Ribh's D'Coopage

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I tend to view walnut combs as a malignant growth. I think they make the most beautiful birds look look icky, and that's my final word. Hope I'm not hated for that.

Oh definitely. The first time I saw one I thought there was something horribly wrong. It looks like their brain is growing through their skull.
(Too gross an image? Sorry, I'll see myself out... )

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone loved all the pictures

 

[Ribh]

Oh definitely. The first time I saw one I thought there was something horribly wrong. It looks like their brain is growing through their skull.
(Too gross an image? Sorry, I'll see myself out... )

That is too funny!

 

[Ribh]

Remember all this wonderful seating I showed you?
The kiddos lit the fire & moved in last night. Two adult kids & one cat & there wasn't a spare seat in the house!!!!!
They are all sprawlers.

Meanwhile the 2nd cat had got out.
He arrived home with a snake!

Oh, & the super duper coffee table has arrived. It looks lovey but has not been treated with the respect it deserves. I'm wondering why we bothered with the recliners...?

Ok, it's a home, not a show piece ~ as I keep telling my DIL, who is worried about small human bombs.​

 

[Ribh]

On the chicken front...we have been busy & our weather has been dodgy. It was after lunch before the girls got into the run yesterday. They made their displeasure known by the majority hopping the fence. The Big Girls all just squat for me. The bantams can be handled after a fashion. The Campines & 1 Aracauna scooted round & round the perimeter until they decided it was time to hop back over. They will be in lockdown again today because it is a mainland day & though the girl is here she refuses to be responsible for the chickens. I can't say I blame her.

Within an hour everyone was looking for food so I started dishing up for the milling throng. Suddenly, out of the far distance, 2 black & white birds hurtled towards the pen!! I hadn't even noticed they were missing. Frantic they were going to miss out on supper ~ & serve them jolly well right! I counted heads. Yep, Suyin was still out foraging. She has almost no interest in the commercial feed @ present & has grown very thin. Her molt is nearly finished so hopefully things will improve.

 

[Shadrach]

I'd love if you could make a post with a pic of each rooster Shad.

We could have a rooster beauty pageant!

I could make one for the current roosters. I've had a lot of roosters over the years and some I don't have pictures of. I didn't used to have a camera.
I'll see what I can do.

 

[Shadrach]

On the chicken front...we have been busy & our weather has been dodgy. It was after lunch before the girls got into the run yesterday. They made their displeasure known by the majority hopping the fence. The Big Girls all just squat for me. The bantams can be handled after a fashion. The Campines & 1 Aracauna scooted round & round the perimeter until they decided it was time to hop back over. They will be in lockdown again today because it is a mainland day & though the girl is here she refuses to be responsible for the chickens. I can't say I blame her.

Within an hour everyone was looking for food so I started dishing up for the milling throng. Suddenly, out of the far distance, 2 black & white birds hurtled towards the pen!! I hadn't even noticed they were missing. Frantic they were going to miss out on supper ~ & serve them jolly well right! I counted heads. Yep, Suyin was still out foraging. She has almost no interest in the commercial feed @ present & has grown very thin. Her molt is nearly finished so hopefully things will improve.

So, there must be something in my observations that heavy moulting hens go off their commercial feed. You wouldn't fancy following Suyin around for a couple of days and check out what it is she is eating would you?

 

[Ribh]

So, there must be something in my observations that heavy moulting hens go off their commercial feed. You wouldn't fancy following Suyin around for a couple of days and check out what it is she is eating would you?

Shad, a lot of it seems to be plain old dirt... I know she always goes for the deep leaf litter areas so there must be bugs & grubs there ~ so extra protein?

 

[Shadrach]

I think I'm falling in love again.
Moon is broody and she's been trying to sit in the house nest box. Much as I would love to let her because the chances are Treacle would be the father and Moon would it seems supply Marans genes heavily and the chicks may turn out cracking looking, I can't, so I've confiscated her eggs. She's been around most of the day. She's a pleasure to have in the house. She's quiet and likes to sit either at my feet or on the kitchen chair. I took a few pics.
Treacle comes by every now and then to check on her.