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Well, I've had a rainy, drippy time of over a year while the chicken yard has been mostly fallow. The former flock fed quite a few people. The reasons for not having chickens lately are almost all personal and most have to do with the passing of the dear friend who got me into chickens in the...

I believe I discussed selling Miss Velociraptor and her chicks to José and Fabiola. I was wanting to remove recessive white from the flock. Here is one of these chicks all grown up. Look what this hen threw! Here is Miss Velociraptor's grand-chick! José and Fabiola are really happy with...

Full transparency.... Here are pics of some males that were the guests of honor at a birthday party yesterday. I liked the coloration of the adult rooster, but am also selecting for blue or gray shanks. So, when the dinner opportunity came up, he went to dinner. Because barring suppresses...

Just wanted to share a few pictures of the current flock situation. Some of these are selections from a chick purchase I made back in December, and others are born and raised on the farm. .

The Ruthster has some exciting news! The Ruthster will be visiting another flock next week and will hold a workshop in a couple of weeks on managing the flock and how to process chickens!

I took some more pictures of the blue rooster and then looked up hen feathering and @RoostersAreAwesome , I think you're correct!! He has no saddle feathers and his tail feathers are rounded. Hennie or Hf is a gene that I didn't know that I had in the flock. Will be interesting to see whether...

I don’t really know, but if he’s henny, that is fine with me! Hope to have more pics in a few days....

These are the eggs from the last few days. . .

Here are a few more pics of the flock. I like how the two pullets in the first two pictures are looking! They aren't laying yet, but will soon. .

The brown hen won't let me get close enough to take a picture of her 7 little fuzzies, so I took a couple pictures of our blue rooster! He has filled out some lately. Anybody want to suggest a name for the blue rooster? Who's that hen beside him? She is the roosters' absolute favorite, although...

Guess who decided to have the first hatch of 2021? This hen has been very dedicated with a clutch of eggs since around Christmas. Today, she showed up with some results! A note is that this is a repeat performance after a mite disaster last year. A permethrin treatment (with a lice...

That one has the cutest face!! .

These are November beetles. They usually eat the vegetation on living fenceposts, but are an occasional pest on citrus trees because they eat citrus flowers and thus inhibit fruit set. The time to collect them is right at dusk while using a flashlight. And they drive the chickens absolutely...

I love the looks of all of these birds!!

Here he is!!

His tail has just barely started from the previously androgenous level. Will try to get some pics tomorrow or the day after if the weather cooperates.

For the last two weeks or so, most nights at dusk I have been collecting November beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in quantities ranging from around 35 to around 450 at the maximum. I’ve missed a couple nights, but the next morning I feel guilty for not giving out the treats. The chickies...

Just wanted to share pics of a few of the chickens this morning. I've been able to keep them toppy, which I think is really cute! The last picture (yeah, it's a lousy picture because she was in the shade) shows how one some of my birds have black eyes and dark faces. I know what this is called...

The flock got November beetles this morning, but it’s raining too hard tonight for me to gather them. At least they have had 4 straight mornings with November beetles. They go crazy for them! I’m guessing that insects have some trace nutrients or amino acids that feed doesn’t provide. Maybe...

The July 18th hatch girls and guys are now 16 weeks + 5 days in age, according to timeanddate.com Pretty much every morning, they have been receiving some November beetles to stimulate their energy and maturation. According to their combs, it will still be a couple of weeks before they start...