Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

[scottcaddy]

Cat looks almost comfy.

Scott

 

[vehve]

Cat looks almost comfy.

Scott

Scott, it's going to stay. Ben has a bleeding heart

 

[Bens-Hens]

I am trying to give it away on Facebook and people were asking if it was friendly. I think the "I'm trapped in a cage and don't like it" look is a hard sell lol.

SInce I gave it some attention though it has gotten attached.

 

[vehve]

I am trying to give it away on Facebook and people were asking if it was friendly. I think the "I'm trapped in a cage and don't like it" look is a hard sell lol.

SInce I gave it some attention though it has gotten attached.

I think a cutesy name like "Satan" might speed up the process...

 

[vehve]

Or something I always wanted to name a cat, Jesus. Just think how much joy you could bring the neighbors yelling "Jesus, where are you, come in!" in the nights...

 

[vehve]

Phew, talk about lucky chain of events. Yesterday, after talking about it for weeks, I finally lent the neighbor our spray collar meant for training dogs. Fastforward to today, I noticed that the Alhos had once again gone over the fence over to our other neighbors unfenced yard, so I went to shoo them back to our side. At the same time, the first neighbor was returning from the forest, with the dogs loose. They of course spotted our birdies, and charged. Luckily she was just testing the spray collar, so she gave the big one (a 35kg 6m/o Leonberg) a little spritz, and she wen't running to mommy with her tail between her legs. I managed to move with what seemed like something out of the Matrix speed to first close the gate from keeping them from getting to the rest of the flock, and then to block the smaller dog with a well placed soccer tackle move. Two Alho's immediately flew back to the yard, but the third one kept running into the fence. I then, still moving in "bullet time", managed to grab a hold of the smaller dog while the last Alho made a jump up on the fence, and everyone escaped the situation unscathed. In other words, we've had an eventful day.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Ben, my hubby told me for 20 years that he hated cats. If only his old regiment buddies could see him now, he takes the German shepherd ,ridgeback and HIS cat muffin for a 3 k walk. Yes the cat follows them all the way down and all the way back. Last week he was away diving and a feral cat beat muffin up, he was ringing me twice a day to get a progress report on his little muffin. There's nothing more appealing than a ' tough guy ' showing his soft side.
Muffin.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Phew, talk about lucky chain of events. Yesterday, after talking about it for weeks, I finally lent the neighbor our spray collar meant for training dogs. Fastforward to today, I noticed that the Alhos had once again gone over the fence over to our other neighbors unfenced yard, so I went to shoo them back to our side. At the same time, the first neighbor was returning from the forest, with the dogs loose. They of course spotted our birdies, and charged. Luckily she was just testing the spray collar, so she gave the big one (a 35kg 6m/o Leonberg) a little spritz, and she wen't running to mommy with her tail between her legs. I managed to move with what seemed like something out of the Matrix speed to first close the gate from keeping them from getting to the rest of the flock, and then to block the smaller dog with a well placed soccer tackle move. Two Alho's immediately flew back to the yard, but the third one kept running into the fence. I then, still moving in "bullet time", managed to grab a hold of the smaller dog while the last Alho made a jump up on the fence, and everyone escaped the situation unscathed. In other words, we've had an eventful day. 

Lucky! Saved by the collar . Sounds like you need to do some serious wing clipping.

 

[vehve]

Lucky! Saved by the collar . Sounds like you need to do some serious wing clipping.

Nah, I like my girls flighty. The neighbors have been a way for a while, but they're returning in a few days so the girls should stay away from their yard then. And with the ability to fly, they stand a better chance escaping when needed. Also, they fit through the netting still, so it wouldn't help.

Muffin is a good looking little kitty.

 

[cwrite]

Muffin is a cutie & looks a bit like Tiger who would love be to taken for walks. He even lifts his leg like a dog for tummy scratches.

Cute pics Ben. It's exciting to see how they feather out. I've already been thinking that if one of mine go broody I may have to go the route that chicks don't count towards my total number of hens allowed. ; )