Smudgley's chickens

[Mags]

The chickens with my daughters Ashleigh & Lucy........

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[angieh]

Lovely chooks - lovely girls! Nice to see the chooks getting cuddles.

[dinahsmum]

Glad to see them doing well.
Are they still laying? How many do you get a day?
My B-I-L rigged up a daylight lamp, on a time switch, for their bantams and they get a few eggs all through the winter.
They lost their biggest bantam - Dottie - no feathers or sign of trauma - they think someone just made off with her :(

[Elaine]

They are looking good enough to eat:lol: :lol: :lol:

[Kim]

Elaine!!! :shock: :o ;)

Lovely chickens and I agree great to see them being cuddled and looked after so well.

[Erin]

They are lovely Kelly :) I cant get over how quickly your girls are growing up :shock:

[smudgley]

They are looking good enough to eat:lol: :lol: :lol:

:roll: :evil: :-D

[Natalie]

I'm sorry but I'm sure they are really lovely but I have a serious bird phobia so couldnt look for long!!!

[dandysmom]

Lovely chooks, Smudgley! Dis you ever put up the flag to indicate if they were in for the night? I remember Mr. Fox only too well....

[yola]

I'm sorry but I'm sure they are really lovely but I have a serious bird phobia so couldnt look for long!!!

You too????? Although I can look at them, and indeed they are very cute (and I secretly would love chickens if only for the fresh eggs) . . . I couldn't go anywhere near them as my fear of feathers would have me passed out pretty sharpish!

[dandysmom]

Yola, I thought of you immediately when I read Matron's post ......

Actually, I think of you every time I pick up a feather outside for Leia to play with ....

[Moli]

They look the picture of health, and have grown so much...

[Natalie]

Yola you have my deepest sympathies. I can watch them from afar but in the garden, beach, or anywhere outdoors then I cry, and hyperventilate and shake myself silly.

I don't know where my phobia comes from but its the whole wing flapping that gets me. Feathers I'm ok.

Wierd! How does it affect you hun?

[yola]

Mine started when as a small child a pigeon's tail was run over and the feathers flew all over me. I couldn't have been more than 3 as I don't remember it - my Mum told me. For a while it affected me to the point of fear of falling leaves, petals, tree berries etc. I still shudder just a bit when picking up fallen flower petals!!

I don't like flapping birds, the thought of them touching me makes me physically sick and gives me a cold sweat. Same with a feather (large ones, not the little fluffy ones) being blown along by the wind or - when I was smaller - in the hands of my little brother chasing me with it!!! He's nearly 40 now . . . and he's stopped doing that thank goodness :roll:

[PoshPuss]

Natalie and Yola, I feel sorry for your phobia, I realise how distressing it can be. I don't have a bird or feather phobia but I have big issues with rats/mice/hamsters/gerbils etc.
It's so illogical and crazy, after all I'm so much 'bigger' and have much more capacity to hurt them but I shudder at the thought of them loose around me. Photos etc. I'm ok with, just the sight of them moving and scurrying... ugh!
Can't go into pet shops in case I see them!
Bizzarre! :D