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[Hangtown Farms]

Well I have no broodies thankfully, because I have no one laying yet. However,my saga with the aggressive mean girls is getting a little ridiculous.

The only way I can tell the two apart is one comb bends to the right and one bends to the left. So they are the mean girls, Righty and Lefty. Original right?

I just don't understand chicken language.They stand there and stare at me and then they will jump up and grab clothes. Then I shove them away with my foot and they peck and they and get at ruffled in the neck.

Tonight I held one down like some of you suggested and she grabbed one of my fingers and proceeded to bite it so I grabbed a few neck feathers and tugged a few times. Mean while Lefty comes over to investigate and I have to try to shoo her away so she doesn't try to peck me in the eye while I am bent over holding the other one down.

She didn't completely relax but she did stop struggling so I held her for a few seconds more and let her go. How long do I keep them pinned down like that?

They are kind of hard to catch and pin. They run really fast. They are really pretty Welsummers but if I have to I may rehome them.

Thats a easy one lol

 

[liz9910]

You could always give them some eggs     

I have 3 broodies right now. I finally gave in and gave the bantam Buff Brahma hen some eggs from my bantam Polish. Some of the chicks will be buff laced and some will be of mixed color (white, white with red and white with red crele markings from a mix of my buff laced rooster x WC blue and WC chocolate cuckoo hens. I will only be keeping the pure buff laced chicks, so if anyone would like a couple of mixed colored Polish chicks they will be hatching in approximately 11 days. 

I was thinking that too lol

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: I'm not sure, they all started sitting on their own. I checked last night for chicks, I'll look under them all again today.

 

[Ali707]

Thats a easy one lol

Lol thanks Jason! I am looking for some less drastic measures!

 

[chickee]

Thank you Chickee, Non-standard Ameraucanas makes more sense. I knew they weren't Wheaten. Don't you call them Easter Eggers too? Emmet is a handsome boy, but Ellie looks just like some of my Partridge EEs from the hatchery, which is why I was confused.

Yes, I call all my non standard colored Ameraucanas EEs. I think it is less confusing for buyers that way.

I started out crossing my pure buff Ameraucana hens with my wheaten Ameraucana rooster to improve egg color and type. Chicks from this cross that feather in solid buff are considered true buff Ameraucanas.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Lol thanks Jason! I am looking for some less drastic measures!

lol ok just trying to help and be supportive here

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Yes, I call all my non standard colored Ameraucanas EEs. I think it is less confusing for buyers that way.

I started out crossing my pure buff Ameraucana hens with my wheaten Ameraucana rooster to improve egg color and type. Chicks from this cross that feather in solid buff are considered true buff Ameraucanas.

x2 me too. Easter Eggers until told otherwise,. The exception is Lavender as it is close enough

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I hatched 2 silver ameraucana roosters and 4 pullets on the last hatch. They are about 5 1/2 weeks old. I am hoping to rehome the boys. I may be persuaded into letting a pullet go with one of them.

 

[Luvinmyhurd]

I hatched 2 silver ameraucana roosters  and 4 pullets on the last hatch. They are about 5 1/2 weeks old. I am hoping to rehome the boys. I may be persuaded into letting a pullet go with one of them.

Me me!

 

[ChickNmamma]

I hatched 2 silver ameraucana roosters and 4 pullets on the last hatch. They are about 5 1/2 weeks old. I am hoping to rehome the boys. I may be persuaded into letting a pullet go with one of them.

I would "take" both boys and one girl, but I am leaving for two weeks on the 24th, and I am already scrambling to setup automatic feeders and waterers for what I have here. The neighbor will check on them, but I don't want to put any additional work on her.

Maybe I better just wait until you are finished using the girls for your project, then look around for a boy or two...