Mountain Peep's Awesome Chat Thread! (All friends welcome!)

[MyPetNugget]

I have 4 Barred Rocks-( Nugget, Blackberry, Domino, and Oreo), 3 Buff Orpingtons- (Honey, Buffy, and Goldie,) , 4 buckeyes ( Hershey, Special, Scarecrow and Perfect) 3 Rhode Island Reds ( LittleRedHen, Palecomb, and wide eyes), and 2 white rocks ( Marshmallow and Angelcake).

We've had chickens for a year now, and I am totally obsessed!!
Here are a few pics

















How about you?

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

I have 1 Brown Leghorn called Lady Marigold, 1 Golden Brahma called Lovey, 1 Vorwerk called Lady Egglantine and 1 Bielefelder called Fluttershy!
And I've been Chicken obsessed for about 2-3 yrs!

You?

I love the names. That is a good mix!

@MyPetNugget

Great pics. Can you tell your BOrps apart? My very first hen that showed my how much personality a chicken can have was a BOrp named BigMama. We lost her to our first predator attack about a year ago.

I have been raising chickens for 3 years now and I recently decided to breed. I have had a hard time deciding what breeds to stick with and what breeds to get rid of. I have done a lot of selling and buying this year so my flock has gone through a lot of changes this year. I have gotten rid of most of my hatchery stock, including my RIRs, BJG, LBL, and my Anconas.

Right now I have a WRock, BRock, SLW, LBrahma, and a RedStar that I don't plan to breed but can't get rid of! They just have so much personality.
The WRock spent a couple of weeks in the house and is tame as could be now.

The BRock is named Rebal Dottie (she is my profile pic) do to her apathy toward pecking order and always being where she shouldn't be!!!

I have a pair of Buff Brahmas that I will be breeding in the Spring. I just love Brahmas and Orpingtons and they are the main breeds that I have decided to stick with. I also have a Wheaten Ameraucana that was the only survivor of a disastrous hatch, and she hatched on my birthday! And I have three EE's that are just sweethearts. I also have 11 meat birds right now that are ready for processing next weekend. Plus I have a broody, Rebal Dottie, and some Lavender Orps in the incubator! I don't think I have a chicken problem at all!!!!

Midas, my Buff Brahma roo.


Scarlett the EE, and the bravest chicken ever, she took on a full grown hen at 5 weeks old and our dog a week later!!! I just love this bird!

Rocky the Wheaten Ameraucana and her constant companion mix breed JG, Apollo, in the background.



The whole flock yesterday, cleaning up the garden!

 

[MyPetNugget]

Great pics. Can you tell your BOrps apart? My very first hen that showed my how much personality a chicken can have was a BOrp named BigMama. We lost her to our first predator attack about a year ago.

I have been raising chickens for 3 years now and I recently decided to breed. I have had a hard time deciding what breeds to stick with and what breeds to get rid of. I have done a lot of selling and buying this year so my flock has gone through a lot of changes this year. I have gotten rid of most of my hatchery stock, including my RIRs, BJG, LBL, and my Anconas.

Right now I have a WRock, BRock, SLW, LBrahma, and a RedStar that I don't plan to breed but can't get rid of! They just have so much personality.
The WRock spent a couple of weeks in the house and is tame as could be now.

The BRock is named Rebal Dottie (she is my profile pic) do to her apathy toward pecking order and always being where she shouldn't be!!!

I have a pair of Buff Brahmas that I will be breeding in the Spring. I just love Brahmas and Orpingtons and they are the main breeds that I have decided to stick with. I also have a Wheaten Ameraucana that was the only survivor of a disastrous hatch, and she hatched on my birthday! And I have three EE's that are just sweethearts. I also have 11 meat birds right now that are ready for processing next weekend. Plus I have a broody, Rebal Dottie, and some Lavender Orps in the incubator! I don't think I have a chicken problem at all!!!!

Midas, my Buff Brahma roo.


Scarlett the EE, and the bravest chicken ever, she took on a full grown hen at 5 weeks old and our dog a week later!!! I just love this bird!

Rocky the Wheaten Ameraucana and her constant companion mix breed JG, Apollo, in the background.



The whole flock yesterday, cleaning up the garden!

Cute flock!!
And yes, I can tell every single one of them apart.

So sorry to hear about BigMama!!!

Lovely pics and description!!! Have you tried doing picture of the week for BYC?

I think it would be awesome!!

 

[TamingMaster]

Here's a picture of Lady Egglantine's first egg!

(Lady Egglantine's egg is on the left!)

(Sorry I was gone so long, I found a Tortoiseshell Butterfly in the Chicken run, so I saved it...)

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Cute flock!!
And yes, I can tell every single one of them apart.

So sorry to hear about BigMama!!!

Lovely pics and description!!! Have you tried doing picture of the week for BYC?

I think it would be awesome!!

No I haven't entered any pics yet. I just love taking pics of my flock I have a TON!
My son has picked up the habit too

^Apollo and I

^ Rocky

^ Miss Scarlet
(These are shots my 6 year old took LOL)

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

Here's a picture of Lady Egglantine's first egg!

(Lady Egglantine's egg is on the left!)

(Sorry I was gone so long, I found a Tortoiseshell Butterfly in the Chicken run, so I saved it...)

That's a big egg for the first time!

 

[TamingMaster]

No I haven't entered any pics yet. I just love taking pics of my flock I have a TON! My son has picked up the habit too ^Apollo and I ^ Rocky ^ Miss Scarlet (These are shots my 6 year old took LOL)

LOL! I like Rocky!

 

[MyPetNugget]

Here's a picture of Lady Egglantine's first egg!

(Lady Egglantine's egg is on the left!)

(Sorry I was gone so long, I found a Tortoiseshell Butterfly in the Chicken run, so I saved it from being eaten...)

Awwww! It's so cute and congrats on your first egg!!!

 

[MyPetNugget]

LOL!
I like Rocky!

Me too!! great shots! lol

 

[TamingMaster]

What treats does everyone feed their Chickens?