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

[mlm Mike]

Atlas and all seem to be coming along nicely.

 

[speckledhen]

Atlas & Co. are now 10 weeks old. They are living with the elderly hens along with three older youngsters (15 weeks old) and seem to be doing well. I'd have put the older pullets in with their permanent flock but they are hatchery stock and much smaller than my others at this age, so they seem way too small to make it in with two grown roosters and eight huge hens. The old hens are too old to much care about their presence so attempts to peck or chase are just halfhearted.

 

[chickenneighbor]

Beautiful, beautiful birds! Is that Tiny in the food bowl? So cute!

 

[speckledhen]

Beautiful, beautiful birds! Is that Tiny in the food bowl? So cute!

Thank you! No, that isn't Tiny. That is Robin, one of Atlas's sisters, same age. She sure looks like the Tiny Terrorist, doesn't she? *minus the attitude, lol*.

 

[crazyhen]

Atlas was checking that camera out.

I have one Barred rock hen and she is sooo sweet, but none of the other hens bother her. She is the queen. Her name is Emma.

 

[speckledhen]

I love the name Emma. I thought of that but I already have an Emily, my Black Rock hen who lives with the old ladies due to a leg issue she has that makes it hard for her to deal with a rooster's attentions. This bunch is super sweet and I'm already becoming attached to them. Atlas is my little buddy.

 

[crazyhen]

My first Emma was in the group that got sick. So this is Emma2. I have to have at least one Br. She is very pretty too.

 

[speckledhen]

Barred Rocks are my all-time favorite. The Stukel Rock hens are the sweetest girls, huge and friendly and stunningly beautiful. Dottie did a great job with Atlas and his sisters, a great broody.

 

[1muttsfan]

You got a home for Scout! Yay.

Atlas has quite a calm and knowledgable look to him

 

[speckledhen]

You got a home for Scout! Yay.

Atlas has quite a calm and knowledgable look to him

Yes, he certainly does. He is very calm and easygoing at this stage and has learned his name now. I'm completely head over heels for this little guy.