Well, I guess it's a good thing I got a lavender boy in with the project gals when I did: One has gone broody, and announced it by screaming at the other pullets like a homicidal velociraptor. Currently the other pullets are scared to even us the box NEXT to the screaming banshee
The Tennessee millies are laying, finally. I have set some to check fertility.
The Texas millies are sitting on their butts doing nada. I broke down and fed them a couple of tablespoons of crushed red pepper this afternoon. They seemed to like it. We'll see if that jump starts the eggs laying, or if it's a wives tale. I am desperate to get eggs before the broody-contagion sweeps through the coop!
So far I have a silkie and a showgirl with their butts firmly planted on nests. The other showgirl is thinking about joining them. A Tennessee millie was also showing an inclination, but I let them out to free-range and she couldn't resist playing in the woods.
So far my project my project crossing gave me 2 lavenders, 2 funky millies, 4 porcelain-looking, 4 'birchen' looking chicks, and a BUNCH of pengiun chicks that are feathering in mostly all black. One has some red lacing, a couple have a white feather or two. I'll keep the mostly black pullets to go with my black roo later this summer.
I have a BUNCH of lavender x project eggs 'cooking', and fertility looks GREAT.
I have about 6 millie eggs in the bator, plus 6 more under the broody silkie. We'll see how they do.
