2020 Flock Life

[WhoDatChick]

Well I had some drama happen with the other egg. It was due to hatch on Monday but didn't come out until Wednesday (day 23) but is ended up dying with fifteen minutes of hatching. The four chicks that did hatch are doing great and actually went outside for five minutes yesterday for the first time. They also met their grandfather! I think they are all girls! Fingers crossed! I already have six roosters, don't need anymore!

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They were both scratching at the floor but it looks like Shelley is giving his grandchild a dance lesson!
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Shelley surfing!

These pics are GREAT!!!

 

[Deb ekholm]

Nice flock!
seeing all those chicks makes me want to hatch something again
im the same, I cannot wait till the weather starts getting warmer.
I have a lot of tidying up to do outside, there’s leafs everywhere and all the stones that I put out on the pathways last year have washed away because all the storms we’ve been getting here.
Our dogs love the eggs too lol

Gorgeous flock and lovely garden . Excellent photographs

 

[Dementra]

Hello and welcome to my chat thread
I’m making another one of these because the last one Went a bit silent and I was starting to talk to myself... Am I really that boring??

Allow me to introduce myself.
I live in Ireland.
I have 30 chickens, 27 Brahmas, blue buff columbian, golden partridge, blue partridge and lemon Pyle are their colours, I could go through them all individually but I wouldn’t want to bore you..,1 RIR, 1 buff Orpington and 1 buff Orpington mix.
only had around 10 chickens at the beginning of last year but I became a bit of a Hatchaholic.. it was around 50 at one stage ...
The plan was to breed them but they ended up getting a respiratory illness so now I’ve decided to keep them as a closed flock. Which is kinda what I was going to do anyways because no one was buying the roosters and I just had so many.
15 ducks, the colours are magpie, Rouen, khaki and a few mixed. 10 Guineas, 2 cocker dogs, 2 rabbits 2 cats View attachment 2041209
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some of my favourite hobbies other then caring for animals are garden design, interior design, painting and sculpting...

My cottage garden.
the garden consists of plants that attract butterflies and bees such as butterfly bush/ buddleia , sedum, delphinium, Ligularia dentata, red and yellow broom, sunflowers, petunias, bleeding hearts, montbretia and a few others
that I forget the names of..
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there are also around 30 roses in there and there’s a few trees such as blue spruce, blue cedar, holly and junipers.
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this next one is the patio.
it consists of different types of exotic plants like windmill palm, canary island date palm, musa basjoo the hardy banana... yes I grow bananas and palm trees here in Ireland.. bamboo, different types of hosta’s, Japanese maples, phormiums, cordylines, musella lasiocarpa, calla lily, ligularia, gunnera, fatsia japonica,Miscanthus sinensis Zebrinus, passion vine, silver spear, canna lily and different types of coleus

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More photos of the cottage garden
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I like to grow sunflowers every year because they are beautiful plants, they’re great for wildlife and they put a smile on everyone’s face.
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these are some of my oil paintings..
I just recently started using oil paints..
cow
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Our golden partridge Brahma rooster that goes by the name Prince
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two rabbits enjoying their breakfast
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Maltese dog
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so... I’ve introduced myself.
now it’s your turn

Oh my what a lovely flock, home, and garden you have! I found out last year my ancestry is more Irish/English than anything else- I hope one day I might get to travel there (once this craziness is contained)!

Thanks for inviting me to the thread and soon as I take a few more pics I’ll post them with my introduction on here with an update from my intro thread.

Cheers!

 

[Silkie2005]

I have just put six silkie eggs in the incubator and will put the seventh in tomorrow. Hopefully I have some success with fertility!

The chicks were exploring outside again today and seemed to enjoy themselves.

I got two pictures of Frances for you @Brahmachicken240 seem as she is your favourite!

 

[Silkie2005]

I’m on my way into work...wish me luck

The shelves will be bare, no self isolation with chickens for me.

Oh no! Hopefully all will be fine!

 

[drstratton]

My chicks love eating out of my hand and then this...Fluffy Butt...

 

[Waves]

Hi guys!
I've just discovered a great thing!
My over 6yy old ISA brown Marina is actually laying!!!! i saw her yesterday..

I really don't mind about eggs, they couldn't do eggs and i'd love them the same, but....i don't know, i feel very proud of my little girl!!

Here....she was asking for privacy

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Gorgeous flock and lovely garden . Excellent photographs

Thank you!

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Oh my what a lovely flock, home, and garden you have! I found out last year my ancestry is more Irish/English than anything else- I hope one day I might get to travel there (once this craziness is contained)!

Thanks for inviting me to the thread and soon as I take a few more pics I’ll post them with my introduction on here with an update from my intro thread.

Cheers!

Thank you!
Hopefully it calms down soon
Can’t wait!
Nice to meet you

 

[Brahmachicken240]

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I have just put six silkie eggs in the incubator and will put the seventh in tomorrow. Hopefully I have some success with fertility!
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The chicks were exploring outside again today and seemed to enjoy themselves.
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I got two pictures of Frances for you @Brahmachicken240 seem as she is your favourite!

hope you have a successful hatch!
Lovely photos
Frances is adorable!