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[SallyinIndiana]

SallyinIndiana - Glad to hear you adopted a rescue kitty! There are far too many cats and dogs out there in need of rescue. Our local pound now has chickens that have been turned in as well!

Thanks, in many ways it makes a lot of sense. The cat is typically older so no real training needed and a food savings too. Plus it is fixed and this one is even chipped. The down side is no little kittens being born for the children to watch in the same way they watch a hatching egg. I have to admit I miss the kitten stage every so often, the same way I would miss having chicks if I only got adult chickens.
But our local shelter needs to get in contact with yours. My rescue was not really eligible for the barn cat rescue but it was the closest cat they had to a barn cat. Being only 6 months old, it was still eligible for the pet program. But it was the oldest cat with claws that had been through the fixing program left. Typically the barn cats are over a yr old so in a way I got lucky and get to see the end of the kitten stage.

 

[danand]

Toodles- I'm so sorry about your kitty. How strange that she hadn't had any symptoms. Sounds peaceful though.

Ccccc- cute egg!! I had a couple of those early on. Love your rock hen, didn't realize they were so much bigger than a leghorn. She/ they are very pretty!!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Toodles- I'm so sorry about your kitty. How strange that she hadn't had any symptoms. Sounds peaceful though.

Ccccc- cute egg!! I had a couple of those early on. Love your rock hen, didn't realize they were so much bigger than a leghorn. She/ they are very pretty!!

thanks. the hatchery rocks really aren't that big. The ones I got from Doug on the other hand are huge! I love them, they've got great personalities. She may or may not of sat in my lap the last half of the way home lol.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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My flock is not enjoying the cold.

Ani believes it is not proper:




Maggie's angry at the world:




Marama wants to yell about it:




Not even Frou-Frou is happy (though probably because of her molt

):




And Vespa... I don't know if she's angry or not, but man, she looks fabulous after her molt!

Most of the flock came out of the coop and went right back in! Its terrible out there with the wind.
Your girls look wonderful as always

Integration update...
Last night I worked until 5. It only takes me a few minutes to get home. I've been watching the two groups get along swimmingly, so everyone was out free ranging together. I'm guessing since they are all so young still, they don't quite know what they're doing yet! Not so much a squabble or a peck!
I unfortunately, did not leave work on time though, so it was almost 6, I panicked thinking, predators!!! Omg! I get home and everyone is just fine, so fine in fact...they were all roosting together! Roosting is used loosely, my younger birds can't figure out the roost.

I'm watching them from my cozy indoor spot and the two groups just do their own things. I'll be out there most of the day today to watch them. I still have branches, from the storm, to clean up and cut.
Annie

Fantastic news

 

[Mother2Hens]

SallyinIndiana - Glad to hear you adopted a rescue kitty! There are far too many cats and dogs out there in need of rescue. Our local pound now has chickens that have been turned in as well!

toodlesmom ~ When House Kat and I attended a program about chickens recently at a library branch, the woman who presented the program said that she is the one that the Humane Society or Animal Control calls when they receive a chicken. She said that it's usually a single chicken that she keeps or sometimes finds a home for.
There was this related story in the media last week: Urban Hens Often Abandoned Once Egg-Laying Ends - ABC News
One of our new members, Dex Holla mentioned it. IMO, unfortunately there will always be people who have no business having animals, whether it be a cat, dog, or chicken. We all know about the numbers of cats and dogs that need adopted, but that hasn't led to ordinances that ban cats and dogs for everyone. I think it's totally unfair to deny requests to allow backyard chickens because some owners abandoned or surrendered them to animal shelters. I can understand the increasing problem of caring for and finding homes for unwanted chickens, but not allowing conscientious owners to enjoy them is a no-win situation. As usual, education is the key. Programs like Indy's Nap Town Chickens Poultry Project are a great way to engage the public while educating them. One of their goals is putting a chicken coop in every school in Indy. A Nap Town member said, "There's a lot of curriculum built into raising chickens, so teachers like it. Besides just getting eggs to eat, we want to help kids think about where food comes from, what goes into producing it, and how not to waste it." I ran across this link: Initiatives | Nap Town Chickens

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Here is an egg I got the other day from one of my "mixed heritage" chickens.

