She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[RubyNala97]

Thanks everyone. I have a little catching up to do. We were buying bunk beds...

It's called addiction hatching addiction no know cure. makes people do strange things . withdrawal  a  real problem constant  shakes ssssssssoooooooo bbbbbbbaaaaaddd     you can't type .spelling  hopelessly lost. dreams of zipping  chicks keep you awake at night . constantly checking eggs on ebay. or begging friends for a fix . hay man got any eggs .rehab never works. just one more batch just one more . I promise I quit after the next one .before you know it your using dirty eggs cause their all you can get. eggs with bad air cells cause you spent your grocery money on them. can't afford to feed the ones you have now but got to have one more hatch . and then It get worse then you go among  the mad people seeking advice .only they can't help cause they are mad mad I tell you . and then it's gets worse you start seeing things .things like teddy bears dressed in kilts and before you know it your just like them . mad mad I tell you. go back go back before it's to late and this is where you end up

This is so funny! And so true. I definitely have an obsessive personality, so I fit right in.

I've got to be honest, Ruby. Those are much higher quality silkies than mine, and the fabulous crests and beards make them even harder to distinguish. Very nice birds, but I am totally clueless. Maybe if you get a video of one crowing I could take a guess...

Thank you! But I was counting on you!!! No crowing yet, so I guess I'll have to wait.

Ruby, they are sooo pretty. We already know I'm horrible at sexing them, so I wont even comment on that, but #1 is my fav!!

#1 is mine! I wasn't supposed to have her in the eggs I ordered so she was a surprise and she's the tiniest thing, (I'm thinking girl) but HUGE personality. She's almost at the top of the pecking order!

Still hard to tell, but 2 and 4 look more like cockerels... 3 looks like a pullet all the way... 7, no idea! The rest I'm leaning more towards pullets, but not sure...

This is a young cockerel, note the streamers from back of his crest...

Young pullet, note more rounded and even crest...

They are hard to tell, aren't they! I was thinking all boys except #1 but a few are looking pullet-ish, so fingers crossed. Thank you for weighing in!

Thank you to all that responded to my candling question. I lost track of all the names, otherwise I would of tagged you all ♡♡

I picked up some excess goats milk for the chickens, I have read that they love it. Traded 3 jars of homemade strawberry jam for 2 gallons of goats milk & some kumbatcha scoby. I think I got a good trade.

Goat milk is extremely nutritional, out of all animal milk it most closely resembles human milk.

 

[AmyLynn2374]

Goat milk is extremely nutritional, out of all animal milk it most closely resembles human milk.

That so does not make me want to try it...lol

 

[WVduckchick]

70% for the first 18...
That could make for some interesting reading tomorrow

Oh yes....

Oh, sorry to hear that - she must have been frightened.  Hope she didn't get scratched up.

My Legbar hens are p!ssy too.  One of these days I'll get rid of them, but they are reliably laying blue eggs even in the heat.

I was so shocked about the eggs, I totally forgot to say I hope the daughter is ok and wasn't injured!!

That so does not make me want to try it...lol

Agreed! Lol

 

[RubyNala97]

I'm in a hurry but I dropped in to check on you and make sure you weren't doing anything against BYC rules. I had stir fry 3x yesterday. I'm fine.

Ruby, your silkies are gorgeous!!! I want SQ bearded silkies!!!

SC, are you giving away Ameraucanas?? Here's my address: haha no way jk I wouldn't really do that.

Thank you! I'll send you some eggs in the spring, if you want!

I just had to share the beauty I am witnessing in my yard... Awwwww

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ETA maybe I should name him Ted! Hahah

Sooo pretty!!

Well on a sad note.....my oldest daughter got attacked by our CCL Rooster.....and because he is her pet...she said to get rid of him. So...I now have him for sale. I need to find another baby to baby....esp when my hmong eggs hatch. And don't get me started on those eggs!!!! They are making me so mad. I only have 2 left growing that did not quit on me. I think that the manual turning is not for me.

Yikes! Has he ever done that before? Well he can go be diner for someone else! Whats up with the eggs? When did they quit?

Well I know manual turning is not for me either, but I bet that's not the problem with your eggs.  Shipping kills a lot, at the beginning and then again at lockdown.

typo

X2! (Stinks, doesn't it!)

That so does not make me want to try it...lol

I know! I think it's gross. But a lot of babies that have colic and aren't nursed for whatever reason, do the best on goat milk. When I weened my kids that's what I gave them (I added a little vanilla to cut the taste)!

 

[FridayYet]

Really? My Legbars are not aggressive at all... a bit flighty, but not too bad...

I only have two and they are bossy, one is a feather picker, and the other attacks the younger chickens. they are ok with me, but they are just itchy.

 

[Ravynscroft]

I only have two and they are bossy, one is a feather picker, and the other attacks the younger chickens. they are ok with me, but they are just itchy.

Ah, ok...

 

[AmyLynn2374]

I know! I think it's gross. But a lot of babies that have colic and aren't nursed for whatever reason, do the best on goat milk. When I weened my kids that's what I gave them (I added a little vanilla to cut the taste)!

When I weened my son (way way way later than I had wanted to, but couldn't make him cry) I had to spray "myself" with sour spray candy so it tasted yucky! True story...but it worked like a charm...lol

 

[dan26552]

Goat milk is extremely nutritional, out of all animal milk it most closely resembles human milk.

That so does not make me want to try it...lol

Should try goat cheese, that stuff is amazing!

(As long as you get it from someone who knows what they're doing)

 

[RubyNala97]

When I weened my son (way way way later than I had wanted to, but couldn't make him cry) I had to spray "myself" with sour spray candy so it tasted yucky! True story...but it worked like a charm...lol  

Are you serious!? I had to ween my first because I had my second. And I couldn't deal with nursing two babies at once. But my second was soooo hard to wean! I wish I would have thought of something like that!! (trust me, I can appreciate that)!! Who knows maybe I'll have to do that when this last one gets older!

 

[WVduckchick]

When I weened my son (way way way later than I had wanted to, but couldn't make him cry) I had to spray "myself" with sour spray candy so it tasted yucky! True story...but it worked like a charm...lol  

I bet his daddy loved that!