All in the Family!

[EweSheep]

Minus the rooster!

 

[Sillystunt]

ok, how did you get them together without killing each other? They look like BFF's.

 

[EweSheep]

Well the Orpington Bantams were sisters and together they were broody for 2 and half months until a mistaken order from Ideal Hatchery of Spitz chicks arrived. Sold off most of the chicks because the girls could not handle them all under them. Not once I ever saw them fight over chicks and it was the first time I've ever encountered two siblings never fought over ONE chick. All the chicks go with their mommas back and forth but the black one, they preferred her because she talks alot to them while the blue one would talk but not as frequent as her sister. Blue is good about giving out warning calls and chicks would just scatter for cover in the garden. She is also good about jumping over the other side of the fence if a chick got out, she would go flyiing over and protect that chick until i check on them often. Then I would coax her and her chick back into the garden. I could not put them in with the others in the run, possibly of rat holes and aggressive pecking order would insue. As long they stay in the garden enclosure, they will stay there for pest and bug control. While the neighbor sprays and powder his tomato garden while me, having those girls and chicks, not one tomato bug, moth or cricket survived in that garden. LMAO!

So it is the first for me to see them all get along without a problem. I've had two broodies, non related hens, go at each others throat after ONE chick. My goodness, those two sisters are better than one in caring for the chicks and sharing responsibilities as well.