Flock/Life Journey's 2019

[KLIL]

@KLIL My new hampshire reds have always been somewhat aggressive from what I've seen, but I've also noticed that that aggression seems to keep all hen flocks in check and toughens em up, they're good at keeping pred watch too plus roos often break up any tussle that gets out of hand. But I've never had any issue of them being any meaner to young introduced chicks or new birds than other breeds in my flock(Dori didn't do more than play curious auntie after getting over some initial jealousy when Penny reared a clutch last summer). I will note that they are EXTREMELY TALKATIVE almost as bad as my Delaware was but thier very personable, Dori will jump the side fence and walk whith me to fill the feed buckets every morning and waits at the back door for pets if I haven't said hello to her! I wouldn't vote them for a tiny suburban backyard flock but if you've got a good sized coop and run they're lovely! My best layers next to my past Delaware Taco
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I will keep New Hampshire Reds in mind if I dont get the other ones I want. My hopes will be a rooster in the future but not sure on a breed yet. Might just observe and see if any ladies end up being cockerels first as that seems to happen.

 

[AussieQuailChick]

Ok love. If you do come across anyone can you please let me know?

I will talk to my friend and see what I can do.

 

[KLIL]

I will talk to my friend and see what I can do.

Thank you lovely

 

[rjohns39]

Evening Krystal

 

[ClucksAndCombs]

Good morning, or evening everyone

 

[rjohns39]

Morning Ellie

 

[Brahmachicken240]

Some photos from this morning

 

[rjohns39]

Stunning birds

 

[Ladybird CA]

Hello, I'm a little late in all of this, but I've read it.
You can call me Stick Chicken, and I've had poultry all my life. Currently I have approximately 36 chickens(10 bantam cochins, 8 d'uccles, 4 sultans, 1 silkie, 1 ayam cemani, 1 swedish flower hen, 1 new hampshire, and a bunch of mixes). I also have one call duck, four geese, and two guineas.
I also have five cats:
Sebastian-black and fluffy(he's the oldest by several years)
Ignotus-blue and white short-hair
Anders-a beige little cream puff(he is super fluffy)
Winchester-blue and white short-hair
Zelda- black and white tuxedo short-hair(the only she-cat)
Along with these, I have a red beta fish(Bloodterror) and a flock of sheep(I love the fact that chickens and sheep have flocks).
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Iggy and AndersView attachment 1661043
One of my cochin roosters
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Here are some pictures of my geese, one of the sultans, and some ewe lambs from two years ago
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Nice set of bantams and beautiful cats

I think today might be the last day for little chick #3 It’s going downhill VERY fast. I can’t really get it to eat much or drink now. I think it has given up. But I’m still trying.

Oh no

Ps any one know if switching eggs to another incubator pre hatch is ok? I just got a large clutch incubator to my brinsea mini which I overstocked to test fertility rates in my young birds! Now I have 2 extra eggs that are most certainly gonna cause issue when everyone starts hatching. All are currently alive and due for hatching midway next week so i figure if I switch them over, I should do it now! So has anyone gone and swapped incubators midway through incubation? Should i move them only when they are due to pip?! At least 2 eggs are gonna need to be removed to give proper hatching space :/

I think this is ok

Omg thank you love!!!! I seen this coop build awhile ago but couldn't find the video again to show my partner. Ive just sent it to him now.
Thank you again love. I really appreciate it.

I love cooking and dont mind cleaning but I hate hate hate folding up washing. I sit in front of the tv put a show on then forget about the folding. Takes me like 3 hours for 2 baskets lol. I was everything in the house once a week. Mats you name it. I work full time so can't wash much during the week unless I use the dryer. Which I try not to do.

No problem Krystal!

I hear ya, I've tried air drying my clothes outside but during the cold it doesn't really work. Sometimes drying them indoors does but we usually use the dryer. I often have to tell DH to use the medium setting since he won't use low. He will forget and then use the high setting and ofcourse DS' clothes get ruined. Jeff insists on doing the laundry most of the time though- and I don't mind haha..I guess he likes doing it a certain way.

I was having the best morning now im just furious!! Im so mad right now.... not with anything on here just life stuff.
I think ill be laying in bed talking on here now to calm down.

Sorry to hear

I also bought scales so I can start a diet but still happy about it
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I was on a diet but gave up, I had 2 scales, a digital and an analog one but gave the digital to my sister in law because it's near impossible to be on a diet while nursing.

I hope you're going to have a better day tomorrow!

The flock was attacked last night. It was the Bantam Batchelor coop and whatever it is took one of the Red Pyle OEGBs. It's not that big of a loss, but I'd rather it not happen again.

The Batchelor coop wasn't completely finished, so we put up double layered chicken wire, it's was that or nothing until we could get hardware cloth which will be picked up tomorrow.

I made a thread to ID the predator a few minutes ago.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fl-predator-id-wanted.1290502/

Sorry about your rooster

Its not washington unless it's 50 degrees and snowing for the first time months after winter has hit.... Blizzard has decided his namesake is awful and he doesnt want it AND lemon is using this as an excuse to retry brooding while everyone's hiding outside the coop. Our polish are tiny so I was kinda worried. But their feathers seem well oiled and theyre keeping their heads out of the rain for now
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That picture with them under the tree looks amazing.

Started putting together a list of Chicken Breeds I want when I build a bigger coop. Not set in stone as I will have to show Jordan and will also depend on what the breeder has too.
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lmao I do the same thing with my phone, make lists of chicken breeds I want.

6 Old English Game Bantams, and about 14 large fowl. The 3 silkies didn’t get to free range today, sadly. Hope you all enjoy the pics!
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I love seeing the parents of the chicks you hatched.

My little ones are growing. 6 Japs and 2 California quails hatched over weekend. Babys in total are 10 Japs and 3 California quails. View attachment 1662664 View attachment 1662666

Hey Krystal! Just finished up my brooder box today. Still working on my coop. I get my chicks mid March. Hope all is well down under! View attachment 1662831

nice brooder

Curried Egg Sandwiches:

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My brooder is on day 18 and one of the bantam eggs is wiggling about as the chick positions itself! You can hear it's little beak tapping away preparing for coming of hatch day! None of the others have even stirred yet so I have bets on this egg being the first to hatch! Air cell is even further along than others for some reasonI noticed :/ Wouldn't be surprised if it hatched on day 20 rather than 21

 

[ronott1]

They people at work think im the crazy chicken lady lol. There is another lady that has chickens but she doesn't care like I do. Just lets hers breed and breed - I always think do your chickens have the room?

She sometimes doesn't like them up and they get eaten by foxes.

Doesn't get rid of her roos - I think surely they are fighting.

I dono is that just me?

It depends on the breed. Some breeds have roosters that fight more