I thought I was being too paranoid when my chicks were new. I had them in the brooder for 6-7 weeks and never got over the startle/doubt seeing one passed out. Especially the contorted broken neck positions. Now I wish I'd taken photos and enjoyed it more vs nail biting. I cannot easily sneak up on them in their run so miss the close ups now that they are older, sigh....
Thanks, it's the best!I think this is my favorite part of owning chickens. I love watching the hens with there chicks. Congrats !Eeek! I can hardly contain the excitement. First time broody was a success. What a good mama little Zsa Zsa is! Chiqita, what color is this showgirl?Now I have to go spend the rest of my day at work.
whoo hooooo ddeeeeeewhooooooooooooooooooo!Eeek! I can hardly contain the excitement. First time broody was a success. What a good mama little Zsa Zsa is! Chiqita, what color is this showgirl?Now I have to go spend the rest of my day at work.
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Oh yay! Good luck! I want a wellie so bad!Congrats! I checked on my broodies and I have a splash olive egger out.Eeek! I can hardly contain the excitement. First time broody was a success. What a good mama little Zsa Zsa is! Chiqita, what color is this showgirl?Gotta go pick raspberries and blueberries, then get out there and get ready to move mama hen to her private quarters with her chick and the rest of the eggs. Welsummer eggs haven't pipped yet.
Ill try to get some better photos this weekend, that's what I was thinking. When I got them, chiqita said they were silkie surprises.What breed?I would think they can get in, yes.So, a possum can't get through that heavy duty poultry netting?check ebay for heavy duty poultry netting. you have to secure it every couple feet and let it drape over the side some. they wont get in that way yes anything that climbs a tree can climb most wire
A little hard to tell from the top of the head, but partridge maybe. I LOVE showgirl chicks (Eeek! I can hardly contain the excitement. First time broody was a success. What a good mama little Zsa Zsa is! Chiqita, what color is this showgirl?Now I have to go spend the rest of my day at work.
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You should definitely get a few.So sweet!! My youngest daughter saw this picture, and was concerned by her pink neck. So we had to look up Showgirl pictures. Now she thinks we need some Showgirls.Eeek! I can hardly contain the excitement. First time broody was a success. What a good mama little Zsa Zsa is! Chiqita, what color is this showgirl?. She keeps asking to look at naked neck chickens.
Thank you<3
I used the cheapest HD sand in my brooder and outside in the run. At 10 weeks and counting, zero problems. I didn't want the super fine sand and found playground sand to be all the same diameter. The sand I use is multi size mix of small grains and small pebbbles and is easy to sift. DH made me a custom super sifter by adding 1/4" hardware cloth to a pitch fork we no longer used. It works great and makes quick work of cleaning the run.
I have a 1 1/2 year old hen that I will not be keeping. She is a great layer, but didn't make the cut for breeding. I've kept her strictly as a layer. Her egg is not as dark right now, but should darken up after her molt. She puts a heavy bloom on them, giving them a plum colored appearance.
I wish I knew what type of Cochin he is, but nobody responded on a couple of different BYC threads I tried. I cannot match up his coloring to any photos I found of the bantam Cochin varities
I buy all purpose sand at Lowe's. I really should have just had a whole load dumped on my driveway when I first put sand in my run. Oh, well. Now I just buy a few bags at a time 3 or 4 times/year.
Wow, that's why I keep my empty feed sacks, too. That, and other trash; I don't want to creep out the waste management guys.Yes, if I saw that I'd be going for the empty feed sack!Even when they get older they can look dead. This is my drama queen Icelandic hen:
I was getting suspicious that he didn't look like any others, so the red leakage makes sense. Not collectable then, but high on quirky looks factor! As a chick he was a pale yellow with chipmunk stripes on his back and a bit of dark markings around his eyes. I thought silver pencil was possible until more feathers came in. I appreciate your insight!
I schlepped 25 50# bags of sand to my run. The price for a minimum load in my driveway was much more than the $2.00/bag the local sand and gravel place charged. I only needed 1250 pounds as my run is small. I got my first bag at HD to use in the brooder. It worked so well I decided to use it in the run. The local gravel places had similar sand bagged for half the HD price. But HD definitely is convenient. I was able to pick up the 25 bags and avoid the delivery charge. It paid off to shop around.
