Maybe it's just me, I always think the skittish hens are the best layers.
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Skittish do look out for predators
WhyDoILikeChickens
Crowing
I saw a hawk earlier fly past. My rooster was on alert most of the time they were free ranging and they all willingly went back to safety after only a little while. They knew they were being watched.
Chick update:
I have my odd family. Black orp chick turned 4 weeks yesterday. She still looks very female with no comb, wattles, or color at all. The serama pullet hatched in October..... but mama MaiMai never seemed to notice or care much about the size difference. Of course now there's no longer a size difference.
Then we have mama Xansie who was put in charge of the one lonely serama chick. She turned 3 weeks old today. Also looks female.
Often serama males have a little hint of comb & wattles by now. This one has none.
Last but not least I let my serama, Sesame, sit on 2 orp eggs. They are due tomorrow. I was going to candle the eggs & was surprised to pull out a broken shell. The other egg was pipped.
Look what I found!
Isn't he adorable! (I'm only saying "he" because my last 3 chicks were female. I gotta hatch a male at some point, right?)
I have my odd family. Black orp chick turned 4 weeks yesterday. She still looks very female with no comb, wattles, or color at all. The serama pullet hatched in October..... but mama MaiMai never seemed to notice or care much about the size difference. Of course now there's no longer a size difference.
Then we have mama Xansie who was put in charge of the one lonely serama chick. She turned 3 weeks old today. Also looks female.
Often serama males have a little hint of comb & wattles by now. This one has none.
Last but not least I let my serama, Sesame, sit on 2 orp eggs. They are due tomorrow. I was going to candle the eggs & was surprised to pull out a broken shell. The other egg was pipped.
Look what I found!
Isn't he adorable! (I'm only saying "he" because my last 3 chicks were female. I gotta hatch a male at some point, right?)
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I grabbed some pics tonight while locking down.
Dutchess (laced orp from @Faraday40 )
Best shot I could get of Princess (lav orp from @Faraday40 )
Lt Brahmas, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, with the Cornish X stealing the shot (the Cornish X is the only chicken we hatched. The egg came from @Molpet )
One of our favorites, this is Bear, our Speckled Sussex.
The Cornish X again. We need to name her. Initially we didn't name her after hatch last year because we weren't going to keep a roo is she turned out to be a he and we weren't sure if she would thrive alone. Fortunately, we decided to get ducks just then and the ducklings served as brooder-mates. This hen has always been partial to the ducks since then and will attempt to hang out with the ducks when the opportunity arises.
Our white turkey, she isn't so white anymore (a Calico mix I believe from @Molpet )
Or brown turkey (a narragansett mix I believe, also from @Molpet ). The turkets need names, too. I'm think Dinner and Supper.
There are others, but I didn't manage to get their pics.
Dutchess (laced orp from @Faraday40 )
Best shot I could get of Princess (lav orp from @Faraday40 )
Lt Brahmas, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumb, with the Cornish X stealing the shot (the Cornish X is the only chicken we hatched. The egg came from @Molpet )
One of our favorites, this is Bear, our Speckled Sussex.
The Cornish X again. We need to name her. Initially we didn't name her after hatch last year because we weren't going to keep a roo is she turned out to be a he and we weren't sure if she would thrive alone. Fortunately, we decided to get ducks just then and the ducklings served as brooder-mates. This hen has always been partial to the ducks since then and will attempt to hang out with the ducks when the opportunity arises.
Our white turkey, she isn't so white anymore (a Calico mix I believe from @Molpet )
Or brown turkey (a narragansett mix I believe, also from @Molpet ). The turkets need names, too. I'm think Dinner and Supper.
There are others, but I didn't manage to get their pics.
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WhyDoILikeChickens
Crowing
The turkeys are cool. Will u process them? Thanksgiving?
I love the speckled Sussex, gorgeous. I would love to get a jubilee orpington which is some cross of orp and speckled sussex.
WhyDoILikeChickens
Crowing
I need to get the new run soon. Should be getting supplies over the next month. Rooster is still beating up Henrietta.
My heart sinks when I see him pecking away ripping feathers off her head.
My heart sinks when I see him pecking away ripping feathers off her head.
The calico is a beauty. Different color scheme than most. Darker..almost a firefall
The brown is a semi colored semi Narragansett...at least that's what I have been told.
I may process them or decide to just keep them. I originally had 4 and was going to process 2 and keep 2. However, 2 died one night out of nowhere. I like having them. They add interest to the flock and haven't showed any signs of aggression towards the chickens.
Talk to @Faraday40 about getting orps.
not sure if she had developed a jubilee line though.Similar threads
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