Stella's Social Club

[mlm Mike]

My 2nd broody has a chick hatching now. The 3rd broody is crammed in with her. I've never had broodies co parent, but we'll see.

Mary, I jinxed myself. I remember telling you that welsummers don't go broody. Well, I have one on the nest.

And the crazy orp is trying to be broody too. She's the egg squisher and then raises invisible chicks.

I had two sort of co-parent last year. One hatched 9 and one hatched 1 , The one with 9 ended up with 6 and the other ended up with 4. It was interesting watching the one with the one chick entice some of the others to come with her. Good luck with the egg crusher and invisible chicks.

I actually have a Cream Legbar that is acting a little broody, never seen that before either.

Had 2 Silkies co-brood one time, they were so sweet.

The Yin and Yang sisters

Nice

 

[robhuncor]

I love the Yin and Yang sisters!

Speaking of broodys - last year I traded a Lavender Orp rooster for 7 of somebody's "project" eggs to hatch. (I don't like to take money for my extra roosters - just happy to find them a home.) I hatched 3 straight feathered cockerels and 3 frizzle pullets in my little incubator. Something is very wrong with 2 of the frizzles - I think it's a double up on the frizzle gene or something because 2 of them lost almost all of their feathers as soon as they got them and one of them never grew any back. I mean naked! She has a little fluff on her butt and sides - that's it. It's too embarrassing to even post a picture! She looks like a chicken from the grocery store! I need to crochet her a sweater for winter because she will definitely freeze to death if I don't. On top of this, she has just gone broody. What a sight - too funny.

 

[drumstick diva]

I'm sure she will appreciate a sweater very much. Yes, frizzle to frizzle etc. can produce chicks with brittle feathers that break off or worse.

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm sure she will appreciate a sweater very much. Yes, frizzle to frizzle etc. can produce chicks with brittle feathers that break off or worse.

The worse being..bald spots!

 

[1muttsfan]

If you look closely at the girls, you can see a little chick face tucked down in between them.

 

[1muttsfan]

Robin - PICTURE.

 

[drumstick diva]

you're right Mutt's Fan I went back and looked again. Tiny little chick, I never noticed before.

 

[Happy Chooks]

I love the Yin and Yang sisters!

Speaking of broodys - last year I traded a Lavender Orp rooster for 7 of somebody's "project" eggs to hatch. (I don't like to take money for my extra roosters - just happy to find them a home.) I hatched 3 straight feathered cockerels and 3 frizzle pullets in my little incubator. Something is very wrong with 2 of the frizzles - I think it's a double up on the frizzle gene or something because 2 of them lost almost all of their feathers as soon as they got them and one of them never grew any back. I mean naked! She has a little fluff on her butt and sides - that's it. It's too embarrassing to even post a picture! She looks like a chicken from the grocery store! I need to crochet her a sweater for winter because she will definitely freeze to death if I don't. On top of this, she has just gone broody. What a sight - too funny.

You have a frazzle. Breeding 2 frizzles together creates it. When you breed frizzles, you have to breed a smooth feathered bird to the frizzle.

 

[robhuncor]

Robin - PICTURE.

I'll see if I can get one tomorrow. On top of being naked, and just plain exceptionally homely, she also has attention deficit disorder!! I've never seen such a crazy chicken! I guess it serves me right for taking another person's project eggs without actually knowing what I was getting!

 

[robhuncor]

If you look closely at the girls, you can see a little chick face tucked down in between them.

Adorable!