The mamma hens took ther little'uns out today for the first time today! Its amazing how the mamma's know which chicks belong to them and vise versa with the chicks. They are so funny to watch, chasing after fly's and bugs, chasing eachother, jumping on mum, trying to groom themselves (one i...
Lets see pics of some of these gorgeous roo's i know you have hidden in your backyards
Heres a few of my roo's ive had and still have..
Ginger
Ryan
Marylegs
Peter
C'mon lets see them handsome ROO's!!
I candled a few of the eggs i have under two broody's this morning while they were both out eating breakfast and noticed in a few eggs that when i held it up the the light there was a dark (about 2cm blob) that seemed to float to the top, is this the air sack/devoping chick? or is this something...
These hens are driving me crazy, two of them have been on/off broody for about 10days now but not sitting on eggs!! They sit in there all day, usually both in the same nest box but now a third has joined them, when i first saw them all three where in the same nest box!! There is still no eggs...
I have two hens up to this trick. They both have been sitting in the nesting boxes (one minute there in each box then they swap then there in together). They have been very aggressive when i try to get near them but i look every day to see if there is any eggs under them. I dont mind if they do...
could you tell me what breed this little girl is? or what the colour is called.
and anyone seen this breed before, its apparently a portuguese breed?
thank you in advance
Ive not had much luck lately with my flock, attacks, illness' and cold wather hit them bad and i lost ..well, most of my flock. Everything is now sorted and these guys are who i have left, i will be adding more to the flock in the late spring so exited!! (more chicks). I have 12 left out of...
Can anybody give me some ides on inside of the coop, nest boxes, roosts or any fun things you have in your coops??
My coop is pretty boring and needs a good clear out and a bit of a change. Its a big concrete coop about 7ft X 5ft. Also a seperate bit for when hens go broody or when i have...
ETHEL white easter egger
BUNTY rir?
ROXY (some kind of bantam)
Baby blue the first chick i hatched
LouLou the prettiest little pullet
Mother (left) and daughter
BLACK chasing after LOUISE for an olive
ROXY and ETHEL
LUCY
RYAN's huge tail feathers
fluffy butt...
Beautiful pullet BB
Brother and sister snooze in the sunshine
My 'fav' girl.
Daddy, Ryan.
Story time for the kids.
Inside the coop
Lil'roo (going to be a good looking cockerel)
Lovely coloured roo, Ginger.
Louise
This pic makes me laugh every time.
Ever since this little chick hatched she seems to always be tired/ her eyes close and open very slowly and often she has her eyes shut for a long time.
I have taken her away from her mother, brothers and sisters and put her in the boiler room (wood burner boiler) so its nice and warm and cozy...
Need a bit of help...
I am adding silkies to my flock and have found somewhere to get them (i live in portugal and its pretty hard to find them especialy if you dont speak the language).
Right first i found some babies that are 25 euros each but she wont sell them until she knows the sex's...
I have a EE but was wondering what the differant characteristics are?
Ive read that pure americanas are not very common is that right?
Also some pics to compare if anyone has any?
Thanks
Right these chicks were hatched 09.19.2010 and all pics were taken today (11.28.2010)
1) Im thinking is a pullet but the comb is a tiny bit bigger than the others that i think are pullets.??
2) A pullet??
3) Pullet, was born with the chipmunk stripe so definatly a pullet right?
4) Must...
MY FAV LAVENDER OEGB COCKEREL HAS DISSAPEARED!!
He's completely vanished, no trace of him anywhere!! ive looked round the whole 3 acres, in the forest, in the meadow, the coops, stables, sheds, long grass, trees EVERYWHERE and he's gone. i feel so sad he's such a handsom chap. I hope he just...
I raised 2 chicks a couple of months ago hoping they would be hens but... they turned out to be great BIG roo's!!
They are inseperable, always together, sleep together, play together, eat together its so sweet. And they are both very friendly
Heres the two of them when they were young and...