Utah!

[Sphinx]

I know there's Cuckoo Marans, they have a barred look to them.

I really need to DE my chickens. Hats off to you for doing it yourself, Lisa. Wow, I can't believe that egg could come from a BCM/EE cross. I would've expected olive green or dark brown. Those are what I got from my experiment. I still kind of want to steal those hens back from my sister in law. She won't mind, right?


Well, tonight we're going out to dinner as a family. My husband told me that tomorrow evening plans belong to him, and I don't know what we're doing. I suspect we'll be going out with his sister and her DH (her birthday is 4/21), but I don't know what we're doing.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Sphinx-Well that sounds more like it. Hope you ahve a great time both nights!
The egg thing surprises me too! So funny we were guessing olive or blue or choc. Never ever guessed light brown. I still am having a hard time believing that belonged to her.

Cynthia, we must be getting wires crossed. I thought you said you saw one that looked like a BR. That would be Cuckoo if it were a Marans....you must have saw something else. She has wheaten marans it looks like....they are gold. Pretty. You mean golden barred? I have not seen anything like that... that would be fun!

Phoenix, hope her bum grows back too. It was like that all last winter and she did ok. I kept thinking if she would only moult then they would grow back. Maybe in the fall...the one feather still there? It looks ridiculous like that huh! poor girl. I have some more feather pulling going on, it makes me crazy, it is not the space, they have plenty now...I just cannot catch whoever it is in action. I need to send another girl packing I am afraid. It was great until about three weeks ago...i have found three girls missing lots of tail feathers and two have even bled. Grrrr

 

[auntie hattie]

Wow this thread moves fast when everyone is on! Happy Birthday Sphinx! Eat some cake for me please.

Cynthia those little chicks are the cutest! I'm just wondering how many incubators you have going at one time? It seems you always have eggs hatching. So fun! It would make the waiting easier if you had them staggered so you always had some ready to hatch.

Was wondering if any of you have had your chickens poop look like black tar? My sweet little polish has been pooping black poops for about 1 1/2 weeks now. She acts fine but I know something is going on with her. I've search it on BYC and no one really knows what it is that causes it. We did have a fence built around our garden and I'm hoping she didn't eat a nail or staple or something. I have been giving her yogurt but no change. I was just wondering if anyone has had the same thing with the chicken and if it will go away? Thanks

 

[auntie hattie]

this is Gertie.

 

[slvrphoenix]

Phoenix, hope her bum grows back too. It was like that all last winter and she did ok. I kept thinking if she would only moult then they would grow back. Maybe in the fall...the one feather still there? It looks ridiculous like that huh! poor girl. I have some more feather pulling going on, it makes me crazy, it is not the space, they have plenty now...I just cannot catch whoever it is in action. I need to send another girl packing I am afraid. It was great until about three weeks ago...i have found three girls missing lots of tail feathers and two have even bled. Grrrr

Nope the feather is gone. You sure it was HenRee who was doing the tail pulling? She has been an angel here.

 

[Cynthia12]

Pretty pictures for fun..oh what a lazy day it's been here for me! I've been on and off of this site all day! Will be for a while I guess, posting pictures of babies, but I thought I would go take pictures and let you see what going on around us. I didn't take any pictures of the tulips..love them! Maybe on a sunny day, they are more open then. Having fun with this new camera.
Taken from my back porch.

Taken from my front yard

I love my little purple tree in the spring
my apple tree in front is coming alive..with sound! Bees all over those blossoms
I love looking up into the apple tree
It isn't sunny enough for the tulips to open all the way, I have lots!
This is the short side of the porch..I have a lot more on the other side..)
So there it is..Utah weather..cloud cover over the mountains, and trying to be springtime in the valley.

 

[Cynthia12]

this is Gertie.

Does she like dirt? My leghorn will poop really dark. There is a site with the many different poops. lol..have you seen that yet? Will find it, maybe someone else will like the info..http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0
This is a great site that shows the norm, and the bad...

 

[Cynthia12]

Sphinx-Well that sounds more like it. Hope you ahve a great time both nights!
The egg thing surprises me too! So funny we were guessing olive or blue or choc. Never ever guessed light brown. I still am having a hard time believing that belonged to her.
Cynthia, we must be getting wires crossed. I thought you said you saw one that looked like a BR. That would be Cuckoo if it were a Marans....you must have saw something else. She has wheaten marans it looks like....they are gold. Pretty. You mean golden barred? I have not seen anything like that... that would be fun!
Phoenix, hope her bum grows back too. It was like that all last winter and she did ok. I kept thinking if she would only moult then they would grow back. Maybe in the fall...the one feather still there? It looks ridiculous like that huh! poor girl. I have some more feather pulling going on, it makes me crazy, it is not the space, they have plenty now...I just cannot catch whoever it is in action. I need to send another girl packing I am afraid. It was great until about three weeks ago...i have found three girls missing lots of tail feathers and two have even bled. Grrrr

Sweetie, that would be me with the wires crossed in this brain. Did I say barred rock? No, she has pictures of some beautiful bird with barring, and it is a golden barring. It says golden barred beneath the picture, but, golden barred what? Probably a Rock...??

 

[auntie hattie]

Your pictures are beautiful. I really miss those mountains. You have a beautiful view of them. I get red mountains here in southern Utah. They have their own beauty but boy do I miss them for up north. Thank you for your beautiful pictures. Enjoy your spring!

 

[Cynthia12]

Your pictures are beautiful. I really miss those mountains. You have a beautiful view of them. I get red mountains here in southern Utah. They have their own beauty but boy do I miss them for up north. Thank you for your beautiful pictures. Enjoy your spring!

Thank you! Did you see I posted a link for poop on your question? Poop pictures for everyone.