- Apr 4, 2013
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My babies are 3-1/2 weeks old today, and went in to feed and water them this morning. They were out of food and water, knocked the waterer off the box I had it setting on to keep it free of shavings, and knocked the box around. My RIR roo, King Roo, and one of his RIR hens were sitting on the box. I leaned down to gently move them off the box, and the hen flew off, onto my hand, and wouldn't get off! I ended up bringing her up out of the brooder box, and she snuggled between my boobs (I was wearing my robe) letting me pet her for several minutes without complaint. So, yep, it takes time for them to get used to you. I have handed King Roo several times, and he's getting used to me, too... figured it would be good to get the Master of the roost tamer than the rest, since he would be the one to attack me if I get into the run and house with them.
Here's my pics of my babies... I have 1 RIR roo, 5 RIR hens, 4 Black Australorps, and 4 White Jersey Giants. I had 5 of each for hens, but lost 2 shortly after I got them. They're being replaced this coming week by the hatchery, being included in my new order of 1 Black Australorp roo, 6 Dark Cornish hens, and 9 Cornish X Rocks... my freebie from the hatchery is a GLW, and I'm not sure if it's a he or she yet... starting to think it might be a roo, too. So, I'll end up with 3 roos for sure, if that's the case. I also have 25 RIR hatching eggs to go into the incubator that's supposed to arrive tomorrow, so will have them set by Thursday. That chicken math is adding up quick for me! My hubby wants to get more of the GLWs, AND BLRWs, since he likes the GLW that we got for free. They're 5 days old here.
