Naked Neck/Turken Thread

[chickengr]

Now I'm really curious to see how Michonne will ultimately feather out. I'm not sure whether or not the final "product" will help me better understand the color genetics or not, but it's still fun to watch.
Michonne's daddy was my birchen-esqu Pepper, who's mom was an Australorp and sire was my buff NN:


Her mom is Gypsy, my very red NN/Bielefelder cross:


I honestly didn't expect Michonne to be as uniformly black as she's turning out to be. I keep checking for indications of cream or red, but so far those white dots on her face are the only deviations to the black. The white on her wing tips and belly has completely disappeared.

the kid looks like her granny, lol.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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- Ant Farm

Oh my, I love this girl! Look at that face!! Is she as sweet as she looks?

Ummmmmm.... Well, she's very sweet, and very much a handful. She kinda does whatever she wants. Such as:

I have one going over a six foot dog kennel, was roosting on the top... I think it's running up the side ninja style!

I kinda think that's what happening. This has brought to a head my whole paddock arrangement and fencing (and possible covering) - which needs attention anyway. It's a pain, but it wouldn't be such a big deal if I hadn't lost three chickens (including my Lav Amer cockerel) because they got out and got nabbed by an opportunist (fox perhaps).

I like Puppy a lot, don't want that to happen to her.

- Ant Farm

 

[chickengr]

And now may I introduce to you, again, Miss Poopy Pants Puppy?



"You thought clipping my wing would stop me from getting over a 6 foot fence?! Silly human, don't you know I levitate?"

- Ant Farm

beautiful and smart!

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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- Ant Farm

beautiful and smart!

Yep - she is definitely one of the smartest hens I have. She's dangerous that way...

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

...And she has boundary issues in the nest box...

 

[DesertChic]

Loving that first baby!

And, I also suffer with really bad migraines. Not sure if you do over the counter meds..but the Ibprophen, and Exedrin .. together..small dose each, helps. ... helps. Something that helps..me.

My migraines are from a head trauma I suffered over 20 years ago. Since then I've had a headache nearly every day of my life, and I get true migraines at least 2 days each week. Most of the time I just ignore the pain because I really don't like taking medications, but when it starts interfering with my vision, balance, etc I take 2 Excedrin + 2 Valerian root. If that doesn't help I have muscle relaxers that knock me out for several hours. If that doesn't help and if the pain is so severe that I can't keep food or water down for days I have to go to the hospital. I've had migraines so severe that they actually triggered a seizure. That happened in front of my husband and totally freaked him out. Luckily those are infrequent, no more than once per year.

That first chick, the pale one, is one of my favorites for its coloring and I'm REALLY hoping it turns out to be a pullet. It's hard to tell at this point as the comb isn't slightly more developed than some of the ones I know to be pullets, but not as much as those I know to be cockerels. Naturally this is one of the most camera shy chicks in the hatch so I've had a heck of a time getting any photos.

 

[DesertChic]

Ummmmmm.... Well, she's very sweet, and very much a handful. She kinda does whatever she wants. Such as:

OMG!!! That's HILARIOUS!!!!

Is she at the top of the pecking order then? I find that my hens with the strongest personalities, even if they're also the sweetest with me, are usually top dog...er...hen.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Quote: Snape keeps them all in line pretty well, so it's hard to tell who's top of the pecking order. But she's well, almost to the SIDE of the pecking order. She truly sort of does her own thing (but no one bothers her).

Well, today, the excuse was, "But Mommy, I found a spot where you dumped out some old potting soil, and the dust bathing is so much better out here!!!! What's the big deal?!"



Speaking of pecking order, forgive the non-NN post (and cross post form Educational Incubating thread). But I've got bored pullets in Goodwin's coop - now that he's gone, I think they're starting to get unruly. Specifically, the 3 cream legbars, previously well behaved are being a pain and now bullying the others, esp. the OE Arbequina (who is an AMAZING layer, BTW). I am not attached to them, they are not laying, I don't plan on ever hatching their babies, and they are sort of ticking me off... I'm not ready to process them - yet (I think that's an over-reaction - I have lots of hens that aren't laying yet, and pecking order is pecking order). So, I have a few choices - what would you do?

1) Put them back in with their parents - I have a CL coop with Dumbledore, their mother Lissa, and Jenny (who is nearly blind and has ocular Mareks). It's comfortable (if a little extravagant) for the three. That is actually the plan whenever Jenny finally dies anyway. Downside to this is that it would make that coop a little cramped compared to before for the older three, and I'm thinking it wouldn't be pleasant for Jenny at all. (I think I've talked myself out of this option). OF note: Dumbledore, Lissa and Jenny are the only ones that truly qualify as pets - they were my first. I'll keep them and feed them as long as they live. They're very sweet and easy.)

2) Go ahead and put Monkey in there with them. Monkey was already going to be their rooster, I was just considering waiting until the big coop was built. I'm thinking he can get them under control. It'll be a little hard at first, as it always is introducing a new rooster/cockerel, and a little more snug to keep them locked up for a while compared to if they were in a bigger tractor, but it's gotta be done some time. And it'll decompress the Frat house a bit. I'm leaning toward this option.

3) Suck it up and cull the mean little freeloaders. (Their brothers were SUPER mean as well - meanest little chickens I ever raised, picked fights with everyone form a very early age.) This is the first thing I thought when watching them going after Arbequina. But if I can get them laying again, I do enjoy the blue eggs, and they were well behaved with a cockerel around.

This is the only group I have with no cockerel or rooster. I think I'm gonna do option #2... I need to put fresh bedding in there (if I'm going to lock them up together for a little while). Thanks for listening.

- Ant Farm

 

[GabrielBane]

Me and Eric went to a swap today, the ladies next to us were selling showgirls and someway or another they ended up giving us this cockerel because they didn't have use for him in any of their projects, I've always said I wasn't going to raise showgirls because of the feathers on their feet, but I couldn't resist him once she took him out of the cage and he strutted around. super personable. And the lack of bow tie was another draw. I believe he's "red Pyle"? I can never tell with silkies. Oddly enough, he's the same age as my NNs from my Breeders hatch, and he's already bigger? I was always told showgirls were bred to be small (like smaaaaaall) Hopefully he continues to grow. I have a preference for LF.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Me and Eric went to a swap today, the ladies next to us were selling showgirls and someway or another they ended up giving us this cockerel because they didn't have use for him in any of their projects, I've always said I wasn't going to raise showgirls because of the feathers on their feet, but I couldn't resist him once she took him out of the cage and he strutted around. super personable. And the lack of bow tie was another draw. I believe he's "red Pyle"? I can never tell with silkies. Oddly enough, he's the same age as my NNs from my Breeders hatch, and he's already bigger? I was always told showgirls were bred to be small (like smaaaaaall) Hopefully he continues to grow. I have a preference for LF.

Oh, wow. A big Showgirl?! Super cool!!!!! Looking forward to seeing how he grows out!!!!