The Old Folks Home

[Wisher1000]

You're right, I don't drive that van often, I have a "company car" that I drive to work and back in. I realized that the poor girl had likely been in there since Tuesday! Thankfully, it has been cool and overcast here all week, and the vent windows were open. I gave her some yogurt water and turned on the light in the coop so she could stay at the feeder and waterer as long as she likes.

 

[Wisher1000]

Don't forget to set your clocks forward tonight!

 

[wolftracks]

Not feeling great today. Headed for bed soon. Geez and not even after midnight!

This is what I set for the Easter hatch. I swear i miscounted way to many times. They say the mind goes first!




Oh and as for the Tickster!!!!

My husband's line was "I can do exactly the same things now I could do at 20! Just not as fast!"

 

[KnobbyOaks]

Oh and as for the Tickster!!!!

My husband's line was "I can do exactly the same things now I could do at 20! Just not as fast!"

I would agree with your husband but I'd have to add: "And with a lot more pain!!"

 

[superchemicalgirl]

My boys' youth group at church were having a retreat this weekend. They started with a 36 hour fast, and built houses out of cardboard to feel what it is like to be homeless. They spent the night in their houses and then went door to door collecting food for the homeless shelter. At 6:00pm, they broke fast with a huge meal at the church. I went to collect sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and three tired boys. My youngest opened the back of the van and then came around to the front seat where I was waiting. With a level stare he asked, "Momma........why is there a chicken in the back of the car?"

Good news and bad news........

Good news is -- I have a broody to help with the hatch!
Bad news -- She nested in the luggage area in the back of the van.

I posted this in the Easter hatch thread also, so if you have seen it, sorry!

Looks like she wanted to be part of the retreat, too. Although... I have to say, I have a vivid enough imagination that I can smell those broody poops from here.


We're off soon to go look at more houses today with our friends. They're so nice and I'm demanding things like heating bills and pointing out major flaws in the houses. I might also be a little bit pushy.

I'm also majorly up to something so in the next few days I might share that with y'all as well.

Oh, and do turkey girls get really affectionate when they're about to lay eggs? I had one yesterday that kept crouching on the ground wherever she was and would let me get in her face and pet her. She didn't do the butt up thing like chickens do when they do the squat and you go to pet them. She seems normal this morning but I haven't been out since this morning.

 

[ChooksChick]

[COLOR=800000]My boys' youth group at church were having a retreat this weekend. They started with a 36 hour fast, and built houses out of cardboard to feel what it is like to be homeless. They spent the night in their houses and then went door to door collecting food for the homeless shelter. At 6:00pm, they broke fast with a huge meal at the church. I went to collect sleeping bags, blankets, pillows, and three tired boys. My youngest opened the back of the van and then came around to the front seat where I was waiting. With a level stare he asked, "Momma........why is there a chicken in the back of the car?"[/COLOR] [COLOR=800000]Good news and bad news........[/COLOR] [COLOR=800000]Good news is -- I have a broody to help with the hatch![/COLOR] [COLOR=800000]Bad news -- She nested in the luggage area in the back of the van. [/COLOR] [COLOR=800000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=800000]I posted this in the Easter hatch thread also, so if you have seen it, sorry![/COLOR]

Looks like she wanted to be part of the retreat, too. Although... I have to say, I have a vivid enough imagination that I can smell those broody poops from here. We're off soon to go look at more houses today with our friends. They're so nice and I'm demanding things like heating bills and pointing out major flaws in the houses. I might also be a little bit pushy. I'm also majorly up to something so in the next few days I might share that with y'all as well. Oh, and do turkey girls get really affectionate when they're about to lay eggs? I had one yesterday that kept crouching on the ground wherever she was and would let me get in her face and pet her. She didn't do the butt up thing like chickens do when they do the squat and you go to pet them. She seems normal this morning but I haven't been out since this morning.

I've just had a turkey hen start that. She is now assuming the position, though it's a different position than chickens. Do tell! What shenanigans are you up to?

 

[ronott1]

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I hope to see First Egg pictures soon. Turkey eggs are pretty!

 

[gryeyes]

Having seen Sarge my MW Tom attempt the deed with an actual turkey hen (not my cross-legged knee), I can see why turkey girls are so calmly submissive.

And I'm glad he's a MW, because he stood on the back of Edna, one of my BBB hens, treading for quite some time. He even just STOOD there for a while - almost as if he forgot what he was there for - before really working to get his tail into the correct position. She adjusted her tail, he leaned back, maybe they connected, and then he fell of.

No two seconds of wing dance foreplay and three seconds of mounting like chickens.

Turkey hens gotta be patient, apparently.

Unless Sarge is just an idiot.

 

[Bunnylady]

Sarge is a turkey, after all - what do you expect?

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Well I didn't know what to do, either, so she's in there probably saying I'm an idiot, too.

I wasn't sure about the behavior because we had a hawk attack right before that happened, too, and I wasn't sure if anyone got hurt. The turkey might have been attacked and just fearful, but if that's proper egg laying behavior... I'll find out soon.

And my ducks got a bit amorous with each other (yay, spring) and one of the makes is really limping badly. I have a severe female deficiency around here, and the other drakes think he's pretty... to put it nicely. He got injured and now I've got him separated from the others but it's so sad - the other ducks are sleeping outside his enclosure. But if I let him out... it won't be as peaceful.