MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

I miss my beautiful Charlie

Yeh.

 

[BY Bob]

She did it! The dear old darling.

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If I didn't already know for sure it was Mary's egg, I'd have attributed it to Edie.

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Ordinarily, Mary lays an egg that resembles a golf ball. This one is quite elongated, more like the eggs Edie lays.

Hooray Mary!

 

[MaryJanet]

Hooray Mary!

I will never forget the day I picked her up from that awful farm and drove her home I would never have guessed back then that she would still be going strong 6 years later.

 

[BY Bob]

I will never forget the day I picked her up from that awful farm and drove her home I would never have guessed back then that she would still be going strong 6 years later.

You did a marvelous thing. She is a lucky lady. Of course you have been rewarded with the pleasure of her company. A true win/win for all.

 

[MaryJanet]

You did a marvelous thing. She is a lucky lady. Of course you have been rewarded with the pleasure of her company. A true win/win for all.

That's very kind, but I had made up my mind to have more chickens and that one would be an Australorp, so there was a lot of self-interest in the mix. I didn't know it was an awful farm until 10 minutes after I arrived there. The sense of relief I felt when I was driving home with her in the car was genuine. And I like to think Mary has flourished (to the extent possible in a suburban backyard).

 

[BY Bob]

That's very kind, but I had made up my mind to have more chickens and that one would be an Australorp, so there was a lot of self-interest in the mix. I didn't know it was an awful farm until 10 minutes after I arrived there. The sense of relief I felt when I was driving home with her in the car was genuine. And I like to think Mary has flourished (to the extent possible in a suburban backyard).

It seems simple to me to see that she has flourished.

 

[MaryJanet]

It seems simple to me to see that she has flourished.

She seems very chickeny and in good health. Energy, things to do, things to think about, plenty to eat and drink. She might prefer a nice couple of acres to roam over, but other than that I think she's doing OK.

 

[RoyalChick]

That's very kind, but I had made up my mind to have more chickens and that one would be an Australorp, so there was a lot of self-interest in the mix. I didn't know it was an awful farm until 10 minutes after I arrived there. The sense of relief I felt when I was driving home with her in the car was genuine. And I like to think Mary has flourished (to the extent possible in a suburban backyard).

I confess I don’t remember the story of the awful farm. Can you point me to it in your thread?

 

[MaryJanet]

I confess I don’t remember the story of the awful farm. Can you point me to it in your thread?

I don't know if I've ever told that story in full.

I was looking for an Australorp and someone had 'a few' for sale, so I reached out and made a plan for me to come and look at them. When I got there, it was a secluded farm property and it turned out to be a man who lived alone and who had a creepy vibe and who was not a listener, as in he talked non-stop and did not show interest in conversing. I felt vulnerable. He had one chicken left (I assume he'd killed the others). I said I would take her. He grabbed her with unnecessary force and shoved her into a cardboard box. She was terrified. I got us both out of there as fast as I could. It was an hour's drive back to my house and she was so quiet in the car.

Anyway, I have a feeling her long-term swelling in her leg was due to the rough way he handled her. I sometimes wonder if that hernia she had was somehow due to that too.

I'm so proud of her. I think she had a difficult start in life.

 

[RoyalChick]

I don't know if I've ever told that story in full.

I was looking for an Australorp and someone had 'a few' for sale, so I reached out and made a plan for me to come and look at them. When I got there, it was a secluded farm property and it turned out to be a man who lived alone and who had a creepy vibe and who was not a listener, as in he talked non-stop and did not show interest in conversing. I felt vulnerable. He had one chicken left (I assume he'd killed the others). I said I would take her. He grabbed her with unnecessary force and shoved her into a cardboard box. She was terrified. I got us both out of there as fast as I could. It was an hour's drive back to my house and she was so quiet in the car.

Anyway, I have a feeling her long-term swelling in her leg was due to the rough way he handled her. I sometimes wonder if that hernia she had was somehow due to that too.

I'm so proud of her. I think she had a difficult start in life.

Oh dear. So glad she came home with you!