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She’s a little over a year old. I’m brainstorming a name for her right now and I wanted to see if you all had any good ideas. Currently my list is:

Plumeria

Saffron

Dandelion

Maizy

Honey

Pineapple

Lemonade

Chamomile

Turns out Plumeria is actually perfect if you go for a symbolic name.

https://myflowermeaning.com/plumeria-flower-meaning/

Around the back of the skull by the neck, just wiggle your finger rapidly on just the tip of the feathers.

She also, whilst typing this, licked my monitor power button and turned the screen off. ...repeatedly...

Okay so the adult bantams that we need to find a home for. We are NPIP certified and can ship out of state, and can possibly meet up depending on how far (aka if we can afford gas). We live in upstate NY. 

Peanut, Almond, and Cashew. The sebirght sisters came from Tractory Supply, they hatched 3/29/17. They’re pretty big chunkers for sebrights (hatchery quality) and full of sass with other birds, they’re used to being the bosses. They usually bicker but are still tightly bonded and need to be kept together. Being hatchery birds, they lay surprisingly large white legs everyday so keep in mind that they may encounter reproductive issues. Peanut is the friendliest and likes to be on your shoulder at all times, watch your eyes as she is a Forbidden Grape fiend. Almond is a little frightening, she’s plenty friendly with people and likes to hang out on your shoulders when it’s least convenient. Almond has gone broody but decided to devour one of her chicks when it hatched so uh, don’t let her hatch eggs, she’s a fiend but we love her. Cashew is a lover and loves to give kisses! She won’t jump onto you but will constantly be under your feet, trying to untie your shoelaces.  

Thistle, Pili, and Walnut. Thistle is a young stud, hatched 3/30/18, and incredibly devoted to his wives, Pili (05/17/17) and Wally (5/10/17). These three are all old english game bantams, Thistle is silver duckwing and the two hens are Wally and Pili. These guys won’t jump on your shoulders or demand too much of your time, but they’re easy to handle and pick up. Thistle’s favorite thing in the world is to build a nest for his ladies to lay in. He’s also a perfect gentleman, always so polite! You’ll be hard pressed to find a better rooster than this guy. Wally and Pili are kind of hard to tell apart, and their personalities are strikingly similar. We have a red band on Pili to tell her from Wally at a glance, although Wally does have light feathering on her legs. These two both have gone broody, Wally is a good mom and Pili is…okay. She was very protective! The girls are pretty big for OEG bantams, Thistle is a more typical size (smaller than the ladies but still bigger than average). The ginger red gals came from a private breeder who likely got her original stock from a hatchery hence the larger size. Thistle came from an agway who sourced from a private breeder. This trio is bonded and must be kept together.

Quinoa, Acorn, Chia, and Coco. These guys were raised with Thistle. Quinoa and Coco hatched 3/30/18 and Acorn and Chia are slightly older at 3/15/18. They would do well if they went with Thistle’s group, however it’s not necessary, they’re buds but would do well without them as well. Quinoa is a lovely booted bantam fellow, he’s a good boy and for some reason EVERYONE wants to snuggle with him, he’s a hot object at night when it comes to roosting, whoever gets to be next to Thistle is one happy chicken! Acorn (black breasted red OEG hen) and Chia (red pyle OEG bantam) are in love, they’re what the kids call “gal pals,” though they do like their roosters too. These two are pretty hands-off and not too into people, Acorn is easy to pick up but good luck with Chia, she’s a wild child. Quinoa is plenty friendly and likes to scratch on your shoes and follow you around, but don’t you dare pick him up! He’ll scream like a lil baby. We’ve tried working on it but for whatever reason he hasn’t understood that it’s okay like every other chicken has. Coco is a petite cuddle bug and just wants to be held and kissed, she especially likes to snuggle into your jacket, I feel like she’s a d’anvers x OEG bantam because of her beard. Acorn and Chia came from Tractor Supply and have never gone broody, Coco has gone broody, and her and Quinoa came from a private breeder like Thistle. Acorn and Chia must be kept together, Quinoa and Coco can go separately.

