Chicken (Poultry) Addiction Anonymous *Chat Thread*

[amberflea]

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Well I just started with chickens, and now they are laying eggs...I have a dumb question, How do I know if one goes broody?? I do notice that a couple of my bantys yesterday were still on the nesting box as of 2 pm, and once I chased one out, and she clucked and clucked and then went back in... I thought maybe it was trying to lay an egg, but on second thought, maybe its broody?? I can't tell them apart, so don't know if the same ones are at it or not. I did get fewer eggs yesterday than ever...

:cd

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Love your story! Welcome to the thread.

 

[Louieandthecrew]

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Love your story! Welcome to the thread.

Welcome!!!

 

[Louieandthecrew]

Two days until Christmas!

How's everyone doing this pretty morning? 9:50am, waiting for some family to arrive! They should get here around 12ish

Can't wait to see them, coming in from a fourteen hour drive

 

[GammaPoppyLilyFlutter]

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Christmas! I can't wait. My family is coming over, and they are NOT country people. It will be fun to throw chickens at them.

 

[emvickrey]

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Christmas! I can't wait. My family is coming over, and they are NOT country people. It will be fun to throw chickens at them.

That reminded me of when my brother and his wife and kids came for a visit a couple years ago. To start out, we are country people and they aren't. My sister n law cleans with bleach to sanitize everything. I have dust bunnies with great great grandchildren. They have 3 spoiled prissy kids, one is disabled but the other 2 are fine. Concidering they are city folk.

Anyway, we all know what it's like living in the country. There are flies, spiders, beetles gnats butter flies.......bugs! My nephew is terrified of bugs.

He at the time was 6' tall 220 pounds and 16 years old and a couch potato. Every time he saw a fly he would run away and beg somebody to kill it.

Since I had chickens there was always more than 1 fly.

At night he would either stay inside or dodge the light as he came out.

: I never laughed at somebody elses fear as much as I did at him.

Then the older niece she was 21 or 22 and is real prissy, don't want to get dirty afraid of spiders. Around here in July it's hot, dry and dusty. She was constantly dusting her cloths off and washing her hands and when she was in the shower for the first time she spotted a spider that I let live in the corner in the shower and she freaked out and screamed for her dad.

So my poor spiders got murdered that day.

His wife being the clean freak she is just couldn't help but to clean every chance she got.

Poor thing worked harder on their vacation than she does at home. lol It was a hilarious 2 weeks and we did enjoy the visit. My nephew doesn't want to come back to the country but my niece would for a few days she said. lol

After they left other spiders replaced the ones that where murdered and took over the job of killing any files or other bugs that got in through the door and my dust bunnies came out from hiding.

OH! DH and the 7 year old grandson got out the 4 wheeler to go see how dirty they could get it and invited the company for a ride also. They didn't even know how to start it, change gears or drive it. I was astounded at their ages they couldn't drive.

My grandsons where all learning to drive something at age 2. DH would get on a country road and let them sit in his lap so they could steer the car or truck. By age 4 they where driving 4 wheelers and lawn mowers. Now at age 9 and 12 they can drive a car. The 2 year old is just getting started.

I think all kids should be brought up in the country. City folks have it too easy and couldn't fend for themselves if they had to.

I know, off subject but I just had to tell that story.

 

[emvickrey]

As for the holidays, we're going over my daughters to bring the grandsons their presents on friday. Christmas day we'll probably go visit DH's mother in the nursing home unless somebody has her at their house. Maybe rent a movie or two and relax. I'm betting my grandson will be over. He's here more than he's at his home. We don't mind though. We raised him till just last year. He wants to stay with us but wants to be with his little brother so he stays with his mom so he can. He is a good big brother and little brother. He's actually the middle child. The oldest lives with his dad and comes to visit.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Christmas! I can't wait. My family is coming over, and they are NOT country people. It will be fun to throw chickens at them.

That reminded me of when my brother and his wife and kids came for a visit a couple years ago. To start out, we are country people and they aren't. My sister n law cleans with bleach to sanitize everything. I have dust bunnies with great great grandchildren. They have 3 spoiled prissy kids, one is disabled but the other 2 are fine. Concidering they are city folk.

Anyway, we all know what it's like living in the country. There are flies, spiders, beetles gnats butter flies.......bugs! My nephew is terrified of bugs.

He at the time was 6' tall 220 pounds and 16 years old and a couch potato. Every time he saw a fly he would run away and beg somebody to kill it.

Since I had chickens there was always more than 1 fly.

At night he would either stay inside or dodge the light as he came out.

: I never laughed at somebody elses fear as much as I did at him.

Then the older niece she was 21 or 22 and is real prissy, don't want to get dirty afraid of spiders. Around here in July it's hot, dry and dusty. She was constantly dusting her cloths off and washing her hands and when she was in the shower for the first time she spotted a spider that I let live in the corner in the shower and she freaked out and screamed for her dad.

So my poor spiders got murdered that day.

His wife being the clean freak she is just couldn't help but to clean every chance she got.

Poor thing worked harder on their vacation than she does at home. lol It was a hilarious 2 weeks and we did enjoy the visit. My nephew doesn't want to come back to the country but my niece would for a few days she said. lol

After they left other spiders replaced the ones that where murdered and took over the job of killing any files or other bugs that got in through the door and my dust bunnies came out from hiding.

OH! DH and the 7 year old grandson got out the 4 wheeler to go see how dirty they could get it and invited the company for a ride also. They didn't even know how to start it, change gears or drive it. I was astounded at their ages they couldn't drive.

My grandsons where all learning to drive something at age 2. DH would get on a country road and let them sit in his lap so they could steer the car or truck. By age 4 they where driving 4 wheelers and lawn mowers. Now at age 9 and 12 they can drive a car. The 2 year old is just getting started.

I think all kids should be brought up in the country. City folks have it too easy and couldn't fend for themselves if they had to.

I know, off subject but I just had to tell that story.

We just had some company leave and they had two little girls and they were THRILLED to death that some of my favorite chickens would eat out of their hands. They adored our outside dog, Milo the border collie and they just loved my Buttons!

I gave them all the little quail eggs I had and their mom just had a fit over them! lol

 

[Muggsmagee]

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I love my cochins too. I only have 2 from the hatchery...but one we didn't know WHAT she was, and dubbed her "Happy Feet"...she always looked like she was tap dancing. She's a LF White Cochin. I love her stinky face.

 

[Muggsmagee]

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Great pictures!!!