Flock/Life Journey's 2019

[WhoDatChick]

ETA. Oops. Give me a second to finish this!
First off, Happy birthday Krystal! I just read all 114 pages in the last couple of hours and this thread seems great!

You guys can call me J, even though my handle has absolutely nothing to do with my actual name! I'm a native central floridian and currently have almost 30 chickens and 6 muscovy ducks.

I started over after the majority of my flock was killed by an unknown predator and hatched out some mixed breed chicks on September 22. They are about a day from being 4 months old!

They could be any mix of Speckled Sussex, BBS Copper Marans, Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers, EEs, Leghorns, Red Sexlink and Salmon Faverolles.

I rehomed all of the cockerels a few weeks ago, pretty boys but too big to continue to try to mount the Bantam girls I have. I only kept a frizzled Bantam Cochin cockerel who is the least masculine cockerel I've ever met.

At over 5 months old I've only seen him crow once a few days ago! He's also not very interested in breeding the girls yet, so he's doing a good job so far at being calm and controlled. I also have a Batchelor coop for the Bantam cockerels from last springs TSC straight run Bantam bin.


I went out just before dark today and got some pictures of my flock. I got a picture of everyone I hatched myself.

The girl in front was taking a drink of water and the one in the back was looking all sassy! It's the beard that makes it! (No the water is not dirty I just need to scrub the milk jug down)
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This is the little biter! Always finding something interesting, like a scab, and pecking it.
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Beards just make me happy! How could you look at this and be sad!
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Seeing if she can get a spot on my shoulder.
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My girl in the back is Gimpy. She had a slipped achilles tendon when she was about a month old. She limps but gets around quite well. She enjoys cuddles and was known as Tax Chicken yesterday. She came in the house with me when my sister was doing her taxes online and 'helped' by talking back when she was asked questions. All hail the Tax Chicken!
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The background girl in the first picture, this is A photo all by herself.
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A group shot of my bantams.
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Burr it's getting cold out!
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That's all from today!

Now for more Gimpy!
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Here's the frizzled Bantam Cochin cockerel. Isn't he cute?
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Some foraging going on. This was before the cockerels where rehomed.
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One of three silver duckwing OEGBs.
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Lavender OEGB.
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Lavender and red Pyle OEGBs and the head of a porcelain d'uccles peaking out.
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Dust bath!

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Now the ducks! I have 2 drakes and 4 ducks. I need to get more girls to make sure there's enough of them to keep everyone happy.
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One of the drakes.
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Another duck.
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The other drake. He looks funny because he's about to sit down!
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And the final picture of one of the ducks.
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Wow! Look at how big everyone is.... I remember seeing them brand new! What a nice big flock you have.... and that frizzle.. what a cutie!

 

[ronott1]

ETA. Oops. Give me a second to finish this!
First off, Happy birthday Krystal! I just read all 114 pages in the last couple of hours and this thread seems great!

You guys can call me J, even though my handle has absolutely nothing to do with my actual name! I'm a native central floridian and currently have almost 30 chickens and 6 muscovy ducks.

I started over after the majority of my flock was killed by an unknown predator and hatched out some mixed breed chicks on September 22. They are about a day from being 4 months old!

They could be any mix of Speckled Sussex, BBS Copper Marans, Ameraucanas, Olive Eggers, EEs, Leghorns, Red Sexlink and Salmon Faverolles.

I rehomed all of the cockerels a few weeks ago, pretty boys but too big to continue to try to mount the Bantam girls I have. I only kept a frizzled Bantam Cochin cockerel who is the least masculine cockerel I've ever met.

At over 5 months old I've only seen him crow once a few days ago! He's also not very interested in breeding the girls yet, so he's doing a good job so far at being calm and controlled. I also have a Batchelor coop for the Bantam cockerels from last springs TSC straight run Bantam bin.


I went out just before dark today and got some pictures of my flock. I got a picture of everyone I hatched myself.

