Miriahb
Chirping
Just wanted to introduce myself! My name is Miriah and I have to say that I've learned a great deal about my flock just from lurking on the forums for a month or so. Thanks to all of you for your information! My flock is a pretty good size. I have 5 white leghorn hens, 4 cinnamon queen hens, two young jersey giant roosters, two egyptian fayoumis hens, two phoenix (I think) one a hen one a rooster, and one is I think a black australorp bantam hen. I also have what I was told was an easter egger rooster, but he has a rose comb, so I'm not quite sure.
It's rather funny, because I got the bantam and the two phoenixes from the local co-op and they swore they were all black sex-link pullets. Oh, how wrong they were!
The easter egger is an awesome rooster. He's older, but very gentle, keeps an eye out for the girls, runs the roost and finds lots of goodies for his girls to eat. He's a scrappy little guy.
I'm also the keeper of two rescued ducks. Our white male Pekin is a dog attack survivor and is now my 8 yo daughter's pet (though he's not the cuddly type). She calls him No-no for some reason. I tried to get her to name him Howard, but she refused. She nursed him through a broken leg in the middle of last winter and he's now fully healthy without a limp. The other duck was actually found at my office laying by my car and a co-worker alerted me to her. She was very gentle and in obvious pain due to a piece of fishing line that had been wrapped around her leg so deeply that the leg had swelled to twice the size of how it should have been and the webbing in her foot was black. A local vet was kind enough to remove the line, but told me he wasn't sure she'd keep the leg. She lost the webbing, but kept the leg and is still limping. HER name is Howard. I got my way on that one. She and No-no have bonded and are absolutely infatuated with each other.
I hope to get to know you all well!
It's rather funny, because I got the bantam and the two phoenixes from the local co-op and they swore they were all black sex-link pullets. Oh, how wrong they were!
The easter egger is an awesome rooster. He's older, but very gentle, keeps an eye out for the girls, runs the roost and finds lots of goodies for his girls to eat. He's a scrappy little guy.
I'm also the keeper of two rescued ducks. Our white male Pekin is a dog attack survivor and is now my 8 yo daughter's pet (though he's not the cuddly type). She calls him No-no for some reason. I tried to get her to name him Howard, but she refused. She nursed him through a broken leg in the middle of last winter and he's now fully healthy without a limp. The other duck was actually found at my office laying by my car and a co-worker alerted me to her. She was very gentle and in obvious pain due to a piece of fishing line that had been wrapped around her leg so deeply that the leg had swelled to twice the size of how it should have been and the webbing in her foot was black. A local vet was kind enough to remove the line, but told me he wasn't sure she'd keep the leg. She lost the webbing, but kept the leg and is still limping. HER name is Howard. I got my way on that one. She and No-no have bonded and are absolutely infatuated with each other.
I hope to get to know you all well!
