2018 Newbie Chat!

[Anna Ranieri]

I have 4 CX straight run and 4 brown leghorns pullets. This picture is from a few days ago. View attachment 1555604

Awwww the little beauties

 

[Geranium]

@Duckymark welcome!!

I see your point about if everyone had roosters...

Coop is filled with chicks, finally! It still needs some work but it's ready enough for the girls to move in. They seem to like it, and I like that it's big enough that I can sit in there with them. They seem to like that, too, because they're playing "how many chickens got on mom's lap." Current answer is six.

 

[Geranium]

Move in day!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Move in day!

Ohhhh @Geranium it is lovely! Its no wonder they like it, its fabulous!

 

[Anna Ranieri]

This has become somewhat of a daily routine, Pedro on my shoulder having just finished preening my hair, and Jellybean on my lap giving her impression of a headless chicken lol

 

[Geranium]

Two of my girls opted for some shoulder time this morning, too. And Agatha was happy to get some lap time!

 

[CannedMonster]

We have a pair of freeranging bantam roosters who lost all their hens to predators. They belong to my neighbor. One of them has a lovely classic rooster crow. The other sounds like a victim in a slasher flick. One sustained gurgly scream instead of a standard rooster call.

My chicks are just shy of 2 weeks and I am also a newbie. Hello.

Hi Duckymark! Welcome to our little newbie thread.

 

[CannedMonster]

Yup, you have a point, mind you I will say though, I am surrounded by at least 6 dogs, two which are directly next to me and they make a lot of noise everyday but I've gotten used to it, same as the noise of cats squabbling at night. I just think people notice cockerels more because the sound is unusual. My breeder friend has loads of cockerels and his wife(whom I am also very close friends with) told me they drive her crazy sometimes because they all crow at 6:30 am in the winter and about 4:30 am in the summer and sometimes he might have as many as 20 all crowing at the same time! So I do see your point.
I'd love to have a cockerel though, I do love em and love how they sound - any chance you could post some videos of your guys crowing? Especially Angus and Silkie, would be a massive treat if you do

I’ll try to get them on video soon but today is a very rainy day out here and they’re trying to figure out where to go to stay dry lol.
We attached a tarp from the walk-in coop going over the prefab so they have a dry area that’s outside.

 

[Anna Ranieri]

Two of my girls opted for some shoulder time this morning, too. And Agatha was happy to get some lap time!View attachment 1555827 View attachment 1555828

Awwww lovely pictures

 

[Anna Ranieri]

I’ll try to get them on video soon but today is a very rainy day out here and they’re trying to figure out where to go to stay dry lol.
We attached a tarp from the walk-in coop going over the prefab so they have a dry area that’s outside.

Awww thank you Will be great