California - Northern

[zooweemama]

New Orp pullets with my others. I've been babysitting them most of the day and feeding a zillion treats to keep them all busy. I also added 2 Bins tipped sideways so anyone could "hide" of they wanted space. A couple scuffles. But mostly my cockerel Samson asserting himself to the new pullets - making sure they know he's coop king. He's a 3rd their size yet he sasses them about. I think it's because of him that it's gone fairly well. Copper (other cockerel) tried to boss the new hens around and Samson already put himself in between the new hens and Copper and made him back off. I think he's a keeper!


If it doesn't make sense - I blame autocorrect. Sent from my sweet iPhone 4s.

 

[zooweemama]

One more for now. New pullet about 16 weeks old. 6 week old pullet. Both Orps. Amazing the new big pullets are really nice to the 4 week olds. They've only sassed the bigger 6/7 week olds.


If it doesn't make sense - I blame autocorrect. Sent from my sweet iPhone 4s.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

WooHooo! Look what I found today!



The first egg! Look closely, it's there!

Smaller than a golf ball, but otherwise perfect. Mystery pullet is 17 weeks. I think it was from the SLW as she has been extremely cranky and vocal for the past few days. Much calmer and more like her old self this afternoon.

 

[ronott1]

WooHooo! Look what I found today!



The first egg! Look closely, it's there!

Smaller than a golf ball, but otherwise perfect. Mystery pullet is 17 weeks. I think it was from the SLW as she has been extremely cranky and vocal for the past few days. Much calmer and more like her old self this afternoon.

Nice looking egg!

Ron

 

[zooweemama]

WooHooo! Look what I found today!



The first egg! Look closely, it's there!

Smaller than a golf ball, but otherwise perfect. Mystery pullet is 17 weeks. I think it was from the SLW as she has been extremely cranky and vocal for the past few days. Much calmer and more like her old self this afternoon.

Woooooohoo! That's so fun! Congrat! If it doesn't make sense - I blame autocorrect. Sent from my sweet iPhone 4s.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Also wanted to show off my new pullets from Chickee (Candace from Grass Valley). One is a wheaten Ameraucana and the other is wheaten x buff Ameraucana (EE!) They have beautiful blue legs and will lay blue eggs. As much as I love EEs, the hatchery ones we get locally seem to mostly lay a grayish-green, and now I will have blue too. They're 8 weeks and still peeping. So sweet!


They sleep in the garage at night. Getting a few Quaker oats for breakfast! Outside daytime. Attached at the hip (like teenage girls!).


First day inspection by the mob. "Is that food? Hey, that's food in there!" Peach checking things out.

 

[zooweemama]

Also wanted to show off my new pullets from Chickee (Candace from Grass Valley). One is a wheaten Ameraucana and the other is wheaten x buff Ameraucana (EE!) They have beautiful blue legs and will lay blue eggs. As much as I love EEs, the hatchery ones we get locally seem to mostly lay a grayish-green, and now I will have blue too. They're 8 weeks and still peeping. So sweet!


They sleep in the garage at night. Getting a few Quaker oats for breakfast! Outside daytime. Attached at the hip (like teenage girls!).


First day inspection by the mob. "Is that food? Hey, that's food in there!" Peach checking things out.

Looks great!!

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Copper12: will share eggs with you when I get a breeding pen set up. If you want you can be a test hatcher and keep the chicks.

Amy: Nice Coop! Growing up we kept 20 in a set up like that. You will hear about the 4 sq feet per chicken quoted as a set rule. Then you will read that you don't need as much space if you have a big run and lots of roost space. Your sq feet should include the run since it is all open. One of the biggest points, especially where you live, is the coop and run are not really to keep the chickens in. It is to protect the chickens. How is it less cruel to leave them out where they will be brutally eaten by a predator? Often the same people that blast you for penning your chickens are the first to blast those that eat their own chickens.

Just my opinion....

to everyone else! I am so happy it is cooler today.

Sold two Pullets yesterday, so I am now down to 35. Only 29 over my limit.....

Ron

nice !!!

 

[chiqita]

Major thanks to Cheryl and Larry (and the lovely Dyann!) for the great party today. Your new digs are awesome. It was a lot of fun meeting so many other BYCers that I can now put a face to online. I look forward to getting more chances to visit with everyone soon. Also a big thanks to my travelling companions sewandgrow/Karen and lotsapaints/Denny. The journey to and from the party was icing on the cake! I'm looking forward to our next big adventure..

Following along as Walt went through the beautiful birds was very enlightening and enjoyable as well. Each time I get the opportunity to hear him critique birds, I come home and look at my own with a different perspective. Made it an educational day as well as fun-filled. Of course the raffle was a lot of fun and I'd like to thank you and everyone who donated all the cool prizes.

Nice job ladies!!

Thanks again!

X2. Sorry I'm too far away to help with the quail eggs. I'm hoping for pics of the little tuxeodos!

 

[lawatt]

WooHooo! Look what I found today!

The first egg! Look closely, it's there!

Smaller than a golf ball, but otherwise perfect. Mystery pullet is 17 weeks. I think it was from the SLW as she has been extremely cranky and vocal for the past few days. Much calmer and more like her old self this afternoon.

congratulations on the egg! must be so exciting.

i've got my own exciting news -- doubled my nascent flock size today, adding two new chicks to the two 7-week-old cuckoo marans -- Lucy, a 7-week-old Delaware, came from Deann Disilva's farm in Novato, and a tiny australorp, Daisy (who i thought was the same age but clearly is not), was being raised by a friend's hen as an orphan. got them home, and they have taken an INSTANT liking to each other:



I swear Lucy has appointed herself as Daisy's guardian -- they've been almost inseparable, pecking around together, preening, and now they've snuggled together for a nap. I'm quite relieved the little one will have a friend!

and the two marans, Dixie and Ethel, finally ventured down the ramp from the henhouse for the first time since they moved in (two days ago):


they are being a bit bossy toward the newcomers, will peck or flap their wings if they get too close, but otherwise were totally preoccupied, first by the treats i spread around, and then by ANTS, which they seem enthralled with -- and have now settled into the extra nestbox i'd left on the ground level for the newcomers. so, i think all four will settle in together fairly quickly, and with minimal fuss -- so enormously pleased!

laura