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notabitail said:
You've been here 7 years, you have the Greeter and Friend badges.
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And he needs a new handle! Wrangler - so bland! He need a great title!


RebeccaBoyd said:
well we get a new little guy too :3


This...this peaks my curiosity. Does this new little guy have a wild hairdo? Is he black, brown and white spotted? Does he have a fancy name?
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So who is your new little guy?

Is it a pony 😉♥️
 
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It’s 60f outside. I’m very cold inside. I haven’t changed the filters yet. So I’m using my portable hand warmer instead of the heating system.
My hand warmer: IMG_4767.jpeg
 
TOMTE said:
What is it like having chickens in the house, for those of you who have house chickens? Is there a lot of poop to clean up? I'd be all for letting the chickens in the house sometimes. The rest of my family though... Absolutely not :barnie
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It’s not for everyone. There is some poop, but I have chicken towels around the house and a special blanket on my bed and couch. But it is a good way to get up close and personal with your pets. Chooks also don’t destroy the furniture, like dogs and cats do. (Iguanas are fine in the house too) :D
 
TOMTE said:
What is it like having chickens in the house, for those of you who have house chickens? Is there a lot of poop to clean up? I'd be all for letting the chickens in the house sometimes. The rest of my family though... Absolutely not :barnie
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If you read early on in this thread, Shadrack discusses chickens in the house - but his place at that time was designed for easy clean-up, as he intended to let the chickens in and out as they pleased. He even had a nest box set up in the house that they used frequently.

I have chickens in the house only when one is ill or something like that - and they are in a special crate or a box (except when I am holding them, or letting them snooze on my lap - or taking a nap with them on the bed 🤫), but these temporarily 'in the house' chickens, when I am holding them, are alway on a chicken towel (old towels relegated to that purpose),so cleanup is relatively easy...... shake the poo off into the compost pile, wash (I will wash them with my 'chicken clothes' - the equivalent of 'play clothes', but for cleaning and working in the chicken area - as they always get soiled!), and PRESTO no indication a chicken was there or went poo there! :D

:hmmWell except for the random feather dislodged when they shake...darn, caught again:gig

Good thing DH is patient and understanding:love

@lightm would be a really good person to ask, she has a house chicken because the hen went blind....so she transitioned from outdoor chickens - who only occasionally visited inside (except when being brooded), to having a permanent house chicken......
 
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Thirsty Thursday, Mr silly stripes.
My 3 new hens should be ready next week too. The fibro egger has bumblefoot, the lady has treated it once but thinks it's coming back. Should I still get her?
The chicken lady I met yesterday says she can come help me treat it if I need help.
And I will be getting either 6 or 7 cockerels to eat, she thinks one of them might be a pullet.
 

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