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[Teila]

I posted 'Spot's picture on the Aussie site and a couple of people wondered if I used a filter so posted these two also ... any thoughts on colour? If 'Spot' is a pullet I am keeping her!!!

 

[lizgarf]

I need you help on 'Spot'. Still pretty sure 'Spot' is a Frizzle but the next few days will tell. It is the colour I am more fascinated by! I have no idea what to call it ... it's like a silver! I know it is early days but interested to know your thoughts???

The little sweetheart knew I was trying to get a good photo of the wing and was very obliging!! lol

Too funny! Yeah, it's looking promising, but seems a bit early to tell. Funny, I thought these pictures were in black and white, until you mentioned wanting color help! I have no idea, but they're both gorgeous colors! I'm very jealous that Rousseau's two chicks are most definitely unfrizzled.

We're in our annual early-October heatwave here. It was in the 90's most of the day, which is fun for about one day. The chickens were a bit in shock, but managed. Lucy might not be minding her molt too much under the circumstances.
Here's my little naked-neck marans:


A few of you have asked about ages recently. Jan is probably almost 3 - she was 2 when I got her in January, and her people wouldn't answer how far she was into being 2. The popular kids will be 6 weeks this weekend, and Cy will be 6 weeks on Wednesday. I'm pretty-well convinced that there are 4 popular pullets and 2 popular cockerels. I think the marans are probably both boys (Cy is for sure) and Frankie continues to look like a pullet with an extra-large comb and wattles and male pattern baldness. S/he will probably keep me guessing for awhile.


Nice Felfie, IC! Cindy hopped on my shoulder when she was about 3.5 weeks, but the pics I took were way too unflattering to post!
OK, bed time. Have a great weekend everyone! Stay cool, my California peeps!

 

[tommysgirl]

Quick visit .... beautiful day outside!!

Blondie's new extension so she can have a stretch without Dusty picking on her. It's not pretty but it will do the trick!:



'Gloria' is feathering out nicely:

My little dinosaur!!







I need you help on 'Spot'. Still pretty sure 'Spot' is a Frizzle but the next few days will tell. It is the colour I am more fascinated by! I have no idea what to call it ... it's like a silver! I know it is early days but interested to know your thoughts???





The little sweetheart knew I was trying to get a good photo of the wing and was very obliging!! lol

Stella laid a second egg so far she is not broody hahaha

Two frizzled babies how nice for you! When they stop being broody I plan to put Stella and Cosmo's dad...the silkie...with Gracie Belle and Julie Taylor. I would love to get a sizzle out of Julie Taylor!

Spot's coloring is like Stella's I call it silver but what do I know?

Just expecting eggs here! Lol!
Speaking of expecting... My little sister just went public with her news of expecting a bubbie of the two legged non feathered variety! I'm gonna be an Aunt!! (again!)

Congrats! Human babies are very exciting too!!!

Thanks! Yes, Bonnie has a crest which is soft and looks like brown hair, and that comb can pass for a red bow on top of her head.

I think she's adorable too. She came from a Red Star egg, and dad was a roo that we sorta borrowed from a friend (when we first decided we wanted chickens, we definitely wanted a roo with them, but we got chicks too, so a friend who has chickens roaming free all over his enormous farm said we could take one of his and give him back if one of the chicks grew up to be a boy) - so I don't really know what breed her dad is, but based on body shape and legs - short and stocky - there's definitely Dorking blood. I am also assuming he is the one who passed on the broodiness gene, as all his daughters are super broody.

Congratulations on Stella egg!!! Those first eggs are so precious. And yeah... silkie crosses... I had one go broody after laying her first 6 eggs last year. I'm hoping Stella waits a bit longer, but realize that there is a very good chance she won't.

I'm with you on the egg basket thing, and waiting for next year, as my oldest girls are from May 30th hatch... can't wait for spring! (although still hoping that someone will surprise me and lay in autumn/winter)

Poor Cosmo... but yeah, I can see how that would be the only solution. Those teenage boys are hard to deal with.

Lol on the mama mob mentality! Hopefully they'll calm down pretty soon.



Oh, and while I was spying on Bonnie last night before bedtime through the fence, one of the teenage silkie crosses decided that my shoulder made a far better roost than anything they had in the coop, so I must share this felfie (I'm pretty sure that qualifies as one) with you as well.

