San Diego Chicken meetup and Chat thread

[SD_Paulo]

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They are very lovely birds....I can't wait!!!

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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They are very lovely birds....I can't wait!!!

 

[SD_Paulo]

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They are very lovely birds....I can't wait!!!

CARI-

FYI- looks like those Lavs maybe coming sooner than later!!

Keep your fingers crossed.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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CARI-

FYI- looks like those Lavs maybe coming sooner than later!!

Keep your fingers crossed.


Great! Just let me know when!!!

The 11th is day ten for the eggs, I will candle and see how many viable ones we have.

Lockdown is the 19th, and they should start hatching on the 22nd...

Yay Christmas presents!!!

Would be good if the Lav's came after then, as I set 22 of the Wheatie eggs and the incubators pretty full...

 

[WFF]

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Beautiful! Looks a bit like a bald eagle

He is beautiful and sweet. I held him this morning when I was putting him in his temporary home and he is a sweety. Maybe I'll name him Eagle or Baldy. I already have Hawk and Owlex. Thanks again Miriam.

 

[craftychicken]

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Beautiful! Looks a bit like a bald eagle

awww! he is so cute

bald eagle is just what i was thinking too.

 

[dedicateddourly]

This afternoon I witnessed my two 27-week old cockerels double-teaming one of my hens and I didn't like it one bit. In fact, they seem really fixated on her. It may be time to re-home one of the boys. Actually, after watching the mating, I'm starting to re-think the whole rooster thing. I realize it could be the raging hormones that will pass. I like the idea of having a protector for my girls, but I don't want to stress them, especially the one. I just wanted to vent because I am somewhat traumatized

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Beautiful! Looks a bit like a bald eagle

He is beautiful and sweet. I held him this morning when I was putting him in his temporary home and he is a sweety. Maybe I'll name him Eagle or Baldy. I already have Hawk and Owlex. Thanks again Miriam.

And Welcome to the SD thread!

I am glad you are liking him! The Wheaties are SO sweet.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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Aww so sorry to hear Renee!!!

Do the boys have enough girls to go around? I usually recommend 8-10 girls for 1 boy... You can get away with 6 per boy if you have a REALLY nice boy... but the hens will probably need hen saddles to protect their backs from his claws...

At about 5 months or so the hormones start kicking in and they can become jerks... unfortunately from my experience, if you have one that is a jerk from the beginning (when starting mating) he always will be. The nice ones are uaully nice from the beginning and stay that way... But "nice" is relative... Your welcome to come watch mine so you can compare...

But unfortunately chicken mating was not on God's list of "nice things"...

Even the "sweet" boys can appear rough and "unpolished" at times... well most of the time....

Don't let me get started on the mean ones... they are just that... downright MEAN.

Hopefully you can get it all figured out and settled and everyone can live in peace.

 

[Phage]

And on that subject this is just TOOOOO funny: