Come one, come all! Join this contest to see who can write the BEST the FUNNIEST theeee most CHUCKLE WORTHY set of chicken care instructions ever!
Rules:
Must be under 800 words. Any submissions over 800 words will not be judged.
Must follow all BYC rules and guidelines
Only ONE per person
You must have your submission in by July 20th 11pm Eastern Time. Any submissions in after that will not be judged.
Prizes:
The only prize there is, is bragging rights.
@Tookie @Blue Raptor @GilbertMyLad @The Chick Addict and myself will be judging and there will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Post it down below for a chance to win!
Thats it! Have fun!
How to do the Chickens
According to most of you, Chickens are SUPER easy so this should be a piece of cake.
In the morning you must bring the chicken bucket down to the chickens but stop at the gate and make sure there are no onions or avocados in it. If there are, pull them out. You must also alert them to your arrival by, once getting to the gravel, calling out to them with a chicken call or morning greeting.
Dump the bucket right over the fence and lay it down sideways so they can peck it out. I usually take this time to sit on my haunches and stroke their tummies and under their chins. They like to be complimented on their feathers, egg laying, eyes, etc…
I then peek in the nesting boxes and in the coop to see that none are dead or broody.
If Zeus crows at any point in all this, tell him good job. The same goes for Wingding as well. Winding also gets extra talking to as he is nervous about being with the big chickens. Watch out for mites. As soon as you touch the coop, check your hands. There will be a minimum of ten mites crawling around on your fingers and palms. Just brush them off. You can clean it while I'm gone and I mean REALLY clean it but I know that none of you will even think about doing so, so just watch out for the mites.
After checking the water and refilling and cleaning if needed (every to every-other day) feed them.
Eggnog will hop up in the coop and if she does so, don't just push her out. Grab her in a football hold and place her gently on the ground while lovingly reprimanding her. Remember to talk to them a lot or they will go into depression.
If you throw scratch, throw it into the dusting dirt. That way they’ll mix it all up while looking for the corn and air it out. Linda is self-conscious about her limp so validate her on her walking.
While they are eating, fill the feeder.
Make sure to do a headcount in the morning and night. I’ll put a picture of each one you need to look for along with their names. You must say their names out loud or they will feel left out and go into deeper depression and then you wont get any eggs.
At night don't forget the egg basket. When you get down there the same goes in terms of making them feel loved. The whole shabang. Talking, petting, complementing, etc…
When you go to get the eggs, blow each one off because as we covered earlier, there will be mites on them.
MAKE SURE to do the eggs first so that you can hang them on the hose hook to air out while you do the other stuff. It’ll help with the mites.
Feed them but don't throw scratch. Scratch is strictly a morning treat and they know this, even though they will try to bribe you into giving them some by acting all cute and friendly. Do not listen to their cries. It is all an act and you will be taken advantage of if you give in. Check in the coop before grabbing the eggs and going inside. They don't feel safe unless you do and thus wont sleep well. Tell them all goodnight before you leave. Not because they want it but because it’s polite.
Side note: Do not allow Mom to do this. She makes mountains out of molehills (or Jurassic Parks out of chicken runs in this case.) and may give Zeus cause to be more suspicious than TSA. He might do something about his suspicion or he might not but I don't think Mom would want to risk it so just don't.
According to most of you, Chickens are SUPER easy so this should be a piece of cake.
In the morning you must bring the chicken bucket down to the chickens but stop at the gate and make sure there are no onions or avocados in it. If there are, pull them out. You must also alert them to your arrival by, once getting to the gravel, calling out to them with a chicken call or morning greeting.
Dump the bucket right over the fence and lay it down sideways so they can peck it out. I usually take this time to sit on my haunches and stroke their tummies and under their chins. They like to be complimented on their feathers, egg laying, eyes, etc…
I then peek in the nesting boxes and in the coop to see that none are dead or broody.
If Zeus crows at any point in all this, tell him good job. The same goes for Wingding as well. Winding also gets extra talking to as he is nervous about being with the big chickens. Watch out for mites. As soon as you touch the coop, check your hands. There will be a minimum of ten mites crawling around on your fingers and palms. Just brush them off. You can clean it while I'm gone and I mean REALLY clean it but I know that none of you will even think about doing so, so just watch out for the mites.
After checking the water and refilling and cleaning if needed (every to every-other day) feed them.
Eggnog will hop up in the coop and if she does so, don't just push her out. Grab her in a football hold and place her gently on the ground while lovingly reprimanding her. Remember to talk to them a lot or they will go into depression.
If you throw scratch, throw it into the dusting dirt. That way they’ll mix it all up while looking for the corn and air it out. Linda is self-conscious about her limp so validate her on her walking.
While they are eating, fill the feeder.
Make sure to do a headcount in the morning and night. I’ll put a picture of each one you need to look for along with their names. You must say their names out loud or they will feel left out and go into deeper depression and then you wont get any eggs.
At night don't forget the egg basket. When you get down there the same goes in terms of making them feel loved. The whole shabang. Talking, petting, complementing, etc…
When you go to get the eggs, blow each one off because as we covered earlier, there will be mites on them.
MAKE SURE to do the eggs first so that you can hang them on the hose hook to air out while you do the other stuff. It’ll help with the mites.
Feed them but don't throw scratch. Scratch is strictly a morning treat and they know this, even though they will try to bribe you into giving them some by acting all cute and friendly. Do not listen to their cries. It is all an act and you will be taken advantage of if you give in. Check in the coop before grabbing the eggs and going inside. They don't feel safe unless you do and thus wont sleep well. Tell them all goodnight before you leave. Not because they want it but because it’s polite.
Side note: Do not allow Mom to do this. She makes mountains out of molehills (or Jurassic Parks out of chicken runs in this case.) and may give Zeus cause to be more suspicious than TSA. He might do something about his suspicion or he might not but I don't think Mom would want to risk it so just don't.
Rules:
Must be under 800 words. Any submissions over 800 words will not be judged.
Must follow all BYC rules and guidelines
Only ONE per person
You must have your submission in by July 20th 11pm Eastern Time. Any submissions in after that will not be judged.
Prizes:
The only prize there is, is bragging rights.
@Tookie @Blue Raptor @GilbertMyLad @The Chick Addict and myself will be judging and there will be 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
Post it down below for a chance to win!
Thats it! Have fun!
@AidKD
@The birb king
@ChickenLover 3
@Ilovemychicks08
@KuntryBoi
@Pampered chicken girl
those are the only ones for now. Tag some other people that might be interested!
@The birb king
@ChickenLover 3
@Ilovemychicks08
@KuntryBoi
@Pampered chicken girl
those are the only ones for now. Tag some other people that might be interested!
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