tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post5782443976270877204..comments2023-03-24T06:38:58.904-07:00Comments on Living the Complicated Simple Life: The Fuzz Butts are here! The Fuzz Butts are here!Jan Morrisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-52881405581810782922011-05-23T16:09:40.938-07:002011-05-23T16:09:40.938-07:00Cyncalla - glad you enjoy them and I'll defini...Cyncalla - glad you enjoy them and I'll definitely be giving reports on the critters.<br />Liza - oh dear. I had geese at one point and they were fairly terrifying so I can't imagine. In fact our first roo 'John Wayne' was a sumavabeeyatch and had to be retired to Kenmore Camp.<br />Lou - aren't they just! I could look at them all day and they already scratch so earnestly.<br />Sue - yep, that skin thing I've heard of too. hmmmm.<br />Bren - you know I got them right near you - that place is one wild harum scarum joint!<br />Julie - yep, about I don't know, half a year or more ago - I decided I had to separate my blog interests - most of the writers aren't that interested in chickens and knitting and likewise but I have a few (like Mari) who go easily back and forth.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-197896963247963852011-05-23T12:29:31.209-07:002011-05-23T12:29:31.209-07:00Oh my gosh, they're so cute!! I love the pictu...Oh my gosh, they're so cute!! I love the pictures. I can't wait to see photos of them as they grow.<br /><br />I somehow missed that you had this blog, Jan! I'm happy to be following it now. :)Julie Flandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05003737491313673214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-15789497754970153622011-05-23T10:23:11.475-07:002011-05-23T10:23:11.475-07:00Looking at these chick photos makes my heart melt....Looking at these chick photos makes my heart melt...think one of them is wearing mascara and eye liner...so that's a girl right there!!Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-63669454194284592472011-05-23T04:22:46.002-07:002011-05-23T04:22:46.002-07:00Me again! yes, Emu oil is apparently really nouris...Me again! yes, Emu oil is apparently really nourishing. Some aboriginal artists paint the eggs for sale. I've never heard of the feathers being used, but have a vague feeling I've heard of the skin being used for something, but can't find any references to it. When they're full grown they can be somewhat cantankerous, and from memory can run 30 miles per hour over short distances - I wouldn't want one in the yard! <br />Hope all the littlies have survived so far with all their little 'peep peep' noises.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-62654590042156312432011-05-23T03:45:58.165-07:002011-05-23T03:45:58.165-07:00I love the picture of the rooster/hen looking long...I love the picture of the rooster/hen looking longinly out the chicken coop window!Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17755935680626626914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-90739291539701240912011-05-22T09:05:03.726-07:002011-05-22T09:05:03.726-07:00It brings a smile to my face to see all that fluff...It brings a smile to my face to see all that fluff... Those chicks are so cute.<br /><br />LouLou Belcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456171593130602318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-67748364035357544822011-05-22T08:57:35.504-07:002011-05-22T08:57:35.504-07:00I stood eye-to-eye with an Emu "Down Under&qu...I stood eye-to-eye with an Emu "Down Under" and then watched as he chased after my brother-in-law's embroidered shirt logo. They are cute as chicks...but I want room between me and a grown up. Love your chickie pics.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-3627332710169096772011-05-22T08:17:10.367-07:002011-05-22T08:17:10.367-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this, it's such ...Thank you so much for sharing this, it's such a treat. I want to follow their progress! And I love the story of how they got the emu eggs.Cyncallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14935300646774408743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-32432450819791555592011-05-22T06:30:24.301-07:002011-05-22T06:30:24.301-07:00Robyn - oh, I don't know...depends on the day!...Robyn - oh, I don't know...depends on the day! And the emus inspired all sorts of twisty stripey thoughts in my head!<br /><br />Denise - it actually isn't. Darn it. Because they are pretty fragile or seem pretty fragile at this point. One of them died yesterday - think it was failing when we got it. So this morning I was scared to go down and check on them - what if their heat lamp went out, what if the bulb blew, what if they....on and on. The SP went down (as he does every morning) to make coffee and let the dog out. When he came up with the coffee he said "all lively and busy" and I let out an expellation of relief. The irritating thing is that we probably have six boys in the gang at least and we will have to send five of them to Kenmore Camp (we will keep one roo again) but that is months down the road. It is irritating because I think they could sex them but when the breeders are making five bucks for each fuzz butt - they're not going to bother because then they'll have roos to feed and process. Dang. I decided last time out that having animals or eating almost anything causes some creatures to be killed (yep, even getting wool or tofu) and I would either become a fresharian or try and do things in the most enlightened way possible.<br />Sue - I can't stop thinking about those emu chicks - their completely crazed dancing, like Cirq de Soleil acrobat clowns! I was transfixed. Why do people have emus? Feathers, oil?<br /><br />Shannon Ann - Oh your cats wouldn't have a chance once they got big. We keep our dog from having any time alone with them but once they're big - even he would have the boots put to him! Our last rooster won a fight with a rottweiler. yes.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-23633462212278856172011-05-22T05:44:56.884-07:002011-05-22T05:44:56.884-07:00I would love to have some chicks, but I think my c...I would love to have some chicks, but I think my cats would love them more. lolShannonAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01152335045139707271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-67587694615781514832011-05-22T02:58:51.862-07:002011-05-22T02:58:51.862-07:00oh, emu chicks are just so cute. They scamper alon...oh, emu chicks are just so cute. They scamper along behind dad, but not so much fun when they grow up, as you said they are big - and not so attractive, but definitely quirky! I love all the photos, thankyou, it brought back memories of my childhood - we had bantams, nothing fancy at all, but so sweet.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715879775216108688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-91999987346897958332011-05-22T00:29:15.676-07:002011-05-22T00:29:15.676-07:00I bet this is the easy part..
caring for them and...I bet this is the easy part..<br /><br />caring for them and then having to..<br /><br />uh..<br /><br />terminate them would be the hard part..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233069145523277909.post-82694530493827413292011-05-21T16:19:07.371-07:002011-05-21T16:19:07.371-07:00possibly better than yarn!possibly better than yarn!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391086267728343589noreply@blogger.com