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| | | Author: | macebobo  | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 12:17 | | Subject: | IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 180 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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| | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 12:20 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | Sounds like fun! |
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| | | | | Author: | cosmicray | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 13:28 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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Awesomely awesome 😻
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| | | | | Author: | ghyde | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:29 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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Keep an eye on their eyes, sometimes a chicken can go blind in one eye for reasons
we couldn't discover when we had chickens. It seems to happen more often
once they reach the adult stage. First signs of blindness such as this that I
noticed were a partially closed eye which looked swollen, with a pupil that was
much smaller than usual. If you see any eye condition in them, get them to a
vet as quickly as possible. Early treatment could save the eye.
Cheers ...
ghyde
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| | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:33 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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Nice chickens
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| | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:35 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 37 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, wildchicken13 writes:
| | In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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Nice chickens
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in addition to seemingly every bricklink member being a programmer it seems like
everyone has owned or wants to own chickens or is wildchicken also 
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:50 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 43 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
| | in addition to seemingly every bricklink member being a programmer it seems like
everyone has owned or wants to own chickens or is wildchicken also
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| | | | | | | | | Author: | SylvainLS | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:51 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 36 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
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in addition to seemingly every bricklink member being a programmer it seems like
everyone has owned
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Nope,
neither,
especially not
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| | | | | | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:52 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, SylvainLS writes:
| | In Off Topic, Nubs_Select writes:
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in addition to seemingly every bricklink member being a programmer it seems like
everyone has owned
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Nope,
neither,
especially not
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| | | | | Author: | here4bricks614 | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 14:37 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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Just found this old thing in my Kingdoms collection!
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| | | | | Author: | rab1234 | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 16:05 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 39 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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|  We currently have 1 old chicken and 12 baby chicks.
In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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| | | | | Author: | UTLF | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 16:28 | | Subject: | (Cancelled) | | Viewed: | 50 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | | | Author: | Stuart9 | | Posted: | Jun 10, 2023 16:48 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 49 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Many years ago we had chickens, a couple of turkeys, quite a few ducks and three
geese.
The turkeys were very stroppy.
One of the geese would sit on my lap if I sat outside, the others sat ether side
of me.
Always liked ducks myself.
In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
They are Naked Neck breed, AKA Turken due to the myth that they are a cross between
a chicken and turkey, which is biologically impossible.
Gentle and docile, good egg layers and good meat producers. These girls will
not be eaten, but will be pets, bug and weed control, when they stop laying.
Discovered this morning how much chicken poop stinks! Oh well, I am on cloud
nine right now, so it is all good.
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| | | | | Author: | Sadler_Bricks | | Posted: | Jun 12, 2023 00:49 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| Nice chickens
Sadler_Bricks
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| | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Jun 12, 2023 20:33 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 34 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years...
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The girls now have names. The buff/golden one is Vera the Velociraptor. The
black one is Aloe the Adorable.
I have been having so much fun learning about these amazing, smart, fun sized
modern dinosaurs.
They love grapes, nectarines and peach pits picked clean, mushrooms, and spread
their normal feed granules all over the place so they can snack where ever!
Aloe jumped into my hand today to get a grape quarter! I am amazed this happened
in less than 48 hours after they arrived.
Vera still is a bit skittish, but she will be there soon. She is definitely her
own chicken. I love a good challenge, and I bet she's going to give me one.
I knew chickens took dust baths, what I did not realize is how comical it is
to witness. Flopping around, flapping wings, kicking their feet while lying on
their backs, dirt flying everywhere. I'll try to get some video of it next
time I see them doing it.
First day in a long time I did not get an order on Monday, so I enjoyed time
with the chickens instead.
Play well everyone,
John
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| | | | | Author: | macebobo | | Posted: | Jul 19, 2023 16:34 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 38 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | I have wanted chickens for over 10 years, I finally got two chicks last night.
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The chickens had to be re-homed today, they were both roosters. To live peacefully
with my neighbors, I decided it would be the best thing to do. It was not easy.
They are going to a gentleman that had a huge bachelor flock and only harvests
them if they do not get along with everyone else.
I am so bummed right now! Who knew you could get so attached to a bird in just
a bit over 40 days?
Sad chicken noises,
John
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| | | | | | | Author: | Nubs_Select | | Posted: | Jul 19, 2023 16:41 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| | | I am so bummed right now! Who knew you could get so attached to a bird in just
a bit over 40 days?
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its sad to see them go  I remember bringing my chicken to a family friends
farm many years ago once it was getting older which was sad
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| | | | | | | Author: | wildchicken13 | | Posted: | Jul 19, 2023 19:25 | | Subject: | Re: IRL Chickens | | Viewed: | 35 times | | Topic: | Off Topic | |
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| In Off Topic, macebobo writes:
| | The chickens had to be re-homed today, they were both roosters. To live peacefully
with my neighbors, I decided it would be the best thing to do. It was not easy.
They are going to a gentleman that had a huge bachelor flock and only harvests
them if they do not get along with everyone else.
I am so bummed right now! Who knew you could get so attached to a bird in just
a bit over 40 days?
Sad chicken noises,
John
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Bummer. It's always sad letting pets go. Hopefully you are able to make peace
with your neighbors.
Reminds me of an article I read a while ago:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/24/world/europe/france-countryside-noises-smells-law.html
This particular case is from France, but this kind of stuff happens all over.
New York City is not exactly a paradise, but neither is the countryside.
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