NY chicken lover!!!!

[Beer can]

I'm not good at pics. White giant pullet with a couple red sussex and two yr old polish and brownleghorn in the food dish.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Gramma, I love your concoction you gave your chickens the other day. I can't remember who asked but I'd also love to know what else you feed your chickens.
Chickens Treat- they eat what we eat ..Leftovers - if there is any .
raw Onions every few days coz we eat alot of them,
raw shredded carrots , apples ,
My one that got attacked got scrambled egg & green beans for breakfast


I try not to give them any medicines ..
Only Natural things - they eat better than we do ! with Nuttys Organic Feed

 

[Gramma Chick]

. It's funny to watch the cockerels doing the challenge dance with an older hen. Certainly still trying to get their bearings. Girls are happy tho, not to have to deal w as much of their antics.

I do love to see a Hen Deny & send a young Roo Packing

Quote: What door ...I had to look at the pic closely to find it ...LOL

 

[Gramma Chick]

I thought I'd post a few pictures of my chickens! Happy Sunday!


Who is the chick with the Mohawk ?

 

[akaruby]

That is my silver laced polish chick! She is so friendly and calm, plus has a cool hairdo.

 

[rancher hicks]

Sounds like a re-occurring theme of roosters & what to do with them all before winter. So far I've processed 17 roosters, have more to be done, but planning on sending the youngest roosters too young to process to the auction.
Yes, roosters are a "side-effect" of hatching your own, but they sure all very pretty to look at. The selection process is always difficult, as some are just gorgeous.

Yes, I have a bachelor coop, but space is limited. Last year I fed 17 roosters all winter, and I've got a lot of culling & selling to do before I get back down to that, and hopefully, I won't have to keep so many.

Plus, I just had two more batches of Muscovy ducks hatch & they won't get big enough to process before winter. And I don't want to feed 20-some ducks all winter long.

But, the upside to so many roosters, is that I can select the best ones, and I know they've had a good life.

Here's some photos to share with you all. I think this pullet that's 1/2 SFH, hence the "crazy hair-do", as her dad was crested. She's not repeatable, as I culled that rooster, since I he wasn't
had some faults & was too aggressive for breeding pure SFH. But, he made a cute cross. The 2nd pullet is actually blue on her back 1/2, and thankfully no one has picked out her beard (yet).


Some of the "pretty boys", plus a duck playing "peek-a-boo" (just noticed its eyes) - can you find it?



The pullet on the left just recently started laying eggs, her "dad" was Bob the Bielefelder and mom was "Susan" a CH green egg layer.
Either her or her sister is laying a nice khaki, almost olive egg! So excited, as she's a real beauty, plus a very uniquely colored egg.

Unfortunately you have to grow out your roosters to make the best selections. Right now I'd be glad for some Marans from my flock.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Y'all make me wish I had a second barn to turn into a bachelor pad. So many handsome boys I want . Sadly I've only one barn and the 20 I have get that. Time will fix that though. Maybe by this time next year I can adopt a few boys. They make such fancy lawn art. Plus by then I should have enough girls to accommodate a few more.

 

[Beer can]

That is my silver laced polish chick! She is so friendly and calm, plus has a cool hairdo. 

X2, super cool hairdo. That 'mohawk' looks huge compared to the ones we had, where did you get it? We still have a gl polish that's a great layer.
Couple punk rocker cockerels last yr;

 

[Stuffedcritter]

You wouldn't believe the road block I came across this morning three turkeys, Peking ducks and chickens buggers wouldn't move! Laughing the whole time must remember to carry some scratch with me maybe if I bribe them they'll let me thru faster. has anybody found a good solar water heater,?

 

[akaruby]

X2, super cool hairdo. That 'mohawk' looks huge compared to the ones we had, where did you get it? We still have a gl polish that's a great layer.
Couple punk rocker cockerels last yr;

I love the punk rocker hairdos. I got mine from Meyer Hatchery.