Well, I am the person who went from thinking I would not like chickens and only ever going to have 8....to having roughly 80 birds through the winter, and over 100 when I have young'uns - and loving it........so why not spread the love?
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Oooohhhh, pick me, pick me, I know the answer!!!!!!!!
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She is a:
Pretty Chicken!!
Sorry, @RoyalChick , I know, I stole your answer!
Genetics & Variation
The wheaten gene (Wh)
inhibits black pigment (eumelanin) in females, creating the pale, reddish tones.
Variations like...
I like the Canadian Lynx, too, but there is something about the Sand Cat that is also quite engaging - wanted to reach through the screen and scritch them and have a short game of play with 'the feather on a pole' with it!!! 😆 :love😆
I can just see that! I have a few chickens that 'machine-gun' their way through scratch grain treats - only instead of 'firing' like a machine gun, they suck them in at that rate!!! I honestly have two that I just don't understand how they don't choke, they eat them so fast!
LOL I got a total of 7 eggs today! (remember, I have about 78 birds right now. If we are talking about female chickens....that number is approx. 55....and i haven't gotten more than 11 eggs in any one day for weeks and weeks. AND, there are only 4 young pullets that are too young START laying...
could you make a replacement with cotton knit material? might not hold as strongly, but could still possibly work. (thinking cotton knit - like t-shirt kind. Don't know if you are able to get that 100% cotton these days?????)
How many hens do you have? I assume Curiosity will still get a couple of hens to be 'his girls'. I'm assuming Curiosity is older than Tim? Hopefully once it is settled (and the 'dust' has settled) they will work cooperatively for escort and protection duties for the flock as a whole, where...
I think that is the sign of a good lead hen - to teach the next generation - even if it isn't their offspring/clutch.
She was smart and a good looking girl, too. I actually miss her in your flock (along with a couple of others I was partial too!):hugs:love:hugs
You know, you can put Vaseline on his wattles. I know previously there was a long discussion about that making things worse....however, while I was working at the Zoo, a Zoo Keeper (who was in the service and knows someone who was part of the Human study regarding that conducted in Mass)...
One who likes working out to impress the ladies!! 😉
Watch our, @RoyalChick , he probably has a harem he is thinking of moving to some sweet palace with lots of good food!!
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