tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post111719721025495243..comments2023-09-23T07:30:55.854-05:00Comments on Rurality: Chicken chroniclesRuralityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117722911668979342005-06-02T09:35:00.000-05:002005-06-02T09:35:00.000-05:00I thought about it and realized I'd miscounted... ...I thought about it and realized I'd miscounted... Make that "We're down to nine hens where we once had 20". (Actually two of them were snatched while still very young and I'd forgotten about them.)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117722774488617012005-06-02T09:32:00.000-05:002005-06-02T09:32:00.000-05:00Susannah yours are laying better than mine... I've...Susannah yours are laying better than mine... I've heard that the second year the eggs are larger but less frequent, and that pretty much seems to be happening right now with the older hens. Except for the green-egg layer - hers are actually getting a bit smaller I think.<BR/><BR/>Coyotes continue to take their toll. We're down to one Buff Orpington hen and two Dominiques, three White Leghorns, two Lakenvelders, and one Easter Egger. Nine hens where we once had 18.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117564726924540262005-05-31T13:38:00.000-05:002005-05-31T13:38:00.000-05:00my biddies do the same thing. if one crawls in a ...my biddies do the same thing. if one crawls in a laying box then two or three all want to get in the exact same one at the same time. i think it is analagous to when two or more women see the same thing at the same time on the bargain table: immediate pandemonium!<BR/>"i saw it first!"<BR/>"no me!" <BR/>"no meee!!"<BR/>then when the first girl exits, the next goes in & pecks at her egg. "take that!" <BR/>however, it's all good, we still get 15 eggs a day (from 21 hens)!susannah eaneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15692505605582396364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117497262402400942005-05-30T18:54:00.000-05:002005-05-30T18:54:00.000-05:00Thanks! I have garden envy after seeing your blog....Thanks! I have garden envy after seeing your blog. :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117459572573930382005-05-30T08:26:00.000-05:002005-05-30T08:26:00.000-05:00HelloJust stopped by to say thank you paying me a ...Hello<BR/>Just stopped by to say thank you paying me a visit yesterday and I am now in gales of laughter. These pictures are soooo funny. Thank you for my morning chuckle.<BR/><BR/>I will be back soon for another visit.Cuppahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015697402688623317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117283837565695202005-05-28T07:37:00.000-05:002005-05-28T07:37:00.000-05:00Dave I think that's it exactly. The lower right wo...Dave I think that's it exactly. The lower right wood nest box is like that too, but... there was a snake incident. That may be why they're avoiding it.<BR/><BR/>Rainypete, now I'm going to be thinking about drunk chickens every time I see them in there. :)<BR/><BR/>Zanne that's a good analogy!<BR/><BR/>Karen I'd love to have a chicken cam... just not in the cards right now. It's a wilderness coop - no electricity or water. Which is probably a good thing, or else I'd be wanting to give them air conditioning in the summer. :)Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117258625573648352005-05-28T00:37:00.000-05:002005-05-28T00:37:00.000-05:00I am with Hick; I, too, love your posts re: chicke...I am with Hick; I, too, love your posts re: chickens. The photos especially make them hilarious.<BR/><BR/>Too funny!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00719759496681467528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117237971254507802005-05-27T18:52:00.000-05:002005-05-27T18:52:00.000-05:00Those silly chickens...they remind me of kids. You...Those silly chickens...they remind me of kids. You go out and buy them a big toy and they play inside the cardboard box.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475380451527801666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117218852466404592005-05-27T13:34:00.000-05:002005-05-27T13:34:00.000-05:00That resembles pub crawilng cars from college. We...That resembles pub crawilng cars from college. We had 8 of us in a tiny little Toyota hatchback. I feel for those chickens.Rainypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01415282957997196121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117217737450019232005-05-27T13:15:00.000-05:002005-05-27T13:15:00.000-05:00I think the moral is that the darker and more cozy...I think the moral is that the darker and more cozy the nesting box, the better chickens like it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02596390440496594901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117215263092327222005-05-27T12:34:00.000-05:002005-05-27T12:34:00.000-05:00Hick you are as bas as I am.DPR: I started to edit...Hick you are as bas as I am.<BR/><BR/>DPR: I started to edit to say "erstwhile kitty litter box" but as much as I like typing "erstwhile," that's not quite it. It was never used as a kitty litter box. I need a word that says "it was made for one thing but is being used for something else. As in, "it was made to be a kitty litter box but is now a nesting box for insane hens". I am sure that such a word exists but I can't think of it.<BR/><BR/>RD you should see the google hits I get for chicken-related terms.<BR/><BR/>Maktaaq I haven't seen that movie yet!Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117214663411378672005-05-27T12:24:00.000-05:002005-05-27T12:24:00.000-05:00You should re-write the script for Napoleon Dynami...You should re-write the script for Napoleon Dynamite but from the chickens' point of view.Maktaaqhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07199240147294229022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117209258926519662005-05-27T10:54:00.000-05:002005-05-27T10:54:00.000-05:00Those chickens are very amusing. I love their name...Those chickens are very amusing. I love their names, and how polite they are with each other. Now I know where the term old biddy comes from!robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10013142.post-1117202655361515922005-05-27T09:04:00.000-05:002005-05-27T09:04:00.000-05:00I love, love, love your chicken posts. No, wait.....I love, love, love your chicken posts. <BR/><BR/>No, wait...I didn't mean that any of your posts were chicken...I actually think you are quite brave (see scary snake photos.) I meant that I like your posts about chickens...<BR/><BR/>Somebody stop me.<BR/><BR/>Heh!Karen Schmautzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17882229236585238584noreply@blogger.com