Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

I've never seen a black one before! The ones we have here are green.

The chickens have been loving it!
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Green Grocer!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I've been in pain for a week now. I finally went to the doctor and we're waiting on CT scan results to see if it's a kidney stone or a muscle pull in my back.

The animals know I'm in pain. They've decided to make a cuddle puddle with me. ❤
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Dixie beat Rex up on the couch. Taz usually doesn't lay with me, so he must sense something. Scooby is happy I'm off work today and he can get extra snuggles.

Just spoke with the doctor. No kidney stone, just a severely pulled muscle. Rest and steroids and I should feel right as rain in about 2 days.

Thank you everyone for the kind thoughts!

Sorry to hear about your suffering CCCL. I'm glad it is a relatively "simple" fix.

Sounds like your animal nurses are doing a good job in the meantime.

Get well soon.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Black Prince.

Green Grocer!

Thank you for the IDs Ribh. I have absolutely no clue...

 

[Ribh]

Thank you for the IDs Ribh. I have absolutely no clue...

I grew up with these lovelies, being an ex~Sydney girl.

 

[micstrachan]

The same sky at 6:15 a.m.

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Spectacular!

 

[micstrachan]

As I was babysitting this weekend I missed most of the discussion about education on @BY Bob's thread but have now dumped a load ~ with more to come if I get up the nerve!

However I find the kiddies home environment so sterile I invariably get them out somewhere that I consider a little more child friendly so we walked to the 2nd of 2 parks. It was a lovely walk over a bridge, along a creek & past the golf course with its lake full of moor hens, tadpoles, dragonflies, fish & butterflies.View attachment 2411911

Yes, we did the swings & things.
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But the highlight of our walk was spotting someone's backyard flock free ranging in the back yard! Just look @ these beauties!
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Ah! Now I know where this chicken tax photo came from! The kids are adorable!

 

[micstrachan]

Nor have I. I think the rest were bantams which made her seem absolutely huge!!

It had to be this. She looks like my Buckeye from the side/back.

 

[micstrachan]

Hattie is quite large compared to Lilly, Sansa, and Sydney. I need to weigh Aurora. She used to be almost 2 lbs lighter than Hattie. Hattie is over 7 lbs. Lilly is right around 5 lbs. I remember Patsy, my Maran, being around 6.5 lbs. How much did your Marans weigh? I thought that might give you a point of reference,.

Buttercup (Brahma) was 8 pounds, Bridge (Barred Rock) was 7, and the rest were under 6. They mostly hovered in the 5.0 - 5.5 range, if I remember correctly. Except Margo (Leghorn) and Roxy (SL Wyandotte), who were under 5. The 1.5 year olds still seem smaller than the older girls, but they were never exposed to the pasture seed that made the flock fat.

 

[micstrachan]

Tribe 2.
L to R, Rivit, Mags rear end and Punch.
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A better shot of Mag.
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Is Mag a rooster or hen? Sorry; I should know this. Mag looks like a hen to me, but I’m thrown by the long tail feathers.

 

[micstrachan]

Myth.
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Myth! I don’t recall meeting her before. She’s lovely! The light spots on her feather tips remind me of sequins like she’s dressed for a party!