LOL - sounds like ...fun?Hey hey!! Lawnmower test drives t TSC in conroe today! Not in the market but doesnt mean i might not take a spin
I do love my one BR. She is my baby out of everyone. I did have a BR rooster until last week. I did not raise him. He came from my mother's flock, which ultimately ended up as all mine. He had a surprisingly good temperament. Except when someone came in there besides me wearing a red shirt or pants. I had to walk slowly and carefully and talk to him when I wore my red athletic pants around him or he would get spooked and attack you. He was quite accurate with his spurs and beak. The ladies Mom gave me never knew how to keep their clothes on. The odd thing was my 4 hens have never had that problem. When they molt they don't look bare. I will just notice they look a bit scraggly and see new feather growth coming in.
She is so adorable. My sister used to raise a lot of poultry just to have cooing and clucking around. She had chickens, turkeys, guineas, quails, and ducks. She hatched some and others she acquired. She loved those birds a lot. I used to lovingly-tease her and tell her she was a combo of the crazy cat lady and a bird whisperer. Now that I have been raising my own for a year now I understand her love of these feathered ones. My Barred Rock, Big Mama, is very special to me.I absolutely adore one of our BRs. Her name is Mo.
This is Mo:
All the others could go and I'd feel a little sad if they were taken out by predators...but, Mo's my buddy. Her barring is muddy and her form's all off, and she'd never get much of any love at a show - but, she's the most inquisitive, most adorable, funniest chicken. Her sisters, Eeney and Meeney are dark barreds, Mo is light barred. In the US that makes no difference - but, you can tell just by a glance which one's Mo - she's the lighter of the three. Each one of the BRs would be considered more enjoyable than any of the others we have. Though, the BAs are growing up to have a little personality. The EEs are just - we call them our dumb blondes. And the SLW mutts - I just can't figure them out...The hatcheries should be shot when they get such a chaotic mix as this and still try to sell it as the breed.
But - so far - as chicks in the brooder go....the Dorkings win hands down, closely followed by the BRs. I'm hoping that continues into their adulthood as well. I actually like my BRs so much, I've considered seeing if I couldn't find a roo to bring around...but - no....one breed at a time for focus...right...yeh...I have a hard time doing one thing at a time
Hey hey!! Lawnmower test drives t TSC in conroe today! Not in the market but doesnt mean i might not take a spin
All day is what the signs said! I didnt end up driving any myself...lolThat sounds like so much fun! How long are they doing that today? I am only 25 miles away in Plantersville. I might see about dragging my grandmother out of the house. She would get a kick out of that and we could do some garden shopping maybe while we are out.
ROFL! The ride on John Deere is MINE I named it Buddy and it mows and hauls my 'newer spreader. DH drives the larger tractor with the hydraulics fondly named Taffy (TAFE)That sounds like so much fun! How long are they doing that today? I am only 25 miles away in Plantersville. I might see about dragging my grandmother out of the house. She would get a kick out of that and we could do some garden shopping maybe while we are out.
