Drop in anytime and you know you can always PM any of us any time. I am truly sad with what happened to Laure, over the years with the horses and now with the chooks I have had to come to terms with the death of my fur/ feathered friends.FBAsynopsis
19-26 April 2025
Link to last week's synopsis by @SimpleJenn.
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@BY Bob
Nimue is three weeks old : her feathers are beginning to show what she will end up looking like.
Polish chickens sleep head downs and so do baby polish ! Polish cuddles melt hearts.
An interesting nest box experiment testing various fillings.
Scratch scratch..the sound of spring.
A clever chicken will always find a way to food.
Chickens know a pot was never meant to grow flowers in !
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@featherhead007
Having many kids around from different mums can be... complicated ... Or very simple !
Mum, chicks and Alex are learning more about each other.
Dakota needs some loving too !
Mama hen has laid an egg and it looks as if she is beginning to wean the chicks !
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@Grandma The Chicken
When Grandma comes in the humans coop she loves to share her wisdom, though the cat doesn't seem to appreciate.
Guess who is a useful helper !
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@knoturavggrl
A pile of twelve nap-attacks...and cleaning the brooder is the best reason for another nap !
As chicks, the SFH's temper could best be described as "hyper-aware".
Some interesting stuff about SFH in the US.
Let's not forget ...the silkies. Not wildlings but still very lively!
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@LhickenChicken
Chicks have finally hatched, but a little one has an issue. We hope for a positive outcome.
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@Ponypoor
Poor Clyde is still moulting !
Chickens that blend in can easily get lost, as happened to sweet MRs LC !
Muffy is limping, nurse Kelly tends her foot.
Who laid an egg in Reenie's hay net ?
More details on muffy's callus / bumble foot with pictures.
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@RebeccaBoyd
Oh no, George has creepy crawlies !
Silkie eggs update : tuesday and thursday.
Typical Rebecca : four broodies in a week.
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@Sally PB
Bath time for Little, and Stormy is next !
Sunny is this week's caption photo ! Congratulations, have fun
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@SimpleJenn
It's integration day and things seem to be going very well, especially for Marble. He thrives with chicks around, and seems in good term with Cadet.
A partridge Brahma and an egg oooops.
Hear, hear ! Marble and cadet crowing !
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@Sylvester017
Silkies are so lovely, even without a beard.
Keiko has a strange new haircut...did you say silkies are cute ?
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@TOMTE
What is this sound ?
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Days of the week in Pictures !
Unclassified : check this picture of Nancy, @Marie2020 special smiling cat !
@rural mouse's crew from the last week in Montana. @Ponypoor : multi generational mugs. @BY Bob's FBA portraits. And don't miss @knoturavggrl incredible photo shoot of the wildlings !
- Monday mugs :
A wednesday Tuefer from @notabitail, @BY Bob's tiny twos.
- Two for tuesday :
Some wild Canadian water from @Ponypoor and an unusual waterer from @rural mouse
- Thirsty Thursday:
Pretty butts from @Ponypoor,
- Fluffy Friday
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FBA, a word to end this, posted after a long silence. Six weeks ago we lost our hen Laure in a way that left us angry and bitter. To move on from negative feelings I needed to take a step back from chicken stuff, and I gradually "dropped out" of BYC. But I'm attached to this thread and grateful for the kindness and help received here, so I'd like to still pop in just to do the synopsis once in a while. I hope no one finds this weird !
. Wish you all a nice weekend.
Sometimes is seems that no matter what you do, something happens and it just makes me so furious that I couldn't stop or prevent or somehow predict what would happen (I still blame myself for my father's death after almost 8 yrs). I hate to use the words 'get used to', so what I will say is that over time I have learnt to understand and manage my emotions and feelings towards such things.
Absolutely doesn't make it easier but it does help to accept and move on. Of course each person is different, but I feel that the big thing is to accept, acknowledge, mourn and not dwell. Easier said than done, and it is absolutely alright to be sad and upset - this is a normal and human reaction.
