Chicken Math. Or "The story of how I didn't want chickens and got hooked"

[drumstick diva]

does the tortoise snap at the chickens?

 

[azurbanclucker]

Our first 100% verifiable American Bresse.

 

[azurbanclucker]

does the tortoise snap at the chickens?

No, the tortoises don't really care about the chickens and vice-versa. The only real problem I have is one of my Aussies who thinks she has to snap at the tortoises to herd them. She doesn't understand that there's no way she's herding them in the first place, let alone by snapping at them.

 

[Cryss]

No, the tortoises don't really care about the chickens and vice-versa. The only real problem I have is one of my Aussies who thinks she has to snap at the tortoises to herd them. She doesn't understand that there's no way she's herding them in the first place, let alone by snapping at them.

ACD? I have one. Well, she's a mix. Tries to herd me to the food dish when she knows time.

 

[azurbanclucker]

ACD? I have one. Well, she's a mix. Tries to herd me to the food dish when she knows time.

Aussie Shepherds. But yeah, they herd everything too.

 

[azurbanclucker]

This one didn't check in for bed check last night, so I had to go looking for her. She's made herself a nest in a brush pile in the corner of the yard, the little brat.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Had to cull one of the Orloffs this morning. Could't stand, neck was bent over, was in obvious pain. Feel like crap now. It had to be done, and I held it and comforted it as best I could as it passed on, but I hate this.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

I’m so sorry to hear, but you did the right thing.

 

[TheYLWFlock]

This chicken math thing is all to real... we are off to pick up a couple new chicks in a few days!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Tossed all the broody girls out and collected 70 eggs. 42 of them were some stage of "fertile" so they're in the 'bator.

This goober is the first one to make it longer than a week. He's a barred Rock / Blue American Bresse hybrid. He's going to look quite handsome I think, so he'll be really ewasy to rehome. The smaller one behind him, not quite sure yet what it is.

Said batch of broody broads I kicked out of the coop.