Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[RebeccaBoyd]

I too am playing a waiting game with my silkie chicklets. No crowing yet at 15 weeks.

And who knows how long to wait for an egg, Rebecca’s pullet was just shy of a yr when she laid her first egg!

In the meantime they are cute and precocious, and moulting!

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I still think pullets for both.

Yes Poppet almost made me wait until she was a year old for that first egg. It was well worth the wait though. 7 for 7 pullets from the 7 chicks hatched from her.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

They are adorable.


View attachment 4091079but they are NOT chickens!

For the next few weeks he is going to sic Aurora on those of us who have silkies. If only the Queen knew what was inside the house. She would not bat a eye towards a silkie.

 

[BY Bob]

For the next few weeks he is going to sic Aurora on those of us who have silkies. If only the Queen knew what was inside the house. She would not bat a eye towards a silkie.

Shhhhhhh.

 

[BY Bob]

No one is broody....

Not yet.......

 

[BY Bob]

So cute! I haven't given them to mine yet. If I do, I'll need to give them chick grit too, right?

They need grit for chick food as well. They should have a ready supply.

 

[BY Bob]

Caturday Saturday
Enjoying a snack.
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Also, I don't have chicken pictures from today but I'll tell you what happened today: Parmesan was digging a hole under the trailer.

Leghorns love holes! 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳 🕳

 

[BY Bob]

The kiddos settled on names, it took a long time and some internet searches but I think they did well.

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Good names!

 

[rural mouse]

Not yet.......

Here either. Space is waiting. Going to try haning "curtains" around it...and maybe strips inside, like "grass". Alternatively, see if can borrow incubator and time a hatch for when Sis is visiting with her family.

 

[Ponypoor]

The kiddos settled on names, it took a long time and some internet searches but I think they did well.

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Great names kids!

 

[ValerieJ]

They need grit for chick food as well. They should have a ready supply.

Well, that was news to me!! I have raised chicks for 9 years, and except for chicks raised by their mamas, I have never given them chick grit until I introduced other foods besides chick crumbles to them, usually at 7 or 8 weeks. I have even read that if I want to give them scrambled eggs as a treat prior to that time that they won't require grit to digest it.

So far, these chicks are confined with no access to any foods except for their chick crumbles. But, you made me head out and check it out again. I found the following on the Homestead How To site:

When to Start Giving Grit to Chicks​

The need for grit depends largely on the age of your chickens. Chicks do not require grit, so it’s best to avoid giving it to them initially. However, once your chicks eat foods other than crumbles, you can introduce grit into their diet.

Grit should be introduced to chicks usually between 8 and 12 weeks of age. If your chicks only consume crumbles, there’s no need to provide grit.

However, they are a month old now, so I think I will introduce some chick grit to them, based on your advice. I think I will also offer a treat from time to time as well since I know they will have the grit available.