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rural mouse said:
Went out this morning to do some trimming. Hopefully more of them can now fit under here and still enjoy the coverView attachment 3234355View attachment 3234357The trimmings from the deck got taken out the other side of the carport and dumped on top of some of the tall weeds. We'll see if the weeds keep the brush pile up or if I need to get more creative. Then some time in the coop. Hector and his girls are now 24 weeks old.


no idea what the sound he makes at the end means.
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If you find out, let me know. Mine do that a fair amount. I think it is used on 2 occasions, but, honestly, not sure.

1) a warning/watch for maybe trouble. This one tends to be not too loud and with birds (usually smaller birds).

2) I'm not happy and want to assert my authority! Louder than the other occurance - when a Roo is trying to show 'leadership'/importance after another Roo has crowed...but that roo is junior to the one who crowed and doesn't want crowing Rooster to come and fight nor take junior roos 'girls'.

If you notice, Hector is showing ladies nest boxes & talking to them. Loud (growl is what I call it!) growl by Hector after other Roo crows. - brings attention of 'his girls' back to him. My hypothesis, anyways based on my Roos. 🤷‍♀️ I really DO wish I could actually speak/translate chicken!!!!!!
 
The Case of the Disappearing Chicken

So, one of my DC girls 'disappeared' on me, and a week later I saw her in the afternoon and 'threw' her into the coop/run complex...as there were fox sightings and I was afraid she would be a sitting target....until I saw her, I thought she had been gotten and was no more.

Well the very next morning she bolted the minute I went to give them the morning check/food/water.:th(she was quicker than I, I didn't shut the door in time)

I searched high and low, but could not find her :( I was sure she would not be long for this world with the foxes out and about...and did I mention we have raccoons?

A week and a half ago, on a Saturday, as we were getting ready to go to the transfer station, my husband asked if I needed the cardboard leaning against the house...as he would take it to be recycled if I didn't......
Low and behold, the ONE place I didn't check - but should have! My little DC girl was in the sand bucket under the roof overhang, BEHIND the cardboard. She had 4 eggs she was sitting on! I was afraid the eggs wouldn't hatch due to mom being off of them overnight, but I felt I had to let her sit for a while anyways, after all she was quite determined to be a mom, and shrieked bloody murder when I found her and checked to see what was under her.😱

I have put food and water out with easy access, and figured that she would get until this weekend...if nothing by then, back into the coop/run with the other she would go!

Well...this afternoon I went to check on her on my way into the house from work.......

More Chickies:wee

Momma's 'nest':
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Momma NOT happy I checked to see how many eggs she had under her:
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Proud Momma with 2 chick (another one pipped, but not zipped; 4th not pipped)
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In this last pic, there ARE 2, one you can see the head/beak of, the other you can see the back.
 
bgmathteach said:
The Case of the Disappearing Chicken

So, one of my DC girls 'disappeared' on me, and a week later I saw her in the afternoon and 'threw' her into the coop/run complex...as there were fox sightings and I was afraid she would be a sitting target....until I saw her, I thought she had been gotten and was no more.

Well the very next morning she bolted the minute I went to give them the morning check/food/water.:th(she was quicker than I, I didn't shut the door in time)

I searched high and low, but could not find her :( I was sure she would not be long for this world with the foxes out and about...and did I mention we have raccoons?

A week and a half ago, on a Saturday, as we were getting ready to go to the transfer station, my husband asked if I needed the cardboard leaning against the house...as he would take it to be recycled if I didn't......
Low and behold, the ONE place I didn't check - but should have! My little DC girl was in the sand bucket under the roof overhang, BEHIND the cardboard. She had 4 eggs she was sitting on! I was afraid the eggs wouldn't hatch due to mom being off of them overnight, but I felt I had to let her sit for a while anyways, after all she was quite determined to be a mom, and shrieked bloody murder when I found her and checked to see what was under her.😱

I have put food and water out with easy access, and figured that she would get until this weekend...if nothing by then, back into the coop/run with the other she would go!

Well...this afternoon I went to check on her on my way into the house from work.......

More Chickies:wee

Momma's 'nest':
View attachment 3234681


Momma NOT happy I checked to see how many eggs she had under her:View attachment 3234680

Proud Momma with 2 chick (another one pipped, but not zipped; 4th not pipped)
View attachment 3234679
In this last pic, there ARE 2, one you can see the head/beak of, the other you can see the back.
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When they're that that determined, how can you say no. :love
:wee :ya :love :jumpy:jumpy:jumpy:jumpy
 

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