MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

They can remember 80 other chickens faces and that's why they're often kept in flocks of 80 in the egg farming industry. At keast, that's what I read in an online chicken course I'm taking at Nottingham Uni.

That number keeps going up. Not so long ago the number was 54.

 

[MaryJanet]

Ooh, what course MJ?

It's the one @Perris mentioned on Shad's thread. Here's a link to the sign-up page.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/poultry-health

 

[MaryJanet]

That number keeps going up. Not so long ago the number was 54.

I hope I've recalled the information correctly

 

[LozzyR]

It's the one @Perris mentioned on Shad's thread. Here's a link to the sign-up page.

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/poultry-health

Is it good ? Are you enjoying it? Are you attending real-time lectures?

 

[Shadrach]

They can remember 80 other chickens faces and that's why they're often kept in flocks of 80 in the egg farming industry. At keast, that's what I read in an online chicken course I'm taking at Nottingham Uni.

One realises just how much the course is aimed at vets when they ask you if you would be able to carry out the procedures after following the course.
They do of course assume you have all the right equipment and haven't considered the possibility that you're working on your kitchen table!

 

[MaryJanet]

Is it good ? Are you enjoying it? Are you attending real-time lectures?

For me, good means I'm learning new things, so yes it's good.

I almost always enjoy learning and a course on chickens is the bee's knees as far as I'm concerned.

I don't think there are any real-time lectures, although I haven't got to the end of the course yet, so I can't say that with any certainty. But I'd be surprised if there were any, because it's an asynchronous online course, so it proceeds at my pace not the teachers' pace. So far, it's been mostly reading, videos and discussion forums, with a few quizzes thrown in.

Like Shad said, it's aimed at vets so I often find myself looking up terminology, which is *awesome* because that gives me even more learning.

 

[MaryJanet]

One realises just how much the course is aimed at vets when they ask you if you would be able to carry out the procedures after following the course.
They do of course assume you have all the right equipment and haven't considered the possibility that you're working on your kitchen table!

The terminology gave it away too.

But that's fine with me! I don't mind taking a vet's course. It'll help me when talking to Mark.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm on double-duty for a couple of weeks while the neighbours are in New Zealand. So there are two more chooks, two more cats and about 8 potted plants on my daily roster. It's working out quite well.

I pop to their place around 4pm and let the chooks and cats out, then go home until it's time to do my own chicken, cat and garden chores at sunset. By then it's around 8.30pm so I pop back to their place to water the plants, shut the chooks in for the night and feed the cats. Then I have my own dinner while watching telly with their cats before doing the litter trays and coming home again around 11. Every second evening, I give their oldest cat her special laxative medication.

I love these opportunities to provide a little pet care for them. It makes up for all those times they've done the same for me.

 

[BY Bob]

I hope I've recalled the information correctly

I'm certain you have.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm on double-duty for a couple of weeks while the neighbours are in New Zealand. So there are two more chooks, two more cats and about 8 potted plants on my daily roster. It's working out quite well.

I pop to their place around 4pm and let the chooks and cats out, then go home until it's time to do my own chicken, cat and garden chores at sunset. By then it's around 8.30pm so I pop back to their place to water the plants, shut the chooks in for the night and feed the cats. Then I have my own dinner while watching telly with their cats before doing the litter trays and coming home again around 11. Every second evening, I give their oldest cat her special laxative medication.

I love these opportunities to provide a little pet care for them. It makes up for all those times they've done the same for me.

Plus more animals to hang out with!