tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post7842819286929602852..comments2023-06-08T14:12:33.186+00:00Comments on The Archers at The Larches: Purple Chicken SyndromeLou Archerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349559305444036113noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-67268146485528421922011-01-14T09:01:16.250-01:002011-01-14T09:01:16.250-01:00who knew chickens had it so tough!!who knew chickens had it so tough!!Young at Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07585882466695145340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-39051944716564588562011-01-14T01:00:58.969-01:002011-01-14T01:00:58.969-01:00I had no idea there was such trauma in raising chi...I had no idea there was such trauma in raising chickens. It's a sweeping saga in the making. I do hope Archie gets over his abandonment. Somehen needs to give his mum a good talking to.allison taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762529258195877400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-30196112098678178332011-01-13T18:55:42.021-01:002011-01-13T18:55:42.021-01:00Poor little guy! I grew up with chickens--lovely p...Poor little guy! I grew up with chickens--lovely pets--am now feeling rather nostalgic for my old childhood chicken coup days! <br />~MRachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04868311511462835246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-24955560106428003592011-01-13T10:12:34.322-01:002011-01-13T10:12:34.322-01:00Lou, I have similar identification problems with o...Lou, I have similar identification problems with our hens. Dot and Delilah, the two buff Orpingtons are identical, except that Delilah has bigger feet. Fine if you can get them to stand next to each other to make the comparison.The two Black Orpingtons, Martha and Mavis are likewise identical. I can't find anything to distinguish them at all. The two Black Orpington cockerels, Clark and Colin, are also identical except that one crows and the other hasn't quite found his voice. Fine if he decides to crow but as he generally reserves that activity for about 4am, it doesn't really help. The only one we can always tell apart is Dilly as she's the only Lavender Opington. It's a bugger this poultry business! Ours live in one end of our piggery. They absolutely refused to go out when it snowed. How do chickens poo so much? It was hideous. The farmers around here say we haven't seen the worst of it yet - snow that is, not chicken poo!Wylye Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513714783299643621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-87921753397877178102011-01-13T09:02:46.365-01:002011-01-13T09:02:46.365-01:00'Cross the Pond: He was very sad. Thanks for t...'Cross the Pond: He was very sad. Thanks for the adoption offer, he could be a Londoner!<br /><br />Technodoll: Archie is so worth it, he's so soft and gorgeous... one of my babies.<br /><br />MadameSmokinGun: 'Hanging' hmmmnnn maybe I watched too much Catherine Tate over Chrimbo... Cloning; now that IS an idea.<br /><br />Legend in his own lunchtime: God. No more snow PLEEEESE! Usuually you get it, then we get it. In fact the gritter lorry was out and about yesterday!<br /><br />projectforty: Nice to meet you. Thanks for popping in.<br /><br />STOP PRESS: STOP PRESS:<br />The 8yo came home from school yesterday and pronounced the purple chicken to be Mummy. I duly caught her and she is now incarcerated with Archie again. <br /><br />It is sad that they can't roam like the other chickens but as soon as Archie is big enough they can both become free range, possibly March.Lou Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349559305444036113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-12070059752463938912011-01-13T08:31:46.307-01:002011-01-13T08:31:46.307-01:00Hi - thanks for popping over to projectforty. It&...Hi - thanks for popping over to projectforty. It's good to meet a fellow chickener. I have just let mine out of their quagmire run. They look sooooo happy....janicebotterillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05188903247970259430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-14374072118292610372011-01-13T03:10:22.738-01:002011-01-13T03:10:22.738-01:00Our two Buff Orpingtons got quite a shock this mor...Our two Buff Orpingtons got quite a shock this morning. 6 inches of new snow. They stood on the end of the coop and surveyed the large expanse of white. Archie would have definitely lost his mom todayWally Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05992375461165449990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-50201175854185442962011-01-12T22:59:05.528-01:002011-01-12T22:59:05.528-01:00When you say 'hanging in the kitchen' I ...When you say 'hanging in the kitchen' I hope you mean like 'in the hood' as opposed to something dungeony?<br /><br />Hmmmn ....... I am now wondering about the idea of cloning myself to get a quick break. Nice thoughts to go to sleep with..MadameSmokinGunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369302102195138989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-69718179679451948202011-01-12T21:51:50.012-01:002011-01-12T21:51:50.012-01:00I feel your pain! Every addition to the flock and ...I feel your pain! Every addition to the flock and every incubation takes lots of planning and careful management, it's a bit of a PITA sometimes to be honest... but oh, aren't our chickies worth it? ;-)<br /><br />Good luck with little Archie, I agree that he needs a few friends his age to keep him company!Technodollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06651690556059895831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1762097650357360739.post-25910302690325308052011-01-12T19:42:57.673-01:002011-01-12T19:42:57.673-01:00Oh no! Poor Archie. I'm happy to adopt him. As...Oh no! Poor Archie. I'm happy to adopt him. As long as he doesn't mind hanging in the kitchen, fenced in away from two small children with good intentions but strong hands.I hope you find momma soon. I suspect she's just taking a sanity break and the mum instinct will kick in soon. I hope. Poor Archie Archer.'Cross the Pondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06440785047330329486noreply@blogger.com