Ribh's D'Coopage

[Grammy60]

Good evening everyone

 

[CrazyChookChookLady]

The dragonfly rug is finished!

I think this would make a nice baby rug in soft baby wool.​

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I LOVE it!!

 

[BY Bob]

The dragonfly rug is finished!

I think this would make a nice baby rug in soft baby wool.​

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It sure would. That is gorgeous. You are very talented.

 

[Ribh]

Thanks Bob. It's actually a pretty easy & straightforward pattern that happens to look really good! I was trying to use up leftover wool... I need one run through to look for where I make mistakes ~ edges all too often sadly. It requires more fingers & toes than I have!

 

[Ribh]

I LOVE it!!

Some of your leftover wool is in this rug. Do you see it?

 

[Ribh]

There was a lot more squabbling again last night birds on & off roosts but eventually everyone managed to find a spot on the top roost.​

 

[Ribh]

This afternoon was the afternoon I lost it. I have feather pluckers! I've identified my 4 major culprits: Soda [alpha BR], Lavender [My Frizzle], Suyin [my wannabe, Favorelle X] & Patricia [BR]. This afternoon Soda kept going for Hepzibah [BR & a top girl]. The poor girl is not only denuded around her tail but I suspect she has been self~mutilating as well as her tummy is almost completely bare & if anyone is going to go broody it will be this girl. She's a nest sitter & an egg hogger as well.
Both my Campines have had their rumps plucked bare as well so I put both Soda & Suyin in the small coop. I considered Lavender as well but I seriously don't think she could manage to get up the ramp into the smaller coop. Patricia is more of a follower so I've left her too.

I really, really was hoping to avoid this. Tonight was heart breaking. I had Soda circling the pen trying to get back with the flock, then @ roosting time Suyin kept calling & got terribly agitated. She didn't go to roost until it was nearly too dark to see.

My pecking order was already upset by losing Pebbles. No~one messed with that hen! Now it seems I must shake it up again to give those being bullied a break. I'm hoping Luna will rise to the challenge & assume leadership. She's calm & fair & everyone seems to get on with her but I can see me having to pull the other 2 bullies out too. And no, I don't think they are protein deprived. They get fish, mealworms & scrambled egg as routine treats. They have plenty of space & things to entertain them.

 

[MaryJanet]

Bad girls! How frustrating.

 

[MaryJanet]

The dragonfly rug is finished!

I think this would make a nice baby rug in soft baby wool.​

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What a beautiful rug!

 

[MaryJanet]

There was a lot more squabbling again last night birds on & off roosts but eventually everyone managed to find a spot on the top roost.​

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I love your roosting stories Remember how I took out the flimsy roosting perches and put in sturdy ones? I also removed several natural tree branches they had for a year without using, and which were taking up some roosting space. Well, there are no fights at roosting time any more.

Between the roost reconfiguration and Sandy's survival, something shifted and they're a calm little flock now. Touch wood!