Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

I took a pic of DD’s fav pullet Hazel, spearmint layer. Not sure what all breeds go into that. Puffy cheeks and a pea comb, looks like a teensy crest, too.
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We call that Easter egger

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Like an ******

Im trying to figure out what fits in the *s . LOL Orgasm?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

It's aggravated from yesterday. Take it easy, like the doctor said.

what did I do yesterday ?

 

[Akrnaf2]

Spring is here! Was out walking around a small lake and the birds are busy gathering nesting material... beaks full if fluffy down from cottonwood trees, sticks, and dry grass. So much industry! I saw a huge white swan near the edge of the pond, which I've never seen before. There were also noisy pairs of Canada geese, sleek diving black cormorants, a coot, mallards, and other assorted ducks out on the water, too far away to tell what they were.

*none of these are my pictures

The most exciting thing was watching three green herons (Butorides virescens) flapping around in the trees across the lake. Good thing I had my binoculars. I couldn't tell exactly what they were doing, but it could have been 2 males after the same female or maybe a pair whose child was refusing to leave the nest! They are normally such stealthy and well camouflaged birds that they are not often seen. Spring is making everyone restless!

This site shows more of what I saw... mating birds defending a nest site... it IS SPRING after all!
They call it breeding fights!
http://stokesbirdingblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/green-heron-breeding-fights.html

I'm going to keep going back to the lake and try to see the babies!
@Akrnaf2

Beautiful! We have some of the spices here too!

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Omg, i forgot to tell you the black 6 week old male mini rex got in with the 2 lop sisters! I could not believe he got up over the divider! Hope he's not fertile yet!

Guess who's having fuzzys

 

[Akrnaf2]

pains shooting through my hip. I dont think steroids are the answer for that.

Something new?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I of course have no idea what this means

Clear as mud! F1 in breeding terms is a hybrid mix of 2 purebred animals. Sexlinks are F1.
If you breed F1 to F1 you get F2 generation, which varies widely.
I think on the egg chart, person was breeding F1 back to purebred stock to get the resulting egg colors.
That last green one... I can get that color easy. It's called Paas dyes!

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Something new?

Cortisone shots in my hip and foot today. 3 in the hip. seemed to help my foot.

 

[MrsMistyReal]

The baby quail are 2.5 weeks old...View attachment 1327374 View attachment 1327375

Aww adorable

 

[Wishing4Wings]

We call that Easter egger

I thought so too, but no green legs, which is hard to breed out accidentally.

what did I do yesterday ?

oh, was it just this morning??? Feels more like a week when you're hurting.