tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post7483227420771990255..comments2023-06-16T13:26:00.438+01:00Comments on COMPLETELY QUACKERS!: An emotional roller coaster!Sarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06729233060266402303noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-46531074580062389482009-08-28T17:57:14.598+01:002009-08-28T17:57:14.598+01:00Ladybird World Mother - Lovely to 'meet' y...Ladybird World Mother - Lovely to 'meet' you - so nice to know I'm not alone!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729233060266402303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-23819200678626833952009-08-28T06:22:03.943+01:002009-08-28T06:22:03.943+01:00Wonderful that you found your Jess. Here via David...Wonderful that you found your Jess. Here via David's - congrats on your POTD nod :) That's quite the meagerie you have. Our menagerie is more of the wild variety ... 'cept the dog and the cats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-16688692036885137922009-08-28T05:25:31.171+01:002009-08-28T05:25:31.171+01:00I wonder what was going through Jess' mind!! G...I wonder what was going through Jess' mind!! Glad you found her. Congrats on POTD!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-28612665126246958602009-08-27T15:10:18.175+01:002009-08-27T15:10:18.175+01:00How glad I am to find you!! I so often sit with m...How glad I am to find you!! I so often sit with my girls... all 5 of them, just to breathe in the peace, and enjoy those wonderful peaceful sounds they make. Glad you found your Jess. She sounds a sweetie.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-53548869177541338942009-08-26T22:08:44.426+01:002009-08-26T22:08:44.426+01:00Oh wow! I feel so humbled by all these lovely comm...Oh wow! I feel so humbled by all these lovely comments. I tend to pour my heart out a bit in my postings & usually think people will think I'm totally off my rocker, so it is a really special thing to know that they may be bringing pleasure. Thank you :-DSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729233060266402303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-75314614571833456512009-08-26T19:35:21.105+01:002009-08-26T19:35:21.105+01:00I find the hugging of hens nothing short of lovely...I find the hugging of hens nothing short of lovely...and I loved this post and hell, I love you and Jess...lol...wow...I'll be back here again and again! I'm gonna be a stalker! No, a follower, that's right...congrats on Post of the Day Nomination...you're a WINNER in my book...<br />SandiSandi McBridehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09033518416111957858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-44868219243328615902009-08-26T16:25:52.187+01:002009-08-26T16:25:52.187+01:00Oh, I'm glad Jess is ok! I came over from Davi...Oh, I'm glad Jess is ok! I came over from David's blog. Congrats on the Post of the Day Award!Cheffie-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568520021347503121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-88803153446103973972009-08-26T14:55:21.081+01:002009-08-26T14:55:21.081+01:00What a wonderful tale of love. I'd be hugging ...What a wonderful tale of love. I'd be hugging her too.:) I flew over here from David's coop. Yours was the only POTD name with which I was unfamiliar. I'm glad I landed in your barnyard. Great tale. :)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-29272867596529125362009-08-26T14:48:58.274+01:002009-08-26T14:48:58.274+01:00wonderfully written. congrats on the POTD mention ...wonderfully written. congrats on the POTD mention over at Davids.Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-85795456337647469562009-08-26T14:44:02.641+01:002009-08-26T14:44:02.641+01:00My sister keeps chickens and I occasionally write ...My sister keeps chickens and I occasionally write about them on my blog. Who knew chickens could be so entertaining? She also has ducks and one of the hens kept getting picked on and would fly over the fence to be with the ducks. that's where she lives now. Prefers the ducks company to the other hens.<br /><br />I'm here by way of POTD.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-59471251737143191582009-08-26T13:08:18.247+01:002009-08-26T13:08:18.247+01:00She actually died from a broken neck. I guess she ...She actually died from a broken neck. I guess she got so scared she hit her neck on the tree. Still, at least it was quick.<br /><br />Thanks for the hug, I do feel a bit glum about it.Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-90311612770133000622009-08-26T12:11:38.641+01:002009-08-26T12:11:38.641+01:00Compostwoman - I'm so very sorry to hear about...Compostwoman - I'm so very sorry to hear about Violet. I know it's heart breaking when you lose one you're particularly attached to. Sometimes they can be such fragile things & go without any particular warning. Sending you BIG comforting (((HUGS)))) xxSarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729233060266402303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-55469890055514010352009-08-26T10:09:08.508+01:002009-08-26T10:09:08.508+01:00I don't live on a farm but I obtained 2 chicks...I don't live on a farm but I obtained 2 chicks and 2 ducklings which grew up together and eventually when I had to relocate the chickens to an animal farm nearby, they acted like ducks staying out in the rain. They were our pets though.BioniKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14160435019367425283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-73402269592035275432009-08-26T08:22:20.128+01:002009-08-26T08:22:20.128+01:00Great post. Denise Nesbitt told me I had to come h...Great post. Denise Nesbitt told me I had to come here and read it!david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-81654190575118729242009-08-25T22:53:25.095+01:002009-08-25T22:53:25.095+01:00Well I went out tonight to lock in the girls and w...Well I went out tonight to lock in the girls and when I couldn't find Violet Dorking, I looked all over the hen paddock...and found her dead under the dust bath conifer....