I have Easter eggers. They will be 2 yrs old in January they are going through their 2nd molt.
I have one that today I noticed for the very first time, she is growing feathers on her feet. I'm amazed bc I didn't think that would happen. It's just really cool, 2 yrs old and growing feet feathers...
Sweet Picasso, so calm and loving came to me a year ago from a neighbor who didn't keep her chicks safe. The only surviving member this 3 or 4 week old chick had dried blood,a broken leg, and a impacted crop full of hay.
She fought side by side with me as I nursed her back to health she overcame...
1 and 1/2 year EE was broody for a couple weeks finally broke, seemingly healthy. Active, eating layer feed plus calcium on the side if needed. Has gone back to laying but the shell comes out open or weak and egg is spilled out
Happened 3 times once a week same hen saw it happen all is...
3yr old buff Orpington passed today, sweet, brave gave me my first ever double yolker. Named Callie,
nicknames: Callie Cal Pals ; Honkers
Thanks for all the cuddles Callie. :hugs:hit
Callie jumping for a piece of her most fave treat.... bread!
...by one of my hens, Easter egger, normally they lay small to medium sizes
The other day I look up to see Brownie crouching amongst everyone making funny noises. I examine her and see the lips of the vent turning inside out like a pouting lip and her noises are strained pushes, a gloved...
3 yrs old this coming May, top of the pecking order was a good leader loved by her small family of orpingtons they rallied around her urging her on these last few days but she didn't make it and passed this evening
She was independent, strong, kind to her flock when she was in her prime she...
My almost 3 yr old buff orp punky was exhibiting behaviour changes, then weight loss and fatigue. She has a good appetite, feathers good not laying, color is fine I looked at her first thing in the morning and saw her crop wasn't empty I gave her a massage and layed out extra grit and soft...
So punky pictured here
Will be 3 yrs in May not laying much anymore and is on top of pecking order for her flock. They've lived next to the egger flock for a year now and just this week she decided to engage in fighting behaviour against the ee roo pic here
She sticks her head through the...
Picasso should be 6 months by now she's gotten to be a big butterball she is rumpless though and although she looks mature and red faced and red crest there is no egg yet. She may never lay since she was a damaged rescue chick and her leg healed but she walks funny, maybe her reproductive was...
My poor 2 yr old orpington Callie is suffering from foot issues mainly bumblefoot. It's not severe but it bothers her. I've been treating her and she has come to love the warm foot soak
Let me know what you think of this I found this while preparing for chickens for the first time over 3 yrs ago
I found it educational and interesting and it may tug on your chicken loving heart strings lol
Well I was so hopeful my hatched chick was a pullet I posted a video of "her" at 10 weeks old announcing her.
About 2 weeks later I saw him for who he really is here is a short video of him I took yesterday
I have tired out everyone I know talking about my feather babies so I'm starting this thread to talk about them and show them off as I do
feel free to comment and talk about your own, hopefully I'm not the only one on here obsessed ;):lau
Start with my face pic I took this morning...
China...
For a couple weeks my only hatched chick was a pullet right?! Easter egger, friendly, cute... gonna give me eggs.... 10 weeks old, nah she isn't standing up straighter...
few days later, no her legs aren't getting thicker than the hens.
That red on the shoulders will fade,
she walks like...