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Hens and Honeybees in the Berrypatch

Michigan                                  

henhouse in the morning

                                                                                                                        photo credit: Josiah: 13

 

 

bowl of eggs

 

Cucko Marans chick

Cuckoo Marans Chick day old


Betsy   
 Easter Egger 3 months  Betsy 
 
 
 

  chick peck 

                                                               

                               My Orpy hen hatched some OEG Bantam eggs.
                          This hatchling tormented Mom for several minutes.

 

chick on a brick                                                                        How many chicks can you fit on a brick?                            

 

                  pullet   cockerel            

                                           Awkward juvenile stage?    BBOEGB (ha...)

We sadly lost this little fella to a neighbor cat.  Probably defending his sisters...

 

 

                  BBOEGB

                 Dad and a Mom on right.  1 yr daughter on left. Black Breasted OEG Bantams (not broody)

(Background: Betsy EE broody with Lavender 'cana chicks)

 

 

           barneveldersBaby Barnevelder pullets    

 

Barnevelder hen                                                                                               

 Barnevelder hen year old        

 

Lavendar Ameraucana Bantam hen 

Lavender Ameraucana Bantam hen (John Blehm line)

I love those eyes and the way she looks like a dove...

 

 

Lavendar Ameraucana Bantam roo 
Lavender Ameraucana Bantam roo (John Blehm line)


 

        lavendar ameraucana bantam                 

 Lavender Ameraucana Bantam chicks hatched out by Large Fowl broody

    

                                                       Lavendar Ameraucana bantam x BBOEGB hen

                                                           Black chicks = Lavender Ameraucana bantam x BBOEGB hen

  

 

6wks

 This is all I get after banding them that morning!  Chicken run!!!

 

 

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Maybe OEG Blue Bantams? This one was purchased and popped under Betsy with the chicks

 

blue OEGbantam 

Here he is at 15 weeks

 


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This is his little hen. 3 weeks old?

 

Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock chick 10 days 

 

New little "penciled" wing tips on 10 day old

Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

 

Silver Penciled Rock pullet 8.5 weeks 

 8.5 week old Silver Penciled Rock pullet

 

3 Silver Penciled Rock cockerels: 8.5 weeks old, then 21 weeks old:

 

Silver Penciled Rock cockerel 8.5 weeks  

 

 

 

 

Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock cockerel yellow band

Silver Penciled Rock cockerel 8.5 weeks

Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock cockerel green band

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Penciled Rock cockerel 8.5 weeks

 

 

 

 

 

Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock cockerel blue band29 wks

 

 

 Heritage Delaware chick

                                                                                                                            photo credit: Josiah, 13

Heritage Delaware Pullet in the early morning fog.

 

broody with Delawares

Broody Orpington teaching Delawares and Penciled Rocks how to scratch up my flowerbeds....

"just the weeds, please"

     

            

                                                                                                                      

                                                           marans          

                                                                      Youngster Cuckoo Marans in outside pen for the first time.

(roo in front on right)     

 Slightly older Ameraucanas outside suddenly discovering them.

 

 1 week pullet Cuckoo Marans   Cuckoo Marans pullet 1 wk old

                                                                                       

                       Cuckoo Marans roos will show more white on them as little chicks.

 

 

 

below: 1 week old roo on left and pullet on right

week old roo and pullet

 

 

2 wk roo and pullets

 Cuckoo Marans roo at center, pullets to right (and left)  at 2 weeks

     

 

     One Year later:   

Adult Cuckoo Marans

 

 

              Simon Pierre, Cuckoo Marans roo and one of his hens. 1 yr old

    He's so heavy that saddles are needed to protect the hens' backs. 

           

 

 

               

                                                                                                                             

                                                                                 Betsy              

                                                      

                               Note how small and pale the comb is while broody


                                                                                          

 

         Toaster      

                                                               Toaster      Black Breasted OEGB

 

           

dove

 

                                                White Plymouth Rock                                         oversized yolk

                                                                                    

                      am chick

                                                                     Ameraucana / Easter Eggers  

          

                             

                             

                            eggs in bowl

                                     

Toaster is our first rooster: Black Breasted OEG Bantam with 3 hens. We also have 4 blue OEG Bantams, 4 Lavender Ameraucana Bantams, 2 Mille Fleur OEG, 3 Buff Brahmas, 4 beautiful crosses, 2 Vorwerks,  For Large Fowl we have 9 EasterEggers, 3 Cuckoo Marans, 1 Black Copper Marans, 3 Barnevelders, 3 Javas, 1 cross, 3 Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock, 3 Isa Browns and 6 Heritage Delawares.  Our miniature Australian Shepherd keeps them all in line.

 Hens and Honeybees in the Berrypatch

 

 

                                                                                                                                        

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very nice chickens!
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