Derperella, the (weird) Faverolles, & Friends

[froggiesheins]

WOW, YOWZA and BRAVO!

 

[scratch'n'peck]

I will post soon! Right now I am here: http://m.stardem.com/news/local_news/article_cd5fd25e-31f8-5ce1-a33a-0bf01ab96dc1.html?mode=jqm

Cool, I hope you are enjoying the Waterfowl Festival. I'll count that post as an update ; )

While we are waiting for another update, I'll add some filler on waterfowl. Your waterfowl stamp will support amazing ecosystems across the nation. I am lucky to live near wetlands, and I am continually learning about species who live here. For instance this past summer, I learned about the Black-Crowned Night Heron. It took up residence nearby and announced it's presence every night with repeated squawking. I still have not actually seen these mostly nocturnal birds, but I searched the internet based on what I knew about the habitat and the bird call (which is included in the link above.) Here is a photo of the Black-Crowned Night Heron which I did not take because it always seems hidden in darkness when it's around here.

 

[TommyDaDelaware]

Black Crowned night herons are very neat birds! We learned all of our Wisconsin Waterfowl in my High school Environmental Science class.. And I still remember almost all of them. I always have a hard time differentiating greater and lesser scaup. But other than that I'm pretty good at it.

 

[Veer67]

I saw one in the summer when I visited the marshland in a nearby Audubon Center.

 

[drumstick diva]

I feel like I am "on hold" without the muzak

 

[KayTee]

Anyone see the similarities here?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

I think the common pose could be motivated by food. The heron is waiting to capture a fish swimming by. The mysterious adorabaderp chicken is waiting to capture the attention of the fud lady who will provide tasty treats.

Then again the Derp does love chair, so who knows...

 

[ChickenPeep]

Derp is a nocturnal predatory bird at heart.

 

[KayTee]

Or the "Derp effect" is spreading out from the coop to affect the local wildlife!

 

[stilldeb]

I was inspired by Derp to get my own Favs some time ago, Bantams as all our chickens are Bantams, and found some from a breeder in Wisconsin. We nearly lost one of the boys right away when my son's dog got a hold of him at 3 days old. He felt limp and nearly lifeless, but I gave him electrolytes, put him in a separate heated box and kept him in the bed with me all night. Next morning, he was fine! Well, he is a little off balance still and always will have to steady himself by holding one wing down, but nobody minds. They are almost 2 yrs old now.

We call them our Big Bang Theory chickens, with 2 two roos named Leonard & Sheldon (Sheldon is the one that isn't quite right), and all the girls are named Penny, so it's "Penny, Penny, Penny".

We unexpectedly lost one of the Pennys this week. They have all just come off their molt and none of us were ready for the suddenly cold weather, despite best efforts.

We have quite a few different Bantam breeds, but the Favs sure are sweeties, even the boys. I'm always picking them up. They are very responsible roos, too, always looking out for their girls. Leonard looks out for a pen of mixed Bantams and Sheldon has the "Penny's".

Anyway, we are very happy with our Bantam Salmon Favorelles, all because we were inspired by Derp!

Deb G.
KY