Chicken spa!

[tn_artist]

I was home early today (to meet the A/C technician). He said the birds wouldn't bother him if I let them out, so I did.
I brought them back from the neighbors yard with meal worms and sat down to watch chicken television. After watching the larger flock I turned and didn't see the smaller one.
Ugh, they must be in the neighbors yard again. Nope!
They were between the azaleas. They turned it in to a spa, with 8 dust baths!
They are so stinking cute!

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Too cute! My chickens love staying cool under the azaleas as well. lol

 

[featheredplanets]

You have such a gorgeous flock!

 

[tn_artist]

You have such a gorgeous flock!

Thank you! Except for the one Welsummer and two Buttercups, everyone else came from the bantam bin at TSC this past spring.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Thank you! Except for the one Welsummer and two Buttercups, everyone else came from the bantam bin at TSC this past spring.

I'm just curious, what did your hen to rooster ratio end up like from the Tractor Supply bantam bin?

 

[tn_artist]

I'm just curious, what did your hen to rooster ratio end up like from the Tractor Supply bantam bin?

I tend to pick feather legged bantams. My daughters go by color and cuteness factor.

28 female
3 seabright (2 gold, 1 buff laced)
2 Belgian d'Anvers
8 Silkie (3 white, 2 buff, 2 white frizzle, one red frizzle)
3 Cochin (2 silver laced, 1 black)
6 OEGB ( 2 silver duckwing, 1 BB Red, 1 spangled, 1 red Pyle, 1 blue splash)
4 d'Uccles (2 porcelain, 2 Millie)
1 Japanese
1 black rosecomb

16 male
4 Polish (all gold laced)
1 OEGB (self blue)
1 seabright (silver)
2 d'Uccle (1 porcelain, 1 Millie)
1 Delaware
1 barred rock
3 Cochin (2 silver laced, 1 red frizzle)
2 Silkie (1 white, 1 blue)
1 Japanese