Countdown To Eggs! For June hatches 😊

[AmeraucanaHank]

Here’s a few pics!
FBCM & Welsummer
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Buff Orp, Faverolles, Sussex, and in the back an Easter Egger and Blue Marans.
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I also have an OE, Amaraucana, and Light Brahma. The birds I hatched in June plus the rest of the chick order are all at the family farm, couldn’t take a chance with any roos.

Did these all come from MMcM?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Not what you want to see first thing in the morning. It stuck around for about 10 minutes. Flying from one side of the coop to the other. At one point it was even hopping around on the ground peeking under the tarped area.

I’ve been letting the chicks out daily but now I’m even more predator paranoid.

Plus a pic from yesterday. They’re so happy when they free range. All birds are from June or July ‘22. View attachment 3243855View attachment 3243856View attachment 3243857View attachment 3243871View attachment 3243873

Darn hawks!! I totally get being more paranoid! I've twice now had a hawk just fly straight through the area where my chickens free-range, thankfully without stopping. I don't know if it has a nest somewhere nearby and that's just its path through to it or what, but it's freaking me and the birds out! I don't free-range my breeder silkied Cochins, so they at least are safe, but I still don't want to lose any of my mixed pet flock to a hawk!

 

[AmeraucanaHank]

Darn hawks!! I totally get being more paranoid! I've twice now had a hawk just fly straight through the area where my chickens free-range, thankfully without stopping. I don't know if it has a nest somewhere nearby and that's just its path through to it or what, but it's freaking me and the birds out! I don't free-range my breeder silkied Cochins, so they at least are safe, but I still don't want to lose any of my mixed pet flock to a hawk!

Get a great pyrenees! They will keep em away!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I can't afford to get a Pyrenees from a reputable breeder, nor do I have the time to train one, unfortunately.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Get a great pyrenees! They will keep em away!

We had a Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever. Best dog ever. Lots of cool stories about him. Unfortunately he died at age 3 from an undiagnosed heart condition. If we ever get another GP or GP mix I’ll be much the wiser.

 

[Iluveggers]

Did these all come from MMcM?

No, they lost some breeds to AI so I got a few birds locally. The others at MMcM.

@UThobbyfarmer That hawk wound scare me too!

 

[Bananer86]

I’m still waiting for my Easter hatches to lay now y’all got me thinking ahead to my June babies too imma be a crazy mess stalking all of them waiting for eggs

I think my Easter weekend hatched leghorn is getting close though. I’ve seen her, a Whiting True Green hatched on Easter & my April 1st Brahma checking out the nest boxes.

 

[Iluveggers]

I’m still waiting for my Easter hatches to lay now y’all got me thinking ahead to my June babies too imma be a crazy mess stalking all of them waiting for eggs

I think my Easter weekend hatched leghorn is getting close though. I’ve seen her, a Whiting True Green hatched on Easter & my April 1st Brahma checking out the nest boxes.

Ooh they will probably be any day! Make sure you post pics!

 

[LovePBandJ]

Are you kidding? I have March and April birds that I’m still hoping will lay by November. I also have June birds, so I guess I’m cleared to join in.

I, too have late March silkies and am still waiting. We should start a March thread!

 

[WallyG74]

I, too have late March silkies and am still waiting. We should start a March thread!

One of my March BCs started laying. I committed to sell her and 4 others next Saturday. All of them will probably start laying in the next week just to make me feel bad.