people with house chickens

[mg15]

gryeyes

Aren't they just the best. To have a bird in the house, is somehow comforting and enjoyable.
Many, many people don't get this.
We, the people with house chickens get tho....

 

[mg15]

oswald808

I had to look up Jungle Fowl that you have. What a hoot,
"people with house chickens" are the best !

 

[JacquiJ]

Came home from my parents house and lifted Lily (she was not very happy) and discovered we now have 5 babies!

 

[kukupecpec]

Holy cow that's a lot of eggs under her!
How cool! Congrats Momma Lily!

Thought I would share my House Goose Trina, not a chicken, but still a house "fowl" hehe
This is her spot. Makes watching TV a little difficult...

 

[ChickenPeep]

Congrats JaquiJ! What breed are the little ones?

kukupecpec, she is very pretty.

 

[mg15]

JaquiJ, oh my they are so pretty ! Even as babies they look like Silkies.

and kukupecpec, how serene looking, I could almost have a duck, or house goose, what is she ?

 

[JacquiJ]

We now have a total of 8 black silkie babies 8/9 hatched. I still can't believe Lily was able to set on that many.lol. She is so happy to be a momma. I had to separate her for a couple of minutes while I counted the babies and removed the shells and she went ballistic!

My friend hatched some buff babies fr me in her incubator as I wasn't too sure if Lily would set the whole time. So soon Lily will get another 7 babies to take care of too! They just hatched too!

 

[mg15]

J,
Absolutely AWESOME, you are so fortunate, 8 black silkies!!

I had a black silkie, she was so broody, and laid an egg almost everyday.
But our dog killed 15 hens last Friday and she was one of the many.

I only have 1 White Leghorn and an extremely wounded Australorpe that we took to the vet and now rehabbing.
Vet told us she would only have a 10 percent chance. I just couldn't put her down.

the thread is at https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...bites-i-have-baytril-but-not-sure-what-to-use

 

[JacquiJ]

Your poor baby!!!! makes me so sad. I really hope she pulls through. I will eventually have to rehome some of the babies. Let me know if you want any!!!

 

[kukupecpec]

JaquiJ, oh my they are so pretty ! Even as babies they look like Silkies.

and kukupecpec, how serene looking, I could almost have a duck, or house goose, what is she ?

Thanks! I love her. She is getting to be less of a chore and more enjoyable now that she is growing up some.
She's a Toulouse. I have some Emden/Toulouse cross eggs in the bator to see if I can hatch her out a friend, but I don't know if I really want to keep another. It's a lot of work, and I would hate to have her bond to another goose instead of us. That's what makes her such a joy!

We now have a total of 8 black silkie babies

8/9 hatched. I still can't believe Lily was able to set on that many.lol. She is so happy to be a momma. I had to separate her for a couple of minutes while I counted the babies and removed the shells and she went ballistic!



My friend hatched some buff babies fr me in her incubator as I wasn't too sure if Lily would set the whole time. So soon Lily will get another 7 babies to take care of too! They just hatched too!

How exciting!!!!! I am having fun watching my one silkie grow up. They sure are cute!