***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[artsyrobin]

Ok I am sure you are all sitting on the edge of your seats waiting on these broody/chick pics so here goes...

 

[hotcurltr]

exactly

X2

 

[hotcurltr]

the girls are home..... critters-rodent type you are warned....

Robin, the one closest, blue, silver or whatever, anyway she is not a girl. Welcome your new drake. My eyes could be bad, but I don't think so. Give me a front pic. They are beautiful. Where did u get them?

 

[artsyrobin]

got them from a okie group on facebook, i sure hope not, he said they were a year old..... i wasn't interested in a drake as their reputation of being mean....

 

[hotcurltr]

got them from a okie group on facebook, i sure hope not, he said they were a year old..... i wasn't interested in a drake as their reputation of being mean....

See the difference of the carbuncles on the faces. Females stay small Males get big and knotted. And males aren't mean. Just like to mate. No different than a rooster I guess. Anyway, I've never had a mean drake to humans or my other animals. They will develope a pecking order, sometimes, the rooster is the top dog, sometimes the drake. Geese are a different story altogetherLOL

 

[mjgigax]

With all these adorable pics of NN's I have to add a pic of the showgirl I hatched a few days ago. Out of 3 or 4 batches of eggs this is the only one I've ever got, I have a feeling it's a roo. What's not to love??

Absolutely adorable!

 

[shelbydog]

See the difference of the carbuncles on the faces.  Females stay small Males get big and knotted.  And males aren't mean.  Just like to mate.

I think the blue is a hen. The body shape is football-ish and there is no huge size difference between them. I would think at a year old the crest would be obvious. I'm not seeing the greaser crest. And the legs don't look like tree trunks from what I can see. Looks like the feet can touch each other. And if they are a year old there should be way more caruncling if it's a drake. I'll have to go look at my hens to see if they have any lumpy caruncling but I know my drakes at less than a year old look like they have a tumor outbreak on their face.

Robin, are the feet close together or wide apart? Are their legs the same size? Does it make dog panting noises only or does it twill. Is one way bigger than the other?

They have unique body language and are entertaining to watch. They will roost when possible and are poop factories. Flying goats is what they are.

I think the biggest concern with drakes is the risk of them trying to mate with chickens. As you know they have a penis. But I've never seen mine try anything with the chickens.

Mine must not have a taste for rodents as they were not interested in a mice one of my kittens caught.

 

[shelbydog]

One of my EE hens flew into the dog yard yesterday and they plucked her back and took skin off of a spot on her wings. I found her in the dog house. I'm surprised they didn't kill her since they did that to her.

And I couldn't find my olive eager pullet Olive last night. She sleeps in the house at night and she didn't come running like she always did when I call her name. Of all the chickens that have died I will be upset if I can't find this one alive. I hope she is hunkered down somewhere.

 

[greenbeetle]

With all these adorable pics of NN's I have to add a pic of the showgirl I hatched a few days ago. Out of 3 or 4 batches of eggs this is the only one I've ever got, I have a feeling it's a roo. What's not to love??

How cute, looks like she is mad about getting her picture taken...lol

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Awe I hope your hen shows up today Dusti!

I'm not sure on that Muskovy, I only have 4 and I've only had them for a month but my drake has a much bumpier face than that.

And oh my goodness Amy what a funny choice for a broody mom! I love it!