Cute!!! Hoping your egg basket will be over flowing in a few months and that you get some blue eggs. Bonnie's comb is super cool

Thanks for the congrats on Stella's egg. I had it on toast for breakfast on Thursday

Too funny! Yeah, it's looking promising, but seems a bit early to tell. Funny, I thought these pictures were in black and white, until you mentioned wanting color help! I have no idea, but they're both gorgeous colors! I'm very jealous that Rousseau's two chicks are most definitely unfrizzled.

We're in our annual early-October heatwave here. It was in the 90's most of the day, which is fun for about one day. The chickens were a bit in shock, but managed. Lucy might not be minding her molt too much under the circumstances.
Here's my little naked-neck marans:


A few of you have asked about ages recently. Jan is probably almost 3 - she was 2 when I got her in January, and her people wouldn't answer how far she was into being 2. The popular kids will be 6 weeks this weekend, and Cy will be 6 weeks on Wednesday. I'm pretty-well convinced that there are 4 popular pullets and 2 popular cockerels. I think the marans are probably both boys (Cy is for sure) and Frankie continues to look like a pullet with an extra-large comb and wattles and male pattern baldness. S/he will probably keep me guessing for awhile.


Nice Felfie, IC! Cindy hopped on my shoulder when she was about 3.5 weeks, but the pics I took were way too unflattering to post!
OK, bed time. Have a great weekend everyone! Stay cool, my California peeps!

Great pics Liz. Pulling extra hard for Frankie to be a pullet!

Spending today supervising a rest stop on the Konocti Challenge which is a HUGE local bike ride that goes around the lake. Liz you should try to come up and do it some day. It is really well run. There are 40, 60 and 100 mile rides. My rest stop is mostly shady so that is a plus but it is supposed to be in the 90s today

Yesterday I picked up two New Hampshire pullets. Mamie and Penny. They are chilling in the feed shed today getting acclimated. I am leaving them alone so I don't know who is who yet. They hatched in July too. That egg basket won't be overflowing for awhile but by next spring I will be swimming in eggs....that makes me happy. I plan to sell hatching eggs from them and Ike.

My Konzas Magnus and Reese continue to keep me guessing. They are almost 15 weeks old and I still have no idea. I have been told that Magnus is a cockerel but there are still no saddle feathers and no other male characteristics. Cosmo tried to mount Reese so maybe that is a sign. I would like very much to have a pair.

Have a great day all!

 

[Teila]

Good morning Bridge Club

Day 2 of the long weekend and the plan is to mow the lawns; happy chookies, lawn clippings!!

That is when I wake up. LuLu woke me at 05:15am as she wanted her breakfast. Now they have been fed I sitting in front of the computer with an iced coffee; slowly waking up.

Backing up to before I posted yesterday’s pics …

IC those Bonnie babies are sooo gorgeous! Love the two-headed chick and Bonnie’s reaction!

Your chicks are always so cute and chubby looking

Love the felfie!

MM congratulations on your going to be an Auntie (again). Hooman babies are cute too; especially when you can have a cuddle and give them back

Liz thank you! Striving for a Frizzle is your perfect excuse for another hatch

at naked-neck maran!

Using all my positive thinking thoughts that Frankie and ‘Spot’ are pullets. I have a name for ‘Spot’ picked out if she gets to stay

TG good to hear that Stella is not broody YET!

I love Stella’s colouring; very excited about how ‘Spot’ is going to turn out.

That you get a pair of Konzas!

 

[16 paws]

Tommysgirl,

Mamie and Penny are very lucky girls. Who wouldnt want to be paired up with that hunk Ike? He's a looker I tell you.

Teila,

I really dont know what to call Spot except very cute. Glad you got an extra day off. When is the date for Blondies hatch?

Just got home from a very busy day at Michaels. All the Halloween arrangements are blowing out of there at 60% off. From this time until after Christmas it is a zoo in there. So if I get things mixed up a bit please forgive me. Taking care of all these chickens, six Yorkies, 3 real kids (1 still at home) and working full time is starting to get to me a bit.....

Cute felfie Italychickie, I had to go back and look at the pictures to see what the 2 headed chick was. Funny, I didnt even notice that! Why didnt you tell us you had a two headed chick? haha

Its really hot here today, upper 90"s. Cant wait to get a little fall weather so the chickens can cool off a bit.

Take care all
Marie

 

[lizgarf]

Its really hot here today, upper 90"s. Cant wait to get a little fall weather so the chickens can cool off a bit.

