The EE braggers thread!!!

[Kassaundra]

Blubug, they are notoriously hard to sex young but I'll keep my

for all girls. Post some pics so we can give our best guesses.

 

[wpalmisano]

NEW CHICKS HATCHED APRIL 7TH.

 

[BluBug]

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OK I'll try to get some pics this week~they do seem to jump around alot~I should have taken some @ Easter when I had some help here, but didn't think about it~was too excited

about my Blue Orpingtons hatching~everyone one is right,this hatching thing is addictive !

 

[GotChicken?]

These are my TSC Easter Eggers at approximately 2 months. I posted the chick pictures before, but I'll post them again for those who like the before and after visuals to see how chicks that look the same don't feather the same and vice versa:

Grey (definite cockerel):

Owl:

(on right)

Grizzly:

Russet:

Raptor:

Fuzz:

Auric:

I love how Raptor, Fuzz, and Auric look exactly alike now, but looked nothing alike as chicks!

 

[Illia]

Cute chicks and nice before and after! You've got a lot of boys though.

 

[GotChicken?]

And these 3 are the junior squad. I had three chicks this year I had to put down due to illness or severe injury, so I got these pretties to fill the little holes in my heart. They're about 2 weeks old.

Sphinx:

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Can't wait to see how they turn out in the next few weeks!


Yeah, I know I have a lot of boys. The joys of straight run purchases.

 

[paramedic07]

ABOVE IS "TWO PIECE" AND HER FATHER, HANK.

 

[itslikeheardingchickens]

I just love looking at everyone's beautiful EE's! I'm new to raising chickens and my first brood of six EE's are 4-weeks old now. I cannot wait to see what they look like when they are all grown up!

 

[Kassaundra]

Almost all my girls are beardless now!!!!!!! They have plucked each others beards all out, it has been over the past couple of weeks. They had been over crowded while we were finishing a second coop, but they weren't plucking each other then, it was after we seperated them, they have plenty of room now, and I'm not seeing any bullying or behavior problems, everyone seems calm and no other feather plucking, just the beards. My beautiful bearded ladies are becoming NN's (and they scare me

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[flower]

Poor Kassaundra looks like your birds need some behavior modification or some other diversion. Are you raising vegetables with your flowers. I have heard stories of hanging old plants on their fence so they can jump up and peck at it. I have used broccoli and other plants that are spent and/or gone to seed to do this. I am thinking of making a suet pack with the fat that I trim off of meat and mixing it with seeds. You know like the stuff they sell in fancy stores. But then that should be a winter time food/treat.

I have three age levels of chickens and make scrambled eggs for all of them. Even the two week old bantam babies look for their protein fix daily. Anyway good luck in solving your bearless bird problem. Sounds weird ! PS (I am retired and have more time.)