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^^^ So cute--!  The lady who wrote the article I contributed to last year on chicken behavior for 'Chickens' magazine is writing a new one on chicken keeping tips and tricks, and asked me to contribute again so I sent her some stuff. I don't know yet when it will be published but I'll post when it does!
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OMG! He's so adorable! Look at his little pompadour hairdo/crest!  I have the perfect name. You need to call him Gladstone, after the character from the Disney Donald Duck comic books. Gladstone always looked like he'd applied pomade to his headfeathers. True, Gladstone is not a chicken but the new rooster's "hairdo" looks just like Gladstone's. Below: Gladstone
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Oct 10, 2013 03:31
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Ohhhh. If you have a "D-" naming thing there, how about Dillinger?
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Oct 10, 2013 04:48
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We named the girls with flower names (Daisy, Dahlia, Rose, Lily, Violet, etc.), but I do like Gladstone. My husband thought Briar might be good.
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Oct 10, 2013 05:31
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Lynza posted:We named the girls with flower names (Daisy, Dahlia, Rose, Lily, Violet, etc.), but I do like Gladstone. My husband thought Briar might be good. Flower names! Wolfsbane, sage, Jacinto,
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Oct 10, 2013 13:53
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Snapdragon!
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Oct 10, 2013 15:11
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Triffid. 
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Oct 10, 2013 19:11
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Oct 10, 2013 19:36
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So. drat. Cute. It's like he has a little bowler hat on.
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Oct 10, 2013 20:22
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Kugyou no Tenshi posted:Triffid. THIS THIS THIS. He even has a poof like a Triffid! 
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Oct 10, 2013 20:51
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Lynza posted:I've brought some pictures! I have the next 3 days off of work, so I've been hanging out with him pretty much all day. He loves the Chicken Facility. He hopped up on the low roost and has been hanging out there. I take him out, he eats grass for a couple minutes, then goes right back in. He looks so studious. Simon. He was the tall chimpmunk with glasses
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Oct 10, 2013 21:35
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Man, I love Triffid, but the husband is protesting mightily. I'll have to work on him.
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Oct 10, 2013 23:33
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Lynza posted:Man, I love Triffid, but the husband is protesting mightily. I'll have to work on him. Do it the Chickam way and put the best names in a hat and draw one. Your new Legbar roo is so cute! You obviously need a few female Legbars to go with him! 
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Oct 11, 2013 02:17
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The hens have the cute hairdos also! So yes, we'll have to get a couple for sure. Pretty blue eggs, and pretty green eggs would be awesome.
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Oct 11, 2013 02:22
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Inveigle posted:Do it the Chickam way and put the best names in a hat and draw one. Better yet, just put Triffid in a hat 37 times and make your husband think that he's randomly selecting a name! Then if he protests, you can just say that it was the hand of fate that decided. Admittedly, though, I like Gladstone just as much as Triffid.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:03
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I put him in (temporarily) last night with the ladies. Daisy is basically the mellowest hen, so we put him next to her. She didn't mind. He then decided to jump over her, onto the #1 Meanest Hen We Have. Literally hopped over Daisy and jumped on her back and sat there. I can't believe she didn't destroy him. We got him off her, and brought him back into the house to spend the night here instead.
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Oct 11, 2013 04:47
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Lynza posted:I put him in (temporarily) last night with the ladies. Daisy is basically the mellowest hen, so we put him next to her. She didn't mind. Hahaha! Great photo! "Gladstone" is already behaving like a ladies' roo! (although I'm sure it was more chick behavior than an adult's right now).  Sleeping chickens are so
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Lynza posted:I've brought some pictures! I have the next 3 days off of work, so I've been hanging out with him pretty much all day. He loves the Chicken Facility. He hopped up on the low roost and has been hanging out there. I take him out, he eats grass for a couple minutes, then goes right back in. What breed of chicken is he? He seems like a nice fella!
