Ribh's D'Coopage

[LozzyR]

I am posting this on your thread @Ribh because i think this suits your sense of humor. If you have not seen this hen on the picture of the week thread you have to check it out.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...information-submissions.1345170/post-22514156

All I keep picturing is the Monty Python skit, this parrot is dead.

I love this sketch!

 

[BY Bob]

I love this sketch!

I had forgotten that it goes into the lumberjack sketch as well. Classic!

 

[RoyalChick]

A Little video of Morrigu.

To my eye Morrigu is a particularly elegant bird. Also, I love your set-up with the shrubs and trees in the run. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Ribh]

To my eye Morrigu is a particularly elegant bird. Also, I love your set-up with the shrubs and trees in the run. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you, RC. Sadly my girls have managed to destroy quite a few well established plants in their run but the big stuff looks like it will survive them. I think Morrigu is rather graceful myself but she's definitely not a good example of a Campine. Her comb isn't right & her colouring is muddy but the attitude is all Campine!

 

[Ribh]

That really gave a great idea of how small Morrigu actually is. You're right of course, but seeing her next to Ha'Penney really showed the size differential. Lavender looks like Godzilla next to her. She does have a pretty good toss when scratching. She seems quite happy and really is beautiful.

It looks like everyone is pretty calm with each other as well. The flock seems to be getting along quite well. Thanks for the window into their lives.

Poor Lavender. She is such a pretty girl but a big klutz! Luckily chickens don't have the same body issues humans do & she is cool with herself. I think Ha'penny is quite big for a Campine; her eggs have certainly got much bigger this last summer. I will be interested to see how big the junior silvers get. Aoife looks like she might come close to Ha'penny's size.

I'm blessed with my flock. There's always a bit of upset when new girls are added but they have always settled quite quickly & I generally have a very calm, peaceful flock. Any fighting is rarely vicious. And as you can see in the video they are a really chatty lot & tend to mill round my feet when I'm out with them.

 

[Ribh]

I am posting this on your thread @Ribh because i think this suits your sense of humor. If you have not seen this hen on the picture of the week thread you have to check it out.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...information-submissions.1345170/post-22514156

All I keep picturing is the Monty Python skit, this parrot is dead.

Oh. My. Goodness! I hadn't seen it but....!!!!!!!!!! That chicken is nuts!

My brother is a huge Monty Python fan but I hadn't seen this sketch either. Thank you for sharing.

 

[Ribh]

This is our 1st hive.
It is incredibly active & as you can see the bees have managed a good resin barrier @ their entrance. This acts as a predator deterrent & has more than doubled in size since the hive arrived.

I spent quite a bit of time watching the bees yesterday because flecks of bright red resin are now being added. I had plenty of bees landing on me & crawling over my hands. One even dropped a bit of resin on me! Maybe she thought I needed protecting...?

In contrast the new hive has been very quiet & subdued.
It has come from a colder region of Queensland & it seems the bees had already started to slow down for winter.

Plus someone seems to have cleaned up the entrance for shipping.
Most of the activity I've seen has been in the tunnel so I figure the bees are doing some repair work after shipping & getting their defense system back up round the entrance. First things first. They are having to start from scratch so I will be interested to see how long this process takes.

Unfortunately for them our weather suddenly decided it was winter. The wind has swung round to the west ~ where all our really bitter weather originates. The lad has been home for 3 days straight as his pots are in open water & it's way too rough for the size of his boat. The girls have been getting a small handful of corn before bed to help them with the sudden drop in temperature & our fire has been lit.
The lounge complex & warm fire has been greatly appreciated by the lad. ​

 

[Ribh]

I have a very happy & content Marlow.

 

[RoyalChick]

This is our 1st hive.
It is incredibly active & as you can see the bees have managed a good resin barrier @ their entrance. This acts as a predator deterrent & has more than doubled in size since the hive arrived.

View attachment 2119635

I spent quite a bit of time watching the bees yesterday because flecks of bright red resin are now being added. I had plenty of bees landing on me & crawling over my hands. One even dropped a bit of resin on me! Maybe she thought I needed protecting...?

In contrast the new hive has been very quiet & subdued.
It has come from a colder region of Queensland & it seems the bees had already started to slow down for winter.

Plus someone seems to have cleaned up the entrance for shipping.
Most of the activity I've seen has been in the tunnel so I figure the bees are doing some repair work after shipping & getting their defense system back up round the entrance. First things first. They are having to start from scratch so I will be interested to see how long this process takes.
View attachment 2119665

Unfortunately for them our weather suddenly decided it was winter. The wind has swung round to the west ~ where all our really bitter weather originates. The lad has been home for 3 days straight as his pots are in open water & it's way too rough for the size of his boat. The girls have been getting a small handful of corn before bed to help them with the sudden drop in temperature & our fire has been lit.
The lounge complex & warm fire has been greatly appreciated by the lad. ​

Wow. Really interesting. Do keep us posted on new hive activities and repair.

 

[Aussie-Chookmum]

You do just want to touch them. Tactile is the word. They also feel to me like they are in motion. They are real works of art.

"Tactile! That's the word, thanks Ribh.
When I was trying to think how to describe it it just started sounding creepy!"

Oh yes. "Tactile" is a much better word than "fondle". Especially when talking about someone else's lamps!