Cream Legbars

[Fire Ant Farm]

Here is Paula's pullet egg (haven't blown it yet) on the left (40 grams) vs. the one laid today, maybe by Lissa, on the right (36 grams). Paula's are now all 48-50g consistently two weeks into her laying.

And just for fun - some photos of the little flock ranging for the first time in a while, with lots of yummy grass:




- Ant Farm

 

[KPenley]

I wonder if she could have been bruised??? I'm sorry I don't have any experience with that.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

I wonder if she could have been bruised??? I'm sorry I don't have any experience with that.

I thought of that at first (she's top of the pecking order and is still being a POA with the new cockerel though the other two have accepted him - she starts minor pecking-order-fights). But it seemed very turquoise in color, not a color one would expect in any sort of bruise, though my human medical training doesn't *necessarily* extend to chicken earlobes...

But the alternative would be that she had hidden silkie tendencies, I suppose...

Regardless, it was WEIRD, In person, it was a Kool-Aid type blue.

- Ant Farm

 

[sol2go]

Thanks sol2go! We are troubled by badgers foxes and weasels mainly, but have had a buzzard incident. Overall not as impressive an array of predators as you must get across the pond. My cream legbars spend most of their time in and around the shrubbery area, so it was rare to see any of them out in the open.

Those sound formidable actually.

 

[MeepBeep]

Thanks sol2go! We are troubled by badgers foxes and weasels mainly, but have had a buzzard incident. Overall not as impressive an array of predators as you must get across the pond. My cream legbars spend most of their time in and around the shrubbery area, so it was rare to see any of them out in the open.

Those sound formidable actually.

I agree, the weasels alone can be a formidable predator due to their small size a size that allows them to gain entry quite easily in many instances...

 

[sol2go]

Here is Paula's pullet egg (haven't blown it yet) on the left (40 grams) vs. the one laid today, maybe by Lissa, on the right (36 grams). Paula's are now all 48-50g consistently two weeks into her laying.

And just for fun - some photos of the little flock ranging for the first time in a while, with lots of yummy grass:




- Ant Farm

Very cute pictures, and a good size for Paula's pullet eggs.
I also thought silkie looking at the earlobe. That would be interesting if the injury affected the color in that way.

 

[sol2go]

I agree, the weasels alone can be a formidable predator due to their small size a size that allows them to gain entry quite easily in many instances...

Hi, how's the weather in your part of the CL universe?

 

[MeepBeep]

Hi, how's the weather in your part of the CL universe?

A far cry from the week of high 80/90s when we were out your way...

Current temp 32° with a high of 55° tomorrow, measured and marked out the snow fencing locations today

 

[sol2go]

A far cry from the week of high 80/90s when we were out your way...

Current temp 32° with a high of 55° tomorrow, measured and marked out the snow fencing locations today

brrr it's getting chilly in the far reaches of the CL universe, windy too?

 

[MeepBeep]

brrr it's getting chilly in the far reaches of the CL universe, windy too?

No wind to speak of right now, looks like Wednesday will be windy though as the 'warm' high 60°s front pushes in with rain

It's not all bad, I actually like the cooler temps this time of year as long as it's not raining as it's good outside work weather...