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2025-03-31 15:44 from Nurb432
Birds are funny. Like many, we have a couple of feeders.
Mostly small birds like wrens, house sparrows, and finches in
this area. An occasional cardinal. All the big birds ( hawks and
such ) stay in the trees and dont mess with feeders..
Normally if you go outside or get too close to the windows they
fly off. UNLESS they are out of food, then they will sit in the
windowsill and stare at you in the house. lol
( and i wish they were not so damned messy... )
Birds here don't depend much on us because this is a cereal area. They still gather around the hen feeder in the hopes some corn will fall out of it. Our feeders are automatic and designed so only the hends may eat from them. Otherwise we would spend soooo much money feeding sparrows and squirrels.
They do rely on us a lot in these parts now, since we are now land of concrete.
Not seen a deer in a decade around here. Foxes, gone. Coyote.. gone. Even raccoons and possums are getting scarce.
Sat Apr 05 2025 17:10:05 UTC from darknetuserBirds here don't depend much on us because this is a cereal area. They still gather around the hen feeder in the hopes some corn will fall out of it. Our feeders are automatic and designed so only the hends may eat from them. Otherwise we would spend soooo much money feeding sparrows and squirrels.
Well, yesterday I found one of the hens wasn't feeling very well. She was
a bit lethargic and also had some difficulty walking. I did what you would
expect, which was so set a small corral with boxes in my bedroom for her to
pass the night - since weather outside is bad.
This morning she is really really bad. I don't think she is going to make it past today. Usually I place sick hens in a quarantine jail but I really don't want this hen to die in a jail. I left for work and let her stay in the corral. The bedroom already smells like a mixture of chicken coop and stable anyway.
This morning she is really really bad. I don't think she is going to make it past today. Usually I place sick hens in a quarantine jail but I really don't want this hen to die in a jail. I left for work and let her stay in the corral. The bedroom already smells like a mixture of chicken coop and stable anyway.
My dear little hen is gone now. It is hard to believe I am suffering so much
over a hen. I don't think she suffered much, so there is that.
It's always hard to lose a pet, of any kind.
My dear little hen is gone now. It is hard to believe I am suffering so much over a hen. I don't think she suffered much, so there is that.
2025-04-19 23:59 from ZoeGraystone
Subject: Re: Sick hen
It's always hard to lose a pet, of any kind.
Well, yeah, except I actually tried to make the mental division that hens are production animals unlike dogs and horses, who are pets.
My problem is the moment I have to take care of a sick animal I pity her and end up internalizing her as a pet anyway :(
This weakness of mine is what actually prevents me from going full-farm mode and why most of the food I produce here are vegetables. I could not produce horse milk without feeling bad as fuck.
So I was drowsy last morning because I hadn't slept very well. I went straight
to the barn and took some of my favourite horses to the garden, then started
fumbling with the lock of the hut in which I store the jam reserves - because
I hadn't had breakfast yet.
At this point something behind me took my hat. My first thought was "Holy Shit, my coconuts have grown so fucking large!" It took me a good handful of seconds to realize it wasn't a dog, but a mare who wanted some play.
At this point something behind me took my hat. My first thought was "Holy Shit, my coconuts have grown so fucking large!" It took me a good handful of seconds to realize it wasn't a dog, but a mare who wanted some play.
While thankfully i am not in that situation, don't think i could. Or would want to try.
Well, yeah, except I actually tried to make the mental division that hens are production animals unlike dogs and horses, who are pets.
2025-04-20 13:36 from ZoeGraystone
Subject: Re: Sick hen
While thankfully i am not in that situation, don't think i
could. Or would want to try.
Yeah, but it makes things a bit harder.
I mean, if I was like some other people in the valley, I could have access to an unlimited supply of foal meat and horse milk. Honestly, if I made that mental switch right now I could off-grid myself immediately and disappear because my farm would pretty much be self-sustainable for myself and my family.
However, my idea of "family" happens to include the horses and the idea of exploiting them is so fucking disgusting it twists my guts, which means I need to rely on different plans.