No stopping them now!

[gritsar]

My older birds, the brahmas, adore the figs that come off of the tree just outside their coop. However, being big fat, non-flying chickens, the brahmas have always waited patiently on the ground for me to pick them some figs or make do with the ones they can find on the ground.

My younger birds - speckled sussex, salmon faverolles, turkens, EEs, polish and silkies are not nearly as big as the brahmas and with the exception of the silkies, fly quite well.

Yesterday the younger birds discovered the fig tree. Today the tree is full of chickens, branches weighed down with chickens.

So much for making fig preserves this year.

 

[ranchhand]

Bird netting? What a bummer though, I hope you get some! Can you pick before you let the buzzards out?

 

[gritsar]

I could, if I could get my behind out of bed early enough.

 

[ranchhand]

I'll be happy to call you when I get up......

 

[FlockMama]

funny! Must be a sight to see...

I catch mine jumping for my raspberries and huckleberries.

 

[Country Heart]

Love the picture in my mind - real photos would even be better

 

[gritsar]

Quote:
You do and so help me......

 

[sourland]

Well, so much for selling figs.

 

[ranchhand]

Quote:
You do and so help me......

There's a hang up button on my phone.

 

[magicpigeon]

Quote:
You do and so help me......

There's a hang up button on my phone.

I have an Escape key on my keyboard...works like a charm