The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[KF0002]

So, is that going to save his life?

For now.

 

[KF0002]

Thanks for reminding me…i need to buy some Moon Pies for the raccoon.

I love moon pies!

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I love moon pies!

Well don’t go setting off my trap! There’s like 20 flavors…which one should I use? The plastic chocolate they dip them in can’t really taste all that different based on food coloring…

 

[The Moonshiner]

I used to have a Nanday conure who loved moon pies.

He liked Cheerios cereal, too. He would put a toe through the hole in the center then bring his foot up and eat it off his toe.

Hey I once had a Nanday. Holy cr@p those things are loud and they'll d@mn near out live ya.

 

[KF0002]

I had a crazy speckled Sussex like that once. I had lots of breeds and free ranged. I didn't have a matching girl for him so just another cockerel in the yard.
He was pretty cool looking but I thought dumb as a stump. He'd always be out of the yard way out in the pasture during the day.
I knew he wasn't gonna last long but he proved me wrong and made it to adulthood.
After a while he started staying closer to the house and picked out a few girls to run with him. He was the best rooster to the ladies and often hung out taking care of babies while the females ran around not looking after them.
RIP Spot

They must have a paternal side. I know our Game roosters do. The Gamecocks will tidbit and help feed the chicks. However, when in the bachelor group the papa Sussex rooster contributed to the deaths of several juveniles and 2 hens. Literally within the span of 2 days the bachelor group literally bred 2 hens to death that had the misfortune to fly over the fence. So the whole group was on my Instant Pot list. We decided to use a couple as bait to try to catch the varmint first.

I think the one with the chick is throwing a hail Mary to save his sorry hind-end. Perhaps he understands the grim nature of his predicament? Or maybe he is just like the rest of us and can’t resist being sweet to a tiny chick. It will be interesting to see if the chick lives. I’ve never had a motherless chick to survive on its own running free. And its too fast and too smart to catch so we will see how it goes.

 

[KF0002]

Well don’t go setting off my trap! There’s like 20 flavors…which one should I use? The plastic chocolate they dip them in can’t really taste all that different based on food coloring…

I like putting them in the microwave and melting them a bit. The chocolate ones are the best.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

The chocolate ones are the best

Ok that’s what I’ll get. I’ll update if it works. If it doesn’t I’ll send you the surplus Moon Pies

 

[The Moonshiner]

They must have a paternal side. I know our Game roosters do. The Gamecocks will tidbit and help feed the chicks. However, when in the bachelor group the papa Sussex rooster contributed to the deaths of several juveniles and 2 hens. Literally within the span of 2 days the bachelor group literally bred 2 hens to death that had the misfortune to fly over the fence. So the whole group was on my Instant Pot list. We decided to use a couple as bait to try to catch the varmint first.

I think the one with the chick is throwing a hail Mary to save his sorry hind-end. Perhaps he understands the grim nature of his predicament? Or maybe he is just like the rest of us and can’t resist being sweet to a tiny chick. It will be interesting to see if the chick lives. I’ve never had a motherless chick to survive on its own running free. And its too fast and too smart to catch so we will see how it goes.

Maybe the Sussex is using the chick as replacement bait

 

[Coffee N Chickens]

Well don’t go setting off my trap! There’s like 20 flavors…which one should I use? The plastic chocolate they dip them in can’t really taste all that different based on food coloring…

Chocolate is toxic to some animals. My bird used to like the yellowish colored ones, possibly banana?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Chocolate is toxic to some animals.

I don’t think it matters in this case.