Edward "Eddie" Kaspbrak (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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ph_logs2024-03-19 04:17 pm
batteryacid) wrote in ph_logs2024-03-19 04:17 pm
Eddie might be the chicken man, but at least this isn't Philly... [OPEN]
Who: Eddie Kaspbrak (batteryacid) & Anyone who'd like a chicken.
and of course Angel (graveling) is probably on the farm as well
What: more about the chickens
When: Mid-March
Where: Kaspbrak Farm
Warning(s): There may be some discussion of chickens as food, but it will be serious. Eddie intends most of these chickens as egg-layers or companion animals, but other fates may come up.
The chicks who remain at the farm unclaimed, all about a month old by now, are milling around in the open 'yard' area around the chicken coop. At the moment, they are all about five to seven inches tall... not quite the little yellow floofs they used to be, as the down is gradually replaced by normal feathers.
The girls are Abby, Calla, Dena, Fay, Ida, Katy, and Leah. The boys are Art, Chuck, Dave, Ernest, Frank, Grant, and Huck. (I give you this information so you can more easily refer to the animals in threads going forward. The names are meant to be temporary, so you can talk about changing them once you've claimed one or decided to take it home.)
As he said before, the female chickens won't be ready to lay eggs until they are four months old -- which will be in May. So Eddie is perfectly fine with caring for the chickens until then. But his gate is always open for friends, and friends may want to claim their chickens beforehand to bond with them.
Especially if someone decides to take one of the baby roosters on as a therapy animal or pet. (Or alarm clock, maybe!) Since there's really no timeline on when the boys will be useful, unless breeding is the goal. And if it is, maybe trading one of the boys for an unrelated rooster would be a smart plan.
Either way, Eddie is still expecting to hear from Sam Porter, Mairi Miann, and Arthur Morgan about how many chickens they'd like. They could just send word, and Eddie will take note to send the birds along in May, but a visit would be welcome! At least to figure out which of the flock gets along with each person.
You may find Eddie scattering some feed for the chicks, carrying a bucket of fresh water to fill their various drinking dishes, running Kit the collie through his paces on herding the chicks, or just leaning against a fence post and watching the flock.
You're welcome to join him, or go right for the fluffy widdle babbys.
batteryacid) & Anyone who'd like a chicken. and of course Angel (
graveling) is probably on the farm as well What: more about the chickens
When: Mid-March
Where: Kaspbrak Farm
Warning(s): There may be some discussion of chickens as food, but it will be serious. Eddie intends most of these chickens as egg-layers or companion animals, but other fates may come up.
The chicks who remain at the farm unclaimed, all about a month old by now, are milling around in the open 'yard' area around the chicken coop. At the moment, they are all about five to seven inches tall... not quite the little yellow floofs they used to be, as the down is gradually replaced by normal feathers.
The girls are Abby, Calla, Dena, Fay, Ida, Katy, and Leah. The boys are Art, Chuck, Dave, Ernest, Frank, Grant, and Huck. (I give you this information so you can more easily refer to the animals in threads going forward. The names are meant to be temporary, so you can talk about changing them once you've claimed one or decided to take it home.)
As he said before, the female chickens won't be ready to lay eggs until they are four months old -- which will be in May. So Eddie is perfectly fine with caring for the chickens until then. But his gate is always open for friends, and friends may want to claim their chickens beforehand to bond with them.
Especially if someone decides to take one of the baby roosters on as a therapy animal or pet. (Or alarm clock, maybe!) Since there's really no timeline on when the boys will be useful, unless breeding is the goal. And if it is, maybe trading one of the boys for an unrelated rooster would be a smart plan.
Either way, Eddie is still expecting to hear from Sam Porter, Mairi Miann, and Arthur Morgan about how many chickens they'd like. They could just send word, and Eddie will take note to send the birds along in May, but a visit would be welcome! At least to figure out which of the flock gets along with each person.
You may find Eddie scattering some feed for the chicks, carrying a bucket of fresh water to fill their various drinking dishes, running Kit the collie through his paces on herding the chicks, or just leaning against a fence post and watching the flock.
You're welcome to join him, or go right for the fluffy widdle babbys.
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"I'm surprised any of them listen at all. I was kind of picturing, you know, like cats? How they have a mind of their own." Maybe that's because of the mousing thing.
"Oh, yes, please." He carefully offers Leah back so he can take a carrot piece.
"No citrus, and no nightshades, I'm assuming?"
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Eddie takes Leah and drops a few carrot pieces into Max's vacated palm.
"The leaves and flowers of nightshade plants are toxic. Green potato peels, too. But the tomatoes... for all that she's otherwise a good girl, Thread will steal a nice ripe tomato if given half a chance. So tomato fruits are safe."
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He holds his hand with the carrot closer to Dena and laughs joyfully as she pecks the piece out of his palm.
"I'll have to invest in some good chicken wire." Oh, so that's why it's called that. "I want to try growing my own tomatoes in a little patch so I'd better make sure I have any left by the end."
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"I think so too. There's something special about watching the work you put into it bloom and grow. Being able to cook with ingredients you brought to life yourself makes it taste better."