Ribh's D'Coopage

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

The Blue Mountains are very pretty, I agree. Lots of lovely little spots tucked away up there.

Yeah me and my family often go for a drive through there, my mum grew up there

 

[Ribh]

Thanks to *The German Girls*, as the man calls my Vorwerks, any free range time has now been severely limited so when I have cleaned the coop I have taken to tossing what's left of the bale into the run for the girls to demolish. They make short work of it.​

 

[Ribh]

Yeah me and my family often go for a drive through there, my mum grew up there

My man worked all through there for a while & we used to picnic all through there as kids. It's an absolutely beautiful area.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

My man worked all through there for a while & we used to picnic all through there as kids. It's an absolutely beautiful area.

It truely is.

 

[BY Bob]

Caturday is brought to you by Peaches today!

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Her belly is enormous and I feel movement! She is taking turns between eating and sleeping.

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You are doing a really good thing here.

 

[BY Bob]

My Caturday cat collage...
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That's wonderful! A family photo!

 

[BY Bob]

Unfortunately our local hospital is rather small & understaffed. Losing patients temporarily is fairly common ~ which is why I waited over 4 hours before trying for an update ~ & even that was too soon. My views on Covid are not the commonly held ones so I very much agree that keeping loved ones apart when love & support are most needed is cruel.

Even less of an excuse then. Badly run, understaffed or not.

 

[BY Bob]

I love your cats!

They love being shown off. well, maybe not Davis.....at times

 

[BY Bob]

CHOOK OF THE WEEK:
Luna.
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Luna is effectively a barnyard mix but she was sold as a Favorelle X, along with her sister Suyin. I always start out with pairs whatever happens afterwards. She certainly got the sweet Favorelle temperament. Her sister did not & was something of a bully.

Luna is one of those hens every flock needs: calm, sensible, a good layer, friendly but not needy & gets along with everyone else in all tribes.

Luna is the hen I look to to gauge the tribes as a whole. If she's upset something is going on. If someone is being a pain, Luna is the hen that will sort them. If someone needs a friend, Luna is that friend. She's quite sensitive so is the hen most upset by deaths in the tribes & can be quite agitated for days afterwards.

She's not my lead hen, or even number 2 but these days is sitting comfortably @ number 3 or 4 & is one of my loudest & most vocal hens. She's always got something to say. Unfortunately she sounds like she's complaining long & loud!

Favorelles come from a small village in France called, yep, Favorelle. They were bred from a weird mix, many breeds I've never seen like the French Rennes & Maline amongst many others & were developed when the French moved to cages because the popular Houdans did not like being caged & rather misbehaved.

Not the prettiest of my hens, or one with the most character but absolutely indispensable & a real favourite with everyone.

She is definitely a special hen.

 

[BY Bob]

I found this story particularly astounding

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07...-not-told-about-death-of-loved-ones/100278864

Unconscionable! Very sad.