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  1. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    I have been having problems with the neighbors dogs. A few minutes ago the dogs start barking, and I heard snother bark behind me. Turned around, expecting to find one of the puppies... it was my rooster, barking back at the dogs. Really, bird? I've hurried out there a number of times today...
  2. LaurenRitz

    What breed is my rooster

    Now you need a beta named foghorn.
  3. LaurenRitz

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    5. I suspect some have found another laying spot and some stopped laying because of the neighbor's dogs.
  4. LaurenRitz

    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Pullet
  5. LaurenRitz

    What mix and gender is my chick?

    Pullet. Lots of breeds have yellow skin. Definitely not a Barred Rock. A mix of some kind. Except for the yellow feet, I would have guessed she had Black Australorp in there somewhere. How big is she?
  6. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    It has the shape of a Marans egg. Their eggs are often large, as well. Is one of your girls a Marans?
  7. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    Very distinct--color, shape and shine.
  8. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Two hens have moved into the rafters. Two are on the top of the ladder, including the one that still goes back to her old coop every night. I brought her over, put her down, and she immediately pushed past all the others, to much squawking. Two from the big girls coop have joined them but...
  9. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    I still pick up leaves. The chickens will have to deal, otherwise.
  10. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    If I had a wood ladder that would be better. Unfortunately all I have is sn old two piece ladder that's totally unsafe for humans. The birds can't really get a grip on it.
  11. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Two!
  12. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Last night she was another 2 rungs up. Keep climbing! Once the other two settle on this as their roost spot, coop 2 will have 10 hens and 2 cockerels, which is what it was designed for.
  13. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Coop 2 only had 12 birds at bedtime, so I went hunting #13. Found her up on the ladder, right where I put her last night. I brought out two more girls to keep her company. Good girl!
  14. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    Dog today, but ran off without attacking any birds. All my roosters were silent except the Dorking-Sussex cockerel in the bachelor pad. Not within sight, the dog wasn't making any noise, I believe even the wind was against him, but that bird somehow realized the dog was there and alerted me...
  15. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    They can hold onto an egg for a while, but if it's in there it is coming out.
  16. LaurenRitz

    How did your flock annoy you today?

    My Australorps have always laid a pinkish egg.
  17. LaurenRitz

    Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

    Black Australorp, and Barn Yard Mix. Basically unknown parentage. I keep pretty close track of which birds are related and how.
  18. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    I looked her over more carefully. She has bare spots on her butt (which I knew) but under the apparently untouched hackle feathers she's missing a lot of skin on her neck. I couldn't see anything specific on her wings, body and feet, other than missing and broken feathers, but there's...
  19. LaurenRitz

    Spoiled little velociraptors

    I saw her resting in the shade this afternoon and she was rolled over on her side. I think she's hurting more than I can see. I’m going to pull her and the other Ranger tonight (so she has company) and isolate her.
  20. LaurenRitz

    Do most/all layers, who are allowed to free range, eventually relapse to egg-hiding?

    Depends on the chicken. Some chickens care, some don't. Some roosters will encourage the hens to lay elsewhere if they see you collecting eggs, some don't care. Just a personality thing, I think. If they're locked in a coop/run it's going to make less of a difference, or course.
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