Ribh's D'Coopage

[BY Bob]

Good Morning and happy caturday!!
I dont have a cat, once where we lived there was an old barn cat, very narley dude
I found this on google -- this is what I would like in a cat
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https://minnesotagrown.com/member/s...ubmitted-sutton-ridge-farm-cat-and-chickens1/

Looks like a good choice.

 

[BY Bob]

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That is an amazing cat tower!

If you don't mind me asking, how do you keep it so clean?

 

[RoyalChick]

That is an amazing cat tower!

If you don't mind me asking, how do you keep it so clean?

I was wondering the same. I think it may help that her cats are color coordinated with the tree.

 

[BY Bob]

I was wondering the same. I think it may help that her cats are color coordinated with the tree.

That might be the key indeed!

 

[WhoDatChick]

That is an amazing cat tower!

If you don't mind me asking, how do you keep it so clean?

Thanks! I love it and they love it... but I don’t know.. I never clean it
And believe me.. they use it!
Every blue moon I’ll run the vacuum over it... but I can probably count on one hand how many times I’ve done that...

 

[Ribh]

CHOOK OF THE WEEK:
Olivia.
I just know you've all been waiting on this one because my little feather duster is just so utterly adorable!

Olivia is a Belgian D'Uccle Frizzle. In their own right these are fascinating little birds, one of the true bantams, meaning there is no standard counterpart. They come from a small municipality in Brussels, Belgium called, yep, Uccle. The D' just means from. They were probably bred from Dutch Booted Sabelpoot Bantams and the Antwerp Bearded Bantam, but nobody is absolutely certain & there may even be some Japanese in there. I'm inclined to think that when I look @ the wing line. These are a showbird more than anything else having feathered feet , owlish whiskery little faces with beards & muffs, a single comb & an upright carriage. Breeders try to breed them as small as possible. Hen weight should not exceed 28 oz ~ so yes, they are tiny.

Belgians are renowned for their friendly nature & sweet dispositions, something I was unaware of when I purchased mine. As @BY Bob likes to infer it was a case of: Oooh, that one's pretty; I'll take her! I adore frizzles. Lap chickens was never something I aspired to. I am happy for my chickens to be chickens but Olivia has surprised me.

She came with a mixed batch of 8, mostly bantams, as a *young pullet*. Young they definitely were. I'd never had such young birds & was terrified. They were still @ the peeping stage & absolutely terrified of me. Then Olivia had several bouts of sickness ~ Cocci & pox & a stay in chicken hospital inside with me & decided I wasn't so bad & she would happily be a house chicken. What I have noticed with Olivia is she is very much her own chicken & hates like poison to be caught up in the general melee when everyone is rushing to grab their share of treats. She doesn't like to be caught up in the crush & generally manages to be amongst the last to go into the coop run @ night after the 1st rush has subsided somewhat. She. along with Desdemona, is the chicken most likely to be underfoot & she is a shoulder hopper every chance she gets.

While I think I have a pretty good relationship with all my girls Olivia has taken it to a new level. She is definitely a very special little chicken.

For those interested the Australian Belgian Breeders Club has some interesting articles on the breed in Australia.

https://sites.google.com/site/belgianbantamclub/generalinformation​

 

[Ribh]

Happy Caturday

From the long hair gang.
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They really are an adorable pair.

 

[Ribh]

Good Morning and happy caturday!!
I dont have a cat, once where we lived there was an old barn cat, very narley dude
I found this on google -- this is what I would like in a cat
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https://minnesotagrown.com/member/s...ubmitted-sutton-ridge-farm-cat-and-chickens1/

For future reference, you are allowed to have *honourary cats* if you don't have one of your own. Your Rotties are perfectly acceptable.

 

[Ribh]

I thought Lozzie had a Tortie girl.

Yes, I think She does... I just noticed how much ginger was showing on the black in the sunlight. It's an odd phenomenon.

 

[Ribh]

Happy Caturday.
I am absolutely being prevented from accessing my computer. I will just have to cuddle instead.

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lol There should be a law against cats getting in our faces like that. The cuddles are fine.