The Wyandotte Thread

[Whimsy]

Goodness you all must be young, I knew what it meant

. one of my favorite words too.

 

[poularde]

Hello everyone. Still new to this thread. I just have to say something about my blue-laced roo. He is about eight months now and he gets better looking everyday. I was debating on keeping him, but he does seem to be improving daily. So anyhow he does something pretty interesting. Now I am new to owning roosters so I am not sure if this is common at all. He has a favorite hen, a silver-laced Wyandotte. I have a few different breeds running around together. When his hen lays an egg I have caught him sitting on it.

Today he even got in the nesting box with her while she was laying an egg. I do not know if roos can be broody, but the behavior is surprising. I do like the big guy quiet a bit.

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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A bunch of youngsters, you are!

Scuttlebutt is rumor! LOL Hubby is retired Navy. Just one of the much used words here.

Laurie

 

[PeakyBeaky]

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Just had to say, our BLRW Roo likes our silver hen the best too...wonder why they are drawn to them. Don't know if they can go "broody", maybe he's a new generation roo-helping his lady

 

[Mrs. Turbo]

I never heard of it either...... cute word though

 

[AinaWGSD]

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A bunch of youngsters, you are!

Scuttlebutt is rumor! LOL Hubby is retired Navy. Just one of the much used words here.

Laurie

LOL, I was going to say that I'm pretty young myself (under 30) but I knew what it meant. Then again I'm also a Navy brat. But I also agree, it would be a fun name for a chicken!

 

[TennesseeTruly]

We'll now see a bunch of Wyandotte youngsters named Scuttlebutt!!

 

[Whimsy]

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A bunch of youngsters, you are!

Scuttlebutt is rumor! LOL Hubby is retired Navy. Just one of the much used words here.

Laurie

LOL, I was going to say that I'm pretty young myself (under 30) but I knew what it meant. Then again I'm also a Navy brat. But I also agree, it would be a fun name for a chicken!

I worked on a military base for more than 30 years guess that is why I knew it. Looked it up so here it is:
Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain).[1][2]
The term corresponds to the iconic colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the locus of congregation and casual discussion. Water for immediate consumption on a sailing ship was conventionally stored in a scuttled butt: A butt (cask) which had been scuttled by making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn. Since sailors exchanged gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water, scuttlebutt became Navy slang for gossip or rumours.[2]

 

[TennesseeTruly]

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LOL, I was going to say that I'm pretty young myself (under 30) but I knew what it meant. Then again I'm also a Navy brat. But I also agree, it would be a fun name for a chicken!

I worked on a military base for more than 30 years guess that is why I knew it. Looked it up so here it is:
Scuttlebutt in slang usage means rumor or gossip, deriving from the nautical term for the cask used to serve water (or, later, a water fountain).[1][2]
The term corresponds to the iconic colloquial concept of a water cooler in an office setting, which at times becomes the locus of congregation and casual discussion. Water for immediate consumption on a sailing ship was conventionally stored in a scuttled butt: A butt (cask) which had been scuttled by making a hole in it so the water could be withdrawn. Since sailors exchanged gossip when they gathered at the scuttlebutt for a drink of water, scuttlebutt became Navy slang for gossip or rumours.[2]

 

[PitterPatterPalace]

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Guess we just weren't up on Navy jargon

& yes, we're young & loving it

29 (DW) & 35 (DH)