Come Right in and Meet the Whole Flock [pic warning]

[hsm5grls]

You have a very beautiful flock. Your DD is so cute hugging on her little chickens. TOO CUTE. I think they for sure have you right where they want you LOL with one hand full of treats and the other giving pats lol.

 

[tiki244]

thanks for sharing the pics. You have a beautiful flock, and a darling daughter.

 

[krturpie]

Thanks tiki!

Thank you everyone for your compliments and for sharing our chicken madness. And madness it is... isn't? Next thing I know, I'll be carrying pictures of our birds in my wallet and showing them to any poor soul that inadvertently mentions something chicken related!

"Yes, Monte Python did often use the rubber chicken gag, didn't they?... Speaking of chickens, would you like to see pictures of our flock?"

 

[hsm5grls]

 

[Lunachick]

Your chickens are beautiful, that's a nice mix!

 

[Wynette]

Nice chickens! You have a nice diversity in colors! Thanks for sharing pics.

 

[McGoo]

Sweet chickens.

How did you get them to be so friendly? Did you handle them a lot when they were really small?

 

[ksacres]

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If they are going to have muffs, they are born with them. They look like little chipmunk cheekies. She's not a true Ameraucana, that's not a recognized color, her comb looks to be a single (though camera angle, I can't really tell), and she doesn't have muffs and a beard. Looks like you have another lovely EE on your hands. Some EE's lay blue eggs, and most EE's are better layers than Ameraucanas.

Accepted Ameraucana Colors:
White
Black
Buff
Blue
Wheaten
Blue Wheaten
Brown Red
Silver

You can check out http://ameraucana.org/faq.html

 

[krturpie]

Hey McGoo.

Well, we hatched Buttercup and her brothers (the roos are now in new homes in the country), so she's been handled since she was in egg. The rest we got just over the past month. They're all still fairly young, and as you can see, my DD is doing what she can to smooth over any rough feathers they might have.

Blossom and Penny are probably the most cuddly. The EE's are a month older and seem more interested in treats than pets. Daisy is young too, but a little more mature, and more standoffish in general ("talk to the tail!"

). You can hold her, but it's still clear that she can't wait to be put back down.

By comparison, Penny just HAS TO be picked up by Alexandra and when DD picks her up she starts to doze.

Blossom is small and picked on by the Delilah a lot still

(??), and is often seeking shelter and comfort from bigger friends. But, she's a doll and also really craves attention.

DD was just telling me this morning about how the chickens stand around her now and start to get jealous of whoever she picks up.

Me toooo! Me tooo!

 

[krturpie]

Thanks for the info and neat link kdacres! Yep, definitely single comb, an she never had the muffs and now I don't suppose she'll ever. Not surprised though, especially given that figure of only 8% being true standards. It's nice now to have some more info on what defines a standard, thanks.

Still gotta love her though.