Well folks sad news to report on my end, I lost Mars a week and a half ago. It has been an emotional rollercoaster since with every emotion from anger towards the scientists who breed BB birds to grief. I do miss my little buddy, but this is the down side to BB birds.
My wife had gotten a couple more BB pullets and started socializing them but Mars wasn't real pleased with these two coming into our lives, she had taken to mothering them right before she died but I don't know what if anything they may have picked up from her. We had also found a Black Spanish/Black Norfolk Tom that Mars put a whooping on.
Just two days ago I was at our local feed store and found two Rio Grande Wilds pullets I'm socializing them now to try to get something that isn't going to end up dead in a year.
I miss my little buddy greatly
My wife had gotten a couple more BB pullets and started socializing them but Mars wasn't real pleased with these two coming into our lives, she had taken to mothering them right before she died but I don't know what if anything they may have picked up from her. We had also found a Black Spanish/Black Norfolk Tom that Mars put a whooping on.
Just two days ago I was at our local feed store and found two Rio Grande Wilds pullets I'm socializing them now to try to get something that isn't going to end up dead in a year.
I miss my little buddy greatly
So far, they're having fun jumping up on the stall walls and running around outside during the day. Today it was hot here (around 95 F) so we did have to cool them down a little. Wet cloths and then a quick dip in some cool water. They actually really enjoyed it and kept trying to jump in the bucket themselves.
