Bobo, the sweetest, loving little hen. She hops up on me, heads to my neck and shoulders, laying her head down and waits to be petted. How loving she is! But then…. She plops a big poop right on my shirt. :sick Yah, one of those poops! Yuck.
All of them are out now terrorizing the yard. Plenty of mud puddles to play in! :old
 
Bobo, the sweetest, loving little hen. She hops up on me, heads to my neck and shoulders, laying her head down and waits to be petted. How loving she is! But then…. She plops a big poop right on my shirt. :sick Yah, one of those poops! Yuck.
All of them are out now terrorizing the yard. Plenty of mud puddles to play in! :old
(Shirt is soaking in the laundry tub)
 
Hello everyone ! Also wanted to drop in to send some virtual good thoughts for @rural mouse, and @knoturavggrl.
I have to say how impressed I am at how graceful both of you are facing this difficult day. FBA does have a bunch of incredible ladies 💚.

I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I still have a lot of health issues with my flock, and trying to deal with those ; we also have a relative heatwave : nothing like what's going on for many of you, but highest temps ever for us, so still hard on everyone.

It was Léa 's teen chicks, the pooshoons, three months birthday yesterday, and I took IDs for my thread. I thought I would repost them for Monday mugs, apologies to those who have already seen them.

Pied Beau, the biggest cockerel, speaks and acts like a baby. He follows us around everywhere. He doesn't crow and I think he doesn't know he is a male chicken.
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Petit Blanc is smaller but already hormonal. He’s been crowing for a month, watches guard for his siblings, and tries unsuccessfully to mate with adult hens. He can be a bit of a bully and pecks human legs, but he loves when I groom his head.
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Laure is the wildest of the bunch, reminds me of Piou-piou 's temper. She won't eat from our hands and won't come near us.
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Annette is the prettiest, and very curious. She's the one we knew was a girl from days old.
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Lulu is very human friendly. She’s quite independent and often prefers to stay with the adults rather than with her siblings.
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Melisse is likely Lulu’s true sister, she has the same temper and similar looks.
She’s more friendly with petit blanc whereas Lulu hangs out more with Pied Beau.
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And some news that should make some of you smile : it seems Piou-piou is finally turning broody !
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Hello everyone ! Also wanted to drop in to send some virtual good thoughts for @rural mouse, and @knoturavggrl.
I have to say how impressed I am at how graceful both of you are facing this difficult day. FBA does have a bunch of incredible ladies 💚.

I'm sorry I haven't been around much. I still have a lot of health issues with my flock, and trying to deal with those ; we also have a relative heatwave : nothing like what's going on for many of you, but highest temps ever for us, so still hard on everyone.

It was Léa 's teen chicks, the pooshoons, three months birthday yesterday, and I took IDs for my thread. I thought I would repost them for Monday mugs, apologies to those who have already seen them.

Pied Beau, the biggest cockerel, speaks and acts like a baby. He follows us around everywhere. He doesn't crow and I think he doesn't know he is a male chicken.
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Petit Blanc is smaller but already hormonal. He’s been crowing for a month, watches guard for his siblings, and tries unsuccessfully to mate with adult hens. He can be a bit of a bully and pecks human legs, but he loves when I groom his head.
View attachment 3615788
Laure is the wildest of the bunch, reminds me of Piou-piou 's temper. She won't eat from our hands and won't come near us.
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Annette is the prettiest, and very curious. She's the one we knew was a girl from days old.
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Lulu is very human friendly. She’s quite independent and often prefers to stay with the adults rather than with her siblings.
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Melisse is likely Lulu’s true sister, she has the same temper and similar looks.
She’s more friendly with petit blanc whereas Lulu hangs out more with Pied Beau.
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And some news that should make some of you smile : it seems Piou-piou is finally turning broody !
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:frowHello there to you and your chooks.
 
Three of the eight chooks are clean 🧽! Bottoms, toes, beaks and ears. Removing the stick tight fleas is not an easy task. Persistence is the key! :old
I have Dakota, Xzit, Hen-Rietta, Shenandoah and Jaffar to do next.
If possible, I might try to clip Jaffar’s spurs as well.
But first, I need to eat! :yesss:
 

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