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Oct 12, 2013 14:02
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piscesbobbie posted:What breed of chicken is he? He seems like a nice fella! He's a Legbar!
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Inveigle posted:He's a Legbar! I LOVE that chicken! That cute wisp of feathers on the top of his head is adorable. I stopped by the Utah Poultry Fancy Show this morning. I would say 95 percent of the chickens there were bantam sized Wyandotte, bantam Brahma, skinny Modern Game chickens. I only saw what appeared to be 4 or 5 full size heritage chickens. A Rhode Island Red, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Langshan... so that is only three normal sized chickens I saw there. What is the deal!?! I guess people here don't want to have full size heritage chickens. There are several farms I pass if I take the scenic route home from work. One afternoon I was standing on the side of the road looking at the goats, sheep and chickens when the farmer told me to go ahead and drive around and go in and take a look. He was so nice. I noticed a couple of other coops in the area. I might have to go sight seeing. After all, a middle aged female on crutches or in the wheelchair can't be too dangerous?!?
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Oct 12, 2013 20:32
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piscesbobbie posted:There are several farms I pass if I take the scenic route home from work. One afternoon I was standing on the side of the road looking at the goats, sheep and chickens when the farmer told me to go ahead and drive around and go in and take a look. He was so nice. I noticed a couple of other coops in the area. I might have to go sight seeing. After all, a middle aged female on crutches or in the wheelchair can't be too dangerous?!? I wouldn't go alone though! Some lonely farmer might get the wrong idea! 
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Oct 12, 2013 22:18
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He's so funny. We keep him in the house at night because it's pretty cold (low 40s, sometimes high 30s) and the girls aren't really cuddly with him yet. He stays outside all day, but stays in the house. I put him out, he pecks at the grass, then immediately goes back inside. He seems to like to be up on a roost, or at least near the door (we have a "high" door with a block so the deep litter doesn't block the door). As he gets better feathered I'll probably put him in with the girls at night. He's smart enough to know to avoid them if they come at him, at least.
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piscesbobbie posted:I LOVE that chicken! That cute wisp of feathers on the top of his head is adorable. I stopped by the Utah Poultry Fancy Show this morning. I would say 95 percent of the chickens there were bantam sized Wyandotte, bantam Brahma, skinny Modern Game chickens. I only saw what appeared to be 4 or 5 full size heritage chickens. A Rhode Island Red, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Langshan... so that is only three normal sized chickens I saw there. What is the deal!?! I guess people here don't want to have full size heritage chickens. There are several farms I pass if I take the scenic route home from work. One afternoon I was standing on the side of the road looking at the goats, sheep and chickens when the farmer told me to go ahead and drive around and go in and take a look. He was so nice. I noticed a couple of other coops in the area. I might have to go sight seeing. After all, a middle aged female on crutches or in the wheelchair can't be too dangerous?!? Unless we warn them of your chicken love and to make sure they frisk you before you leave for the odd banty or pullet stuffed under your coat.  Also...DON'T LOOK AT THIS CHICKEN 
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What a cute rooster! I like his little crown. He looks like some kind of ancient sun god, in chicken form. Inti or Quetzalcoatl perhaps! Triffid and Dandelion are both good names for him. Here are some pictures of my chickens having fun in the old chook pens. Alecto digs quite formidable potholes.  Kali inspects my phone to see if it is edible (it is not).  The majestic Kali boat.  More Kalisthenics.  As it's spring, the local crows are quite busy raiding bird nests for their eggs. Sometimes they steal chicken eggs, too, if free range chickens decide not to lay in their nesting box. There is a large tree on the edge of our paddock that the crows like to use for breaking eggs open. Small eggs they seem to eat whole while larger eggs they crack open first. Sometimes they smash them open on the branches but mostly they just drop them onto the ground and swoop down to eat it up. Sometimes, however, they are unfortunate enough to drop their eggs when there is a very surprised but greedy chicken lying in wait at the bottom, which then decides to steal the egg for itself. This tends to create quite a stir as crows chase around chickens, while concerned parents of eggs chase the crows. So far, chickens seem much better than crows at sprinting.
