Ribh's D'Coopage

[micstrachan]

We don't often get amazing sunrises in summer but this morning's low cloudbank spread right along the spine of Minjerribah catching some lovely colours.
East, Nor'east
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More sou'east.

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Absolutely stunning!

 

[Ribh]

These are absolutely precious! I wish my flock would cuddle up like that. I have about 20 feet of roosting space and ten birds in the main coop. Only a few pair up to cuddle. I’m hoping to get the little girls (14 weeks) in the big coop soon, so there will be 13 total. It will be interesting to see what happens there.

That's the high roost. Everyone wants to be up on that or I'm sure they wouldn't share as well. They can see out the air vent too.

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[BY Bob]

Good evening folks

Good evening everyone

Good morning all.

 

[rjohns39]

Good morning all.

Good morning Bob, have a great day

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

People are funny.
I have a surplus of eggs.
I give those eggs away up & down the street rather than waste them or throw them out.
I don't ask for anything back except the empty egg cartons so I can reuse them until they fall apart. Sometimes I have absolute hordes of cartons. Other times nothing @ all but people are funny about receiving something for nothing & I get back odd things: One chappie makes his own icecream, saves the egg whites then makes us a pav. Yum! Once it was the most glorious fudge! Homemade cordial, blueberry muffins, relish. This week we have been promised a pav ; one lady brought beetroot relish [gorgeous on smashed avo toast!] & today, along with an empty egg carton in our post box, I found a home made candle [coconut & mango]



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Meanwhile those responsible for such bounty were mixing it up on the roost.

Lavender is in solitary.

Beathag, without Mhari , is very much on her own & my BR, Hepzibah, was making it plain she wasn't welcome on the top roost. Down she came, disconsolate. I grabbed her & shoved her between Ha'penny & Luna because Luna is kind & though Ha'penny isn't above the odd peck she really isn't all that fazed. With a comb like that who is she to be casting aspersions?!

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Luna had Wrold, who hopefully has reconsidered her broody status, under the other wing.
Alpia had tucked herself in with the Campines & out of Patricia's pecking reach.
Everybody was calm & settled when I vacated the coop & all tucked up together ~ which is how I like it.
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I just love how Luna (I think) is looking right at you with a chook under her wing. She's like 'see mum, I'm a good chook.'

 

[micstrachan]

That's the high roost. Everyone wants to be up on that or I'm sure they wouldn't share as well. They can see out the air vent too.

My alpha is on the high roost and only allows one other hen up there... at the opposite end!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

There are some near-feral chicken flocks and feral turkeys in the town area of our island. Some bantam barred chickens, and the turkeys quickly reverted to a more wild body type without the breeding focusing on the butterball standards!

That is amazing.

 

[BY Bob]

My alpha is on the high roost and only allows one other hen up there... at the opposite end!

Of course. She is queen.