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[WestKnollAmy]

I even think Lou Ann is going to joing us for a short while before she goes to get her hair cut. She really wantsto meet the person who gathered the egs the new babies came from!

Awesome! I will be happy to finally meet her! Although she may want to smack me for sending eggs with roos in them. LOL I know you all are enjoying those babies though.

 

[Just reebok]

Hey all! Enjoying my Chickies very much. Posted a quick video on YouTube if you wanna look. They are 12 days old now. Growing like weeds!

 

[EggieRowe]

So what are my feed options in the Greenville area? I was getting my feed from TSC, but I know there are two feed stores in TR. Any local milling companies? I'd prefer to support local business vs. the big chains whenever possible.

 

[Moonchild]

Hey all! Enjoying my Chickies very much. Posted a quick video on YouTube if you wanna look. They are 12 days old now. Growing like weeds!

I have some BR they are great....Bossy and very dominant hens. They like the pecking order, and stick to it. Great Layers. Also if you don't have a Roo the Head Hen will take over this duty, and let all the other hens know what to do. Lots of people say they go broody, mine never have. I have a Blue Barred Rock (mixed with BRxBlueJG) and he's gonna be so pretty when he gets big!!!

 

[Just reebok]

Thanks! No roo... At least I *hope* none turn out to be a roo. I ordered only pullets from MPC and Rob was kind enough to give me my older girl, Libby. I can't have a roo in the city limits. I fully expect Libby to continue being boss chick as she seems to enjoy doing right now. So funny. My littlest chick with the pretty eyeliner (tammy) is my second bossy-boss. She is constantly plowing the others over or flying up to them. Funny stuff. She was also the one who climbed up on my shoulder this evening to chase a bug.

 

[Moonchild]

Thanks! No roo... At least I *hope* none turn out to be a roo. I ordered only pullets from MPC and Rob was kind enough to give me my older girl, Libby. I can't have a roo in the city limits. I fully expect Libby to continue being boss chick as she seems to enjoy doing right now. So funny. My littlest chick with the pretty eyeliner (tammy) is my second bossy-boss. She is constantly plowing the others over or flying up to them. Funny stuff. She was also the one who climbed up on my shoulder this evening to chase a bug.

I got my first chickens from MPC 3BR 4BO and I ordered only pullets and I still have those gals...And they are just beautiful. I have since added EE's and blkJG pullet. You will love your BR's they like to talk a lot to ya. I see you have kids(from your profile pic) They will take to them quickly real quick if the kids have treats. BR's always get the best treats first!
You will be happy with those great chicks and Libby looks to be a great Leader!!! Oh is the Dog enjoying the chickens?? I have two dogs that are just part of the flock.(This took time but I put the fear of god into them) that the chicks now chickens are family pets so I trust 100% with them...Actually they are so good with them that the chickens take food from the dogs...Opps I over did it!

 

[Moonchild]

This is ShaakTi(StarWars female jedi) She's my top hen after two years and such a good bossy gal. Just Love Her! She's From MPC and I picked her up at the post office and truly a family pet!

She takes no crap off anybody!! Funny Story.. I have a replacement roo(he's young) and She ain't Having his crazy teenager craziness.. at all...She is still Top Hen. Great Looking. I'm happy with MPC.
I wish U all the best with your BR's!

 

[Just reebok]

Thanks Moonchild. I am always reassured when I hear that others ordered other pullets and they remain female! Ha!
I am maintaining very close supervision with both dogs and children. The kids are responsible for opening the coop ramp every morning and checking Libby's food and water. Then we always have coop time in the evenings where the kids that want to go down and we sit on the ground and feed treats to the chicks. The kids usually end up laughing and squealing a bunch when the babies go down with us.. But no rough or sudden movements allowed. I am pleasantly surprised by my second born (son). He has been extremely gentle and soothing with the chicks. It makes my heart happy to see him being so loving and gentle when he is *all boy* usually. (burping, wrestling, baseball playing, farting is funny, stinky feet and all). He is also the one who is extremely protective and caring with the baby sister who is only 6 months old. Mind you, the other 2 older kids are also good, but he really has a connection with the chicks. Sweet boy.
Dottie, the dog in the pictures, is absolutely a herder... She herds the cats constantly, but has never offered even a nip to them. I am top dog so to speak in our house, so one glare from me and she backs off.. But I still don't want her loose with the birds. The kids sit on the dog for heavens sake, but she will hang out outside the coop licking her chops a little too much for me to ever trust her alone with them. Period. I have, at this point, only introduced her to them by holding them in my hands and letting her sniff them. The she is free to watch them in their coop, but that is it. She stuck her nose right to the coop one day and Libby, the oldest chicken, landed a lovely peck on her nose that had her back up quite a few paces. Hahahah. She wasn't quite sure what to make out of that.
We also have a 15 year old Wheaton terrier mix who rarely venture from the comfy chair he has claimed. Cataracts, semi-deaf.... He really could care less about anything except being the sweet old boy he is.
Chicken math really wants to strike ... But alas, city restrictions. I do have an urge now to revamp an old storage shed into a large coop with a chicken yard that an adult could stand up in. That would be nice.. And expensive. Don't tell DH! The tractor is 4x4 and the run is 4x10 and 4 feet tall.

 

[Just reebok]

This is ShaakTi(StarWars female jedi) She's my top hen after two years and such a good bossy gal. Just Love Her! She's From MPC and I picked her up at the post office and truly a family pet!

She takes no crap off anybody!!  Funny Story.. I have a replacement roo(he's young) and She ain't Having his crazy teenager craziness.. at all...She is still Top Hen. Great Looking. I'm happy with MPC.
I wish U all the best with your BR's!

Ooh! She is pretty!!!!!! Love her name! Hahaha. I can just imagine her bossy britches self telling that teenager the deal. Afterall, she is not a cougar!!!! Hahahahah

 

[Moonchild]

Ooh! She is pretty!!!!!! Love her name! Hahaha. I can just imagine her bossy britches self telling that teenager the deal. Afterall, she is not a cougar!!!! Hahahahah

Thank-You on saying she's a beauty!!
Also if any do turn out to be roo's start posting pics and trying to rehome him...I've been very lucky with rehoming roos on BYC. But I say from the video all gals. You'll know a boy he'll look more white/silver with black bars than the girls. The gals are black with white bars. I will say this, although you can't have BR roo's are beautiful.

U know you must post pics as they grow and Your first egg(it will be small) but awesome!


To anybody else...This USC baseball game is killing me!! GO COCKS!!!!!!