Some people here keep hens. So what do they think of my idea of not feeding the hens here in hope that they’ll wander off? Is it likely to work? Are they likely to starve to death? If they left, there are various paddocks around here they could roam in, streams and puddles, trees to roost in.

My garden is only about 1.5 acres or so and there are 7 chooks.

It would be irresponsible for me to keep feeding them because not only are they annoying the poo out of me with their crowing in the wee hours, they’re also doubtless disturbing the neighbours. And I’ll be moving from here later in the year anyway.

Do you know anyone around there that keeps chooks? They’d be happy to take them off your hands. If you were nearby, I’d come and collect them.

Michael V said:

Do you know anyone around there that keeps chooks? They’d be happy to take them off your hands. If you were nearby, I’d come and collect them.

There are people around here who keep chooks but I don’t know them.

And I doubt if anyone would want two roosters, unless they were going to eat them.

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Do you know anyone around there that keeps chooks? They’d be happy to take them off your hands. If you were nearby, I’d come and collect them.

There are people around here who keep chooks but I don’t know them.

And I doubt if anyone would want two roosters, unless they were going to eat them.

the Booths up on simpson st would probably take them for you.
The kids breed rabbits and dogs, I believe they have a couple of cows now, might be worth asking them

Relocate them at night, put them all in the basket on your bike and in a drunken stupor ride out into the night and drop them at the bus stop with a bag of grain

stumpy_seahorse said:

Bubblecar said:

Michael V said:

Do you know anyone around there that keeps chooks? They’d be happy to take them off your hands. If you were nearby, I’d come and collect them.

There are people around here who keep chooks but I don’t know them.

And I doubt if anyone would want two roosters, unless they were going to eat them.

the Booths up on simpson st would probably take them for you.
The kids breed rabbits and dogs, I believe they have a couple of cows now, might be worth asking them

Not sure how one would go about actually catching these birds.

Do you have a contact number for those people?

I can be emailed at nikolas dot z at aapt dot net dot au.

I’d try to find a taker.

If you can’t offload them then it might be best to just eat them.

dv said:

I’d try to find a taker.

If you can’t offload them then it might be best to just eat them.

But that would mean smiting them and I know nothing of such matters, and would rather not have to learn.

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Bubblecar said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Bubblecar said:

There are people around here who keep chooks but I don’t know them.

And I doubt if anyone would want two roosters, unless they were going to eat them.

the Booths up on simpson st would probably take them for you.
The kids breed rabbits and dogs, I believe they have a couple of cows now, might be worth asking them

Not sure how one would go about actually catching these birds.

Do you have a contact number for those people?

I can be emailed at nikolas dot z at aapt dot net dot au.

The best way to catch them is to get a rubber glove blow it up and attach it to your head, then put on a jumpsuit and finally put some flippers on your feet and get on all fours and cluck like a hen, if you act like the head of the pecking order they will obey you and follow you anywhere.

the chickens came to him, they crossed the road…

Bubblecar said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

Bubblecar said:

There are people around here who keep chooks but I don’t know them.

And I doubt if anyone would want two roosters, unless they were going to eat them.

the Booths up on simpson st would probably take them for you.
The kids breed rabbits and dogs, I believe they have a couple of cows now, might be worth asking them

Not sure how one would go about actually catching these birds.

Do you have a contact number for those people?

I can be emailed at nikolas dot z at aapt dot net dot au.

email sent

Cymek said:

Bubblecar said:

stumpy_seahorse said:

the Booths up on simpson st would probably take them for you.
The kids breed rabbits and dogs, I believe they have a couple of cows now, might be worth asking them

Not sure how one would go about actually catching these birds.

Do you have a contact number for those people?

I can be emailed at nikolas dot z at aapt dot net dot au.

The best way to catch them is to get a rubber glove blow it up and attach it to your head, then put on a jumpsuit and finally put some flippers on your feet and get on all fours and cluck like a hen, if you act like the head of the pecking order they will obey you and follow you anywhere.

funny… that’s how I attracted Mrs SS…

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

A mother hen and her 12 chicks just wandered into my garden and made it their home. Don’t know where they came from, presumably one of the properties around here that keeps chooks.

