French frogs

[scflock]

 

[Sally Sunshine]

ha ha ha

I forgot the best image, a tough boy thinking he can lift a 9' tree himself

 

[Ravynscroft]

They are in the woods actually build in the trees, wire from tree to tree, also HUGE.  and ours are even covered on top, dont even ask how that is accomplished but we did it for npip.  so summer sunlight just trickles. and winter it warms them.  no brassy yellow. just dull gray.    Sun is good filtered but thats it.     oh and I know all about fretting   I have huge trees dropped into the runs and put up all over in them for places for the roosters and hens to get away from each other. maybe this is way I never had an issue with so many roosters in pens too.

I posted my pics on the other thread..... 

I cant get close to get pics of the hens I have left since the sale before I got sick,, I was fast to snap one or two but the big splash thinks he owns me and wont let anyone near me.  I hate starting all over again, I had gotten so far with them and now I look at the young ones and it takes so long for them to grow. brahma are such a pain. 

Those Brahma are gorgeous!! I just don't care for so much feathering on the feet and legs...

Dull gray, I dunno what you'd call dull... this is one of my young pullets I'm favoring now... ignore the peachy/yellow on her back, sun was going down, lol...

 

[scflock]

Those Brahma are gorgeous!! I just don't care for so much feathering on the feet and legs...

Dull gray, I dunno what you'd call dull... this is one of my young pullets I'm favoring now... ignore the peachy/yellow on her back, sun was going down, lol...

 

[Ravynscroft]

Needs to be a Tony the Tiger dart board...

 

[scflock]

Needs to be a Tony the Tiger dart board...

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Those Brahma are gorgeous!! I just don't care for so much feathering on the feet and legs...

Dull gray, I dunno what you'd call dull... this is one of my young pullets I'm favoring now... ignore the peachy/yellow on her back, sun was going down, lol...

She is very pretty! I should have taken pictures I guess before I sold them.

I love the huge massiveness of the birds themselves, the first time I ever saw them I was in awe to be honest, I was like, is that a turkey or a chicken!!!!!!!, and you know my excitement, well it came out! And the way they lifted their feet to walk and strut! And feet so much bigger than my entire hand! I am very lucky to have a very wooded therefore peat filled area and the feet typically stay fairly clean. Everyone is coming out of molt, I wish I could see leg/foot feathering better on the youngins so I wouldnt overwinter them all. I had procrastinated too long to pick through them. I have too many splash female and pullets. Like I said I have this thing for splash, but the blue sells. DH has a thing with hording chickens but he hasnt a clue

 

[WVduckchick]

Did not expect that one from you...
My pens are full sun... sun bleaching is awful and the lighter ones look worse than the others... plus, good lacing is wanted in blues and I usually see the best in the darker... I'd rather breed a darker blue with good lacing I can evaluate than a lighter one that I can't tell if the lacing is correct or not...
Did your Lavs turn brassy/yellowish? Especially in the saddle and hackles? Or did their feathers fret really bad?

Fretting is common in Lav, breeding black in helps correct that... brassy/yellowing is usually from sun damage... if they molt it out, then it isn't anything to worry about... did your pen have lots of shading or was it sunny?

Good point on the pen size for SC... I mentioned that to him before... all my pens are huge, coops are on the smaller side, but for multiple boys they don't seem to mind sleeping in close quarters as long as they have their space during the day...

Another thing is, do you have anything in the pens? Roost spots here and there, or open topped and bottomed boxes on their sides for hidey holes they can't get cornered in... even a section of random wood fence in the middle... breaking up line of sight will do wonders at keeping boys from pissing contests...
Looking very nice, WV!! Is that run shaded a lot?

Thanks for the comments. I do appreciate the insight. I need to get more pics of Ted. I'm not sure what it is about him, but Louie is definitely the more dominant boy, but he's also friendlier to me. I have some of their offspring in the bator now so I'm sure I'll trade one of them out eventually.
Shade - the whole thing is on the edge of the woods, so it gets shade from the trees part of the day, and I have a tarp over almost half of it, for shade other times (and rain/snow protection)

I typed after the wrong comment, but I read them all

 

[WVduckchick]

Sally - beautiful tree! Sorry I can't keep my end of the deal, no sticks, not even a slickhead. Squirrels were out in full force, but I wasn't squirrel hunting

And the pups are adorable

 

[scflock]

Thanks for the comments. I do appreciate the insight. I need to get more pics of Ted. I'm not sure what it is about him, but Louie is definitely the more dominant boy, but he's also friendlier to me. I have some of their offspring in the bator now so I'm sure I'll trade one of them out eventually.
Shade - the whole thing is on the edge of the woods, so it gets shade from the trees part of the day, and I have a tarp over almost half of it, for shade other times (and rain/snow protection)

I typed after the wrong comment, but I read them all

But what about the deer?