 Bruce. Bruce is a show quality barred bantam wyandotte hatched 3/15/18, although his color is not yet recognized by the ABA he would be a great breeder or just a good friend. He’s friendly and good about being held, likes attention, confident and is such a cute dude. He’s proven fertile and has two offspring available as well! I showed him just a few weeks ago and he did awesome, handled it like a champ and took home first in his variety which is uh…not that impressive since he was the only one in his variety- but if his color was recognized I’m sure he would’ve done better. Could also be ideal in a bantam Dominique program. Bruce does have a weird breathing thing, he’s been treated for upper respiratory infection and tested for various diseases, we can’t find anything wrong! He just gurgles and hurgles after he runs a lot like he has asthma. Still though, keep this in mind before considering him.

If interested please dm me on discord (Quail#8005) or email me at [email protected] as tumblr messaging barely works for me. I think we’ll be okay hanging onto them for a month or two but since we no longer have stable income I’m nervous about being able to feed them for that long! I can manage, like, money’s tight and everything’s stressful.

The folks are getting a divorce- yay! Dad’s an abusive alcoholic, mom is good and deserves so much better. Problem is, my mom, brother and I are being forced to leave the property and getting cut off. I knew this would come but we were counting on actually having a plan and money saved up, but we don’t. This is very sudden and scary and on top of all the bad shit that’s happening I have to say good bye to my babies, my sweet angels that I love so much. I can’t even express how much my heart aches right now, I’m just not prepared for this at all.

We have over 50 chickens that we need to adopt out/sell. Once they’re safe we need to figure out a plan for 4 horses who are my mom’s whole world. She thinks she needs to sell them, but these guys are everything to her, they’re the reason she’s still here today. I have a friend nearby who may be able to take them until we’re on our feet and can find a place to have them, but I haven’t asked her yet. Like I said, this all happened the last two days. I’m so overwhelmed and stressed. After we get the horses taken care of, then we’re going to try and get help from local organizations (social services I guess?) to get out of here and find a cheap place.

I’m obviously keeping Rex, I don’t need to tell y’all how important she is, and she’s cheap and easy to keep. Tatem (fluffy chaos) is staying with me too because same deal. Together they cost all of $20 every 2-3 months which I can manage no problem. I should technically find a home for my snakey, Cornelius, but if I can keep him I will. I’m probably moving in with my friend in NYC for now.

My dear, amazing, absolutely wonderful friend @friedgeppetto is going to kindly take in my pidgies (Piper, Carrie, Peter, lil baby) and our very favorite chickens until we can find a place to have them! Send them love and thanks if you get a chance for being so good, it makes my heart fill up with warmth that they’re willing to help. The birds that are going to them are: my 6 modern games (Flint, Barbar, Killian, Letitia, Dwayne, Laylani), Hazel, Momo (Sweeney’s baby), Tomtom (Barbar niece), Kiki (I’d rather not but she’s bonded to the latter two), Max, Wade, Pansy, my mom’s 6 bantam babies (Butternut, Filbert, Tallow, Hickory, Praline, and Litchi), the weird little serama guy Ferguson, and Capers (Millet’s daughter). Buckley, Sweeney, and two elderly rescues we have will probably also be going to them but it’s iffy.

Some of the bird’s already have homes lines up like my bachelor silkie trio (they’re going to become breeders, they’re gonna be stoked). A friend is taking the two bantam americauna pullets, Dali and Dori. Many of my brother’s orloffs already have homes but not all.

So, here’s a list of all the chickies:

If you’re interested in any of them excluding the ones mentioned (or if you are interested in the ones mentioned I guess go for it and maybe you’d be a good match) dm me on discord (Quail#8005) or email me at [email protected]

We live in upstate NY and are now very limited on money so shipping is only possible if the other party pays for the cost, meeting up is subject to what we can afford in fuel. I’ll do my best.

I’ll be posting a full list of all the birds and their information, I just gotta get up to date pictures.