Official Squatch Watchers

[Suzi18]

So someone is moving to Texas and can't take their birds. They wanted to but waaay to hard. So they have been rehoming and trying to get the birds taken care of so the hard part of actually moving can start.
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Here is Chicken City! The white bird on the left and the group on the right are all new. I originally had them all together in the double crate but she was picking a fight so separate for now.
She's the only standard. A astrolorp x leghorn. Lays pinkish eggs.
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Trio of Porcelain D'Uccles.
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Three Bantam Cochins and the black in the background is actually the white hen with bantam cochin.

The D'ucclles are gorgeous. A pink egg layer is so cool.....cant wait to see one

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

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Super annoyed with a non chicken friend. Called and asked about borrowing his truck. (The moving person has a small coop that the D'Uccles where in. Said if the home buyer doesn't want it it's mine.) So say what going on and just asking cause it's up in the air but want to be prepared. I said something about, "I got the chickens might as well get their house." and the lecture on my chickens started.
He grew up on a cattle farm. So feels that chickens are livestock. When I was talking about Sugar and how I found her and was trying to nurse her back to health he said I should have just culled her. I know I'm a softie. I don't like to cull. I don't want to. But if I thought she had no hope or was suffering I would have done it. I'm keeping an eye on Gladys. Her spirits are high and she seems happy. Will she ever walk normal? Probably not. But she eats and drinks and POOPS. So why not let her live. He would have culled her too.
Gives me this "you're a farmer" crap. No. No I'm not a farmer. These are my pet chickens. Do I have a lot of pet chickens? Yes. But they are a flock animal. They do better in a flock. The flock is healthy.
I don't have 30 cats. Eating and pooping all over the place and making each other and me sick.
I have chickens living like chickens should.
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[Chickassan]

Thanks ya'll, I really love that little hen. She really fills that empty golden girl spot Bea left. I can't get over how loud she is though! Not voice wise but movement, you can REALLY hear her coming! Makes me want a flock of them so I can pretend I have horses.

Wow. That’s a beautiful bird right there! She’s like summer sunshine and thunderstorms all rolled into one!

So pretty!!!!

Making me want another buff brahma. They really are sweet birds.

Worked on Hobo's foot , got the glycerin on her before she settled in to lay went and snatched her right after she sung her song of entrapment. Wasn't hard at all, rolled the plug out with my fingers just had a tiny tail. Not much of a hole either, no more liquid in there. Cavity looked nice and clean, packed it with tepezcohuite put a baby sock on her. She took one step, flopped on her side refused to move. Took the baby sock off wasn't prepared for dramatics so I had a band-aid "dot" in my pocket put the dot on the hole. After a good long while of just picking up her foot trying to look at that dumb dot she finally moved on. Not my most professional removal but nobody died.

 

[ronott1]

So someone is moving to Texas and can't take their birds. They wanted to but waaay to hard. So they have been rehoming and trying to get the birds taken care of so the hard part of actually moving can start.
View attachment 1569079
Here is Chicken City! The white bird on the left and the group on the right are all new. I originally had them all together in the double crate but she was picking a fight so separate for now.
She's the only standard. A astrolorp x leghorn. Lays pinkish eggs.
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Trio of Porcelain D'Uccles.
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Three Bantam Cochins and the black in the background is actually the white hen with bantam cochin.

it is great that you could help!

 

[staceyj]

Speaking of chick pics, I've got some pics of my top two Cornish cockerels.

This one is my favorite so far,
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This is the runner up.
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I have one pullet that has lighter coloration. Too bad it is too light to be standard, her lacing is gorgeous. I'll probably keep her around as a layer.
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Gorgeous! I’d love a “lacy” bird or two.

 

[ronott1]

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Super annoyed with a non chicken friend. Called and asked about borrowing his truck. (The moving person has a small coop that the D'Uccles where in. Said if the home buyer doesn't want it it's mine.) So say what going on and just asking cause it's up in the air but want to be prepared. I said something about, "I got the chickens might as well get their house." and the lecture on my chickens started.
He grew up on a cattle farm. So feels that chickens are livestock. When I was talking about Sugar and how I found her and was trying to nurse her back to health he said I should have just culled her. I know I'm a softie. I don't like to cull. I don't want to. But if I thought she had no hope or was suffering I would have done it. I'm keeping an eye on Gladys. Her spirits are high and she seems happy. Will she ever walk normal? Probably not. But she eats and drinks and POOPS. So why not let her live. He would have culled her too.
Gives me this "you're a farmer" crap. No. No I'm not a farmer. These are my pet chickens. Do I have a lot of pet chickens? Yes. But they are a flock animal. They do better in a flock. The flock is healthy.
I don't have 30 cats. Eating and pooping all over the place and making each other and me sick.
I have chickens living like chickens should.
::::end rant::::

 

[Chickassan]

Sallie is a buff brahma. I got her in July because my buff colored easter egger died and I missed having a gold bird.

So pretty.....what breed is she?

 

[Chickassan]

Not going to even kid ya'll that was the weirdest bumble. Not bad weird just odd. The underneath where the "tail" was looked sort of hairy? And the hole and cavity were way smaller than I anticipated. It was like it was mostly liquid and plug no cheese to speak of. I'm not going to knock it though, i'll take better than expected any day of the week.

 

[staceyj]

Thanks ya'll, I really love that little hen. She really fills that empty golden girl spot Bea left. I can't get over how loud she is though! Not voice wise but movement, you can REALLY hear her coming! Makes me want a flock of them so I can pretend I have horses.



Worked on Hobo's foot , got the glycerin on her before she settled in to lay went and snatched her right after she sung her song of entrapment. Wasn't hard at all, rolled the plug out with my fingers just had a tiny tail. Not much of a hole either, no more liquid in there. Cavity looked nice and clean, packed it with tepezcohuite put a baby sock on her. She took one step, flopped on her side refused to move. Took the baby sock off wasn't prepared for dramatics so I had a band-aid "dot" in my pocket put the dot on the hole. After a good long while of just picking up her foot trying to look at that dumb dot she finally moved on. Not my most professional removal but nobody died.

HILARIOUS!
So glad that plug came out without a fight!

 

[staceyj]

Not going to even kid ya'll that was the weirdest bumble. Not bad weird just odd. The underneath where the "tail" was looked sort of hairy? And the hole and cavity were way smaller than I anticipated. It was like it was mostly liquid and plug no cheese to speak of. I'm not going to knock it though, i'll take better than expected any day of the week.

The plug at one time was the “cheese”.