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Oct 14, 2013 06:20
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 After many years and failed attempts, I finally created the elusive chicken/parrot hybrid.
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... no... no... nonononononono what have you done!? Holy poo poo that thing will poop AND chew everything you hold dear! And it now has opposable thumbs, kinda.
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Hi Chickgoons- I had a quick question and thought that anyone livestock related might know a little bit better than the average pet person. I have an outdoor water trough (Doggies) and an outdoor bowl (for local stray kitties that wander about  ) that both have a bad habit of collecting algae. I've heard whispers on cattle and livestock forums that cow and chicken owners sometimes put Mrs. Stewart's liquid bluing in their troughs to cut the algae down. The website says it's safe for pets and livestock but 'at your own risk' for anything other than a laundry additive.Can anyone else chime in on this and say if it's safe? If so, how much would you even use? I would never wanna harm my animals, so I wanted some reassurance or naysaying. I just thought the farm-oriented goons might know a bit better. Thanks if anyone has any advice or opinion.
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Freakbox posted:Hi Chickgoons- I had a quick question and thought that anyone livestock related might know a little bit better than the average pet person. I have an outdoor water trough (Doggies) and an outdoor bowl (for local stray kitties that wander about Why not just use apple cider vinegar? 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water.
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Yep, apple cider vinegar is great. We started using it recently and it makes a huge difference in the amount of algae in the water troughs.
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Hahaha, our border collie has been outside with our hens for the last hour. She knows she isn't supposed to bother them so she takes it to the extreme and sits statue still watching them. She took it to such and extreme there was a squirrel sitting right next to her head and she was so drat excited but she knew she wasn't supposed to move. Wish I had gotten a photo before the squirrel left, I have a good dog.
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I was going through my pics to update my website... Here, have a silly pic of Skillet as a youngster, caught mid-yawn.  
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Skillet's such a pretty bird. I was reading about a free range chicken farm earlier about how the 5000 free range birds swarm visitors.   And also apparently love playing with the tractors. quote:On a property near Calliope, manager Dan Carney is cautious about leaving almost 5,000 head of chooks alone with the tractor. http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2013/10/15/3869181.htm?site=&xml=3869181-mediarss.xml#bigpicturepos
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Velvet Sparrow posted:Why not just use apple cider vinegar? 1 tablespoon to 1 gallon of water. ...! Ahaha, I should have thought of that; my Ma uses that for everything. I even remember being forced to drink that crap as a kid thanks.
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Velvet Sparrow posted:Here, have a silly pic of Skillet as a youngster, caught mid-yawn. Ahahahaaa! That's a great shot. I love seeing close-ups of birds. Their feathers are so cool! Post more outtakes photos, please! Look at all those chooks, begging for treats. That is hilarious!
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Freakbox posted:...! Ahaha, I should have thought of that; my Ma uses that for everything. I even remember being forced to drink that crap as a kid You can also just paint the inside of the tank black, and move it to a shady spot. Algae won't grow in low light.
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Velvet Sparrow posted:I was going through my pics to update my website... EEEEEE. Oh how I love her look! Best chick ever. What bias?
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Velvet Sparrow posted:I was going through my pics to update my website... THERE IS NO SKILLET. THERE IS ONLY ZUUL.
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Lynza posted:I've brought some pictures! I have the next 3 days off of work, so I've been hanging out with him pretty much all day. He loves the Chicken Facility. He hopped up on the low roost and has been hanging out there. I take him out, he eats grass for a couple minutes, then goes right back in. If only I had room for chickens.
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Velvet Sparrow posted:Here, have a silly pic of Skillet as a youngster, caught mid-yawn. Skillet will always be my favourite Chickam 2013 chicken. 
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Skillet didnt keep the tuxedo pattern, did she?
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