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Quote: I saw my first live one a few weeks ago. They are really freaky looking things. Luckily, Karin didn't seem at all interested in them. I don't know how I'd react if she brought one home.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I give my friend a hard time by telling her they're not real chickens.

I used to have several varieties of polish. They're not very predator proof. I prefer birds that can take care of themselves since I don't keep them as pets.

 

[lularat]

I saw my first live one a few weeks ago. They are really freaky looking things. Luckily, Karin didn't seem at all interested in them. I don't know how I'd react if she brought one home.

Same here, never heard of a Silkie until I joined BYC. If someone had mentioned a Silkie before, I would probably have thought it was a cat or dog.

 

[LindaB220]

took this off facebook. someone found this posted and took a pic of it.
Added the caption "you just can't make this stuff up-must have been someone NOT
from the country"

Tree huggers, never been in the country. Bwahahahaha Dan is saying, "please, please, please call"

 

[Bunnylady]

When my brother saw my Silkies for the first time, he said, "I don't believe you! Even your chickens have fur!"

(he was joking - he knew about Silkies)

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Speaking of silkies.

If anyone has $0.15 cents to spare, I highly recommend buying the book Extraordinary Chickens. It doesn't have a ton of information about raising them but has a lot of amazing pictures.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...hrd_used_olp_0?ie=UTF8&condition=used&sr=&qid=

By the way, why didn't they bring the cent symbol from typewriters to keyboards?

 

[chickadoodles]

How long before 1967 were you born? I would be grandfathered, as well, by about five years......

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[dsqard]

DiDi, I know you like outdoor, landscape, and nature shots, but have you thought about doing set up shots of chickens, like at poultry shows? I know that the shows are always looking for someone to do the pictures, and it is usually anyone they can find with a camera. I think that if someone set up a booth, they could charge for really good pics of those show winners and/or any others that people are proud of.......just a thought.............

I might check into this Wisher, the only problem with offering this at our state fair is that there are not a lot of poultry exhibitors. It may be worth working on other livestock though since rabbits, goats, sheep and cows are well represented.

I took two crates of Silver Campines on a seven hour roadtrip to swap with another breeder. When I first arrived, I was pulled up under the awning at the hotel. I had the back hatch open on the van and was fussing with water and feed when a brand new, bright yellow Camero (ala Bumble Bee Transformer) pulled in behind me. The driver of the Camero called out from just outside the car, "Are those baby eagles?"

OMG you CAN NOT make this stuff up!

took this off facebook. someone found this posted and took a pic of it. Added the caption "you just can't make this stuff up-must have been someone NOT from the country"

OK this one I really have to question as to whether the person knows that is a possum or not. There is apparently a new "meme" going on with road kill animals. People are actually purchasing "Get Well" balloons and attaching them to the bodies. I think it is a bit sick and terribly funny. I wonder if the person who posted the possum poster did it to see how many calls they would get or they did it with a phone number to someone they do not like. Hmmmmmm

 

[ozexpat]

There is apparently a new "meme" going on with road kill animals. People are actually purchasing "Get Well" balloons and attaching them to the bodies. I think it is a bit sick and terribly funny.

Am I a sick person for thinking this is incredibly amusing?

 

[The Yakima Kid]

Tree huggers, never been in the country. Bwahahahaha Dan is saying, "please, please, please call"

Hey, I now live in the Bay Area. Where people hand feed the freaking raccoons. And go out of their way to get coy dogs and wolf dogs because they want a touch of the wild in their lives. And then are unhappy when they require stitches and maybe the rabies series.