Farm chatter

[black_cat]

Sounds about right.
Don't try any farm store nonsense, more often than not their "sexed" chicks are not sexed correctly, and breeds get mixed up.

Amen to that!

 

[ackie]

that is a heckuva comb on tillie

 

[black_cat]

that is a heckuva comb on tillie

Yep! She's very proud of it. @CHlCKEN says it looks like it's put on upside down.

 

[Fuchsia]

Lots of pics incoming!!
How the run looks right now:
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Tillie in snow. She came out all on her own!
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Ruth being a weirdo.....I picked her up to put her on the hard packed snow, but she *chose* to fly into the deep snow. She did not know what to do at this point and just stood there until I took pity on her and moved her back to the hard snow. "I have lost the ability to exist, thank you'View attachment 2455011
Inside of the run with Tillie saying hi. @SBFChickenGirl I took your idea of spreading some hay and they loved it.
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Best friends!!!
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The others decided to join the party...
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And then back inside!
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Remember: Tillie IS judging you for being out in the snow after the party ended.

GREAT PICS!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Fuchsia]

@CHlCKEN, remember your avatar when it was the moving pictures, how did you do that?

 

[black_cat]

I forgot to mention that yesterday, when it was still light and fluffy snow, I placed poppy in the snow when it was still sinkable. She sunk down a bit and decided that the only logical solution to this problem was to fly straight up like a helicopter. This didn't work because chickens aren't helicopters, but poppy was not aware of this fact. She almost got out of the snow, tripped on it, and flew a couple feet just above the snow. She landed and promptly sunk in again. I put her back in the coop because I felt bad.

 

[CHlCKEN]

NOOOO GUYS.........
ALL the silver laced cochins are sold out all through 2021 at MpC

Sorry. You really have to buy early for anything to be in stock. MTHealthy usually has stuff in late in the year (I bought from them this May!) but they don’t have such a nice assortment.

Cackle is my favorite hatchery. Maybe try them for breeds you like

 

[black_cat]

Sorry. You really have to buy early for anything to be in stock. MTHealthy usually has stuff in late in the year (I bought from them this May!) but they don’t have such a nice assortment.

Cackle is my favorite hatchery. Maybe try them for breeds you like

I need the low minimums. MpC is near enough to me that I can do minimum 3.

 

[black_cat]

I need the low minimums. MpC is near enough to me that I can do minimum 3.

It looks like EEs and splash marans are in stock. I guess I'll have to settle for a white cochin.

 

[CHlCKEN]

@CHlCKEN, remember your avatar when it was the moving pictures, how did you do that?

Yes! It’s a GIF which I made on here https://ezgif.com/maker

(I can’t post the gif to show you since it is to big a file)