The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[speckledhen]

Must be Big Ida heard her biological clock ticking

Maybe so. She did finally get off the nest when I let them out to free range. Maybe she got bored, LOL.

 

[speckledhen]

Nugget has taken a fast downward turn today. She was unsteady on her feet, not leaving the coop, standing by the waterer all day, swaying a little from time to time. I let Xander and Dusty out to free range a little while ago, to see mainly if Nugget would follow. She didn't, at first.

I did some things inside and when I looked out, saw her on the ground with Dusty on one side and Xander at her head. She had tried to follow them to the blueberry bushes, got quite a ways and collapsed, her legs too weak to go further. DH picked her up, found she'd been drinking copious amounts of water, legs just dangling. She is back in the coop in a nest of shavings, with the others locked inside with her so she won't attempt to go down the ramp into the pen and fall (though I don't think she would anyway). The hardware cloth screen door is open so she can see out, a fan blowing on her. She is panting though neither of the others are. It's warm out but not hot in the shady area there. I think she is going to leave us very soon, maybe by tomorrow. And the rub is she is just as beautiful as she ever was, does not show her age in the least.

 

[1muttsfan]

 

[speckledhen]

And the Goober



And the gardens


















And I snapped one of Atlas through the fence from the garden

 

[1muttsfan]

What a great tail spread that Nugget has! And your garden looks like a jungle - so far I have some tiny little lettuces and pea plants.

 

[crazyhen]

Geepers! you are ahead of me too. I have them all growing but about two wks behind your garden. When did you plant? I was afraid of a late frost here.. Then too the root canal and then pullling and infection of the wisdom tooth really set me back a good three wks.
My Dells are really growing and as you said they are very beak active. Ouch! the little babies bite. I don't remember the ones before doing this much but I only had one roo before. This time I am going to have at least 4 I think. Thats actually a good thing. I will have a choice when i decide to have one for breeding next yr. How is the little Dwarf? I probably would not have gotten any eggs and hatched if he had been what I needed for breeding. Sigh! All I needed really was a good rooster. Now I have 15 dels and threeGNH . They are soo sweet and playful. I love chicks.

 

[1muttsfan]

I just love my Dels. But I have to say the Buckeyes are just like them, only a pretty gold color. Luckily they are all going to my sister next weekend. They do have the annoying tendency to pick the little brown speckles on my arms - ouch!

 

[Peanutsmomma]

So sorry to hear that Nugget has taken her inevitable downward turn. She has been such a trooper the past several weeks.

On a happier note, your garden looks great! What varieties of tomatoes are y'all growing?

I have to join y'all in the being late with the garden this year. I normally have everything planted by the first week of April since we are finished with our frosts by then but this year I was 3 weeks late because it took us so long to get our fence up and then I had surgery so I am hoping to make up for some lost time this weekend. I feel like I have a thousand things to do right now. I wish I could clone myself.

 

[drumstick diva]

Poor Nugget

 

[holm25]

Poor Nugget!! I'm so sorry!! Your garden looks great!!