ERMA: Erma is named after an Internet meme. Her name is short for ERMAHGERD! Erma is intense about everything. And she gives a constant running commentary on her goings on.
If you're handfeeding her some barley, she's manically pecking through your hand. She doesn't walk out of the coop in the...
I have no-one in real life who is interested in hearing endless chook tales, so I thought I could post them here :)
I have 5 hens and 7 chicks. The hens are Chickpea, Erma, Julia, Priscilla, and (unnamed so far) Mama Hen.
CHICKPEA:
Chickpea is the only chook I have that appears to be an...
From what I've read, a hen usually has an egg cycle that lasts just over a day. So a daily layer would often lay slightly later each day, holding over to the next day if the egg would be due after dusk.
Someone with more knowledge and experience will likely chime in, but I don't think you have...
Hi peeps. I joined BYC a week or so ago, so I thought I'd come say hi and introduce myself over here. My name is Bec, I live in southern Tasmania (just South of Huonville). My partner and I have 2 kids aged 7&9, as well as 5 hens and 7 chicks.
The poultry arrived nearly two weeks ago. We're...
There are feathers there, they're just unpigmented, which is why I thought maybe an old injury. At any rate, it's going to have an interesting little face :)
Ohhh real life chicken people! I would love to meet one of those. Lots of people around here have chickens, but they're strictly 'working' chooks. They're certainly not interested in talking about their personalities ;)
That said, I don't mind if the townsfolk think I'm weird. Keeps em on their...