Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

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He is very handsome.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm managing one and a half hours most days. I go about an hour and a half before dusk and let them out. While they are out I do some weeding and digging and slowly they all come over and have a go themselves. If I could just explain that digging the first couple of inches is fine and we don't need holes big enough to hide in we would get the placed cleared in no time.
Once they've had a couple of weeks of this routine; it's easy to get them all back into their run at dusk, I'll get a couple of full afternoons a week in. There are a couple of places where the fence needs patching. Even though the fence isn't high it's just enough at the moment to stop them wandering to far and me having to search for them.
They're getting used to me now. I chat away to them while I'm there. The legbars decided this evening that I may be a good thing and ate from my hand. They've been a bit standofish until now.

It sounds like you are establishing a good routine with them and already are winning them over. Great work!

 

[LaFemmeKatia]

This and one other are the hens giving me most concern. She's a very friendly hen. She was one of the first to let me pick her up which is good because I needed to get a good look at her. I've seen her poop a couple of times now and there is no sign of worms or cocccidiosis. It doesn't mean she doesn't have either but no evidence is a good start. She's not eating the commercial feed which isn't helping. I'll be trying out various foods like fish and wlanuts which she will eat in an attempt to get her weight up while she's moulting.
I'm spending a couple of hours a day with them at the moment. The weather makes things rather difficult but I've got decent rain clothes and they are well worht a bit of personal discomfort. It's all going to be slow progress but progress we will make, one way or another.
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Aw, she does look downhearted. Molting must be so uncomfortable.

 

[LozzyR]

Definitely Caturday.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Koffee Klatch Wednesday Wherever ​

From my daughter's house. No chickens to be found anywhere.
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The sad face is because you have no chickens anywhere.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

I'm managing one and a half hours most days. I go about an hour and a half before dusk and let them out. While they are out I do some weeding and digging and slowly they all come over and have a go themselves. If I could just explain that digging the first couple of inches is fine and we don't need holes big enough to hide in we would get the placed cleared in no time.
Once they've had a couple of weeks of this routine; it's easy to get them all back into their run at dusk, I'll get a couple of full afternoons a week in. There are a couple of places where the fence needs patching. Even though the fence isn't high it's just enough at the moment to stop them wandering to far and me having to search for them.
They're getting used to me now. I chat away to them while I'm there. The legbars decided this evening that I may be a good thing and ate from my hand. They've been a bit standofish until now.

That sounds like a very soothing activity. From their point of view you probably appear to be a large, oddly shaped chicken. I mean, you are acting just like them scratching in the dirt!

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Caturday Offering

Unfortunately my girls don't snuggle together so I need to do individual portraits.

Belle under the desk

Noodle snuggled on the window seat.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Here is a cat video for Caturday.

The Cocky is trying to scare Noodle away. She doesn't seem the least bit phased.

 

[MaryJanet]

Here is a cat video for Caturday.

The Cocky is trying to scare Noodle away. She doesn't seem the least bit phased.

There is something very comedic in that video!

You say you got claws?? I got claws on me head!! Yeeeeh.

Noodle sighs.

My wings! I smite you with my winged standing!!!

Sigh. There's nothing to look at out here today

Wiiiiiiiiings!!! I smack you tooshiiiii with my wiiiings!

Sigh. Even the weather is a little meh.

Booo yaaaah!!! I your worse nightmare cat!! You got that? Boom! Wiiiiings!

Sigh. Maybe I'll go take a nap

Yeah!!! You better run you you you cat you!!!! Wiiiiiiiings!

 

[MaryJanet]

Happy Caturday everyone!