Pipd's Peeps!

[2ndTink]

Speaking of said friend, she and my other friend and I had a nice, long chat this past weekend, long overdue as we hadn't been able to catch up in a long time, and they sort of reminded me of how much passion I had had for my birds when we first met... and how much I've kind of lost over the past few years to mental health battles and other distractions. One of the things she mentioned was pictures. I just haven't been taking many of them lately, particularly of the birds, and it stings to think back on some of the birds I've lost in that time that I have hardly any recent pictures of to reminisce over.

I cannot guarantee I'll keep up with this, especially come autumn when the semester starts up and I'll be neck deep in sorting chickens for winter and schooling and everything else, but I'd like to try to challenge myself at least over the summer to take a picture (or pictures) of some of my birds every day just to share, to keep up with the flock, and to be able to look back on later.

So here's day one from early this morning, Wyatt and Georgia having breakfast. Georgie turned her head, of course, and the perspective of the picture with the feed jug sitting back a ways makes Wyatt look like a giant, but, eh, it's a start.

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I'm super excited for more pictures!

I'm so glad you got to catch up with your friends, there's nothing better to help rejuvenate yourself. Mental health battles, stress, and having too much to do can really drain you. I hope you can rekindle your passions and energy

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

I'm glad y'all are on board with the daily picture idea! I actually was kind of excited to go out and see what today's picture of the day would end up being!

Anyway, here is day two's picture of the day. Every morning, I have to wade through a pile of chickens to get to that door to their yard and open it for the day A lot of the birds pictured here are the hens from last year's hatch that aren't supposed to be keepers (yet are somehow still here... huh. ), so many are unnamed. However, Pete and Nora are in the upper left corner, and I'm pretty sure Coco is among the fuzzies pictured. The non-fuzzies are, sort of working left to right, Gwenyth, Lydda, Sumi, Freia, Roha, Fifi, and Findlay, with Vega's tail just at the bottom edge of the picture between Lydda and Fifi.

And some contending pictures that didn't quite make the cut for the honor of picture of the day

Zoe, Wyatt, Georgia, and Margot drinking, with Maisie in the background:

And Izzy giving me her list of complaints for the morning

 

[2ndTink]

Your flock is beautiful!

Hehe, Izzy looks quite opinionated.

 

[NagemTX]

I struggle alot with the mental issues and it can be hard some days. Can't wait to see the all the pictures!

OEGB update. Did pt and full massages on both the babies and fed on Monday night and one as recovered enough to to the brooder in the garage. The other one is still having issues and I've been feeding it morning and evening the yoke/water/nutriaD. Still doing pt and massage and I'm giving it till Friday now but...

The one that went to the brooder if I put my hand in it runs up and jump in it. Lol. I should have gotten pictures of all the chicks after the cleaning was done! I have so many now. Will get some tomorrow as we have pulled what we want from one group and I need to get the others sold. I'm starting to be able to tell the cockerels from the pullets on the rosecombs and some of the others. Had one of the 3 to 4 week old ones out of Dusty bunch crow already!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Hehe, Izzy looks quite opinionated.

Oh, she definitely is. Every day, she's out there awk-awk-awking at me in her deep Orp voice.

I struggle alot with the mental issues and it can be hard some days. Can't wait to see the all the pictures!

OEGB update. Did pt and full massages on both the babies and fed on Monday night and one as recovered enough to to the brooder in the garage. The other one is still having issues and I've been feeding it morning and evening the yoke/water/nutriaD. Still doing pt and massage and I'm giving it till Friday now but...

The one that went to the brooder if I put my hand in it runs up and jump in it. Lol. I should have gotten pictures of all the chicks after the cleaning was done! I have so many now. Will get some tomorrow as we have pulled what we want from one group and I need to get the others sold. I'm starting to be able to tell the cockerels from the pullets on the rosecombs and some of the others. Had one of the 3 to 4 week old ones out of Dusty bunch crow already!

Glad to hear one of the OEGBs has gotten to its feet! Fingers crossed for the last one!

That sounds like an OEGB to me! When Vega and her late sister, Altair, were brooder-aged, I couldn't sit by the brooder without them insisting on being in my lap or on my arm. They'd be giving me the bitty bantam big eyes the moment I was in the room

Wow on the early crower! At least you know that one's a little dude. One of the brooder babes here has been crowing as well, but I already definitely knew he was a cockerel by his comb. I don't even remember how old they are at this point, 5 or 6 weeks? Shoot, I've got to get them moved outside pretty soon

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Day three picture of the day is, err, Gwenyth showing off her stealth skills. It may be hard to believe, but there really is a chicken hidden in this photo...

Only one runner up because my phone was almost dead this morning. Flury has been a pure Splash Cochin her whole life with nothing but white and gray feathers in her plumage. Well, this year I'd noticed she's sprouted just this one orange feather on her chest.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

Is Gwenyth your only naked neck? I remember when she was a chick, but don't remember if you have others.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

She is for the moment. I'd have loved to have hatched more with her, but those were the eggs that were packed so that they were lying on their sides instead of air cell up, so most of them were destroyed by shipping as a result.

I do intend to hatch her eggs eventually to add more of the little weirdos to the flock. But for now, it's just Gwenyth.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

So, if you hatch from a naked neck, does that automatically become the dominant trait or is it a guessing game until they are hatched?
I watch a YouTube channel called Chickenlandia. I just love that lady she's so nice and also not pretentious. Anyway, she just got a bantam naked neck. It looks like an oegb with a naked neck. It is so cute.

 

[2ndTink]

Day three picture of the day is, err, Gwenyth showing off her stealth skills. It may be hard to believe, but there really is a chicken hidden in this photo...

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Only one runner up because my phone was almost dead this morning. Flury has been a pure Splash Cochin her whole life with nothing but white and gray feathers in her plumage. Well, this year I'd noticed she's sprouted just this one orange feather on her chest.

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Gwenyth!

I guess Flury wanted to change things up a bit