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[liz9910]

Betty with her chicks yesterday

Awwwwww mommy and babies! What type of chicken is Betty?

 

[liz9910]

Aw, sweet Betty!! How neat to see. I love mamas and babies.

I had so much more to say but I've got a migraine coming on. Frustrating. Malcolm is still nursing so there's only so much I can do for them. But I wanted to say that I've been putting out big girls (who are almost three weeks old) into the brooder with the little ones (one week old) one at a time. Their brooder shares a screen wall, so they're kind of used to them. Anyway, none of the big girls liked it. They all went over to the screen and peeped loudly and paced back and fourth, wanting to get back to their buddies. BUT one of the little Buff Orpingtons is showing his rooster colors and would go over with his chest puffed out and bump them if they got too close. So proud! What a good little man. He didn't seem over the top with it.

I really want to get a gate for our driveway. It's very private but we keep getting people drive up the driveway and it's really unsettling, especially because it's usually so quiet. It's just the kids and chickens and I here during the day, too. One crazy women kept saying "I used to live here" and I had to say "Okay, but we live here now and I am asking you to leave and not come back" multiple times. Creepy.

Whoa! People drive down your driveway? That is super creepy for sure! Get that gate up this weekend lol.

 

[tls_ranch]

Quote: Yep...costco grape box. The strawberry boxes work great too. They work great for keeping chicks seperate. No guessing between lines or breeds. You can even do staggered hatches because the chicks in the box don't "soil" the eggs that aren't ready to hatch yet. Once they are done hatching, I just pull the whole "box" out

Trisha

 

[juststruttin]

Betty.... way to go mamma!!! She looks so proud

BTW, does anyone know of anyone who raises Lavender Orps in the area? I got a call for chicks and I won't have any available til April and she wants them sooner.

 

[liz9910]

Betty.... way to go mamma!!! She looks so proud

BTW, does anyone know of anyone who raises Lavender Orps in the area? I got a call for chicks and I won't have any available til April and she wants them sooner.

Those are on my list of "must haves" too but what chicken isn't lol

 

[ronott1]

Betty.... way to go mamma!!! She looks so proud

BTW, does anyone know of anyone who raises Lavender Orps in the area? I got a call for chicks and I won't have any available til April and she wants them sooner.

Check with Jeremy--Bay area thread.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: It must be a Rental thing. When we were renting a house, a big guy walked right in the front door one day! like he owned the place. We had lived there for 6 months and this guys sister had not told him that she had moved..It was very scary and a reminder to keep the doors locked and bolted!

 

[zooweemama]

Awwwwww mommy and babies! What type of chicken is Betty?

Thanks everyone for being so kind about my excitement with Betty! haha! I am so fascinated.

Betty is a Black English Orp (daddy) x French Black Copper Marans (her mama) cross. She lays the typical brown Orp egg tho. Maybe a tad richer in color but nothing to write home about. But she is my favorite chicken. Love her.

 

[zooweemama]

Yep...costco grape box. The strawberry boxes work great too. They work great for keeping chicks seperate. No guessing between lines or breeds. You can even do staggered hatches because the chicks in the box don't "soil" the eggs that aren't ready to hatch yet. Once they are done hatching, I just pull the whole "box" out

Trisha

Trisha this is such a wonderful idea! Do you do this right before lockdown? Or you hand turn your eggs?

 

[Happy Chooks]

Quote: Thank You!

I keep checking the nest box for Olive colored eggs too. The Marans OEs are getting close--They are between 5 and 6 months old.
Beautiful eggs!

Woke up this morning to a bator full of chicks Yay!!! My first fluffy butts of the year.




Just a quick pic a took this morning and most had just hatched so they aren't fluffed up yet. There are way more hatched now and so far I've gotten 2 splash chicks. Just a few more eggs to go


Here are some pics of our pergola by the pool that DH has been working on. It's almost done...well at least until we start with the "rock work" and barbecue area. But that's going to be awhile maybe a year or two. For now we get to enjoy having shady spot hang out under near our pool

Lovely...........both the babies and especially the pergola.