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[PugBug]

Here's a few pics of my GFF babies I took today. They are 5 wks old- ignore the bourbon reds mixed in there...

 

[lualshannon]

These are really beautiful, I love the color!

Thank you very much! They have the most laid back personalities.

Here's a few pics of my GFF babies I took today. They are 5 wks old- ignore the bourbon reds mixed in there...

Your babies are adorable! I love the awkward, whimsical juvenile stage...

 

[Johnn]

Great. Bella's auntie and mother are both broody! I just left them alone for ONE day! Bella's mother only give her last chicks up a couple of weeks ago! I think they are broody anyways, they both do the broody squak and puff up when i go to touch them, they both pecked me (especially Bellas mother when i had to move her from the middle of the floor!) and they both had broody poops when they came out. So they are aren't they?

 

[thedragonlady]

Great. Bella's auntie and mother are both broody! I just left them alone for ONE day! Bella's mother only give her last chicks up a couple of weeks ago! I think they are broody anyways, they both do the broody squak and puff up when i go to touch them, they both pecked me (especially Bellas mother when i had to move her from the middle of the floor!) and they both had broody poops when they came out. So they are aren't they?

Sounds like it to me. I have 4 demented, puffed up cluckers right now. It seems that the more English blood that they have; the more often they go broody. The more American girls have a stronger work ethic !

 

[galanie]

LOL! I have "only" 3 demented hens at the moment. So far, 8 of my 10 hens has been broody this year. One has just gone broody for the second time. And her chick is still trying to stay with her. Argh.

 

[Johnn]

Sounds like it to me. I have 4 demented, puffed up cluckers right now. It seems that the more English blood that they have; the more often they go broody. The more American girls have a stronger work ethic !

I really can't be bothered with anymore chicks but also can't be bothered to break them, so looks like they will get their own way!

 

[Johnn]

LOL! I have "only" 3 demented hens at the moment. So far, 8 of my 10 hens has been broody this year. One has just gone broody for the second time. And her chick is still trying to stay with her. Argh.

I'm just hoping Bella doesn't join in! Hopefully she wont as she is looking after her mothers old chicks.

 

[Johnn]

Buying Bella some anti-biotics now. I don't want any trouble from this hen for a while now!

 

[Sonja73]

Get better Bella!!!

 

[Johnn]

Oh and yes, picking her up was a nightmare. Every chance she got she started flapping trying to break free and the rest of the time was screaming in my ear! I think it might be a bit easier next time because when i put her down she looked at me as if she was saying "you didn't kill me!!".