MoonMoon
Songster
I meant to do this post sooner but a lot has happened since the idea came to mind. I am still grieving the chicks I got killed and just recently, I got a clutch of 4 eggs killed on day 16 because I moved nests on a late broody(like, just the stall beside her but she be stupid I guess, she pooped heavily near the original nest so I move her eggs over but she decided to sit empty on the original nest 
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I was also quite busy with a job and canceled plans on top of cancelled plans so my life is chaos right now. I also missed the chickens I lost dearly, and still upset about this season’s failed clutch from my first broody, but because I have a day off on Easter and so, free time, I should find an outlet to cope, so I’ve decided to write this post. Mostly for myself but also, anyone is free to comment.
Format: name, important detail, personality, appearance. I prioritize funnier pictures first.
"Golden". The only rooster we own. A lil sh** to humans but fine and a good gentleman to the hens I guess. Golden head to neck, black body with laced chest. Yellow striped wings, iridescent tail. Typical rooster package.
In wind, wet
Normally
"Red". Friendly to me and dominant to other chickens. Tolerant and willing to approach me, she's my current favorite. Red-brown with a tie on her right leg.
"Stripey". Sassy, hissy, bold and yet, flighty still. I love her for her unique personality, appearance and her productivity. An egg per day like the other leghorns
Mottled, striped brown with salmon breast.
And also above. "Speckles". She has mottling on her chest. Looks quite similar to Stripey but personality quite different. Flighty, skittish and much much speedier, she is also more orange and doesn't have stripes like Stripey. Both of them are very light and thin, like Sunny, so I've concluded they're all leghorn type.
Wet
"Sunny". Curious, inquisitively bold but still pretty flighty and very capable of doing flips, she's very similar to Stripey and Speckles, but she's pure white(originally anyway, not much could have prevented her from rolling in mud on rainy days
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"Summer". My only surviving Wyandotte...more expensive than two other hens combined. Skittish and clingy to the rooster. I still have no idea how I would acquire another like her but I love the pattern. Black laced brown. Maybe the only Wyandotte I'll ever have at this rate. Purebred is SO expensive!
"Shady". Speedy, flighty. She like to lurk. But just a regular ol' hen. All black feathered with white stripes from face to neck.
Wet
Normal
"Snowy". Now the shyest, lowest ranking hen. She's usually in the shadow, alone or something.
"Butter". Ex-broody. Golden Comet. Calm, reserved, probably less upset about her dead eggs than I am. Yellow with a tie on left leg.
"Nugget". Biggest Golden Comet in the flock. Friendly, tolerant. Not cuddly but other than Red she's the only other chicken who would allow pets. Would do anything for food. Dirty yellow with matte feathers.
“Brown, Mocha” I can’t tell them apart. They are two Isabrowns that aren’t fond of me.
”Orange”. Isabrown. Not fond of me. Orange colored for some reason.
5(?) unnamed Golden Comet. Unique looking bunch but usually move as a flock and I don't have any nickname for them yet. Lays terribly lol, very fat and lazy.
Pretty bunch but not note worthy.
I plan to post more on this thread, as I felt guilty not posting about my chickens and especially the broody hen more. I would've not made so much dumb decisions if I posted it on social media...honestly should've ask about how to keep broody because my first kept her eggs to near hatching date before I got her eggs killed. I think anyone would've told me to not move the nest. Oh well
I'll try to consult the Internet more.
)I was also quite busy with a job and canceled plans on top of cancelled plans so my life is chaos right now. I also missed the chickens I lost dearly, and still upset about this season’s failed clutch from my first broody, but because I have a day off on Easter and so, free time, I should find an outlet to cope, so I’ve decided to write this post. Mostly for myself but also, anyone is free to comment.
Format: name, important detail, personality, appearance. I prioritize funnier pictures first.
"Golden". The only rooster we own. A lil sh** to humans but fine and a good gentleman to the hens I guess. Golden head to neck, black body with laced chest. Yellow striped wings, iridescent tail. Typical rooster package.
In wind, wet
Normally
"Red". Friendly to me and dominant to other chickens. Tolerant and willing to approach me, she's my current favorite. Red-brown with a tie on her right leg.
"Stripey". Sassy, hissy, bold and yet, flighty still. I love her for her unique personality, appearance and her productivity. An egg per day like the other leghorns
Mottled, striped brown with salmon breast.
And also above. "Speckles". She has mottling on her chest. Looks quite similar to Stripey but personality quite different. Flighty, skittish and much much speedier, she is also more orange and doesn't have stripes like Stripey. Both of them are very light and thin, like Sunny, so I've concluded they're all leghorn type.
Wet
"Sunny". Curious, inquisitively bold but still pretty flighty and very capable of doing flips, she's very similar to Stripey and Speckles, but she's pure white(originally anyway, not much could have prevented her from rolling in mud on rainy days
)"Summer". My only surviving Wyandotte...more expensive than two other hens combined. Skittish and clingy to the rooster. I still have no idea how I would acquire another like her but I love the pattern. Black laced brown. Maybe the only Wyandotte I'll ever have at this rate. Purebred is SO expensive!
"Shady". Speedy, flighty. She like to lurk. But just a regular ol' hen. All black feathered with white stripes from face to neck.
Wet
Normal
"Snowy". Now the shyest, lowest ranking hen. She's usually in the shadow, alone or something.
"Butter". Ex-broody. Golden Comet. Calm, reserved, probably less upset about her dead eggs than I am. Yellow with a tie on left leg.
"Nugget". Biggest Golden Comet in the flock. Friendly, tolerant. Not cuddly but other than Red she's the only other chicken who would allow pets. Would do anything for food. Dirty yellow with matte feathers.
“Brown, Mocha” I can’t tell them apart. They are two Isabrowns that aren’t fond of me.
”Orange”. Isabrown. Not fond of me. Orange colored for some reason.
5(?) unnamed Golden Comet. Unique looking bunch but usually move as a flock and I don't have any nickname for them yet. Lays terribly lol, very fat and lazy.
Pretty bunch but not note worthy.
I plan to post more on this thread, as I felt guilty not posting about my chickens and especially the broody hen more. I would've not made so much dumb decisions if I posted it on social media...honestly should've ask about how to keep broody because my first kept her eggs to near hatching date before I got her eggs killed. I think anyone would've told me to not move the nest. Oh well
I'll try to consult the Internet more.
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not like I’m going to breed them so it shouldn't matter but then again, I have an incubator...shrug. If I’ll breed them breed doesn’t matter anyway, I’ll never sell my poultry. So purebred status doesn’t matter to me but we would have a trio of pure runners then if the duckling ended up being a drake.
