Posts by anniesmom

Quote: Originally Posted by NinetreesMom  I am so happy to find this thread! I grew up in Montana, my hubby grew up in Dayton, and after many years the military brought us back to WA at Ft. Lewis. We jumped on a chance to...

Just took this photo of a pair of two week old male chicks. One was blonde and the other dark at hatch. They are the two to the far right in the picture. The dark chick (furthest right) has much more distinct markings on his wings than...

Quote: Originally Posted by nicalandia  I begg of you, Keep track records on both type of males, they could be our ticket to finally understanding whats going on with silver looking males and rich colored males. I...

    I had a Legbar hen go broody 3+ weeks ago and let her sit on some of the eggs. She is an excellent momma. They are 4-5 days old today! Parents all directly from GFF last March. Interesting that two of the three males...

My broody Legbar's eggs have hatched. She decided that the glass pie pan with the nummies for the babies would be a great place for a family nap!!  

My broody Legbar's eggs have hatched. (I asked about moving her a few days ago because of a broken egg.) This morning I put a nice glass pie plate of goodies out for the babies and her. The next time I checked she had decided it was a...

Quote: Originally Posted by ocap  I would leave her alone this late in the process Thank you so much. That's what my gut was saying but the urge to give the chicks a clean bed was there, too. I will leave her...

Sorry if this has been asked before. I have a broody Legbar who was sitting on 7 eggs. I happened to catch her this morning when she was off the nest, peeked in and now there are only 6. I assume one broke and she cleaned it up. A...

Wanted to say hi here. We currently live in Auburn, WA but just bought a retirement place outside of Goldendale. The house has an amazing 360 degree view and LOTS of room for critters. We plan to move in 18-24 months. Must fix up and...

Had to share this. I was taking pictures today and this guy struck a pose and just stood there for me. He's about 11 months old. The eggs came from Mary in CA.