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[Faraday40]

Wanted to stop by & wish all my " extended neighbors" a Happy Thanksgiving and share some recent pics.

We got a ton of snow in Chicago last weekend, so all the chickens stayed inside their covered run. Our roo came outside for me a little bit but didn't like the feel of the snow. He jumped up onto a swing & also walked only on the roof & other areas I cleared of snow.
Pics from Monday

BTW- The roo is Cogburn's son.

He's as sweet as he is beautiful. He will take treats from our hand & allow us to pet him. No aggression toward people or pets & when I carry him, he just lets his legs dangle.



The girls were not so adventurous with their 1st snow experience. I tried to get them outside by offering fresh veggies. A few of my elders stuck their heads out to grab a treat & bring it inside.


My youngest pullets (Trouble & Bubbles) took advantage of the sunny roost. They're quite smart.


Tuesday morning with some of the snow melting, my roo finally walked out into the snow (I encouraged him by shaking the treat bucket.)
................... then he turned around & went back inside the run.



Late in the afternoon when it was warmer, I was able to get the flock outside. My smart pair took a short cut & simply flew over all the white stuff & landed in the tree next to me.


These two crack me up. The BFFs are always mirroring each other.

 

[Hholly]

Cute pics Faraday40!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

@kittydoc for the roosters, do you have a pen that is empty? If so maybe you could set up an all rooster pen for a week or two. Then once the roosters are living together all well and good you could put them moth at the same time in the layer flock pen. That is how I got my different rir pens all mixed into one pen this past spring after winter breeding. Mixing the roosters in the spring was not a simple task though and required lots of hens for each rooster, now would be a much better time to try and get the roosters to like each other.

 

[daskhan]

Any Black Friday chicken sales? Lol

 

[Hholly]

Any Black Friday chicken sales? Lol

Lol, I wish! I'm jonesing fir some chicks.

 

[daskhan]

Well since you said that I might have some bared rock chicks I'll part with

 

[Leahs Mom]

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Hholly]

Well since you said that I might have some bared rock chicks I'll part with

I'll think on it. But i have limited space and I'm wanting some Naked Neck Turkens and Millifleur D'Uccles.

What are you wanting?


Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Leah's Mom!

 

[Faraday40]

For those who may be interested, this is the list of colors/breeds we will have available in 2016 (also hatching eggs for most):

Lavender Orpingtons (1/4 to 1/2 English, the rest hinkjc American)
Black split to lavender Orps (1/2 English, rest hinkjc American) ON DEMAND ONLY
Blue Orpingtons (full English)
Black Orpingtons (full English)
Splash Orpingtons (full English)
Chocolate Cuckoo Orpingtons (full English)
Black Cuckoo Orpingtons (full English)
Chocolate Orpingtons (full English)
Jubilee Orpingtons (full English) ON DEMAND ONLY (true color, not my project chicks)

Bielefelders (autosexing German breed)

Some people might be counting days until Christmas...... I'm counting the days until spring hatching!

 

[daskhan]

I'll think on it. But i have limited space and I'm wanting some Naked Neck Turkens and Millifleur D'Uccles. 

What are you wanting?


Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Leah's Mom!

I want just about everything.. There's a Thai breed I'm interested in can't remember the name but it's a sub breed of the Thai game fowl and the Saipan I think it's called Thai Saipan
Show quality blue jersey giants
And maybe some ayam cemani Or svart hona I love their all blackness they are just so pretty but I hope and plan to have six of each breed and a roo or two