They looked after themselves OK for a few weeks but then I started leaving a little food and water out for them. Eventually when they were nearly full grown, the mother hen disappeared with five of her offspring. Presumably wandered back to where she came from.

The seven remaining include two roosters (I think there’s two, as they seem to alternate their calls in the wee hours, from different parts of the garden).

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Ask instead how these chickens came by the very own Bubblecar…

Bubblecar said:

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

A mother hen and her 12 chicks just wandered into my garden and made it their home. Don’t know where they came from, presumably one of the properties around here that keeps chooks.

They looked after themselves OK for a few weeks but then I started leaving a little food and water out for them. Eventually when they were nearly full grown, the mother hen disappeared with five of her offspring. Presumably wandered back to where she came from.

The seven remaining include two roosters (I think there’s two, as they seem to alternate their calls in the wee hours, from different parts of the garden).

Perhaps you should gradually wind down the food.

Bubblecar said:

Some people here keep hens. So what do they think of my idea of not feeding the hens here in hope that they’ll wander off? Is it likely to work? Are they likely to starve to death? If they left, there are various paddocks around here they could roam in, streams and puddles, trees to roost in.

My garden is only about 1.5 acres or so and there are 7 chooks.

It would be irresponsible for me to keep feeding them because not only are they annoying the poo out of me with their crowing in the wee hours, they’re also doubtless disturbing the neighbours. And I’ll be moving from here later in the year anyway.

Try http://www.gumtree.com.au
They allow you to sell poultry. They even allow you to sell it under three categories: livestock, birds, and pets.

Chooks tend not to survive if let loose. Ducks do a bit better, and geese better still. But even most geese will starve if not tended.

Anyway I’ve just dumped a load of cooked apple out for them and refilled their water.

I’ll give stumpy’s friend a call tomorrow.

mollwollfumble said:

Try http://www.gumtree.com.au
They allow you to sell poultry. They even allow you to sell it under three categories: livestock, birds, and pets.

Chooks tend not to survive if let loose. Ducks do a bit better, and geese better still. But even most geese will starve if not tended.

Looking further into gumtree.com.au

There are at least 6 ads on there saying “Wanted poultry. I’m after free or cheap poultry, chooks, ducks, turkeys, geese, I don’t mind males”. Ads from all around the country.

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Try http://www.gumtree.com.au
They allow you to sell poultry. They even allow you to sell it under three categories: livestock, birds, and pets.

Chooks tend not to survive if let loose. Ducks do a bit better, and geese better still. But even most geese will starve if not tended.

Looking further into gumtree.com.au

There are at least 6 ads on there saying “Wanted poultry. I’m after free or cheap poultry, chooks, ducks, turkeys, geese, I don’t mind males”. Ads from all around the country.

Ta moll, I’ll bear that in mind.

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Well first there was a chicken, or perhaps first there was an egg.

No-one really knows which came first.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Well first there was a chicken, or perhaps first there was an egg.

No-one really knows which came first.

That argument was actually decided in the last couple of years.

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Well first there was a chicken, or perhaps first there was an egg.

No-one really knows which came first.

Egg first.

Evolution information tells us that. Eggs were around a long time before chickens evolved.

Postpocelipse said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

dv said:

How did you come by the chickens, initially?

Well first there was a chicken, or perhaps first there was an egg.

No-one really knows which came first.

That argument was actually decided in the last couple of years.

Or rather, last century.

Michael V said:

Postpocelipse said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

Well first there was a chicken, or perhaps first there was an egg.

No-one really knows which came first.

That argument was actually decided in the last couple of years.

Or rather, last century.

the one before that, arguably

dv said:

Michael V said:

Postpocelipse said:

That argument was actually decided in the last couple of years.

Or rather, last century.

the one before that, arguably

Quite.

Finches of the Galapagos should have led to the notion. Whether it did or not, I have no idea.

Michael V said:

dv said:

Michael V said:

Or rather, last century.

the one before that, arguably

Quite.

Finches of the Galapagos should have led to the notion. Whether it did or not, I have no idea.

I believe it was re-lent a degree of mystery around US campfires during the Victorian era.

