Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[ronott1]

20 wks on monday and nadda. They're not even checking out the nest boxes. The straw is undisturbed lol.

Hopefully soon. It is best if the start before too late in the Fall

 

[mortie]

Yeah i know that's why I'm threatening them by eating a bucket of KFC in front of them.

 

[ronott1]

Yeah i know that's why I'm threatening them by eating a bucket of KFC in front of them.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Yeah i know that's why I'm threatening them by eating a bucket of KFC in front of them.

haha! Yes! I was just thinking the same thing. What was it OK used to do... tack up a Meat List in the coop? I supposed you have tried bribing them with pie...

 

[ronott1]

This new member gave her chicks pie!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-chicken-newbie-here.1261552/page-2#post-20251399

 

[Wishing4Wings]

This new member gave her chicks pie!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-chicken-newbie-here.1261552/page-2#post-20251399

Good for her! Did you see the gray chicks with the half black, half white wings? Any idea what those might be?

 

[ronott1]

Good for her! Did you see the gray chicks with the half black, half white wings? Any idea what those might be?

It has feathered feet so likely and OE from a cuckoo marans x EE

 

[mortie]

Ah yes the old meat bird list....

 

[Wishing4Wings]

It has feathered feet so likely and OE from a cuckoo marans x EE

Do you know what the coloring will look like? Never have seen color blocking on a chick's wings like that.

 

[ronott1]

Do you know what the coloring will look like? Never have seen color blocking on a chick's wings like that.

It will likely be mostly black with ghost barring