I know I have one male, based on the "kerchunk" vs "keeee" sounds. Males only call one syllable. Based on wattles it might be Ghast, but I've read that wattles aren't an indicator of gender so...dunno.
They're doing great. Sorry, been battling serious fatigue and my whole family is having health issues right now.
I love how they jump on things and scream at me, they're so sassy. And they all follow me to the garage door to beg for a scoop of food.
I have only seen three ticks since I got them...
Tonight two of the bagpipes (Dotty and Ghast) decided to sleep in the trees. Oh, but they chose DIFFERENT trees and had to screech out this information.
Haven't had a chance to post the past few days
After the rain I tossed out some straw flakes and scattered wormies for them to scratch around
Oh Buffy...you poor girl
Riddick seems to have gotten even taller this past weekend...
Spotty.
Louis. He's so very handsome. I'm hoping he and...
A fine and dandy Wattles Wednesday
I have to keep yelling at these criminals to stop bothering the run dwellers. They keep getting up on the coops and run and it annoys the others so much!
Getting more imaging on my neck today, hopefully it's something easy to fix.
I had a hen hatch a brood two weeks ago. Everything went smoothly. I was worried about the temperatures dropping but the hen did a wonderful job with them.
Delfts babies are moved off to their new home. She wanted hatched chicks after all. And she has my number for spring when she will want zombies and silkie mixes.
It wasn't as traumatic as I had thought. At bedtime last night I gently pulled the chicks into a box, then grabbed Delft and moved her...
Tomorrow I break out the incubator...I was asked (well I'll be paid) to hatch 6 Riddick babies for my grammas nail lady. So I need to put...9 in the incubator? She is fine with straight run she's just in love with fibro birds. :3
Kiddo also has an egg customer, at $3 a dozen. She says she's...