Ribh's D'Coopage

[rjohns39]

Hi Bob

Hi Nancy

 

[BY Bob]

Here she is.
Captured doing the outer run circuit & punished with neck rubs & cuddles.
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Have you ever thought about this disciplinary system you have going?
I love it. Im the same way when they are bad. Pick them up and cuddle them.

 

[BY Bob]

Thanks, MJ! I never expected to be able to do this with these birds & they are still pretty flighty but it is ...wow...

Everybody says the same thing about leghorns. It's just not true. Patience, spend time with them, and if course, treats don't hurt.

I love seeing these pictures and hearing the stories. Great job.

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

@CrazyChookChookLady So glad you've got a diagnosis! Can I be on the cheer squad too?

Yes Please!

 

[Ribh]

Yes Please!

Let us, your cheer squad, know how we can best support you. It's not necessarily easy via the internet but then someone is likely to be awake & up on my side of the world if you need to chat in the middle of your night.

 

[Ribh]

Everybody says the same thing about leghorns. It's just not true. Patience, spend time with them, and if course, treats don't hurt.

I love seeing these pictures and hearing the stories. Great job.

Time & patience: the 2 great allies of any chicken keeper! I was saying on MJ's thread I will be waiting on getting extra birds till the new year now as John actually really likes the Campines but knowing how much time they will require to integrate well I know I need to be around lots for that ~ & that won't happen till after the New Year.

 

[Ribh]

Well, my selenium experiment is on hold. I picked up my jar from the chemist only to find I have tablets not capsules & I am by no means confident enough about grinding this stuff up super small & adding it so I will wait & go back to the produce store. Guess I'll be experimenting on me. Apparently it's good for the thyroid!

 

[Ribh]

They started early this morning. ​

 

[rjohns39]

Good evening folks

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

If I let my girls out in the big run early mostly they are good & spend their day happily foraging & sunbathing ~ until about 3pm. Suddenly a maverick imp sizes 1/2 of them & they stage a break out. Inevitably one of the Campines starts the rush for freedom, soon joined by Suyin & occasionally by Lottie. Three is roughly when I head out to feed them & I swear my chooks are a roo short in their top paddock. Suyin waddles to greet me, clucking happily even though she knows I will grab her & hoy her back over the fence. Ha'penny promptly hops back over the fence as if butter wouldn't melt. Lottie is easy to catch & never a fusser but Tuppence...!!! Mad. Seriously. She sees me coming & heads off on a circuit around the fence. If she sees I have diverted to deal with her sisters she waits before doing this funny little 1/2 run to stay just ahead of me. Inevitably we end up @ the back of the run where Tuppence can be easily backed into a corner from the right angle. She could, if she wanted, make a further dash for freedom by hopping into the garden bed & heading round the coop but she never does. She lets me corner her, then squats. This, the shyest, most timid, flightiest of all the birds I own then does this as I tuck her firmly under my arm. She completely relaxes & as I stroke her neck her lids close & she is never in any hurry to open them again. She just snoozes in under my arm, perfectly content while I clamber awkwardly back up the hill to deposit her in the run ~ though I admit to occasionally sitting in a chair for a few minutes & cuddling my girl. She considered hopping in my lap last night for her dinner but in the end it was too scary & Lottie always gets miffed if anyone else tries to join in on her special status.

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I can just picture you and your chicken round up Ribh.

They certainly keep us on our toes! You have such beautiful birds!