This chicken is not dead

[The Coop Crew]

I don't know. If I do adopt another male it will be a very young one.
Arthur ( my husband named him) was already grown when he showed up, and despite having him neutered, he still demanded to be outside at night. As anyone who has adopted an older cat knows, when they want out you let them out. Otherwise you stay awake all night long.
We'll never know what happened to him. That kind of broke our hearts. He was so sweet natured and was more dog like than the girls. He followed us everywhere. He could sure put the groceries away too. Both girls together do not eat as much as he did.

I’m sorry about your boy

 

[N F C]

Since we’re talking about cats! Here’s our girl. Shes indoor/outdoor and spends most of her time outside.
Her name is…..poochin
My husband named her lol

What a cutie!

 

[RoyalChick]

You know I love all my cats, but I'll have to say judging from the ones I've had that the boys are the best. The girls can get kind of catty (if you know what I mean).

You need a boy cat Janie!

I can’t say this too loudly because two of my three are female, but over 50 years of sharing my life with multiple cats, the boys are so much more straightforward and easy going. And cuddly!

 

[tlcmurphy]

So I have to ask, no one on this thread has Fainting Goats??

 

[AntiqueB]

This thread is hilarious!

I posted this picture on Instagram, about 2 weeks after proudly introducing my new chicks, and it nearly broke the internet. (Minor exageration, I have about 22 followers). But it surprised me how quickly people were to offer condolances without reading the caption to figure out that the chicks were totally fine, lol.

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They'd have me fooled. They even have their toes curled!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I don't know. If I do adopt another male it will be a very young one.
Arthur ( my husband named him) was already grown when he showed up, and despite having him neutered, he still demanded to be outside at night. As anyone who has adopted an older cat knows, when they want out you let them out. Otherwise you stay awake all night long.
We'll never know what happened to him. That kind of broke our hearts. He was so sweet natured and was more dog like than the girls. He followed us everywhere. He could sure put the groceries away too. Both girls together do not eat as much as he did.

He sounds a lot like my sweet boy. He's a big guy, and loves his food. He also has to be outside at night or he literally starts scratching the doors and running laps down the hallway yowling. Our little girl isn't quite as nice and cuddly, but she's only about a year old. Our boy is roughly ten, and he's starting to get a bit creaky, but when he hears the food...boy, that fat cat can run!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

This was Ivy a couple days ago. She looks like she needs more of a punch to wake her up

 

[janiedoe]

I’m sorry about your boy

Thank you. It took more than a month for me to give up hope. He was such a sweety.

 

[janiedoe]

So I have to ask, no one on this thread has Fainting Goats??

I have a friend who had one for years. It was the funniest thing. Any loud noise at all and Rosie would drop like a stone.

 

[Strawberry74]

I have a friend who had one for years. It was the funniest thing. Any loud noise at all and Rosie would drop like a stone.

I have 6 of them ranging from 4 to 6 years old. They actually learn to "control" their fainting and only stiffen their back legs, rarely falling over at all anymore. We learned early on that it isn't all that funny once you learn the reason for it and don't allow anyone to purposely make them faint. They are embarrassed and scared due to their condition. I agree while amusing at first you see them when it happens and love them like children so it becomes more of a protective parent like attitude about it.

Don't get me wrong goats, all goats (we have other breeds too) do the "dead" lounging around with skill just as birds and other animals I have looked out on many occasion looking for signs of life!