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A _L_ P
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 Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 2:21 am Post subject: Come on boys, into the cat box |
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In response to an official letter about the 2 roosters' crowing I have
been putting them in the workshop each night and taking them out in the
morning. They aren>t thrilled about being stuffed into the carry box
each night but don>t struggle past the first bit of splaying their feet,
so I have to be careful not to force them when I pop them into the box.
It has a plastic tray about 10cm deep, the rest is wire. I made a
"perch" - a 2x1" lengthwise rod on 2 shorter supports - so they can feel
like they>re perching in a dignified manner, and I put wood shavings in
the bottom to absorb poo. It lasts several days without changing and
usually the reason it gets changed is that the cage gets knocked over
when it>s empty, outside.
At first they did what they had done at nights that was such a problem -
whenever they heard me moving around e.g. going to the loo in the middle
of the night, they>d crow. But in the workshop with its thick walls
they are insulated from other noises such as - goodness knows, dogs
barking, cars, whatever it was that set them off before.
Now they don>t crow much even when I go past their quarters to the
bathroom, not till it>s getting near dawn. Even then they don>t go on
and on and onnnn......... which they used to.
Please, everyone, touch the nearest piece of wood for us, that the
person who complained was annoyed by *night* noise and not a
dyed-in-the-wool rooster-phobe! Because if the council official gets
another complaint they>ll have to go, one way or another. My beautiful
boys....
A L P |
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Jill
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 2:20 am Post subject: Re: Come on boys, into the cat box |
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A _L_ P wrote:
[quote]In> Please, everyone, touch the nearest piece of wood for us, that the
person who complained was annoyed by *night* noise and not a
dyed-in-the-wool rooster-phobe! Because if the council official gets
another complaint they>ll have to go, one way or another. My
beautiful boys....
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What are your boys?
Touched a lot of wood today and even remembered to think of you a few times
!!!
<grin>
Seriously, good luck, sounds like a well thought through solution
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regards
Jill Bowis
Domestic Poultry and Waterfowl Solutions
Herbaceous; Herb and Alpine Nursery
Seasonal Farm Food
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A _L_ P
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 3:36 am Post subject: Re: Come on boys, into the cat box |
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Jill wrote:
[quote]A _L_ P wrote:
In> Please, everyone, touch the nearest piece of wood for us, that the
person who complained was annoyed by *night* noise and not a
dyed-in-the-wool rooster-phobe! Because if the council official gets
another complaint they>ll have to go, one way or another. My
beautiful boys....
What are your boys?
Touched a lot of wood today and even remembered to think of you a few
times !!!
grin
Seriously, good luck, sounds like a well thought through solution
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What - you mean *breed*? Frizzle.... Ahhh... and other things. The
father started off as a wee yellow chick then got strangely out-curving
feathers on his wings when everyone else got normal flat feathers.
Except a little black chick who was a bit late and they didn>t show up
so much. He is a mainly yellow/orangey colour, rose comb, quite heavy.
The name Angel-wings stuck to him. I don>t usually call him anything
but when necessary I try to think of Angel Clare (Thomas Hardy
character) so it>s less icky as a name.
His son is black, then started getting some white tips on the feathers
around his neck. These spread till he looked as if he were wearing a
Maori cloak
http://bp1.blogger.com/_NfORAAPiohY/SAMppHjUBLI/AAAAAAAAAPo/o9i8YsLyjx0/s1600-h/maori+tattoo.jpg
then the feathers grew longer and the white dots on the tips of them
became lines around the edge of each feather - these neck feathers being
outwardly curving they swirled when he moved, adding to the effect
that it was a cloak he was wearing. Then the marking extended down his
back too. He>s SO elegant and regal looking! Called Chief or course...
when he>s not being called Shut-up-you-rowdy-idiot.
Angel is so gentle and nurturing to his ladies. When I at last risked
letting Chief and his couple of girls out at the same time I was aware
there could be ructions but figured the whole garden should be big
enough for them to run away if it got nasty. But after an initial
ceremonial dust-up they have rapprochement which consists of Angel
sleeping inside and Chief in the covered run along with 3 or 4 hens who
always preferred the semi-outdoor life. Chief is much lighter than
Angel, often hasn>t eaten much. His own damn fault. He>s hard to catch
in daytime but when I do I put him up with the food and block the exit
with my arm till he>s eaten some pellets.
What else is in their backgrounds? Well, Angel: don>t know. I got that
setting of eggs, a day>s gathering, from Lisa when I had a broody who
was determined not to give up.
Chiefy boy has 2 sisters who don>t look Araucana, in fact one of them is
a black frizzle and the other a new Holland (I think Lisa said) dark and
lighter grey speckled, but lay green eggs. He has the same kind of comb
as both of them, a small blobby thing half-size - the front half -
compared with the other combs in the tribe. So I hope he is carrying
the Araucana-egg gene. He>s a sexual enthusiast so I expect that when
I>m geared up to cope with chicks AND there>s a broody at the right time
- no, I won>t count my chickens before they>re hatched.
At present, hoping that I>ll get 2 goslings since neither I nor Margaret
(their eventual owner) want one to be lonely. Your info was v good as
usual and I>m working out details while I garden. Again, waiting till
they are hatched....
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