Kayla’s Chat Thread

What’s your favorite Egg color?

  • Brown

    Votes: 10 12.3%

  • Dark Brown

    Votes: 20 24.7%

  • Blue

    Votes: 41 50.6%

  • Green

    Votes: 27 33.3%

  • Olive

    Votes: 15 18.5%

  • White

    Votes: 12 14.8%

  • Off-white

    Votes: 7 8.6%

  • Cream

    Votes: 10 12.3%

  • Other - please specify

    Votes: 7 8.6%

  • WE ARE STUCK WITH THIS POLL

    Votes: 16 19.8%
  • Total voters
    81
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rjohns39 said:
Usually at about 3 weeks but I wait until April to start hatching. Given our crazy temp changes this time of year I'd wait until at least mid April. When I do move them outside, I keep them in a tractor so they can be seen but not touched by the adults. I'll keep them in there generally 5-8 weeks until they have enough size to integrate. I move the tractor every couple of days to keep them on fresh grass.
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Meanwhile, I put them out when they are white, or at least covered in pale yellow juvenile feathers.
 
Cyprus said:
Wow. Something came and grabbed a chicken today but lost hold of her. Everyone is fine. Was my smallest hen. Must be a really bad hunter.
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Yeah. Once I saved a duck from a falcon. The falcon was just standing on top of her and the other ducks were just staring at it. They didn't even make an alarm or run away. Stupid ducks.
So then I washed her off and dressed her wound and kept her separate a while. She's ok now.
 
AMERAUCANAS4REAL said:
Yeah. Once I saved a duck from a falcon. The falcon was just standing on top of her and the other ducks were just staring at it. They didn't even make an alarm or run away. Stupid ducks.
So then I washed her off and dressed her wound and kept her separate a while. She's ok now.
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I wonder just how bad this (likely) fox is at hunting. This hen is tiny (Leghorn) friendly and slow going. Yet she got free and nobody else was hurt.

But guess what? Parents didn't put the dogs out again!!! They KNOW the dog's jobs are to guard to chickens yet they don't put them out when the chickens are out. :barnie
 

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