The girl in front was taking a drink of water and the one in the back was looking all sassy! It's the beard that makes it! (No the water is not dirty I just need to scrub the milk jug down)
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This is the little biter! Always finding something interesting, like a scab, and pecking it.
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Beards just make me happy! How could you look at this and be sad!
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Seeing if she can get a spot on my shoulder.
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My girl in the back is Gimpy. She had a slipped achilles tendon when she was about a month old. She limps but gets around quite well. She enjoys cuddles and was known as Tax Chicken yesterday. She came in the house with me when my sister was doing her taxes online and 'helped' by talking back when she was asked questions. All hail the Tax Chicken!
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The background girl in the first picture, this is A photo all by herself.
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A group shot of my bantams.
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Burr it's getting cold out!
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That's all from today!

Now for more Gimpy!
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Here's the frizzled Bantam Cochin cockerel. Isn't he cute?
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Some foraging going on. This was before the cockerels where rehomed.
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One of three silver duckwing OEGBs.
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Lavender OEGB.
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Lavender and red Pyle OEGBs and the head of a porcelain d'uccles peaking out.
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Dust bath!

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Now the ducks! I have 2 drakes and 4 ducks. I need to get more girls to make sure there's enough of them to keep everyone happy.
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One of the drakes.
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Another duck.
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The other drake. He looks funny because he's about to sit down!
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And the final picture of one of the ducks.
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Your Flock Journey is amazing!

 

[KLIL]

Good Morning Everyone,
How is everyone and your flocks today?

 

[rjohns39]

Doing well, but it's been a cold day here. Most of my chickens refused to come out today. How are you and your girls doing?

 

[KLIL]

Treat Update:
My girls got a treat this morning. I wasn't able to free range them yesterday as I had my mother inlaw over for the day and night so I thought ill make it upto them with some mixed vegetables.

 

[TheBeardie]

Good morning to you! At the time of writing this it's 5:04PM here in slightly chilly Florida. Everyone has been free-ranging most of the day. I got a few pictures too!

I love Gimpy and her beard!

This girl thinks I'm her rooster! I guess Mr. Fluffball in the back isn't attending to her needs.

This is one of my dogs, Keke. With Bob in the background. Typical pit bull, looking so cute in her sweater!

 

[KLIL]

Doing well, but it's been a cold day here. Most of my chickens refused to come out today. How are you and your girls doing?

They aren't happy with me because they didn't free range them yesterday.

 

[KLIL]

Good morning to you! At the time of writing this it's 5:04PM here in slightly chilly Florida. Everyone has been free-ranging most of the day. I got a few pictures too!

I love Gimpy and her beard!
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This girl thinks I'm her rooster! I guess Mr. Fluffball in the back isn't attending to her needs.
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This is one of my dogs, Keke. With Bob in the background. Typical pit bull, looking so cute in her sweater!
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We aren't allowed to have pitbulls here. The government thinks they are too dangerous. But its not the breed its the silly owners that make them dangerous.

Your babies are beautiful. Omg Gimpy is sooo cute with her beard lol.

 

[TheBeardie]

We aren't allowed to have pitbulls here. The government thinks they are too dangerous. But its not the breed its the silly owners that make them dangerous.

Your babies are beautiful. Omg Gimpy is sooo cute with her beard lol.

It's ridiculous! She will bark at a vehicle coming into the yard, but comes back when called. She would protect us if someone broke in but that's it! She looks so evil doesn't she? In her cute little sweater, absolutely dangerous, right?

She and the rest of the dogs scare off predators too!

 

[KLIL]

It's ridiculous! She will bark at a vehicle coming into the yard, but comes back when called. She would protect us if someone broke in but that's it! She looks so evil doesn't she? In her cute little sweater, absolutely dangerous, right?

She and the rest of the dogs scare off predators too!

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She is absolutely beautiful! Our old dog Tank would have gone anyone that started Jordan or I. But he would turn on Jordan if we had a disagreement lol.