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Well, so much for that flock introduction. One of the bantams we hatched is in a brooder pen now after having been picked bloody. We followed all the introduction rules (quarantine, nearby pen, some free ranging together, and then sharing close but separated quarters) for the last several...

The beautiful buff Wyandotte roo just got dropped off at the feed store. He's been attacking us all week when we've been trying to feed and water, so no more of that. We still have the BLRW splash roo we got from constance - he's friendly and we can pet him and pick him up. Reaction to the...

We bought three 6 week (or so) old chicks from the feed store a few weeks ago. We won't be doing that again - the chicks lived in a nice big pen at the store, but with no human interaction. These birds are wild as all get out. The bantams that we hatched, on the other hand, or really...

Soooo.... what kind of a handicap do the hens have? And do they have their own tees?

Quote: OK, I took a couple of pics but I'm having trouble getting photos to go anywhere at all. My FTP server isn't responding and the BYC uploader keeps stalling out on me. If you want, you can PM me an email address or you can email my username at gmail. (Maybe this is a good excuse to get...

Quote: They're all black. One of the moms is a pretty golden brown color, but her chicks came out black. I'll try to get some pictures in the morning.

Quote: I may have something along the lines you're looking for. I'm not exactly sure which of the three bantam chicks we hatched are roos, but it looks like we do have a roo in the mix. They're 12 weeks. These chicks aren't completely purebred, but they are pretty close. The father is a...

Odd question - does anyone in the Tucson area have a hen that lays blue eggs they'd be willing to sell? (My wife is starting to get obsessed by the idea of a blue egger.) We have a EE that lays green, but it seems there's a demand for a blue one.

Little Avanti has got some serious feathers on the feet:

Quote: I missed this. Details?

Well, looks like we shall be removing the silkie roo from the flock. We've discussed taking him back to the feed store where we got him as a day old (hey, why is that silkie "hen" crowing?) The crowing isn't really a problem, and he's not attacking us, or starting fights; the problem is that...

Now if we could just get this put in the smilies selections...

Broody hen and the three chicks she hatched, ranging from a 9 to 14 days old: It's amazing how much quieter these chicks are than the first batch (including said broody) that we raised. The last batch was just raised in a brooder box, and these three are being raised by a broody... methinks...

That pipped egg turned into a chick while I was at work. So that's three eggs slipped under the broody, and three hatches. That silkie may not be the brightest bird, but she's up to the task of being a mom. I congratulated the bantams on their babies, and they just looked at me and one said...

Quote: I wonder if that analogy has anything to do with your screen name? Hmmm... Congrats! Relax. They don't look anything like me. At least that you can prove. And the third egg has pipped. Coolness.

Second bantam Cochin mix egg hatched today. One to go, I think it's due tomorrow. They look like a couple of penguin chicks running around, especially when they pop out from under the broody.

Quote: I know a great place here in Tucson that does a fan-flippin-tastic deep dish Chicago pie if you miss real pizza. Juuuuust sayin'. /puts on track shoes because it's time to run like the dickens

Quote: Oh no! What happened? Pre-rabies. She's at school in the vet tech program, so she's getting the pre-exposure shots in case she gets bit sometime down the road. Nothing to worry about. Plus, if she bites anyone, they should be fine.

Quote: That does just flat suck. My wife had her first pre-rabies shot this week with two more to follow, and she's cringing reading this.