A contest for the duds!

[PirateGirl]

Hip hip hooray! You got 6 eggs yesterday!
How old was your last layer @Rainbowskyes ?
Give them some extra special treats tonight for doing their jobs!

 

[Legion]

Heres nhr Gretchen. Hatched May 5th so shes a lil over 29 weeks.

I made a bet with myself that she would be the first to lay of my 6 birds but her sis Gretchen and 3 other white leghorns are laying before her. Shes been the dominant hen since day one but as far as laying shes a dud...For now.

 

[andreanar]

Heres nhr Gretchen. Hatched May 5th so shes a lil over 29 weeks. View attachment 1591312 I made a bet with myself that she would be the first to lay of my 6 birds but her sis Gretchen and 3 other white leghorns are laying before her. Shes been the dominant hen since day one but as far as laying shes a dud...For now.

At least she's beautiful to look at!

 

[andreanar]

I've got another freeloader! She came to me in June, already laying, she was about 9 mths old at the time. Of course, she stopped laying due to the move. Then she laid for 3 weeks and stopped again after a possum attacked the coop. Laid again for a few weeks and decided to brood. And when decided to brood, there was no stopping her! Short of hanging her from the roof of the coop. So she got some eggs and hatched 3 chicks. The "chicks" are now bigger than her and getting ready to lay themselves, but she refuses to let them grow up, continues sitting on them and mothering them and still refuses to lay eggs! This is Ethel... and Ethel with her "chicks"

 

[Legion]

At least she's beautiful to look at!

Lol yea but Thanksgiving is drawing nearer. Wink wink!

 

[andreanar]

Lol yea but Thanksgiving is drawing nearer.

Go threaten her! Read her some nice yummy chicken recipes from a cookbook!

 

[Legion]

I've got another freeloader! She came to me in June, already laying, she was about 9 mths old at the time. Of course, she stopped laying due to the move. Then she laid for 3 weeks and stopped again after a possum attacked the coop. Laid again for a few weeks and decided to brood. And when decided to brood, there was no stopping her! Short of hanging her from the roof of the coop. So she got some eggs and hatched 3 chicks. The "chicks" are now bigger than her and getting ready to lay themselves, but she refuses to let them grow up, continues sitting on them and mothering them and still refuses to lay eggs! This is Ethel... and Ethel with her "chicks"
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What kind of chicken is Etherl and what mix are here chicks?

 

[andreanar]

What kind of chicken is Etherl and what mix are here chicks?

Ethel is a bantam cochin and her babies ..1 is full bred LF black cochin and the other 2 are Phoenix father and unknown mother.

 

[PirateGirl]

Haha... this is a thread from a year ago, but feel free to revive with this year's dud chicks Hopefully you get some eggs soon! @Legion and @andreanar

 

[andreanar]

Haha... this is a thread from a year ago, but feel free to revive with this year's dud chicks Hopefully you get some eggs soon! @Legion and @andreanar

This might be a year old, but we've always got some duds we can add haha