Ribh's D'Coopage

[Ribh]

Fat Bird and Cillin.
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Lovely to see Fat Bird & Cillin again! ​

 

[Ribh]

The water is so calm! I'm sorry it's raining, I hope it's not spoiling anything fun you had planned!

No, I was babysitting on the mainland but my son threw a spanner in the works & asked if I could do the evening as well. As I'd expected to be home then I hadn't organised chooks or cats so had to come home & organise all that then head back over. I'm pretty stuffed today.

 

[Ribh]

I hope you get a chance to kick back and enjoy your chooks soon.

Maybe today. Depends a bit what the man has planned.

 

[Ribh]

Well...I texted the lady with the Vorwerks yesterday as the man was getting antsy thinking he wasn't going to get his birds. Plenty of Vorwerks but no Aracaunas. I know they are difficult to breed so I can't say I'm too surprised. She has a couple of Japs & a Belgian, which I'm interested in, so she is holding them till next week for us. I'm thinking 3 Vorwerks as I need some more standard layers if some of the Big Girls are about to stop laying. That should be it for a while unless my Campine breeder suddenly comes good.

 

[MaryJanet]

Well...I texted the lady with the Vorwerks yesterday as the man was getting antsy thinking he wasn't going to get his birds. Plenty of Vorwerks but no Aracaunas. I know they are difficult to breed so I can't say I'm too surprised. She has a couple of Japs & a Belgian, which I'm interested in, so she is holding them till next week for us. I'm thinking 3 Vorwerks as I need some more standard layers if some of the Big Girls are about to stop laying. That should be it for a while unless my Campine breeder suddenly comes good.

the integration is another good one

 

[Ribh]

the integration is another good one

I'm expecting so as the birds are coming from the same place as the last lot.

I'm starting to wonder how much influence a keeper has on the way a flock functions ~ then I think of @BY Bob & have to reconsider as he's a terrific keeper & his girls still go ballistic @ times.

There is a huge difference in personality between the birds from the 2 keepers I've used & the hatchery birds. Each of the 3 has similarities & differences amongst themselves & it is quite noticeable. My Littlies all have the sweetest dispositions & it can't all be put down to age or breed. Desdemona has always been able to be handled & is super sweet ~ but then all that lot are sweet tempered. I have been really impressed ~ which is why I'm prepared to use this breeder again.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm expecting so as the birds are coming from the same place as the last lot.

I'm starting to wonder how much influence a keeper has on the way a flock functions ~ then I think of @BY Bob & have to reconsider as he's a terrific keeper & his girls still go ballistic @ times.

There is a huge difference in personality between the birds from the 2 keepers I've used & the hatchery birds. Each of the 3 has similarities & differences amongst themselves & it is quite noticeable. My Littlies all have the sweetest dispositions & it can't all be put down to age or breed. Desdemona has always been able to be handled & is super sweet ~ but then all that lot are sweet tempered. I have been really impressed ~ which is why I'm prepared to use this breeder again.

She must handle them very gently.

 

[MaryJanet]

Happy Caturday from Bloss!

 

[Ribh]

She must handle them very gently.

That's probably right. She does seem to handle them very gently from what I've seen.

 

[Ribh]

Happy Caturday from Bloss!

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Hello, Bloss my sweetie. Looking cool & out of the heat.