This is Annie having a nap, she was a few weeks older than your Baby is now x
Keep an eye out for pointy saddle feathers growing, pullets will have rounded feathers, roosters are pointy.
Fingers crossed!!! X
Keep handling them. They go off you a bit in the 'teenage months' but tend to get back on track after then. All of ours, except one are cuddly friendly, and even she is coming round. :)
This is Annie when she was a bit younger, having a snooze. She would LOVE to be a house chicken and likes...
My chickens are our family pets. If they never laid another egg they'd still be our family pets.
They have proved themselves to be the most entertaining, engaging and in some cases loving pets.
My children adore them and they are delightful to have in the garden and are more than helpful in the...
I'd definitely add some to your flock. If I had room I would., they are stunning.
I don't have personal experience of keeping them but I would assume that they generally will be similar in temperament as other Orps, allowing for individual characters.
I keep Orps of different colours and all...
What a good chicken Momma you are. You put your babies welfare before your own.
Be proud of what you did and look forward to your new chickies, who will be lucky to have a Momma like you :) x
This was my pullet at 5 weeks if that's any help. x
And yes, mealies are gross! I could never breed them, it's all I can do to buy them. The things we do for our chickens, lol!