<br /><br />She seems to have had a heart attack...she was being bullied by EVERYONE this morning, and then a jet flew over mid afternoon....<br /><br />I am SO sad...she was a lovely, friendly hen and we hatched her out under our Maran just a year ago....<br /><br />Sorry Violet, I couldn't help you to integrate and I shall miss you a lot... :-(Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-80134338030445710822009-08-25T20:56:19.479+01:002009-08-25T20:56:19.479+01:00Thank you to everyone for your very kind & tho...Thank you to everyone for your very kind & thoughtful comments. As each day goes by Jess is looking more settled in with the main flock. She gets the odd peck but isn't being bullied or injured any more. She keeps herself to herself a little & just doesn't seem keen on going in the hen house with the rest, despite the fact they aren't attacking her in there, so I'll keep an eye on her & move her back in with the Aylesbury ducks if she seems unhappy. I do love that little hen! It's sad to me that the only hens who have ever had a go at her are her fellow ex-battery hens. But I guess savage conditions breed savage behaviour. Whoever would have thought looking after hens could be such an emotional thing!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06729233060266402303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-7319058380499573682009-08-25T05:01:13.909+01:002009-08-25T05:01:13.909+01:00Lovely story, thanks for taking the time to write ...Lovely story, thanks for taking the time to write it for us. You should write that book "chicken whisperer", i think it would open up lots of eyes! I third the second run as this is where my little lovies go too. Even when the peace is maintained, we know intimidation is in the air, and who wants to live out life like that? Peace for all<br /><br />p.s. did you download a copy of my book, i would love to share with you "our sister bond to the feathers" :)Ruth Trowbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02504906924681540699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-67409532684345692412009-08-24T23:47:58.778+01:002009-08-24T23:47:58.778+01:00John is so right...I have given up trying to integ...John is so right...I have given up trying to integrate Violet Dorking Hen with the bigger hens, despite being hatched out by one of them (!) she is constantly bullied...she looks smaller and more different to the others and is so much more gentle so she and her sister Ruby Dorking get pecked all the time...<br /><br />so I now have a large hen house in the paddock where Violet can go, it has food and water inside and I shut the door at night the same as I shut the other runs...<br /><br />Violet ( and her sister Ruby) can hide inside, safe from the others and I let them out to join in the others in the morning...but the Orchard paddock is big enough so they can run away if needed...it seems to be that morning/evening time inside a run is where the bullying is worst....<br /><br />I think sometimes we have to just accept that hens are not very nice to each other, and make the best of it..... :-(Compostwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028585447065282738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-83949360374474661842009-08-24T23:08:10.731+01:002009-08-24T23:08:10.731+01:00Your writing is awesome!
You should write a book!
...Your writing is awesome!<br />You should write a book!<br />I do happen to know a writer and I will be telling him about this post!<br />Awesome!mrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-78117796240891406332009-08-24T22:05:23.131+01:002009-08-24T22:05:23.131+01:00sara, I know VERY well how you feel!!!
you are doi...sara, I know VERY well how you feel!!!<br />you are doing everything you can to get them to accept Jess, but perhaps you may need to accept that it may never happen....<br />I have a small enclosure with three bullied hens in it and they are happy as larry!! they just need to be away from the main girls...(albeit seperated by thin chicken wire)<br />sometimes you just need to bite the bullet and realise that not everything in the allotment is fluffy!<br />perhaps team her up with a bantam hen or bantam cockerel in their own run......may work<br />xxxxx<br />(John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-45851049628568115222009-08-24T18:31:53.987+01:002009-08-24T18:31:53.987+01:00Hens will be hens - we once lost a cockerel for a ...Hens will be hens - we once lost a cockerel for a week and found him in the wood pile, hiding from another one who had been bullying him. I am afraid they are not quite as nice as they seem sometimes. But glad you found Jess. Hope she is still settling in well with the others - they soon forget their fights.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2353497591349986008.post-82976987355813922092009-08-24T16:51:29.814+01:002009-08-24T16:51:29.814+01:00Sis, you got me in tears again, stop it!! Seriousl...Sis, you got me in tears again, stop it!! Seriously though I'm so glad Jess is alright, and has found herself a litle hidey-holeAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11624269140367976774noreply@blogger.com