The Pita Pinta Asturiana

[Ballerina Bird]

That is precious!

They are so cute.

 

[Flowers of Abba]

A mama bear and a paintball gun and an all night standoff with repeat sneak attacks = faverolle, pp, olandsk dwarf and a few layers eaten

but since we have started taking food out in the morning and storing in the rest in the garage AND shooting four different bears ( we know it was four because of the pink and yellow paint in their butts) we have been nice and quiet

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

A mama bear and a paintball gun and an all night standoff with repeat sneak attacks = faverolle, pp, olandsk dwarf and a few layers eaten

but since we have started taking food out in the morning and storing in the rest in the garage AND shooting four different bears ( we know it was four because of the pink and yellow paint in their butts) we have been nice and quiet

Wow, the only problems bears cause around here is getting into wild bird feeders and small stuff like that. Was it a black bear or grizzly?

 

[Flowers of Abba]

We only have black bear right now unless the idiot idea to reintroduce grizzly to the Sierra Nevada goes through. The problem with these bears are people don't secure garbage. They are no
Longer properly hibernating .

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

We only have black bear right now unless the idiot idea to reintroduce grizzly to the Sierra Nevada goes through. The problem with these bears are people don't secure garbage. They are no
Longer properly hibernating .

I don't think the bears around here are either. I've heard to many accounts or stories of bears walking in peoples yards this winter to believe bears hibernate

 

[dldolan]

Kids, quiet down! Mama just needs one little, bitty nap...

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

Kids, quiet down! Mama just needs one little, bitty nap...

Haha poor mama lol. Looks like a nice sunny day there, totally different story here. 11 degrees and snow pouring down

 

[PetRock]

Kids, quiet down! Mama just needs one little, bitty nap...

Cute!!! I have 4 Pita Pinta eggs underneath my nicer of 2 broody black Langshan. I'm hoping that she hatches at least 2 of them. I miss having a mama with babies!

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

Ok sorry if this is a weird question, but everyone seems to be putting only a few eggs to hatch. Is it because you only have a pair or two of PP's or what? Again, sorry if that's a stupid question

 

[PetRock]

Ok sorry if this is a weird question, but everyone seems to be putting only a few eggs to hatch. Is it because you only have a pair or two of PP's or what? Again, sorry if that's a stupid question

I hatched way over 100 Pita Pinta chicks last year. I currently have 21 chicks in a brooder and 32 more eggs in the incubator. I only give a few eggs to my broodies because the ones that have gone broody so far this year are pullets & first timers. Sometimes I give them eggs and come to regret it. The pullet that I gave 4 developing eggs to last night squashed one and I found a dead, bloody Pita Pinta chick in her enclosure today. It looked like it was 3-4 days away from hatching. So sad!