It is smaller than a ping pong ball. I was surprised there was a yoke. Usually when I get ones that small there isn't.

Wow, that is a tiny one!

Quote: Congrats! We had 2 more dumped off this week. one is white, black spots, the other is a black torti-calico.
Both are NOT staying! Caught the white one after my guinea keets, and the black one is terrorizing Sassy, our only remaining barn cat.
I actually penned Sassy in the utility side of the coop tonight, her ear is cut up pretty bad from that cat.
She is completely trustworthy around the birds. Setting traps for those other 2 tonight.

I got some picture of my white rock pullet. I will try and get some better ones they don't do her justice. It was difficult to get pictures, because long story short, my cockerel has decided he likes her and kept standing in front of her when I was trying to get pictures







And that is him in my way. If you look behind him you can see her tail and chest

Lovely! They are just gorgeous!

Wow! FINALLY caught up! This is one chatty thread! I like it that way, though. It feels like a caring community. CORRECTION: It IS a caring community!

JCNY2000 - So very sorry to read about your calves. I just don't understand treating folks unfairly like that, let alone how cruelly those poor babies were treated. They deserve to be cared for and loved for as long as they live. I hope your remaining two pull through OK. They must think they have come to a heaven to live with the way you care for them.

Elly Mae et al - Thank you for the noodle-making lessons. I learned a lot about cooking from my Grammas, but not noodles. My mom, on the other hand, was a TERRIBLE cook who felt that everything had to be burnt black, or it was not done. A lot of the foods I detested as a child turned out to be favorites when I tasted them properly cooked as an adult.

M2H - I am enjoying your plans for educating Nene. The little piano is perfect. Can't wait for her first Youtube recital! Will there be a bunny duet?

Old Salt - I laughed my way through your description of your storm encounters, both recent and as a youth. You should think about writing your stories down for your heirs to enjoy. My gramma wrote down stories from her childhood that we all love to read.

Chicken Farmers of Indianapolis - I am surprised at how many of us are from Indy, and especially Irvington! We should have a meet-up some evening for pizza and a chicken chat. There is an Eastside Chickens on Facebook that is open to all Indy chicken owners that deals with more local themes. It isn't quite as interesting as BYC, but what is?

I have enjoyed seeing the pictures of everyone's roosters, hens, chicks, cows, and alpacas. The cute-o-meter was on tilt.

We have had tears here again. Our kitty, Smidgen, died last evening. She had been playing, and snuggling, and purring earlier; a perfectly happy and healthy-appearing kitty. When I came to bed, she was curled up on my pillow as usual, but dead. She was only about nine years old, with no illnesses. She was our first rescue, and came to us as a shy little flea-bitten Persian kitten. She loved to play fetch. This has been a very bad year for cats at our house, as she is the fourth we've lost.

I am so very sorry.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Wow, that is a tiny one!
Congrats! We had 2 more dumped off this week. one is white, black spots, the other is a black torti-calico.
Both are NOT staying! Caught the white one after my guinea keets, and the black one is terrorizing Sassy, our only remaining barn cat.
I actually penned Sassy in the utility side of the coop tonight, her ear is cut up pretty bad from that cat.
She is completely trustworthy around the birds. Setting traps for those other 2 tonight.
Lovely! They are just gorgeous!
I am so very sorry.

Thanks, I just love their personalities!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Interesting article! Thats how I got my rebel, someone dumped him out at a gas station!
He is a stinker so I am guessing he attacked the prior owner.

 

[Mother2Hens]

My flock is not enjoying the cold.
Ani believes it is not proper:



Maggie's angry at the world:


Marama wants to yell about it:


Not even Frou-Frou is happy (though probably because of her molt

):

And Vespa... I don't know if she's angry or not, but man, she looks fabulous after her molt!

Disclaimer: I am just teasing pipd!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

what kind is vespa.  She is very pretty.

Vespa is a silver Sebright.