tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post5981537557883630560..comments2024-03-29T08:50:21.054+02:00Comments on Eco Footprint ~ South Africa: Eggs in one basketDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-68971126950393230852015-12-20T12:13:41.253+02:002015-12-20T12:13:41.253+02:00Harry - you're up early, or should that be lat...Harry - you're up early, or should that be late lol<br /><br />We are getting a lot of enjoyment from the chickens - they are too comical to watch, and, at feeding time, are impossible to walk through as they constantly want to trip us up in their eagerness to get to the coop first.<br /><br />The chicken poo is great for your wife's (future) garden... ;)<br /><br />You Lab sounds a tad Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-49159710359905343552015-12-20T12:09:16.809+02:002015-12-20T12:09:16.809+02:00I have chickens but I can't say I am overly fo...I have chickens but I can't say I am overly fond of them. My wife likes the chickens though and the dogs like the eggs. When my Labrador has had enough eggs she will crack some open for the cats. But then, she grooms the cats too.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-14102037647186843992015-12-20T12:05:08.254+02:002015-12-20T12:05:08.254+02:00pqsa - Oh, our animals are definitely on their own...pqsa - Oh, our animals are definitely on their own mission - but that is as it should be, I reckon. I know the Bible says that "man shall have dominion over livestock..." (http://biblehub.com/genesis/1-26.htm) but I prefer to think of it as more stewardship / caretaker - and, in the case of chicken eggs - partaker lolDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64723209112147514962015-12-20T12:01:04.814+02:002015-12-20T12:01:04.814+02:001st Man - I was surprised to learn that they are c...1st Man - I was surprised to learn that they are complex creatures, with definite habits - definitely not "just chickens". They definitely all have different characters lolDanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-64320364075650382262015-12-20T11:59:41.718+02:002015-12-20T11:59:41.718+02:00Dawn - That's more or less the direction I'...Dawn - That's more or less the direction I'm taking, but I can't have an egg layer going hungry... ;) (especially as she lays bigger eggs than TD) :D<br />Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-20546576656047585702015-12-20T09:18:22.871+02:002015-12-20T09:18:22.871+02:00I think the joy of having animals is that they con...I think the joy of having animals is that they constantly remind us that although we think we "own" them, they have minds of their own.possumqueensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04456571934916321686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-35996428599862889912015-12-20T02:06:38.985+02:002015-12-20T02:06:38.985+02:00Oh I can't wait for us to have chickens! Ever...Oh I can't wait for us to have chickens! Every time I read a blog post about them from someone, they just seem like such unique and interesting creatures. thanks for sharing!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-20755985876574782812015-12-20T00:23:07.025+02:002015-12-20T00:23:07.025+02:00I let our chooks sort out there differences, cant ...I let our chooks sort out there differences, cant be doing with playground squabbles, I find they prefer to lay in the nestbox that is darkest, we have 2 cockerels from our batch of chicks, they are just coming up to crowing so will be going in the oven soon :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-17850232954499372952015-12-19T16:02:05.190+02:002015-12-19T16:02:05.190+02:00Quinn - I let the chickens out every morning and t...Quinn - I let the chickens out every morning and they're free to roam where they want on the property. Thus keeping them apart would be difficult. And, I wouldn't like to restrict them to a run - that would defeat the object of having free range, wouldn't it?<br /><br />Yeah - who knows what the exact difference is between the boxes - but they both definitely prefer the back one. Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-28514192120557611722015-12-19T15:22:43.555+02:002015-12-19T15:22:43.555+02:00I've had many hens choose the same nest box, s...I've had many hens choose the same nest box, sometimes restlessly waiting their turn, or even cramming two birds into the box at once while there are three "identical" (to me, apparently not to the hens) boxes available. I think it may be an instinctive drive to help ensure survival of eggs/chicks. But what do I know? <br />My own tolerance for thuggery amongst any of my animals is Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17292701509476856967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-11175310449942283012015-12-19T14:36:55.979+02:002015-12-19T14:36:55.979+02:00Bill - LOL I tried the golf ball trick on TD (we h...Bill - LOL I tried the golf ball trick on TD (we have exactly one in stock, from where, who knows - 'cos RMan has never played golf) but either TD or Cluck kept kicking it out of the nest. Maybe it encouraged Cluck to lay ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-17624630780227849212015-12-19T14:34:10.534+02:002015-12-19T14:34:10.534+02:00Chickpea - I guess the strongest has to make sure ...Chickpea - I guess the strongest has to make sure that she / he always survives. Thankfully, we had an alternative coop for Cluck ;)Danihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04020970904311512357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-85351238136593969932015-12-19T14:15:43.635+02:002015-12-19T14:15:43.635+02:00Yeah I'd guess that little guy in the back is ...Yeah I'd guess that little guy in the back is going to be a rooster. :) But I can never tell for sure until they start trying to crow.<br /><br />In our experience hens like to lay in the same nesting box. We have 8 boxes but most days they all lay in only 2 or 3 of them. I think their instinct is to lay where there are already eggs since in nature they're trying to build up clutch to Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859125602809246773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375887793985280500.post-81519992420558540182015-12-19T14:11:24.121+02:002015-12-19T14:11:24.121+02:00They are strange creatures indeed, I know when we ...They are strange creatures indeed, I know when we get chickens again I will be fretting about who is bullying who.Chickpeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010543012720394937noreply@blogger.com