Tasmania has a significant problem with feral poultry. There are a lot of bleeding hearts who realise their fluffy yellow chicks have grown into roosters. Rather than doing the sensible thing and eating them, they release them to take care of themselves. I’ve seen many in the Derwent valley and even in the central highlands.

Leaving them to go feral is irresponsible.

Start feeding the chooks well and regularly. Once they com to call, they’ll be easy to catch. Bung up an ad on Gumtree or even in the window of the local shop. There will always be someone who wants free chooks and will be prepared to catch them.

Cymek said:

The best way to catch them is to get a rubber glove blow it up and attach it to your head, then put on a jumpsuit and finally put some flippers on your feet and get on all fours and cluck like a hen, if you act like the head of the pecking order they will obey you and follow you anywhere.

Love your work.

If they were feral and just arrived at your place randomly, then yes they’ll be fine if you stop feeding them. Problem is if you are just contributing to the feral problem by not knocking them on the head.

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

What do we do, let them stray off somewhere else?

party_pants said:

If they were feral and just arrived at your place randomly, then yes they’ll be fine if you stop feeding them. Problem is if you are just contributing to the feral problem by not knocking them on the head.

.. at least knock the roosters on the head.

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

If they were feral and just arrived at your place randomly, then yes they’ll be fine if you stop feeding them. Problem is if you are just contributing to the feral problem by not knocking them on the head.

.. at least knock the roosters on the head.

They are easy enough to catch at night. wring their necks.

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

we did warn him :)

Having wild chickens might reduce the pressure on native animals, then again might feed starving kittens.

Snakes probably appreciate the eggs.

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

Miro reshensh shat!!

roughbarked said:

party_pants said:

party_pants said:

If they were feral and just arrived at your place randomly, then yes they’ll be fine if you stop feeding them. Problem is if you are just contributing to the feral problem by not knocking them on the head.

.. at least knock the roosters on the head.

They are easy enough to catch at night. wring their necks.

I was speaking figuratively, not really suggesting any particular method.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

party_pants said:

.. at least knock the roosters on the head.

They are easy enough to catch at night. wring their necks.

I was speaking figuratively, not really suggesting any particular method.

It is simply the easiest, you catch them by the neck, they wring it for you in the subsequent struggle.

party_pants said:

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

we did warn him :)

Yes. Yes we did. I wasn’t going to mention that but I’m glad you did

roughbarked said:

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

What do we do, let them stray off somewhere else?

Yes. Or destroy immediately.

Jeebers, feed some chickens as an act of kindness then suddenly they become your responsibility.

AwesomeO said:

Jeebers, feed some chickens as an act of kindness then suddenly they become your responsibility.

They’ll be stealing his hankies before you know it…

AwesomeO said:

Jeebers, feed some chickens as an act of kindness then suddenly they become your responsibility.

Yup! You could eat them for dinner … Problem solved!

AwesomeO said:

Jeebers, feed some chickens as an act of kindness then suddenly they become your responsibility.

I don’t make the rules, blame Teleost.

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

You should feed stray people animals

party_pants said:

AwesomeO said:

Jeebers, feed some chickens as an act of kindness then suddenly they become your responsibility.

Yes. Really. Why else would you fatten up chickens out of kindness…..

dv said:

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

You should feed stray people animals

Bubblecar could kill the chooks, cook them slowly in a hot oven with some baby potatoes, butternut pumpkin and new season runner beans lightly drizzled with pure virgin olive oil, a smattering of Himalayan rock salt and sprigs of organic flat leaf parsley and feed them to Hobart’s Homeless.. then use the feather to make some 1000 count cotton pillows for them

Arts said:

dv said:

Arts said:

This is why we should never feed stray animals people.

You should feed stray people animals

Bubblecar could kill the chooks, cook them slowly in a hot oven with some baby potatoes, butternut pumpkin and new season runner beans lightly drizzled with pure virgin olive oil, a smattering of Himalayan rock salt and sprigs of organic flat leaf parsley and feed them to Hobart’s Homeless.. then use the feather to make some 1000 count cotton pillows for them

He’s a bit squeamish. “As a youth I would weep in butcher’s shops” etc.

few roosters too hey

we gone from six to four, the foxes’re pickin’ ‘em off.