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Thanks, I'll have to save that website for when I want to order some crickets.
Thanks, I'll be checking these sites out. Still have plenty of time, since this is something we'll do next spring.
Daisy seems to have lifted spirits now, I recently fixed it where the little ones can run in and out of their area to be with the big chicks and she loves being around them. Of course, she also loves chasing them too.
So cute, that is neat to hear about the Ancona's.Another question or two for those that have had Meyer's Polish, especially to adulthood. How are their temperaments as far as friendliness toward humans and has anyone noticed if this depends on the color of the bird? How well do they hold up in a mixed flock (are they picked on, are they agresssive, etc.)? I am in a toss up for the fourth chick on my order for next year. I'm thinking either an Easter-egger, one of their Polish, or a Blue or Black Copper Marans (in addition to the BCM I'm already planning on getting). I'm basing my decision on egg color mostly--I get so many brown and pinkish-brown eggs as is, I'd like some more variety.
Oh, and I've been posting a lot without pictures, so here is Rangi, my Meyer Ancona, taking a close look at the camera:
People, don't get an Ancona from Meyer's unless you want the coolest, friendliest, most charming, shoulder-hopping, white egg laying goofball available!This bird flies to my shoulder when I'm standing at full height, sits down, and hangs on for the ride. Such a character!
Our Golden Laced Polish is tough to the other chicks and does not get picked on. She seems to be one of the leaders. She does run to me when I go out, all my chicks do. I was concerned having just one polish but she is doing fine. The big girls chase all of them and do not pick on one more then the other.Our Meyer polish aren't adults yet but they are 4 months now. Our SL, BL, and splash are getting friendlier as they get older. We didn't really hold them much as chicks so they were pretty skittish at first. Now they hang around my feet and will eat out of my hands. Our GL is still young (9 weeks) and is very skittish. She is hard to catch but fine once you do.
Our D'Uccle laid her first egg today! It is so cute and tiny! My daughter sent me a pic with one of the normal eggs she got today. I'll post it when I get back on my phone. It was a 3 egg day for us. Now for the Partridge Rock to start laying and Amber to resume laying.
Update on Amber. She is sleeping up on the roost again instead of the floor. She still looks scraggly but almost all of her scabs are gone and feathers are coming in in a lot of places.
So glad to hear about Amber!
Wow, it is so tiny! Congrats! I love those 1st eggs!
Here is the d'uccle egg in the carton with our other eggs.
It was definitely very shocking for us to just have her tongue fall out like that. It happened yesterday afternoon. She seems good this morning. Her mouth seems sore, but she is chattering and picking at little things in the yard right now. We made her a scrambled egg to see if she was able to eat it, and it's most likely going to take her a long time to adapt to not having a tongue. She managed to swallow one piece, and the rest continued to fall back out of her mouth. So we pureed it with some yogurt and chicken feed and tube fed her. Hopefully once the tiny bit of her tongue that is left heals, she will be able to start eating on her own. She is at least trying again, and she hasn't done that in over a month. It probably feels good to have that painful tongue out of there. Poor girl... 
