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tweety, some of mine have names & some don't. The ones of my hens that do have names are: Roseanne (She's a Barred Rock, so you can figure that one out probably, her personality is kind of like Roseanne Barr), then I have Violet, Lavender, Raven, Midnight, Goldie, Audrey & Speckie. I have four roosters that are named: Big Red, Blackie, Rudy, & Guy. They're not terribly creative names, but they fit. For the rest of them, I just haven't come up with anything I think fits them yet. DH doesn't think I should name them because then if something happens to them or I have to get rid of them for some reason it will be harder, but I don't think so. I sold two hens & one rooster that I had named & I don't think it was any harder with the names than usual.
 
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BrahmaBoy! Glad you are here and hope to hear more from you! LOVE the picture of your flock. They are beautiful! Looks like a really secure yard they have there. Lucky birds!

Trish, Very cute picture of the dog with the coca cola bottle. I hope your pups can sort out their igloo issues while it's cold. I'm sure at these temperatures, they are better off sleeping together than apart. If you do drive to Ark City tonight, I hope you are safe and all goes well. I'd be nervous. At least it didn't dump snow on us so far. We have a good thick dusting, but that's about it at the moment. Hopefully we get nothing more. I am not a fan of snow. Thank you for your compliments on my cockerel. I really love him and he's a great lap-chicken. He loves being held. He's a great boy. Talk about getting attached!! I hope he stays healthy for many more years to come!

Tweety, I have named a handful of my birds. Not that i have so many I cant keep track, but the Polish at this point really all do look similar. They are a little different and I can tell the difference, but not enough that I would want to name them and try to sort it all out each day. ;) I did name the Polish that is living in my garage that nearly died from the turkey attack. Her name is Cocoa, and my son named her. My garage silkies are Zorro, Yoda and Zelda. (Zelda is from the Nintendo game when I was a kid) I have a couple of other silkies but we can't tell them apart-- they are the white ones and they honestly are so darned ugly and look so similar-- we call them BOTH Rosebud! LOL!! I can't even tell yet if they are boy or girl. Ah well, they are really sweet. Then we named the Barred Rocks- one is Olive and the other is Blackie. (again, my son named her-- I named Olive). The others aren't named as we can't tell them apart. If I name another bird, I'm thinking something old fashioned like Alma, Doris, Virginia, etc...

So WOW it's windy and cold out there! Mainly windy!! I wonder if OKC has the kind of wind storms we get here??? ha! I put everyone up early today. I got the horses all tucked into their stalls and fed them and looked them over before around 5pm. It was just getting dark fast and getting cold. Chickens never did come out today!? Isn't that crazy? I checked on them and some of them were huddled around the opening like-- "no way, not me! You first! Nope-- you go!" Others were already on the roost. I just shut the door on them and called it a night around 5.
 
Yes they are really beautiful, they are my favorite breed the brahma breed that is!!!! I ordered these girls from welp hatchery back in october they are now 13 weeks of age as of today!!!!!! i have 12 brahmas all together half light and half buff!!!!!!!! not including my rooster "Podge" he is a big light brahma!!!!!!
 
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Yes they are really beautiful, they are my favorite breed the brahma breed that is!!!! I ordered these girls from welp hatchery back in october they are now 13 weeks of age as of today!!!!!! i have 12 brahmas all together half light and half buff!!!!!!!! not including my rooster "Podge" he is a big light brahma!!!!!!

Have to agree- beautiful, they look older than 13 weeks! They look really filled out and healthy! BTW, I think I still have some family living in Altoona! I have a lot of family that lives down in SE kansas. Mainly in the Girard/Pittsburg and McCune area. But they are spread out all over.
 
LOL, They were hatched on the 12th of october on a wensday,i got them on the 14 at the post office, i have counted a week every week since then, sounds kinda weird that i have kept track of all those weeks, may i ask who you are related to here in altoona????
 
Checoukan - was that you I saw flying down the road in that school bus today? We started moving the kids out to Lawton Rd today - wish the weather would hold but looks like we'll be finishing in the cold tomorrow. I saw the bus as I was getting stuff out of my truck - kinda neat thinking what a small world it might be.
 
Nana2-I'll bet that was my sister, Checoukan, in the school bus, but I'll let her chime in for sure.

Brahma Boy-
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I looks like you have a nice roomy area for your brahmas. Altoona is in a very pretty part of Kansas, in my opinion. Be sure to visit our thread often. We have a pretty friendly bunch here. Some communicate more than others, but it's just because some have been here longer. Feel free to join in on any subject or ask any questions you might have. BYC is a great website and there is a vast amount of information here.

The wind was INSANE today. We didn't get too much snow, thank goodness, but it is really cold out. I think I got spoiled by this mild winter before now.

Well, so far just the 4 chicks have hatched. Last night when it was dark and I checked on them I thought the last one to hatch was a lavender ameraucana. It is black. I guess it just had a funny flourescence to its fuzz when I looked in with the flashlight. I have two black ameraucanas and two black copper marans. Hopefully more to come.

'g night all.
 

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