Recent content by GimmeCake

Well, not today it isn't. But I think it's still pretty much dead, too.

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After having about half of my chickens finding their way out of the coop, I've gotten back what I thought was all but I think one is missing..

Lately, it seems like every time I check if there's any eggs somebody's sitting on the eggs. They aren't even laying any more frequent they're just taking longer.

What kind of chocolate?

Why not?

Sorry it took me this long. I took this picture a while ago (like 10 days) but forgot to upload it. It was difficult to take the picture. It was raining so much the ground surrounding the area of the coop (and in the run) was essentially a mixture of mud and rocks.

Typing mistake, I meant to say it's developing red on it's wings now.

Oddly enough, today the same hen in question.. crowed. Definitely doesn't look like a rooster, but it crowed. Also, it's developing red on it's feathers, so there's that.

Hasn't been on BYC for a while. Also surprised of the lack of "Merry Christmas" posts in this thread.

Is it normal for that breed to develop red feathers this late? I wasn't able to tell the difference between her and the others up until last month or two.

About a little over a year ago, I bought three Australorps from a hatchery online. When they were about a year old, a month or two ago, I noticed one of the hens have developed red feathers around her neck. I don't have any good pictures of it, but there isn't much to see, she just has red...

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