Ainawgsd's farm chickens

[AinaWGSD]

The wind and meager sunlight and chickens have created a ring of bare dirt around the coop, so it's safe to come outside again!

The cockerel with the frostbitten toe has self amputated. He's not limping anymore, but he's definitely low man on the totem pole.

And poor Littlefoot is going to loose pretty much his entire comb. At least we shouldn't have to worry about frostbite next winter.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Gotta show off some of my favorite shots from yesterday!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Mr Dancy Pants is definitely the cockerel with the frostbitten toes. But he's healing well, and feeling well enough to dance at us again.

Last night when I went out to collect eggs I found half the flock locked outside of the coop. I guess it was so nice out no one wanted to go to bed! At least the fence was charged.

I haven't separated my birds into breeding pens (or built the pens) yet, but we did hatch 27 adorable littles on valentines day!

Since it was so nice yesterday I took them out for their first outdoor excursion.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Got a space set up in the run in town so I can move the littles outside, at least during the day.

My mystery chicks definitely appear to be feathering in silver. Since buckeyes can't carry silver, and some of them have a few feathers on their legs, I suspect they must be malines crosses somehow. Unless they're not silver, but those breast feathers look white to me.