trashpony
Hag
Bless you that's so kind. I live about 300 miles away though!
Self-indulgent pet thread
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Buddy Bradley
Pantheistic solipsist
a_chap
When the world came apart, where were you?
A lorra, lorra responsibility, Sci. And then they ultimately break your heart.
But I can't imagine being without a dog in my life.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Yeah, I can't really have one due to not being able to walk them. I'm hoping to dogsit at some point though
Anyway, today we went and collected the hens! Terrible pictures because currently they're terrified and won't leave the coop. Tomorrow I'll put them into the main run.
They have so few feathers on their wings and rear ends that they look half plucked for dinner, and one of them has nearly lost its comb (the quiff thing on top of its head). This is because they're rescue colony chickens, btw, not because I'm really mean or anything.Names: Enid, Elvis and Egg
I'll try to add photos soon.
chickens2 by Samantha Hills, on Flickr
chickens1 by Samantha Hills, on Flickr
chickens3 by Samantha Hills, on Flickr
chickens4 by Samantha Hills, on Flickr
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CRI
Registered Chooser
Totally self-indulgent. God I think my dog is the most beautiful creature in the world
Looks pretty damned amazing!
CRI
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scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
Thanks for the reminder! I've ordered some now.
Let the chickens out to roam the garden today - while I was out with them - and they all have different personalities. Elvis is the leader, Enid is the shy one, and Egg is in between. We gave them some camomile tea because we happened to be drinking it and looked it up and it's apparently a common thing to give them; they LOVED it. I've now brought some of their mash in so that I can make them some porrage in the morning.
For treats give your chickens some corn on the cob and dried mealworms - they love that Leafy greens for lovely yellow yolks in the eggs
Good on you scifisam for homing them
Make sure their residence is as fox-proof as can be.
Chickens are great pets and as you said they have distinctive personalities. Happy chickening
Leafy greens for lovely yellow yolks in the eggsGood on you scifisam for homing them
Make sure their residence is as fox-proof as can be.
Chickens are great pets and as you said they have distinctive personalities. Happy chickening
xes
F.O.A.D
I need to know what words you keep in a shoe box and why.
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
I've got them some meal worms, fresh and dried, and attached three tiny bird feeders (Poundland B)) to the side of the hutch for treats - one each so they don't fight. Plus a big fatball holder that is perfect for putting fresh veg in for them (it has a peeled banana in right now).
They made their own way into the coop tonight and seem a bit more relaxed around me
They made their own way into the coop tonight and seem a bit more relaxed around me
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Tiny bit of bad news from me.
We found our very elderly hedgepig dead this morning. This will be from old age ... he is the disabled and mostly blind fella we've had indoors for the past 18mths after an abscess burst on his back. When that happened, we thought he would pass that night, but he was still there in the morning ...
We found our very elderly hedgepig dead this morning. This will be from old age ... he is the disabled and mostly blind fella we've had indoors for the past 18mths after an abscess burst on his back. When that happened, we thought he would pass that night, but he was still there in the morning ...
BoatieBird
Well-Known Member
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
oh, and well in excess of five years before that - found wandering as a small adult in daylight with various minor injuries ... but all of those healed up quickly in a clean biodome. Apart from the one eye ... but that didn't bother him. Tried to release him, but after several attempts when he made his way back (he had a dollop of food dye as an id/marker) we gave up and he ended up keeping one of the girls company in a large garden and a run for the winter (protection when hibernating).
scifisam
feck! arse! girls! drink!
The hens had a nice day exploring and meeting the cats.
perryegg1https://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/
threehenshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/
eggmooniehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/ (Please ignore the crap lawn)
eggflowers1https://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/
chickenrunhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/
perryegg1https://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/threehenshttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/eggmooniehttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/ (Please ignore the crap lawn)eggflowers1https://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/chickenrunhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/140555713@N06/
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Schmetterling
I saw something nasty in the woodshed!
I keep trying to upload a photo from within the iPhone photo library, as I have done many times before, and it just bloody won't happen. It goes through the motions after the selection stage but then I have no option to upload, just to close.
Does anyone know why?
It's a very cute photograph of Lotte.
ETA It does seem to be connected to the file size which is strange as I have never had that problem with photographs taken with the iPhone before. I blame IDS. I will upload from the lappy.
ETA 2: This is very weird; the file is only 144 kb.
Does anyone know why?
It's a very cute photograph of Lotte.
ETA It does seem to be connected to the file size which is strange as I have never had that problem with photographs taken with the iPhone before. I blame IDS. I will upload from the lappy.
ETA 2: This is very weird; the file is only 144 kb.
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moose
like some cat from Japan
CRI Are you familiar with Ludwik the hairless guineapig on Instagram? I think you might like him.
ludwik_guinea_pig
ludwik_guinea_pig
