Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[chickisoup]

 

[Pyxis]

not to sound cold--but---you can't compromise your existing healthy flock to rescue all the birds foolish people can't handle--do what you can!

Definitely! I generally don't take in adult chickens, unless I want to spend the time and effort quarantining. Guineas are usually more disease-resistant, which is a plus, and this one was still a juvenile, so it hasn't been alive more than a few months to be picking anything up.

 

[Alaskan]

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[Alaskan]

Well... the hatch is slowing down... so far 10 hatched.

2 bantam Wheaton Ameraucana
8 Spitz

What is interesting is one of the Spitz is a throwback color... looks like maybe a golden spangled. The rest all look like good Chamois color.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, I did it again. I picked up a pigeon tonight.

She is a feral that cannot fly. She was picked up outside of an ice cream shop, so I'll probably want to go with an ice cream themed name.

She was with a wildlife rehabber that I happen to know for three weeks. She still cannot fly, but no obvious wing injuries so maybe it's a sprain and it will heal. Anyway, the rehabber doesn't have pigeons to keep her with so, now she's mine.

 

[Alaskan]

Well, I did it again. I picked up a pigeon tonight.

She is a feral that cannot fly. She was picked up outside of an ice cream shop, so I'll probably want to go with an ice cream themed name.

She was with a wildlife rehabber that I happen to know for three weeks. She still cannot fly, but no obvious wing injuries so maybe it's a sprain and it will heal. Anyway, the rehabber doesn't have pigeons to keep her with so, now she's mine.

Oh good grief!

Ok... what kind? What color?

 

[Pyxis]

Oh good grief!

Ok... what kind? What color?

It's a feral, so a basically a homer, but it won't be as good at homing as those that have been bred for it for racing. Looks to be blue bar.

 

[Alaskan]

It's a feral, so a basically a homer, but it won't be as good at homing as those that have been bred for it for racing. Looks to be blue bar.

She sure is pretty.

 

[Pyxis]

She sure is pretty.

I'm imagining the babies if she decides to pair with one of my tumblers. That'll be interesting.

 

[room onthebroom]

good morning on the pond!! got awakened by a dozen large wild turkeys out my bedroom window making all kinds of noise!
not to sound cold--but---you can't compromise your existing healthy flock to rescue all the birds foolish people can't handle--do what you can!

They are the proverbial ‘starfish’. She’s a freaking super hero & she’ll save what she can. I SO wanna be Pyxis when I grow up.