb, a friendly second in command, who is currently in high molt, was preening when Seneca, the largest bird in the flock, decided it was a good time to take a jab at Barb.

I wish I had my camera recording it. The look on Barb's face when she turned around to address Seneca read "are you out of your friggin' skull girl??" Barb proceeded to demonstrate just why she holds second in command and drove that girl out the pop door, sans a few head and neck feathers.

After Seneca was out the door and on the run, Barb stood in the doorway, floofed and shook and about 30 feather fell out around her. I nearly died laughing.

Ha! Oh, I wish I could've seen that. She's not to be trifled with

Is Barb the one that first hatched chicks there?

 

[DobieLover]

Ha! Oh, I wish I could've seen that. She's not to be trifled with

Is Barb the one that first hatched chicks there?

Yep. My favorite pictures of her.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Yep. My favorite pictures of her.
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The little feets one, that's the cutest thing

 

[DobieLover]

The little feets one, that's the cutest thing

That's Una on the right (her left foot) and Chip on the left. I don't know where Sarge was when I snapped that.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Have to agree love the feet under her

 

[LaFleche]

Okay, true confessions time.
Who else allows their pin cushion molters to hide in the nest boxes for the night?

I am guilty of allowing the nest for the night, but just for my very old girls, they are 9,5 and 7,5 and look like hedgehogs!

 

[pennyJo1960]

I am guilty of allowing the nest for the night, but just for my very old girls, they are 9,5 and 7,5 and look like hedgehogs!

Good to see you here what is you weather there today ?

 

[LaFleche]

Good to see you here what is you weather there today ?

Well, thank you Penny!

The weather here was quite cold and windy during the day, but a few hours ago it started raining again. Luckily, my grumpy little hedgehogs were safely tucked away by then.