Should I buy eggs or wait it out?

[okallthis4eggs]

she didn't come back. I've searched... it's dark. if she had the capacity to come back she would have by now... my other RIR Rose knows she missing. everyone else was roosting, she was still standing by the door. I'm so very sad. it was so bright and sunny... makes no sense. Chester was out on his line most of the day... woofing... you'd think that would be enough to keep the fox or whatever away....

Sorry friend.

 

[okallthis4eggs]

7 eggs today. No egg dance tonight as we remember our friend........Violet

 

[cheeka]

Thanks my friend

but Violet was a celebration all by her sweet self... we should dance!

 

[showbarnmom]

I've had a game hen spend the night solo. Twice. Then her two day old chick. Twice. I knew each morning they wouldn't be back at the pen. But there they were. We have a bad raccoon problem. So I was just sure they'd get gotten. But they came back. I also had a RIR spook and not roost two nights in a row. And each morning she was back at the run door. Keep Faith.

 

[SullyD]

Boy, miss a few days, and so much to catch up with!

Cheeka, I hope Violet turns up in the morning. Did you check to see if she may have been closed up someplace?

MalMom and Lindz, welcome too! I am a big lurker on this thread and I am constantly amused by the comments here. But don't let that fool you, these members have a ton of knowledge and they share in the most entertaining ways possible! Be sure to brush up on your poetry!

I love seeing all the recent pictures of the chicks, chickens, and coops. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Sallysec]

What is the black and blue chicken? A wyandotte???

The big black girl that has the blue shimmer on her coat? It's like a blue green...in person it's awesome...I have a hard time capturing it. I have two girls that look similar. One is Sammy and the other is Nicole. Jersey giant and Australorp. ..I believe that is Nicole your looking at and she is the Australorp. I am on the iPad now and can't post pictures...but tomorrow I will confirm by getting a pic of just her.


My Andalusian is a splash girl...we call her Tommy because she was/is a brat and held out pretty long on the egg laying....plus we said we would eat any roosters when we first got them....so when she started driving me insane....Tommy got her name.

 

[Sallysec]

WB Sully. Catching up is hard lol.

I want to see more pictures.....I am constantly adding ideas for the build hubby is currently on.

Okay 12 eggs on order...hopefully broody cooperates . W4W have you seen GF farms rhode bars? I hadn't even heard of them...so excited to be able to sex at hatch.

MC? You doing okay? Your not stuck under those rugs right?

Cheeka, I'm going to bed thinking of violet and praying she pops up in the morning and has tons of nonsense to chatter at you .

 

[cheeka]

I hope she is standing out there in the morning, but I don't hold much hope. it's a bad coyote year for us... and I have seen scat in the yard. at the moment, I can't sleep, I keep hearing things and then I go out to check. Chester isn't barking, but when I took him for his last walk he was catching scents like crazy and sniffing and trying to track... probably rabbits, or deer... those are higher on his radar... all the cats are in which is a relief... I have lost 3 cats to coyotes over the years.

and yes, Australorp was what I was trying to think of when I typed Andalusian... blame it on the missing Violet... brain fart....

 

[BullChick]

My internet has been up and down for several days. Mostly down. I am still thirty -five posts behind.
Yes, I very much think the yellow chick is a girl! The black one above it too!
I am sitting outside on the glider swing. I can kinda make out stars, but the sky is cloudy and black.
I think I will lock the coops.

 

[cheeka]

ugh... I have to try to get some sleep... I want to get up early, not just in case Violet returns, but to see if Peachy has any chicks and if I need to get her big chicks outta there... I think they will be all right... but to be sure... I need to be out there super early.