Southern NY, Dutchess county and below

[smkchick]

Your doggies look like my doggies!

Your doggies look like your silkie!

 

[smkchick]

Karen, you've got your chicken math backwards. The silkie isn't a chicken, it's an Avian Bichon - clearly a domesticated pet and not subject to chicken laws.

 

[smkchick]

Heading to Stormville this weekend. A much needed hotel stay tomorrow night and plenty of spending money for the morning.

My latest interest? White orpingtons...Somebody stop me!

 

[Toxic Chicken]

Don't expect any help from me to stop you.

I'm involved in a cream legbar hatching egg
auction on eBay. It's only $1.04 right now.
How could I NOT bid.

I hope I don't win. I mean I want to win but
things are getting a bit out of control.

I'm gonna end up with like 30 chicks

No I counted wrong, it's only 6

 

[smkchick]

Don't expect any help from me to stop you.
I'm involved in a cream legbar hatching egg
auction on eBay. It's only $1.04 right now.
How could I NOT bid.
I hope I don't win. I mean I want to win but
things are getting a bit out of control.
I'm gonna end up with like 30 chicks
No I counted wrong, it's only 6

And don't count that Avian Bichon!

 

[ChickenAl]

Al, I LOVE the peepers on your hen! How do they stay on? So silly looking.

And thanks for your nice comments!

Toxic chicken, your dogs, I mean hens are adorable!!!

JerseyHen, thanks so much for reading the stories to your daughter, wish my kids were that little still! You can tell her that she made my night by hearing about her singing about Mrs. Cuddlesworth. If I get it published, she'll be first on my list for a signed copy!

Goodnight all, happy chicken dreams!

Donna, the pinless peepers stay on with prongs that go into the chicken's nostrils. It sounds gross, but not as much as pin peepers which pierce the septum to stay attached. These are supposedly more humane. I still was squeamish putting the first one on because I didn't want to hurt her. They hardly fussed and got used to it in seconds. I feel much better knowing they will not pluck each other's feathers until their bodies are raw anymore.

 

[ChickenAl]

Hey Rich, we haven't heard from you in a while. Hope all is well.

 

[goldeneggtees]

Donna, the pinless peepers stay on with prongs that go into the chicken's nostrils. It sounds gross, but not as much as pin peepers which pierce the septum to stay attached. These are supposedly more humane. I still was squeamish putting the first one on because I didn't want to hurt her. They hardly fussed and got used to it in seconds. I feel much better knowing they will not pluck each other's feathers until their bodies are raw anymore.

That's amazing, glad you were able to find the humane kind. That sounds like a horrible time you are having with them pecking. It seems like there is always one issue or another going on with these birds - huh?

I found egg all over one of my favorite hens faces yesterday and now I wonder if she's been eating eggs. Hope not. I do have one or two that occasionally lay soft shelled eggs so maybe she found an easy target somewhere it shouldn't have been and took an opportunity.

 

[ChickenAl]

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That's amazing, glad you were able to find the humane kind. That sounds like a horrible time you are having with them pecking. It seems like there is always one issue or another going on with these birds - huh?

I found egg all over one of my favorite hens faces yesterday and now I wonder if she's been eating eggs. Hope not. I do have one or two that occasionally lay soft shelled eggs so maybe she found an easy target somewhere it shouldn't have been and took an opportunity.

Keep an eye on the egg eating. That can be as troublesome as the pecking. I really had a hard time deciding to put on the peepers. I didn't want to hurt the girls in any way, and I think I may have let the pecking go on longer than I should have because of it. The one in the pic gets her rump pecked. The Golden Comets are the worst of the lot with them looking really threadbare. I'm hoping this does the trick. Chickens are way more complex than I would have thought. Everything is great when there are no problems. When something goes wrong, oh boy, it can be difficult to find a solution. Hope the egg eating was just a one time event. Good luck with it.

 

[smkchick]

My Golden Comet gets picked on by my Barred Rock. I've seen one or to rough pecks, mostly around food. The Golden Comet is also the one who got attacked by something and had a lot of the feathers missing from her back. She's also the most people-friendly of my girls. I guess good hens finish last...

Al, I'll be at Stormville tomorrow. How's the weather up there?