We just got the chickies on tuesday and I can already see a difference. They are starting to get little wing feathers.
..and wow, do they poop a LOT!
This week Mypetchicken.com is having a special- 25 EE, Barred Rocks, RIR, or assorted pullets for $41.50, free shipping! What a deal!! If I hadn't ordered last week I SO would have done the asst pullets!...
I LOVE the EE's. They are the sweetest. They have the cutest puffy cheeks, but they don't have slate/greenish legs..
The Wyandotte is the biggest, and has HUGE orange feet. compared to the others.
The austrolorpe is the smallest. She had pasty butt yesterday. Thank goodness David noticed! He said "Mom, I don't want to pick up the Austrolorpe, it's trying to poop"
I was like.."huh?" I picked it up, and sure enough it had dried poop on it's bum, and was trying to poop. So I cleaned it up w/ a warm wet paper towel. It peeped as loud as it could, poor thing! But after a few minutes it pooped... Seems fine today.
The white rock is a bit flighty. Peeps like it's being killed if the kids pick it up, then they hand her to me and she settles down.
But all the EE's are SO calm. I'm impressed. I wouldn't mind a whole flock of them...
Wish I had an acre or more....
..and wow, do they poop a LOT!
This week Mypetchicken.com is having a special- 25 EE, Barred Rocks, RIR, or assorted pullets for $41.50, free shipping! What a deal!! If I hadn't ordered last week I SO would have done the asst pullets!...
I LOVE the EE's. They are the sweetest. They have the cutest puffy cheeks, but they don't have slate/greenish legs..
The Wyandotte is the biggest, and has HUGE orange feet. compared to the others.
The austrolorpe is the smallest. She had pasty butt yesterday. Thank goodness David noticed! He said "Mom, I don't want to pick up the Austrolorpe, it's trying to poop"
I was like.."huh?" I picked it up, and sure enough it had dried poop on it's bum, and was trying to poop. So I cleaned it up w/ a warm wet paper towel. It peeped as loud as it could, poor thing! But after a few minutes it pooped... Seems fine today.
The white rock is a bit flighty. Peeps like it's being killed if the kids pick it up, then they hand her to me and she settles down.
But all the EE's are SO calm. I'm impressed. I wouldn't mind a whole flock of them...
Wish I had an acre or more....