Anne

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Right now we have three orpingtons, two brahma, one cochin, three golden comets, two marans, two plymouth rock, one silkie bantam, two sussex, and one wyandotte.

I had more bantams but they are really really good jumpers because they're so small and light, they can nearly fly, and they would insist on roosting in a tree... Their steadfast refusal to come in at night ended in their demise.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago

It is so hard when you lose one of the flock, and foxes, weasels, raccoons, whatever predators are in your area can smell them for miles and will snatch one eventually. But, for all the sobbing beside a pile of feathers I have done, I still wholeheartedly recommend that you go for it!

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (5 children)

You should go for it, raising chickens is surprisingly easy and they are a hoot to watch frolicking around your yard.

However, fuck Tractor Supply for rolling back their DEI initiatives Search for local hatcheries to buy your chicks. Last spring, I bought ten pre-sexed female chicks (which, admittedly comes with the ethical concerns of what they do with the males) of random "designer" breeds for only $95 including shipping.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

I used to have a cat that I was able to train to use the toilet! It took less than 6 months to transition from the litterbox, and she was around 3 when we started so she was already very set in her ways.

It requires something this This Toilet Insert and a spare bathroom that doesn't need to be used by anyone but the cat for the length of the training. (Even if you remove the insert to use the toilet, the cat will likely object to any smells that aren't their own)

Yet, I am completely unable to get my dog to stop humping men... Only ever men. Suggestions welcomed.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, technically that is dressing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I assume you're a better person than me and don't do this, but right now I am absolutely fantasizing about just leaving the dishes and whatever is sticky all over the counters, moving house, and starting a new life.... That's what I imagine when you say you rent a house for thanksgiving and fully support it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

This was me watching Yorkshire puddings rise this morning. Like a delicious version of those shitty little fireworks snakes, it's mesmerizing!

 

She's hoping that you'll trip over her. If you go around, she'll lunge out at your ankles. Loads of fun either way!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I agree! I was hoping to see the insides cleaned. And he missed spots!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 6 months ago

Please don't leave! Keep speaking your mind, if enough of us stick it out we can drown out the users like Captain Asshole here.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Jokes are funny

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Taffy Cat (lemmy.world)
 
 

We just got a batch of ten baby chicks! Two days old and they are already having a blast climbing and jumping off a little rock and sticks. This batch are all females, and are a random variety of "exotic" chickens. When their real feathers grow in it'll be fun to figure out what breeds we got!

They are just in an XL dog crate with foil insulation around the bottom edge, and a red heat lamp hanging from the top of the crate. I don't know if the foil actually helps retain any heat, but it does keep the chicks from escaping. It's a high security henitentiary.

 

My flock befriended this strange white bird today. It's the large one in the background of the attached pictures. It's the size of a small turkey, grey and white, with a prominent crest. It ate some scratch with my girls, then ate some wild blackberries, and departed into the woods.

We're in upstate NY. I've never seen a bird like this before. It almost looks like a peacock but, again, it's white and we are in upstate NY.

The girls liked her, she seemed harmless - they usually lose their shit if even a little sparrow tries to snag some scratch. They alert me to turkeys and deer regularly but didn't mind this stranger at all.

Can anyone help me identify this bird?

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