Easter Egger club!

[cmccullough1390]

Chicken update

 

[lovechicks1293]

Chicken update

oh my gosh so cute! look at Jon snow! i LOVE that big picture of all of them... I seriously am thinking of printing it out to hang on my wall!

 

[lifesAYolk]

one of my younger birds.

 

[henny1129]

So these are my babies. They all came from the same "batch". It's funny because after being with the other hens of the same age for about 2 months now they still stick together! They are not laying yet and I was wondering if you have any hens that look like them and what their eggs look like. I know it all depends on genetics but who can blame me for my excitement! lol. The pictures are kind of bad because they were taken first thing this morning being let out of the coop so food and outside air is absolutely on the brain. Thank you in advance! PS the red stuff is chili powder to keep the rodents and pests away. DJ in the back, Gully in the front DJ in the front, Chirp in the back DJ in the front, Chirp in the back Chirp Chirp Chirp and my Australorp(ish) Dorothy DJ in the back, Gully in the front Gully Chirp in the front, Gully in the back DJ

What beauties! DJ's pattern is quite unique and I love Chirp's color!

 

[henny1129]

Adorable @cmccullough1390!

 

[henny1129]

one of my younger birds.

Very pretty girl! Love her tufts!

 

[cmccullough1390]

oh my gosh so cute! look at Jon snow! i LOVE that big picture of all of them... I seriously am thinking of printing it out to hang on my wall!

lol yeah I might print and frame it my roommate took the photo. They're so big and Jon is incredible lol

 

[FlyWheel]

I'd fancy one of those tail feathers for my bike helmet!

The babies are doing fine, in fact they are growing faster than I can build!

Sorry I skipped a week, they aren't changing as fast. They're almost fully feathered and getting a bit big for the bin, but I'm not done with the new coop yet, so I might have to put them into the dog cages with the rest of the flock temporarily. The coop is designed so i can partition off specific brooding areas, so this should be the last time I (or they) will have to deal with sleeping in a tub!

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Still twins, even more so at 6!


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Originally Posted by FlyWheel

(4 weeks)

She's starting to look a little like Pepper (R.I.P.)

...Only a bit darker.



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Here she is today. Is she getting whiter?

She is definitely turning out to be the friendliest / least flighty of the bunch. Most flighty is one of the twins, although she is calm enough once 'caught'. I guess that's how I will be telling them apart.

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And finally the cuckoo

I'm beginning to wonder if he even is going to be a Cuckoo! The white just keeps getting thinner and thinner.

Is this normal for Cuckoos?

She is starting to get some white, but it still looks as if she is going to be very much on the dark side.

Of my April flock there have been no more casualties, however I'm starting to get some rooster challenges, from Chaz now!

He hasn't bothered me while I'm inside the pen yet, but he has made some lunges towards me while I was outside working on the new coop.

I'm beginning to think that maybe one bad rooster can pass on their bad habits, like a contagious disease. If he does go sour he will be the fourth in a row. And he's an EE, which are reputed to be a gentle, people friendly breed.

 

[cmccullough1390]

I'd fancy one of those tail feathers for my bike helmet! The babies are doing fine, in fact they are growing faster than I can build! Of my April flock there have been no more casualties, however I'm starting to get some rooster challenges, from Chaz now! He hasn't bothered me while I'm inside the pen yet, but he has made some lunges towards me while I was outside working on the new coop. I'm beginning to think that maybe one bad rooster can pass on their bad habits, like a contagious disease. If he does go sour he will be the fourth in a row. And he's an EE, which are reputed to be a gentle, people friendly breed.

Thank you I know I just awe over his feathers like crazy he's stunning. Your babies Are beautiful and it's always amazing to see the transformation. I do agree your roo could teach bad behavior I've had the problem in dogs it's a monkey see monkey do think just make sure you show him you're the top of the pecking order if my roosters bite or even think of flogging me they get pecked or confined alone

 

[OSDad]

We let our flock out to free range a bit on the weekend. I snapped this pic of our 3 EE roos.