Our introduction to keeping chickens, the high's, the lows and pics of our journey.

[vehve]

Our Faverolle was the noisiest of our boys, took us by surprise!

He will grow into his crow as he figures it out.

I have not seen a connection between the crow and the egg, but this is a connection between the crow and the attempted piggy back rides. The girls tend to not be interested until they squat, so there is a bit of chasing going on.

Had our first attempted rape today, Taneli, the roo that crows tried to have his way with Emma, the little 7 week Sussex. I pulled him off her, he was just squishing her. Lookks like we might be enjoying home grown chicken earlier than expected.

 

[scottcaddy]

Quote: I have found that it can be better to have a young roo grow-out pen that does not have any little hens with the teenage boys,
just a thought.
Scott

 

[vehve]

Today we got our new girls. Here they are waiting for pickup, and in the dog-crate on their first car trip.



They had quite a lot of pretty colors there, these are all Finnish Alho's.





One of our new girls has a lot more red in her comb and wattles, and the breeder said she's been finding "practice eggs", so hopefully we'll be enjoying homemade omelets soon, even if it takes a week to collect enough for one.

 

[vehve]

I have found that it can be better to have a young roo grow-out pen that does not have any little hens with the teenage boys,
just a thought.
Scott

If they start bothering the little one's more we'll just send the boys to freezer camp. I'd like to wait a bit longer though, since they're only about 10 weeks, so not that much to eat yet.

 

[vehve]

Ok, couple more pictures since the new girls ventured out of the coop and into the run. Then I promise to stop stealing your thread Ben.

 

[Bens-Hens]

They are some awesome looks birds, but I think you need at least one black one to match your 'Organic Eggs' sign!

I really enjoyed looking though your Scandan-avian coop pics, you have made a great coop. Whats the insulated box right at the end? Is that a chicken poop composter?

Here things are going well, the Rocks have been seen hanging around the nest boxes again the past couple of days, but none found from them yet. Sal has been doing her motherly role and patiently sitting on two plastic eggs and two golf balls while we wait for the real deal to arrive. Yesterday we were not fast enough collecting eggs and she climbed onto two real eggs so in the next day we will move her to the rooster box so she has more space and no temptation to egg hop.

Other than leaving the fake eggs for the real deal, she has done a great job, even lets us pat her without keeping a finger.

 

[vehve]

They are some awesome looks birds, but I think you need at least one black one to match your 'Organic Eggs' sign!

I really enjoyed looking though your Scandan-avian coop pics, you have made a great coop. Whats the insulated box right at the end? Is that a chicken poop composter?

Here things are going well, the Rocks have been seen hanging around the nest boxes again the past couple of days, but none found from them yet. Sal has been doing her motherly role and patiently sitting on two plastic eggs and two golf balls while we wait for the real deal to arrive. Yesterday we were not fast enough collecting eggs and she climbed onto two real eggs so in the next day we will move her to the rooster box so she has more space and no temptation to egg hop.

Other than leaving the fake eggs for the real deal, she has done a great job, even lets us pat her without keeping a finger.

We've got two black girls too, so the bases are covered.

Thank you, I'm pretty happy with the end result. Yeah, it's a compost, I should add a picture of it now that it's up and running.

Let's hope broody want's to be a mommy, good luck!

 

[Fancychooklady]

Hang in there sal, your eggs are on the way. The eggs have officially left the building.

 

[Bens-Hens]

Yippee!

 

[vehve]

The wait begins. Ben, how about a webcam on the broody?