Any one want to join me in waiting for eggs, posting and comparing notes?

[Melabella]

Brooster and Crafty


Good Luck, I hope all goes well with your hatches, and you get some wonderful healthy babies to add to you flocks! Brooster, what color is that lil silkie? I can't wait to see pictures of he/she. The woman that i got the Ameruacana pair from tried to get me to look at some silkies for sale,, I said no thanks... didn't want to be tempted!

Pictures ladies,, Pictures!

 

[kacklinkelly]

So i noticed that one of my girls lays on the ground during the day instead of the roost. I thought maybe it was to stay out of the wind, but saw her doing it today too. Is this normal?? I just always thought they preferred to be off the ground. She's fine otherwise. Also, does anyone worry about their birds eating earthworms?? I saw that a post that said they cause gape worm. Last night my girls had a ball finding a few worms. Don't really know how you'd keep them from eating them anyway but just wondered.

I have given up being concerned about our girls laying on the ground

. They do it ALL the time. We have an A frame tractor set up and have a roosting bar in the top portion that is very seldom used. It is very clean compared to the floor of the A frame they choose to sleep on at night. One of the things they do that is my favorite is that they lay on our door matt at the back door all stretched out as if to say "try and walk out this door without treats". Quite the watch chickens. They are capable of flying up to roost. They do it on our lawn chairs and the watering hose reel quite often. Just prefer to dust bathe and soak up the sun like a cat stretched out and on their sides.

As to the earth worm concern. I have no knowledge of any issue and I would think that anything that mother nature provides would be just fine as long as I haven't sprayed my yard or applied chemicals that the worms could have "played" in. I give our chickens ACV with mother in their water and also some food grade DE from time to time in their food. I have read They are supposed to keep any worms at bay. So far so good and our girls free range in the back yard as often as I can let them. I wouldn't know if they got an earth worm. They spend a lot of time in the compost pile. I'm sure they find interesting things in there.

 

[countrygirl74]

Yay! It's hatch day again!

My daughter has been begging for silkies for years now. I finally broke down and ordered some eggs. I set 6 eggs with this hatch, but by lockdown day, only one egg was still thriving. So I told her not to get her hopes up too high over one egg. But of course, she's 8, so that's not possible. She even named the silkie egg before it hatched...Mr. O'Hurn, after the student teacher in her class, who has a bushy beard like a silkie chicken. My daughter has a massive crush on her teacher. It's kind of adorable.

Anyway, when I left for work this morning, the bator was quiet, but when I came home for lunch, there's Mr. O'Hurn, running around the bator! Sophia will be so excited!

Now if those Crested Cream Legbar eggs would hatch, this would be a perfect chicken day.

So cute!!!

Hope finally laid her first egg! Today is already a 3 out of 5 day & one is mounting so we may or may not get one from her. She has laid a few since starting to mount though. Maybe we will actually start getting 5 out of 5 soon???

Congrats on a first egg from Hope!

 

[kdwag]

Chickens love to lay down on the ground when its dry and/or warm outside. Kdwag you probably caught your girl in the middle of her dust bath. My girls have made craters in their run during their dust baths.

I sort of thought they might be trying to dust bathe. It was funny, one was laying in one direction and then one of my others laid next to her facing the opposite direction. They were cute. I'll never forget the first time I saw my RIR dustbathing when she was just a week or so old. She was laying on her side and I thought she was dead, until I saw her hop up and shake herself off. She was funny.

 

[jklyles1]

Sad day for us..we lost a 5 week old Sebright last night. It got a little too cold for it i guess..my daughter couldnt even make a full day at school. Too upset And its my birthday..............

 

[countrygirl74]

Oh.... so sorry! That must be hard...how cold is it where you are at?

Happy Birthday!!! It's mine today too! I am getting a grow-out pen built by my hubby today - yes, I'm weird, I asked for a grow-out pen for my gift.

 

[jklyles1]

Oh.... so sorry! That must be hard...how cold is it where you are at?

Happy Birthday!!! It's mine today too! I am getting a grow-out pen built by my hubby today - yes, I'm weird, I asked for a grow-out pen for my gift.

It was around 40 but terrible rain and wind. Im not sure what happened...a feel terrible.

I asked for a new bigger coop for mine!!! LOL..i also got a 5 day old Delaware chick today. Best present ever!!!!!

 

[Melabella]

Sad day for us..we lost a 5 week old Sebright last night. It got a little too cold for it i guess..my daughter couldnt even make a full day at school. Too upset And its my birthday..............

I am so sorry to hear about losing your Sebright. What a shame, and all on your birthday. Hugs to you and your daughter. I so dislike when we have to lose things we love.

Here is hoping you and your new Delaware have better days ahead!

MB.....

Oh.... so sorry! That must be hard...how cold is it where you are at?

Happy Birthday!!! It's mine today too! I am getting a grow-out pen built by my hubby today - yes, I'm weird, I asked for a grow-out pen for my gift.

To Countrygirl74

and

jklyles1!!!!!!!!




Hope your birthday is warm, loving and free from any anxiety!

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[Melabella]

Brooster,

I am in need of a hatch update, complete with photos pllleeeeezzzzz. same to you Crafty!

 

[Crafty chick]

MB~ mine are still hangin out in their super comfy shells