Comments on: Empty Nest…..or Not http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/06/15/empty-nestor-not/ Life with three kids, five acres, a dog and only two, semi-sane adults. (...the nervous twitch is barely perceptible!) Fri, 21 May 2010 13:17:34 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Char’s Blog » Someone to Watch over Me http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/06/15/empty-nestor-not/comment-page-1/#comment-4081 Char’s Blog » Someone to Watch over Me Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:11:59 +0000 http://www.char-lyn.com/?p=697#comment-4081 [...] had the Little Chicks outside in the pen one day.  Most stayed in their box but one was out exploring.  He had someone [...] [...] had the Little Chicks outside in the pen one day.  Most stayed in their box but one was out exploring.  He had someone [...]

]]> By: JustMe http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/06/15/empty-nestor-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3784 JustMe Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:21:02 +0000 http://www.char-lyn.com/?p=697#comment-3784 The Australorps are very mild mannered. The first batch of all different breeds was pretty wild at times- loved roosting on the edge of the box. Hardly any of the Australorps do that and they mainly stay in their box- as opposed to exploring the kitchen. I have heard they can be quite tame and affectionate. I am not sure ours will be- the kids get a little wild around them and cause them to be a bit skittish. But they still tolerate being held and carried around when caught. There is another story about the funky chicken coming up- if I ever download the photos that are on my camera. The Australorps are very mild mannered. The first batch of all different breeds was pretty wild at times- loved roosting on the edge of the box. Hardly any of the Australorps do that and they mainly stay in their box- as opposed to exploring the kitchen.

I have heard they can be quite tame and affectionate. I am not sure ours will be- the kids get a little wild around them and cause them to be a bit skittish. But they still tolerate being held and carried around when caught.

There is another story about the funky chicken coming up- if I ever download the photos that are on my camera.

]]> By: kn. http://www.char-lyn.com/2009/06/15/empty-nestor-not/comment-page-1/#comment-3774 kn. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:54:37 +0000 http://www.char-lyn.com/?p=697#comment-3774 Australorps -- I think we need some. We always go to chick days at Orscheln and pet the babies (which you're not supposed to do). Of course chicks of our own have been a goal for a while now, and last year's guinea project was a wretched disaster, so ... we'll see. My husband used to keep funky chickens for 4-H. Sometimes (I hear) they end up being quite the lovey pets. Australorps — I think we need some. We always go to chick days at Orscheln and pet the babies (which you’re not supposed to do).

Of course chicks of our own have been a goal for a while now, and last year’s guinea project was a wretched disaster, so … we’ll see.

My husband used to keep funky chickens for 4-H. Sometimes (I hear) they end up being quite the lovey pets.

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