Celebrating the Silver Spangled Hamburg

[Alexandra33]

I've got 29 chickens (20-something different breeds, I forget exactly how many....

) and 9 ducks (5 various breeds). So, I've got close to your number of birds.

Isn't chicken and duck math fun but destructive at the same time?

-Alex

 

[BantyChooks]

yup.... mine are: 3 leghorns, 3+ generic brown ones, 5 ee's, 3 wyandottes,1 suspected buff brahma, (will probably die soon- she has really bad fly strike

) 1 barnyard mix, (3\4 RIR 1\4 EE) 5 black sexlinks, 1 sultan, 3 OEGB's, 1 buff orpington, and a few more I can't remember right now.

 

[Alexandra33]

I am so sorry about your Brahma!

Things like that are absolutely heartbreaking......

I've got 4 EEs, 3 Wyandottes, 2 Barred Rocks, 2 Ameraucanas, a Buff Orpington, a Lavender Orpington, a Black Australorp, a Welsummer, a Black Copper Marans, a Blue Splash Marans, a White Rock, a Partridge Rock, a Barnevelder, a Rhode Island Red, a Buckeye, a Black Sumatra, a Cream Legbar, a Golden Campine, a Silver Spangled Hamburg, a Speckled Sussex, a Sicilian Buttercup, and an Olive Egger. Then there are 3 Mallards, 2 Khaki Campbells, 2 Cayugas, a Buff Duck, and a Blue Runner. Whew......that was tough!!!

-Alex

 

[BantyChooks]

yeah.. here is what she looked like before all this. She is at the bottom of the pecking order so she is a little scraggledy.

 

[Alexandra33]

yeah.. here is what she looked like before all this. She is at the bottom of the pecking order so she is a little scraggledy.

She's so cute.....My Buckeye is at the bottom of the pecking order, and she has always been raggedy-looking as a consequence. Poor things!

-Alex

 

[BantyChooks]

Oops I guess this thread got a little buried! Update time: the Brahma died, I got rid of 14 chickens (and cut my feed bill by more than half!) And my newly laying pullets saw a toad and were terrified! Every time it moved they jumped back 5 feet! Oh, and I got a really gross plug of stuff out of Emma's foot. and... Drumroll please... I finally got rid of the lice infestation that was terrifying my flock!!!!!!

 

[Alexandra33]

Oops I guess this thread got a little buried! Update time: the Brahma died, I got rid of 14 chickens (and cut my feed bill by more than half!) And my newly laying pullets saw a toad and were terrified! Every time it moved they jumped back 5 feet! Oh, and I got a really gross plug of stuff out of Emma's foot.

and... Drumroll please... I finally got rid of the lice infestation that was terrifying my flock!!!!!!

Sorry I was MIA for a few days!

I am also so sorry for your loss, Bubbles.

The good thing is that we all know that she was loved and given a wonderful life.

Did Emma have bumblefoot? I have a Barred Rock hen who has it....or had it. That "cork" came out naturally on its own, but her poor foot is still pretty swollen; I guess this is a project for the weekend, huh?

Hooray for mites that are no longer!!!!!

We've been pretty blessed thus far and have never seen a single mite on any of the birds.

So here's my update for you: there's no doubt about it, T.Roo's maturing and growing up. I'm having a little trouble with him crowing in my presence and attempting to wing dance at me, so my priority at the moment is continuing to stand steadfastly dominant over him.

Let's just say there's been a little pecking, chasing, and holding him going on to hopefully remediate that bold behavior.

-Alex

 

[chicken4prez]

Me me!








Kristin and Curious

 

[Alexandra33]

Wow, Kristin and Curious are more spangle than anything! I love them so much!

How are their personalities?

-Alex

 

[chicken4prez]

Thanks!

Kristin is more of a softer gentler type and Curious is always wanting to fight (in a good way!) and very spunky. I'll get a video of them for you guys soon