This chicken is not dead

[Perris]

They are a pretty little group. Are they a landrace breed?

yes, the 4 youngsters are Swedish Flowers. The roo looking after them is one of my mutts.

 

[Chickenpoonumber2]

I would poke her with a stick to make sure lol. Even looks like she started digging her own grave

She didn't even dig the hole, one of the other girls did and she was sooo mad someone else was bathing in it

 

[Bigdumogre]

She didn't even dig the hole, one of the other girls did and she was sooo mad someone else was bathing in it

Sounds about right lol such drama queens some of them

 

[Ponypoor]

Update: Elmer & Hattie are still doing well together. I haven’t noticed any wear on Hattie's feathers. Elmer seems very devoted to her and she sticks to him like glue. He even sits outside the box when she is laying.

That’s so sweet, why was Elmer on his own to begin with?

 

[Ponypoor]

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Wow very convincing!

 

[Ponypoor]

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Ini mini just having a strange nap with her head in the sun. She is still alive and kicking but not a very fit chicken anymore (11yo).

Gosh she’s a wee little old lady

 

[Ponypoor]

I don’t think I have posted these before.

Pearl appears to have lost her head.
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Pile of not-dead bantams
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Those are hilarious! How hot was it? Mine do this in the heat and it freaks me out!

 

[janiedoe]

That’s so sweet, why was Elmer on his own to begin with?

He originally was penned with his 3 brothers. They all died within the last two years (mereks) so he was alone. His coop and run are adjacent to the large coop and run with a hardware cloth divider between his coop and the large coop. Hattie squeezed through the gate when I left it ajar. She didn't seem distressed, and Elmer is being an attentive gentleman, so I left her. She goes broody about every 3 weeks though so he may still feel like a bachelor

 

[Ponypoor]

He originally was penned with his 3 brothers. They all died within the last two years (mereks) so he was alone. His coop and run are adjacent to the large coop and run with a hardware cloth divider between his coop and the large coop. Hattie squeezed through the gate when I left it ajar. She didn't seem distressed, and Elmer is being an attentive gentleman, so I left her. She goes broody about every 3 weeks though so he may still feel like a bachelor

Or he might join here! Those bantam Roos love their ladies!

 

[janiedoe]

Or he might join here! Those bantam Roos love their ladies!

He set in the box with her quite a bit today. I'm worn out from breaking all these bantam broodies. I hate that Hattie can't raise babies. I know she'd be a good mom.
I do not want to take a chance on more chicks though. I've lost too many in the last few years.