On 15/05/2023 at 05:20, WalkingCivilWar said:

Turns out Langers and Fritta were boys so because bylaws are applicable we had to give them back to the breeder. Not as sad as expected since Langers had begun to attack me (from behind… gutless wonder 😁). Harmesy and Melksy are girls so we’re allowed to keep them. 🥳 

So we got three more babies, different breed but also chosen because of their quieter cockcrow. So far, so good. We’re 99% sure they’re girls. 🤞🏼

I give you…

Goldie, Edo and Gabi, my AFLW trio. 💕

aaaaanndd… Edo’s a boy. 😢

I can’t believe the very first morning after posting this I wake up to crowing. Sadly Edo will have to be delisted. Goldie and Gabi are being “managed” for 2-4 weeks. If they’re boys as well, all three will have to be traded. 😢

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:18, WalkingCivilWar said:

aaaaanndd… Edo’s a boy. 😢

I can’t believe the very first morning after posting this I wake up to crowing. Sadly Edo will have to be delisted. Goldie and Gabi are being “managed” for 2-4 weeks. If they’re boys as well, all three will have to be traded. 😢

My fault, then, WCW? Sorry!

And see below...

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:18, WalkingCivilWar said:

aaaaanndd… Edo’s a boy. 😢

I can’t believe the very first morning after posting this I wake up to crowing. Sadly Edo will have to be delisted. Goldie and Gabi are being “managed” for 2-4 weeks. If they’re boys as well, all three will have to be traded. 😢

I think it's time to check the qualifications of your chicken sexer WCW !

  On 15/05/2023 at 07:23, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

👍, 😆, ❤️ and 👏 to all posters from hereon 😊

I thought once'd be enough but I feel I need to repeat periodically!

Keep the fun, joy and Dee-ness going folks! And looking forward to more Dees names (wondering if yours are 'Jeff' and, with some licence, 'Sean', @Bitter but optimistic?)

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:31, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

I thought once'd be enough but I feel I need to repeat periodically!

Keep the fun, joy and Dee-ness going folks! And looking forward to more Dees names (wondering if yours are 'Jeff' and, with some licence, 'Sean', @Bitter but optimistic?)

My dogs have no interest in sport - in fact they hate it!

When I watch ( particularly AFL ) they retire to The Manor's garden.

My yelling and cursing totally unnerves them.

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:15, Demon Dynasty said:

Meet Ollie Bear the cavoodle. 

 

Hi Bear from Bear....

 

Did you know that Clarry recently said on radio that he's looking to get a Cavoodle?

We are all obviously elite dog people 🤣

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:28, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

My fault, then, WCW? Sorry!

And see below...

Nah, that’s just nature. We usually don’t name them until we know for sure they’re hens. It’s a little easier to say goodbye to them when they’re nameless. Went a little early on this occasion. 😢 All good though, we have depth… our breeder has a healthy reserves list. 😁

This thread is too adorable, I need a rest. 

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:30, Bitter but optimistic said:

I think it's time to check the qualifications of your chicken sexer WCW !

You clearly don’t know how difficult sexing chickens is. You have to look at their cloaca as soon as they hatch ie, before they take their first poo. The cloaca has a tiny pimple if it’s a boy but this disappears after the first poo. If you miss that you have to feather-sex them when they’re a couple of months old and this isn’t always accurate.

Tune in next week for how to manage fertilised eggs until your hen is clucky enough to nest. 😁

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:49, WalkingCivilWar said:

You clearly don’t know how difficult sexing chickens is. You have to look at their cloaca as soon as they hatch ie, before they take their first poo. The cloaca has a tiny pimple if it’s a boy but this disappears after the first poo. If you miss that you have to feather-sex them when they’re a couple of months old and this isn’t always accurate.

Tune in next week for how to manage fertilised eggs until your hen is clucky enough to nest. 😁

I am going to spend a lot of time trying to un-visualise those mental images

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:36, Jaded No More said:

 

Hi Bear from Bear....

 

Did you know that Clarry recently said on radio that he's looking to get a Cavoodle?

We are all obviously elite dog people 🤣

Two bear cubs!

You're probably a bit young to recall these two but our bears kinda fit the bill.  I can see them enjoying a picnic as long as there's plenty of honey snacks! 

No i didn't know that Jaded.  How uncanny is that.  Our pup's haircuts can also get pretty scruffy and out of hand at times.  A good match up for Clarry's very stylish do!

 

My dog Rahni,  My dog Rahni, doing what any self-respecting dee supporting dog does during the footy season 🙂

  On 15/05/2023 at 09:53, Bitter but optimistic said:

Looked to be a very proud and kind natured fella if that photo's anything to go by Uncle.  His name?

Our magnificent pooch:

 

  On 15/05/2023 at 10:07, Bitter but optimistic said:

Clearly ( and wisely ) you didn't give your filth supporting husband any say Jane !!

None whatsoever BBO. All of our dogs have been Melbourne members and this one will not be any different. Im not having a Daicos or Cox running around my house!

I thought this thread might be a tribute to 'The Dollop', but am even happier with what it is!  Thanks!

  On 16/05/2023 at 00:23, Monbon said:

Our magnificent pooch:

 

What a graceful pup.  And a tolerant one.

P.S. you need a bigger bed!

  On 15/05/2023 at 22:36, Jaded No More said:

We are all obviously elite dog people 

With the odd elite chook person thrown in, right? 😁

  On 15/05/2023 at 09:27, Bitter but optimistic said:

The Manor's attack dogs!

Come on BBO get into the garden ,very tacky the puppys look a little ashamed

  On 16/05/2023 at 00:23, Monbon said:

Our magnificent pooch:

 

Where do you sleep

  On 16/05/2023 at 01:36, jane02 said:

None whatsoever BBO. All of our dogs have been Melbourne members and this one will not be any different. Im not having a Daicos or Cox running around my house!

Gotta say it: @WalkingCivilWar's current problem!

  On 16/05/2023 at 02:30, forever demons said:

Where do you sleep

Due to the simple fact that as soon as my wife and I share a bed, it becomes a snoring contest. I have declared her the World Champion, and I have moved to a bed where we cannot hear each other snore. It's a move which many couples have discovered, saves marriages.

Our pooch, Leila, a 4and a half year old girl, sleeps on her beds in what I call the Western Front, I.E at the western end of the passageway where our daughter resides. I call our Leila Bete Banc, our daughter is Betty Noir.

  On 16/05/2023 at 00:23, Monbon said:

Our magnificent pooch:

 

I note that the mayor of Romsey manor has not shown one iota of appreciation of our fabulous pooch!!!!

  On 16/05/2023 at 03:06, Monbon said:

I note that the mayor of Romsey manor has not shown one iota of appreciation of our fabulous pooch!!!!

And right on cue - I must be psycho, as one of my old girlfriends used to put it - the Mayor Of Romsey Mansion adds a like!!!!!!! I am pleased, very....

This is Vernon. He is a rescue dog so we inherited his name.

My wife and I have had dogs all our married life. Out first was Lovie named after Brett Lovett.

Vernon is 17 and is partially deaf and blind. He knows the time however. He never misses dinner time and walk time.

He gets walked up and down Collins street every night. His favorite nights are Thursday and Friday when the office girls come out of the pubs. He loves the attention.

A beautiful dog.