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[Kyzmette]

After giving Bumpers her feeding earlier she got a little agitated and flapped. I leaned back, and she literally climbed my shirt and snugged her head up next to mine, then wouldn't move. I fumbled for my phone so I could get a picture, afraid she'd pull away, but she stayed right there. Nobody can tell me they don't feel.

I got chicken hugged!

 

[NanaKat]

After giving Bumpers her feeding earlier she got a little agitated and flapped. I leaned back, and she literally climbed my shirt and snugged her head up next to mine, then wouldn't move. I fumbled for my phone so I could get a picture, afraid she'd pull away, but she stayed right there. Nobody can tell me they don't feel.

I got chicken hugged!

Yes you did!

 

[ashtree]

After giving Bumpers her feeding earlier she got a little agitated and flapped. I leaned back, and she literally climbed my shirt and snugged her head up next to mine, then wouldn't move. I fumbled for my phone so I could get a picture, afraid she'd pull away, but she stayed right there. Nobody can tell me they don't feel.

I got chicken hugged!

That's just beautiful. She certainly loves you. We're all rooting for her over here!

 

[margaret8]

And, once again.......

 

[cathiesue]

And, once again.......

Sucks, doesn't it?

 

[artsyrobin]

wish we coudl bottle this weather for August

 

[BetsyOK]

First chick of 2015! Mama-hatched splash silkie. First-time Mama has been very diligent in brooding these eggs, and I'm sure they're not hers. I'd been taking hers because I didn't want anyone broody that early, but let her start the first week in February. She's been joined by another, and there are quite a few eggs in there. Babe removed to a brooder in the small, heated barn because of waterer and my feeling their pen is not clean enough for babies.

 

[HappyChickadee]

Whoever was asking if chickens can eat plastic BB's well....I have a chicken inside who is sick and so I have become very familiar with her poo and today she passed a BB. I don't know how long it took her to process it but she's been inside for three days and while it's possible she found a bb in some corner when I wasn't looking (she's had some time out to stretch her legs in the house) but I think she got it from outside when she was out there, which means it was in her system awhile. She's got some respiratory issue so it's not from the bb I dont think. Mrs. Peckers ate a plastic BB and passed it. Ugh

 

[DBerryhill]

Hi everyone I just got my first incubator and of course ran straight out to the nesting boxes and snatched up what was there for a test run. I set them on the 1st, and I candles today. ( I have issues with patience!) I know it's early, but the eggs seem to be developing at different rates. Any one else see this in there hatches?

 

[HeyBigRhondaq]

The last several posts really made me think---WOW! These birds really are like our babies! Bumbers, rate of development, what's in their poo? We pour our heart into these things, don't we?

On that note, my Cochin eggs I ordered and hatched a week or so ago...I'm losing them one by one. They're in the brooder with a couple of my mixes and a couple slightly older (but not much bigger) lavender Orps I purchased. It's just the Cochins I'm losing. One day they look great and the next their wings are droopy. They're lethargic. It's like they just give up. I'm down to five from seven and have one of those quarantined due to how it's acting. I did switch them to large flake brooder from sand. Could this be it? Larger bird, larger appetite, eating stuff it shouldn't?

I'm making a feed store run today, so if there's something I can try, let me know. I am on Facebook too, but for some reason, I feel like this BYC is more helpful. FB tends to jump on people!