Haha, Marie! For once, it's almost as hot here in Oakland! It's been in the mid-90's in the coop all afternoon, so the chickens were all in the back yard, trying to stay cool. I finally braved the heat enough to check the nest box and found Bettina's egg sitting in a yolky pool from Jan's broken egg! So sad! Every egg is precious these days. Has anyone in hot country ever had an egg burst from the heat before? There's only ever been one other broken egg in the nest, and that was during the first broody hatch, when everyone was hiding there because of a scary dog on the loose. I doubt Bettina just stepped on it, but everyone was definitely looking out of sorts today.

I hope you and the cyclists survived the heat, @tommysgirl . I like challenging rides and my cousin was a national-champion cyclist, but I've never been interested in racing. I don't like riding in groups, and I'm scared my competitiveness will lead me to do something stupid. I've actually had a string of unfortunate events on my rides lately, so I'm feeling even less motivated than usual.

 

[16 paws]

Haha, Marie! For once, it's almost as hot here in Oakland! It's been in the mid-90's in the coop all afternoon, so the chickens were all in the back yard, trying to stay cool. I finally braved the heat enough to check the nest box and found Bettina's egg sitting in a yolky pool from Jan's broken egg! So sad! Every egg is precious these days. Has anyone in hot country ever had an egg burst from the heat before? There's only ever been one other broken egg in the nest, and that was during the first broody hatch, when everyone was hiding there because of a scary dog on the loose. I doubt Bettina just stepped on it, but everyone was definitely looking out of sorts today.

I hope you and the cyclists survived the heat, @tommysgirl . I like challenging rides and my cousin was a national-champion cyclist, but I've never been interested in racing. I don't like riding in groups, and I'm scared my competitiveness will lead me to do something stupid. I've actually had a string of unfortunate events on my rides lately, so I'm feeling even less motivated than usual.

Hi Liz,

I dont think I have ever had an egg burst from the heat and it gets plenty hot here. But, I have had many broken eggs in the nest box and that is because I had at least one chicken that was breaking them and trying to eat them. I just left her alone after looking it up a bit, the advice I followed was to just leave them be and they would stop eventually. I lost a lot of eggs but it did finally stop.

Very frustrating, I hope this is not happening in your coop.
Marie

 

[lizgarf]

Liz I love how close all your girls are and your stories of Auntie Marsha; such a sweetheart.

Thanks, Teila! Honestly, my chickens are not all close, much of the time. Everyone picks on Lucy, and she picks on whomever she can, and Desi can be a jerk to the girls and the chicks if he's feeling ornery, and of course there are the broodzillas. But, I am so impressed with Auntie Marsha!! I had thought she might be a problem, since she was so interested in flock domination when she arrived. Who knew she was actually a wanna-broody? Today she was hanging out with Rousseau's clan like a second broody mama (mirroring Grace in her observation-post position while Frida napped with the chicks), and just now, I went to close the door to the run, and heard Alice the chick chirping plaintively, having been knocked off the roost (I think by Lucy), and Marsha came down from the far roost to encourage Alice back on up! It was so sweet!!

Enjoy your long weekend and your beautiful flock!!

 

[arkansas55]

Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i have missed all of you terribly,i have been in hospital for CHF,am back home and got a wonderful surprise,our big red crowed yesterday morn,i was up and heard him,couldn't help rooting him on,he has a very deep voice and a lovely crow,all the girl's are doing awesome,happily waiting to see if we get any egg's before frost come's if not,fine by me,just wanted to say hello and i missed ya'll,God Bless

 

[tommysgirl]

I hope you and the cyclists survived the heat, @tommysgirl . I like challenging rides and my cousin was a national-champion cyclist, but I've never been interested in racing. I don't like riding in groups, and I'm scared my competitiveness will lead me to do something stupid. I've actually had a string of unfortunate events on my rides lately, so I'm feeling even less motivated than usual.

I am a wimp on a bike! I am intimidated by traffic and hills. There are two long bike rides I have enjoyed in my life both flat and on bike/pedestrian paths. This isn't a race. It is a ride and there were people dropping like flies in the heat. Lots of Team in Training folks who were inspirational and lots of 55+ older riders. We had a breeze, easy ups and tall pines and oaks so enough shade to keep us fairly comfortable. As long as there is some sort of breeze I like the heat.

But those riders were from Marin and San Francisco and it was in the mid nineties here. Tom is a SAG driver and he picked up probably 3 times more riders than he normally has. Usually the temps are a good 10 or more degrees lower on this weekend. Anyway. People enjoy the ride but I totally get why it might not be your cup o tea.