New Brahma Group: Blue Partridge x Partridge, Plus Dark

[speckledhen]

Bonnie is still acting not herself, but not worse. The pullet chick is holding her neck in like it hurts, but she runs around and chases bugs with the rest of them. And she tried to climb the fence to get to me today, LOL.
Here she is standing like that:

And the rest of the heathens.

The pic just below is the same chick who is acting like she got hurt. She is still doing what chicks do.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Oh no, you are making me worried for your birds. I hate the generalized symptoms, you never know which way they will go.

 

[speckledhen]

They do get hurt sometimes. I've had a chick jump on the neck of another chick in a brooder and pretty much kill it on the spot. They can be very rough at times. And Brandy is a lunatic, wanting out to roam with her six babies. She runs back and forth while they cheep like they're running tin cups along the jail house bars, LOL.
The chick's crop is pliable, though, seems to be functioning.

Athena, my BR hen who is in a hard molt and had a hard crop, is doing a bit better. Her crop is no longer hard, very pliable, though still a bit sluggish. Hopefully, it will begin to function better in a day or so and she can go back to her group.

 

[speckledhen]

They do get hurt sometimes. I've had a chick jump on the neck of another chick in a brooder and pretty much kill it on the spot. They can be very rough at times. And Brandy is a lunatic, wanting out to roam with her six babies. She runs back and forth while they cheep like they're running tin cups along the jail house bars, LOL.
The chick's crop is pliable, though, seems to be functioning.

Athena, my BR hen who is in a hard molt and had a hard crop, is doing a bit better. Her crop is no longer hard, very pliable, though still a bit sluggish. Hopefully, it will begin to function better in a day or so and she can go back to her group.

 

[speckledhen]

The pullet still hunches her neck sometimes, but she is acting like a normal chick. Her crop is fine. Bonnie is still a bit off, but she's been coming outside more now. They are definitely molting so that may be all it is.

The older boys, who are 9 1/2 weeks:

and the littlest blue partridge male. The kid didn't show to pick up his birds today, so they are on the market now. Maybe the lady who is buying the other trio will want the 2nd trio, too. If not, I know a guy who is interested, I think. Brandy is still being mama anyway. They are almost 6 weeks old.

 

[speckledhen]

Camo Chickens! Partridge Brahmas are great in an oak forest.

And the boys, going on 10 weeks old. So handsome! The darker blue male is sold, along with all six younger chicks, to be picked up soon. They are having brand new quarters built just for them. The older male will have a harem of Lt. Brahma hens to himself.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They keep getting better looking.

 

[speckledhen]

I think Bonnie was just not feeling well in her first big molt. She is definitely molting, but she does come outside with the others now. And Brandy is back with the flock after raising her six chicks, all of whom will go to a new home on Oct 28. So, for Bash, it's unusual to have all six of his hens with him at once. He's molting heavily as well, but quickly, it seems, new hackles coming in right after the old ones dropped.

Here are the 6 week old chicks today. Two males, four females. Of the girls, two partridge and two blue partridge and one each on the males, too.

 

[kitkat5505]

They are so cute with their feathery feet especially those blue males

 

[speckledhen]

I love them when they are fully feathered like the older group of four males who are going on 11 weeks old now. They are super sweet. When my customer takes the six little ones, she will also take the darker blue one from that group and I'll have the lighter blue and the two partridge guys, who are the largest two. Wish you were closer. I'd hook you up with one of those and you'd be smitten!

Oh, the young pullet seems okay, too. She may have gotten a bit hurt, but seems to have recovered.

Bash is over his disdain for Barred Rocks, at least the female ones. I tried to get 24 week old BR, MaryJo, to go inside and she kept dodging me so I let Bash's group out. He spotted her and it was on like Donkey Kong, LOL. He ran full tilt across the rock wall, with me holding my breath hoping he wouldn't break a leg. He chased her around the barn, then through the barn and she finally pushed her head into a corner, with him panting and trying to grab her. I scooped her up and scolded her, telling her that's what happens to girls who don't mind mom, as if she even gets it. Silly thing. She still can't find her place in a real group and lives with the almost 11 week old Brahma cockerels. That can't last much longer, though.