Arizona Chickens

[FeatherPugs]

@cactusrota What a great pic of the chickies looking out of the momma's feathers!!

 

[igorsMistress]

A friend suggested using a squirt bottle on him, so far so good, I've not had to squirt him or drop kick him since he did it, he sees me coming and either runs or makes sure he stays out of foot range.

Great idea it sounds like what happens when I go outside and there are pigeons on the roof. Don't give up on him starri.

 

[BlueBaby]

The past few day's when I go out to feed my flock, one of the 2 cockerel's has started trying to tid-bit me. Those 2 are not in there with the girl's, though. I gave them all some scrambled egg with some chopped cabbage (except for the younger chick's) mixed in with some wet feed.

 

[cactusrota]

One of mine starts making the tidbitting noise as soon as i come close. I'm pretty sure he's telling the hens: "Here comes the food wagon!!".

 

[igorsMistress]

@cactusrota I thought you'd mixed younger/older chicks in those pics. I'm curious, why do you say it's Jersey Giant genetics?

 

[cactusrota]

When the Aloha went broody I let her have some eggs from the main pen, which is a mess of hens under Jersey Giant/NN cross roosters. But I also added a few eggs each from Blue's pen that has three Jersey Giant/NN cross hens, as well as some from the Bresse/NN pen. So I really have no idea which chick is from which pen. But there's a very high chance of some Jersey Giant genetics there. One of the hens in Blue's pen is huge, she's literally as big as Blue if not a bit heavier than him. And the two boys in the main flock are truly Giants. The girls are lucky they are "gentle giants" because if they were aggressive they could easily kill some of them. But they are good even to the little chicks.
This is the tallest of the two. I should call him Andre! He's actually available... I've listed him in the local fb livestock group, because he's too lean and boney, like a basketball player. He's way too handsome and gentle to go to freezer camp.

 

[cactusrota]

His brother, Ruger, is on the far right in this one. He's stockier, meatier, and doesn't stand quite as tall. They get along very well but it seems the girls have accepted Ruger as the top dog and squat for him more readily.

 

[igorsMistress]

When the Aloha went broody I let her have some eggs from the main pen, which is a mess of hens under Jersey Giant/NN cross roosters. But I also added a few eggs each from Blue's pen that has three Jersey Giant/NN cross hens, as well as some from the Bresse/NN pen. So I really have no idea which chick is from which pen. But there's a very high chance of some Jersey Giant genetics there. One of the hens in Blue's pen is huge, she's literally as big as Blue if not a bit heavier than him. And the two boys in the main flock are truly Giants. The girls are lucky they are "gentle giants" because if they were aggressive they could easily kill some of them. But they are good even to the little chicks.
This is the tallest of the two. I should call him Andre! He's actually available... I've listed him in the local fb livestock group, because he's too lean and boney, like a basketball player. He's way too handsome and gentle to go to freezer camp.
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Good gracious you sure the heck should! That is one big dude.

 

[Demosthine]

Howdy all. After several years of rebuilding my life, I am in the process of acquiring eight laying hens this weekend. I started building the run today, with the coop coming shortly thereafter. But I thought I would say hi to all. Anybody still around that remembers me from five years ago?

Scott

 

[BlueBaby]

@Demosthine I think that you had disappeared before I joined. Welcome back to the chicken life!