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[man_of_fishers]

Got several broodies. My BCM hen, Muscovies and an infertile goose! One of my Leghorn. I guess we see what happens next.

You have a broody Leghorn!?

 

[man_of_fishers]

One week update!

https://imgur.com/a/fXxHBz3

Doing great! The chick has been jumping up to get water and doing a lot of scratching.

 

[man_of_fishers]

I’ve got a diverse group of ladies.

 

[Faraday40]

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I’ve got a diverse group of ladies.

very pretty. Looks like a pic from a magazine!

 

[Faraday40]

@man_of_fishers
BTW - What breed is the one in the middle with the tiny speckles?

 

[man_of_fishers]

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BTW - What breed is the one in the middle with the tiny speckles?

You know, I need to figure that out. I have a chicken that's never laid despite being a year old and I've always thought she was a red sex link. But it's possible I've got her breed wrong and she's a Maran. I'll upload some pictures in a bit. If I don't keep getting speckled, then maybe it was just a fluke.

 

[man_of_fishers]

First time the kiddos got to hold it. Chick is getting big! Starting to get some dark spots on it. Still hangs out under momma all the time at this point.

 

[Faraday40]

Annoying hawk:

I heard a ruckus coming from the bantam coop yesterday. A hawk actually was inside our screened room.... less than 12" from our sliding door. It was standing on the welcome mat trying to claw its way into the little coop. My husband got to the door first and banged on the glass, but the hawk didn't fly away. He opened it a crack and threw a shoe at it. Then it flew just outside the screened room and landed on the grill.

I took this pic from inside the house with the door open.

I took this as I walked through the screened room.... slowly

I was slowly stalking it.... not sure how close I would get. I got as far as the garbage can, then flew to a tree.

It stayed in the tree for a while, so my son got out his super soaker. It moved but stayed in the area. It actually moved a little closer to us when we started cleaning the big coop. Needless to say, I did not let any chickens out all day. It's still hanging around.

I think it's a Coopers Hawk.

 

[man_of_fishers]

Annoying hawk:

I heard a ruckus coming from the bantam coop yesterday. A hawk actually was inside our screened room.... less than 12" from our sliding door. It was standing on the welcome mat trying to claw its way into the little coop. My husband got to the door first and banged on the glass, but the hawk didn't fly away. He opened it a crack and threw a shoe at it. Then it flew just outside the screened room and landed on the grill.

I took this pic from inside the house with the door open.

I took this as I walked through the screened room.... slowly

I was slowly stalking it.... not sure how close I would get. I got as far as the garbage can, then flew to a tree.

It stayed in the tree for a while, so my son got out his super soaker. It moved but stayed in the area. It actually moved a little closer to us when we started cleaning the big coop. Needless to say, I did not let any chickens out all day. It's still hanging around.

I think it's a Coopers Hawk.

I can’t believe it was that bold! Has it gotten any before?

 

[Faraday40]

I can’t believe it was that bold! Has it gotten any before?

We live in a neighborhood, so the wildlife is VERY bold. I couldn't believe that it didn't fly off when DH banged on the glass. Even when we chase them, they don't really fly far. I've gotten them with the hose very frequently.

Over a year ago: We had a similar hawk (maybe same one) pull a bunch of quail through the wire of a rabbit cage (sitting on the floor deep inside the garage). It must have simply flown in via the open door and walk all the way to the back. The quail were too large to fit through the bars, so the hawk just kept grabbing parts. It was gruesome.

In November: I had a hawk attack my Spitzhauben when I was just 20' away. It landed on the Spitz and all I saw was a flapping mess of feathers. I was cleaning the run & chased it off with my pooper scooper. The hen took damage but survived.