Dixie Chicks

[Ravynscroft]

exhausted so much to do, so lil time... looks like five new layers one is probly leghorn big ole jumbo white egg.......violets broody again...going to sety some eggs under her see if she'll incubate and hatch em all out proper...Dumpling is HUGE ....HUGE did I mention HUGE? noodle is getting some decent size on her... neighbors moved out and I spied a rat.......nosing round the chicken area's...corn, squash and snow peas are going wild in the newest bed................tomatoes and other raised beds are turning into a jungle got to get some more staking done with those guys..but so much to unpoack and reorganize...and purge to make room....... couple dark garden photo's will post some chicken, turkey and garden photo's sometime when can get the time in proper ...but a couple pics for now...........sorry didnt have time to go back read everything I missed have missed y'all bunchs just so busy and internet access is limited and sooooooo slow or none at all last few...

JEM!!! Missed ya! Nice garden as always and cool pic of Loki... hope you're doing well...

Looks like I deleted the pictures... If I remember correctly she was, brown/yellow black... I'll have to look through my facebook uploads when I get home tonight. Maybe there is one hiding there. That fuzzy face is quite mean, I once tried reaching into a nest box once while she was trying to lay an egg. Lets just say all my other chickens try and peck at their worst, the EE hit the ceiling, feathers all puffed out. Normally she stays at a distance, guess she felt cornered. Is it normal that I want to go home so I can play with the fuzz balls?

Yes, that's normal... at least for us, lol... I had a chick hatch from an Araucana hen and Orp roo, he is already bigger than his mom, so yours will probably end up somewhere in between in size too...

 

[minihorse927]

running?  

I want one to power a generator....  little science project... LOL

deb

yes, running.

 

[getaclue]

Mine will eat eggs only if one is broken, then they go nuts over it. I was concerned, at first, that I might have an egg eater or two, but nope, it was only when one got broken.
All my hens use the same nest box, and ignore the other nest boxes, so when there are several eggs in there, occasionally a hen will break an egg getting in, or out of the nest box. Once in awhile the rooster will check out the nest box too, and break one.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Mine will eat eggs only if one is broken, then they go nuts over it.  I was concerned, at first, that I might have an egg eater or two, but nope, it was only when one got broken. 

All my hens use the same nest box, and ignore the other nest boxes, so when there are several eggs in there, occasionally a hen will break an egg getting in, or out of the nest box.  Once in awhile the rooster will check out the nest box too, and break one. 

Yep, had that happen too... for most it seems a broken egg 'looks' different too...
When I had my Production Reds they all wanted to use the same box... caused issues when they decided to lay at the same time... had 6 boxes and 7 hens, still had a traffic jam in the coop... they'd be lined up all the way down the ramp waiting impatiently, lol...

 

[Ravynscroft]

@minihorse927

 

[Amberjem]

is that a new pic of my fav lavender rooster @RavynFallen ?

 

[Ravynscroft]

is that a new pic of my fav lavender rooster @RavynFallen
 ?

Yup!

He's filling out nicely... and color is exceptional, no brassiness...

 

[minihorse927]

Is that lady grey cohabitating with the boys?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Is that lady grey cohabitating with the boys?

Not the boys... well, there is 1 but Burn don't count, lol...

Lady Grey is bottom left with Crash & Burn... other pool is the giant Mallard girls... (think they might be crosses, idk)

Mallards are trying to befriend the tiny, vicious biting duck...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Be my friend, please?

I will eat your face!!!