Glicks Chicks: The Chick Flicks

[GlicksChicks]

It has been a while since I have posted an update on this thread!

Yesterday, I brought out a couple popsicles to my chickens. It was just cut up bits of canteloupe rind and flesh with water. They enjoyed that!

Today I brought them out a canteloupe that deer had ruined on my vine. I think the chickens secretely hired them to do it!

I also brought out a large frozen block of different treats! It has pepperoni we found in the freezer, green bell pepper, and plums! They don't quite understand it yet.

And I finally got a good picture of one of my gorgeous White Legbars!

 

[The Coop Crew]

As I start this thread, my flock includes:

-2 Buckeyes (1 Roo, 1 Hen)
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-1 Speckled Sussex Hen
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-3 Silver Laced Wyandotte Hens
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-3 Black Copper Maran Hens
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-12 of their chicks SR (8 weeks old)
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-4 Buff Orpingtons 8 weeks (2 Roos, 2 Hens) I will get more pics of them.
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-2 Golden Sexlink Pullets
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-2 Lavender Wyandotte Pullet Chicks
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-2 White Sport Legbar Pullet Chicks
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That is it so far! I did not include the chicks I have in the brooder that I intend to sell!

That rooster is GORGEOUS

 

[The Coop Crew]

It has been a while since I have posted an update on this thread!

Yesterday, I brought out a couple popsicles to my chickens. It was just cut up bits of canteloupe rind and flesh with water. They enjoyed that! View attachment 3889040

Today I brought them out a canteloupe that deer had ruined on my vine. I think the chickens secretely hired them to do it!View attachment 3889041

I also brought out a large frozen block of different treats! It has pepperoni we found in the freezer, green bell pepper, and plums! They don't quite understand it yet.View attachment 3889042

And I finally got a good picture of one of my gorgeous White Legbars! View attachment 3889043

Mine stare at frozen treats too! They have no idea what to do with them

 

[GlicksChicks]

That rooster is GORGEOUS

Thank you! He is the sweetest rooster I have ever owned. He has never bit, kicked, or even looked at anyone funny. I can hold him and pet him. He is just a big baby!

 

[GlicksChicks]

Mine stare at frozen treat too! They have no idea what to do with them

They saw the canteloupe in the popsicles and they went to town, but once this block hit the dish, they thought it was an alien.

You should see my BO cockerels running up to things I bring out, they look so goofy!

 

[GlicksChicks]

I have been getting some pewee eggs and monster eggs, and egg count is going back up, so I am thinking I am getting some pullets beginning to lay eggs! Too many pullets for me to go around and check everyone's bums for signs of laying.

 

[GlicksChicks]

Update on Lavender Wyandotte Chicks!

Lavender and Lilac are both doing well! They don't like human interaction because they were raised by a mother hen (and they are Wyandottes), but that was expected. They are also loners and spend 95% of their time only with eachother. The other 5% is spent laying next to their "father" (They were bought from TSC but they don't remember that).

I didn't know about the shredder gene until I had these 2. I thought they weren't getting the right nutrition. Turns out I was wrong!

I can't believe they are already 12 weeks old!

 

[GlicksChicks]

A little update:

I took in a rooster that someone wasn't allowed to keep. He is a 15 week old Golden Laced Wyandotte. His name was Lucy, so I changed his name to Louie. When he got here, he had worms. I have begun deworming him and I haven't seen any since. My chickens currently have the same worms, so it was not too much of an issue. He hasn't been anywhere near them yet, though.

I have also decided to start drying the deep litter method. I spread some wood shavings around the coop. Hops, my main rooster, is in the picture and LOOK AT THAT TAIL!!

 

[GlicksChicks]

Wow, it has been so long since I have updated this thread! Here is a quick summary of what has happened since!

Roosters:
-1 Buckeye (Hops)
-1 Buff Orpington (Cornelius)
-1 Golden Laced Wyandotte (Louie)
-1 Splash Olive Egger (Escher)
-1 French White Maran×Cream Legbar

This is my current mixed flock breeds.
Hens:
- 3 Silver Laced Wyandottes
- 4 Black Copper Marans
- 2 Buff Orpingtons
- 2 Golden Sexlinks
- 3 Black Sexlinks
- 1 Game Bantam
- 5 Maran×Buckeye
- 3 Wyandotte×Buckeye

Chicks in Flock:
- 1 White Olive Egger
- 1 Black Olive Egger
- 1 Buckeye×Wyandotte
- 1 Maran×Wyandotte
- 2 Black Copper Marans
- 1 Sapphire Olive Egger
- 2 Light Brahmas
- 2 Bearded OE or EE
- Marans×Buckeye/Buff Orp. Mix
- 4 Black OE
- 1 Blue based OE

My birds were released to free range in September of last year, on my birthday actually! They are now ranging on an acre.

I have a legbar breeding pen which is also an EE project pen.

I have a silkie breeding pen. The 2 roos are rescues. And 3/7 of the hens are rescues.

I have polish I plan to put in my next breeding pen, we just need to make it.

I have 22 bresse eggs in my incubator as a future meat production source.

 

[GlicksChicks]

Here is a photo spam of some of the chickens/chicks!