Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

I wasn't smart enough to know what to buy, when I got the farm and now I'm paying for it. Manually weed wacking then mowing a half acre is for the birds.

Oh. My. Gosh! My father, who certainly should have known better, bought 50 acres of up & down to run cattle on but even with agistments he had to mow it & eventually he rolled the ride~on. My very opinionated mother had quite a bit to say about that.

 

[Ribh]

I think I'll get one for the run because it's not covered and the pigeons and sparrows treat it like a smorgasbord. They're consuming too much of the expensive chook feed.

Yeah, we have a lot of wild birds & I'm happy to have them in the yard but they don't get to gorge on the chook food. Apart from anything else they can carry mites & worms & other nasties I don't want.

 

[Ribh]

All bedded down for the night. Was really happy to find Lottie snuggled up with Lavender but not sure what to do with PP. She doesn't seem to have a mate within the flock. She's a Barred Rock but she doesn't look like them & they know it. Getting an itch to fill those vacant roosting spaces...

 

[rjohns39]

Evening Jeannie

 

[Ribh]

Evening Jeannie

Hey, Bob. Morning?

 

[rjohns39]

Hi there... I caught you while you're still awake.

 

[Ribh]

Hi there... I caught you while you're still awake.

You did. Not for long though. Heading off now. Have a great day. No killing yourself on back paddocks.

 

[rjohns39]

You did. Not for long though. Heading off now. Have a great day. No killing yourself on back paddocks.

Gotta try and get mowing done before rain comes. More rain means it will grow back faster.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

Ribh's photo

All bedded down for the night. Was really happy to find Lottie snuggled up with Lavender but not sure what to do with PP. She doesn't seem to have a mate within the flock. She's a Barred Rock but she doesn't look like them & they know it. Getting an itch to fill those vacant roosting spaces...
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Reminded me that I have been having trouble getting my babies to roost. So I just went out to check them
....and look!

It's the little things that are most heartening

 

[Kris5902]

Ribh's photo

Reminded me that I have been having trouble getting my babies to roost. So I just went out to check them
....and look!View attachment 1781324
It's the little things that are most heartening

I had a little roosting set back last night, one of Chickie Hawk’s girls decided to sleep in a nest box, but by the time I was putting them up it was so dark I decided to leave her... I will make sure I get out sooner today and that she’s up on the Roost where she belongs.