Warning: Pic heavy post! Went to my cousin's farm in Terre Haute for Labor Day weekend and had a ton of fun as usual. Only problem was DH flipped a 4 wheeler over on himself, but he walked away with no injuries. Feeling very lucky he wasn't injured and didn't end up in the creek. Got some pics of my cousin's birds to share. Just love going over there and seeing all the variety he has. Here's a ISA Brown in the nest box, they are so friendly.I didn't know that black sex links had such cool eyes! They were all so friendly and just loved me in there with them.
Here's a shot of some of his baby peacocks. One of them is very light and looks like it will be a different color from the rest he's got.
Here are his guinea fowl. These guys are such oddballs! Love the curious side look they give me.
Here are his adult peacocks. He's only gotten 1 egg this year (they are just about 2 years old) and wants to set up a breeding program next year. I even got to see a male put on a show for the ladies. At night, each male was perched up with a group of 2 peahens, its like they've already decided who is with whom.
Aren't these 2 adorable! These are my cousins' kids and they love the farm, call all the chickens chick chicks.
We met with @BryLT3 and she got this little keet that was just hatched. I kept her close to keep her warm on the trip and managed to get a good photo too.
My mom took care of our chickens while we were away, and ended up treating them to cooked veggies every night. This coming from a woman who has lived in the city her whole life and doesn't like to cook. LOL Can't believe my mom loves our chickens! I let them out when we got home and my rooster decided to go visit the chicks for a while. Amazes me that he is so nice to them and gets along really well. They are separated all of the time, but when I opened both the coop doors they sometimes mingle.
It has been so hot here our bees seem miserable. They are bunched up on the outside and probably overcrowded right now. Just added new boxes about 3 weeks ago to all the hives, can't really afford to buy new boxes to add to 7 hives.
This silkie hen is broody. I picked her up and put her on the ground and she gives me this look like she is thinking, "I'm not doing anything wrong!"
Here's another pic of the littles. Just love these guys @bradselig ! So far out of the original 14 that hatched, we've only lost 1. They are looking really good and starting to move past the awkward stage into full feathering. The guinea has started to yell "buck-wheat!" softly, not at all loud like a normal guinea would. Glad she is a female, I think the MF is a male. I have a feeling I did get a lot of silkie roosters, some combs are looking roo-ish and the two juveniles I bought in May are both roosters too. Going to have to figure out what to do with all of them.
Glad you found the thread! What type of chicken to get is tricky, cause it depends on if you want meat, eggs, both or just pets. No matter what you decide, plan for extra space if you have a good size yard. Chicken math is always about multiplication. LOL
Thank you so much for this! Great to see pics and prices. If those beehive frames were new, that was an amazing price! I'be heard beekeepers shouldn't buy used equipment due due to bio-security concerns.
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