Flock/Life Journey's 2019

[Anna Ranieri]

Morning all

Sweet dreams to those in Aus

Morning
How are you today?

 

[KLIL]

Thank you! I always worry I say too much
I am with you on how lovable they are, I am totally smitten with them.
At the start they belonged to my daughter (she and my grandson live with me) but after the break down of her relationship she found it difficult doing everything. At the start we discussed her rehoming them but she was finding it hard to part with them, so I agreed to take them over to help her, now they are solely mine and I love every second of every day with them. Wouldn't be without them for the world
Mine don't like to be handled nor stroked so I only pick them up when needed (then I sneak in a quick cuddle and a stroke) one of my girls (Pedro) likes to sit on my lap and sometimes will have a nap sitting on my lap but I'm not to touch her.
Did you train yours to be held and cuddled or have they always been this way? Also, do you have a particular favourite? I love mine equally as I'm sure you do yours. And each has their own little cute and quirky ways and I don't ever want to be without any of them but I find the chickens are way more affectionate than the ducks and I get more interaction with and from the chickens than I do the ducks.

I do have a favorite. Her name is Hazel. I orginally got 8 pullets that were 2 weeks old. At about 5 or 6 weeks old 5 went missing. Then I kept them in for awhile then 1 on another day then another one on another day until it was only Hazel alone. So I got chicks again and started over but Hazel was with me and my partner more and more. When something happened now or they are scared of something she runs to the front door and gets me and my partner to help. Its really cute. She lets you pick her up and cuddle her and rub her face around her beak. She comes and stands next to you until you put her on your lap. And when I call Hazel she comes. But she can have her little attitude. She lays everyday. The first day she laid our dog got hit by a car and unfortunately he didn't make it. My partner and I were devastated. We were both crying and I said im going to check my chickens so anyways she had laid me an egg that day. It cheered me up. These are the reasons shes my favorite.

 

[ClucksAndCombs]

So you think this Sunday coming or you mean Saturday for me?

Oops . I'm terrible at dates- as mentioned before. I mean Saturday lol.

 

[rjohns39]

Morning
How are you today?

Morning Anna Doing well....

 

[KLIL]

Wow, well done - Very impressive
Are you going to eat them or are you growing them for your birds?
The split one looks so yummy, I bet it's sweet and juicy.
Giggled at your ant story - not because you nearly got eaten though, just sounds funny the way you've told it

Lol you should have seen them! They were everywhere. Biting me! Like I did something to them.

We are growing them to eat but the cracked one ill give to my ladies.
We are also growing strawberries, butter nut Pumpkin, loads of different chillies and Tomatoes.
Ill have a vegetable garden soonish too.

 

[KLIL]

Bets on Coco laying:
KLil - Friday
@ClucksAndCombs - Saturday

Anyone else?

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Lol you should have seen them! They were everywhere. Biting me! Like I did something to them.

We are growing them to eat but the cracked one ill give to my ladies.
We are also growing strawberries, butter nut Pumpkin, loads of different chillies and Tomatoes.
Ill have a vegetable garden soonish too.

Wow, lovely - can't beat home grown imo, however I'm not blessed with green figures so leave the growing to those who know how.
Ants probably they the melons are theirs Lol, might have a war on your hands lol

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Morning Anna Doing well....

Glad to hear it
What time is it where you are? It's 11:42 here

 

[KLIL]

Surely there would have been evidence of predatory attack, makes me wonder if they got stolen!
I imagine it must have been hard for you, not only being without them but also not knowing what happened - really feel for you hun and sorry for your loss

Just out of curiosity do you have any children? Sorry if I'm being too personal.

We thought the same. That they might have been taken because there was not one feather in the whole area or they wondered off but they were successfully free ranging for weeks so not sure.

No I dont have any kids. My partner and I have been together for almost 2 years but bought a house together about 9 months ago and haven't really thought about kids yet. I might be ready this year or next. Im 2 and a half years older then my partner Jordan but he wants kids when im ready. But he should probably ask me to marry him first hey lol.

 

[rjohns39]

Glad to hear it
What time is it where you are? It's 11:42 here

5:46 AM and if I'm right, about 10:46 PM for Krystal.