it can take awhile for them to actually lay...even though she is teasing you.
Thelma is squatting too, not holding my breath. It will happen when it happens. Louise is the same age, she is not doing as much as Thelma and she a a bit smaller.
I am going to be doing "hen checks" tomorrow..making sure everyone is all good-all over. Will take the time to check out duo's leg-spacing(pelvic area)..that sometimes helps you figure out how close they are to laying, vent size & overall condition.
It is hard to be patient when the 'play' with you like that...hang in there!!
cleaning the coop out this morning, always have "helpers". ..the bar.rocks are gad to oblige..
Don't know if this is a sign of laying being around the corner, but they were BOTH eating very intently from the shell-cup (calcium).
Fingers crossed it won't be too long....they are 15 weeks today.
A few baby photos to share...
learnin her kids well!!
Thank you, Your little GD is adorable! And the brownies look awesome!learnin her kids well!! It has since warmed up considerably. Don't well with heat, so the AC is back on. Even Bug has issues with being hot. I absolutely LOVE the pics..omgosh..., so many little ones!! This little guy here..or girl, sorry...love the look, hairy eyeball!!! SO darn fluffy, just want to squeeze'em!!
Just look at those little porkies...
, how can they move?! Your set up must be one of certain protection and ease for those girls, cause good grief do they like to rais'em!! hahaha, what breeds to you have again, cause I KNOW i do not want that broody overload!! I do not have enough dog cages
... Looking forward to have the same opportunity, within reason of course
Must have wore her out, went in n for a nap early, all that baking & playing, even had some yard time before it got too hot. Helped me pick tomatoes to dehydrate..yum! Have a napkin ready, cause you'll be drooling.. before baking, we used pecans this time instead of walnuts.
she mixed, did the 'criss-cross' and sprinkled the nuts.
telling me she will be the 'first' to do the taste testing... after only a half hour cooling she said, " grandma, can I please have one brownie cause I have been waiting for 100 minutes"...
I hope you know how many special memories you are gifting that little girl....I was lucky enough to grow up with my grandma just a quick walk away...I can't tell you how many hours and days I spent at her place cooking and gardening and helping with chores but I can tell you that to this day those memories are precious to me. As for the birds....I guess the hens are happy and secure feeling because they do love raising little ones. We had a handful of mutts to start with, and have a pure Black Australorp rooster in charge of the eggers coop, we also now have a few Buckeye hens, some white rock hens and roosters, the Silver pencil rocks, a couple of Barred rock hens, 2 black jersey giant hens and a bunch of Light Sussex. I can say that the only breed which hasn't had a broody hen is the barred rocks. We have raised a bunch of barnyard mixes and almost all of them have gone broody by the time they are a year and most brood at least once a year, we have a couple who are reliable for a spring and fall hatch and then we have a few (mostly the silkie mixes and silver pencils) who brood 3 or 4 times a year. Lacey, my favorite SPR hen is currently setting on clutch #4 for the year. I don't know if we just hit a genetic jackpot as far as broody genes, or if it is the coop set ups or if it is that all of our birds have been broody raised themselves....but the flock is broody crazy for sure!
All the littles seem to enjoy climbing on Mindy...and she seems to enjoy the attention.You see this thing here, it's mine..i keep it!
Thank you, I am just a bit smitten with her, nothing seriousThank you,
Your little GD is adorable! And the brownies look awesome!
I hope you know how many special memories you are gifting that little girl....I was lucky enough to grow up with my grandma just a quick walk away...I can't tell you how many hours and days I spent at her place cooking and gardening and helping with chores but I can tell you that to this day those memories are precious to me.
As for the birds....I guess the hens are happy and secure feeling because they do love raising little ones. We had a handful of mutts to start with, and have a pure Black Australorp rooster in charge of the eggers coop, we also now have a few Buckeye hens, some white rock hens and roosters, the Silver pencil rocks, a couple of Barred rock hens, 2 black jersey giant hens and a bunch of Light Sussex.
I can say that the only breed which hasn't had a broody hen is the barred rocks. We have raised a bunch of barnyard mixes and almost all of them have gone broody by the time they are a year and most brood at least once a year, we have a couple who are reliable for a spring and fall hatch and then we have a few (mostly the silkie mixes and silver pencils) who brood 3 or 4 times a year. Lacey, my favorite SPR hen is currently setting on clutch #4 for the year.
I don't know if we just hit a genetic jackpot as far as broody genes, or if it is the coop set ups or if it is that all of our birds have been broody raised themselves....but the flock is broody crazy for sure!
