Chicken Math. Or "The story of how I didn't want chickens and got hooked"

[azurbanclucker]

That Black Langshan is gorgeous! I can't wait to see how she feathers out.

Yeah, I think she's going to look pretty cool.

Just to let you know your "blue langshan" is actually considered a "splash langshan" because blue doesn't breed true!

Works for me. I'm going by what the dude at the feed store told us, but I'm OK with her being a splash too.

(--Edit) She's my current favorite as far as looks go.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Some randoms:

Above: "Belle", Splash Langshan

Above: "Marilyn", Tolbunt Polish.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Rudy, my Gold Laced Wyandotte roo, starting to look pretty darn good.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Today's coop update. Added nesting boxes. They're Ikea Bitrade shelving cubes (20 bucks each) and some scrap facing material to keep the nest materials in the boxes. I seeded them with some ceramic eggs and tomorrow I'll probably keep the girls cooped up for a bit so they can figure them out.

Going to rework the roosting bars tomorrow as well, they were only temporary in that location anyway.

 

[azurbanclucker]

 

[azurbanclucker]

Channel Surfing this morning on Chicken TV.

Above: Tolbunt Polish and Cuckoo Maran hiding a Black Amerauacauna, Svart Hona, and Black Turken behind them. I really dig the Polish's blue-green eye, it'll be intersting to see if it stays that color.

Above: Rudy, my GLW rooster. He's really starting to look amazing and I'm glad we decided to keep him and go with the no crow.

Above: GLW hens. We call them the 3 amigos.

Above: Our Silver Standard Polish, "Elvis".

Above: Belle, the Splash Langshan.

 

[RAsChickens]

They are gorgeous! Here are mine. The one with my dog, she was in mid-yawn when I took it.

 

[PD-Riverman]

but for now it's covering shelter and predator protection which were the most critical.

View attachment 866493Above: Most of the girls in the coop

Nice set-up. One thing I wanted to point out---if those chicks sleep up against the wire---a predator can reach right in and grab hold on them, kill them or mess them up bad. Have Fun!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Nice set-up. One thing I wanted to point out---if those chicks sleep up against the wire---a predator can reach right in and grab hold on them, kill them or mess them up bad. Have Fun!

Yeah. I thought of that too. I'm moving the roosting bars and the ladder away from the wire to try and prevent that.

 

[azurbanclucker]

Above: Lavender Ameraucauna chick. 3 days

Above: Watermelon time!