Arizona Chickens

I woke up this morning to a 12th egg that had hatched, so now that is 12 out of 18 that have hatched. All are the Naked Neck's.
a good hatch rate, hope that the other 6 hatch for you. my hen's will start or should I say should start their lock down period tomorrow, Red has been pretty much doing that for the past week, haven't seen her off the nest but maybe once in the past week.
 
Does anyone with a solid floor in their coops find rocks in there.. I've been finding rocks that I know are to big for the chickens to pick up and carry in there, to big for a mouse or even a rat to carry..lol. Finding them in both the main flocks coop and in the NN's, in the NN's I am finding rocks and poo in their hanging feeder. Almost like they are trying to block access to it.
 
I would suggest you question DH,,, if he is up to some April 1 tricks :old
lol, I wish it were him.. wouldn't have me so confused.. but I could barely get him out to feed them when I was in a cast with a broken ankle. Where we live I joke about my run growing rocks. I rake the run at least 2x a month generally more. Big Boy is big enough I think to sling a small one when he's doing his I'm a "stud" dance. But that generally doesn't last long enough. I'll take a picture of the next one I find, in the NN coop, the way it's set up, there really shouldn't be anyway for them to get it in there..lol
 
Are there raccoons in your area? They are pretty strong.
There aren't any to my knowledge, Coyotes are the worse that I've seen beyond one hawk, we do have some dogs that get loose from time to time.. But that doesn't last long.. Maybe it's the Roo's trying to drive me crazy, the 3 in the main flock have already been threatened with the stew pot and Charlie might just think it's funny.
 
Wow those are some pretty chickens. You could have some cockerels @AngBantamLuv
tell me tell me... do you think both are? I am actually not going to be upset.. because if they are males... then I will get my dream chicken.. a mauve or chocolate frizzled satin silkie!! But they finally started coming up to me after being so skittish 😂
 

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