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[La Casa de Pollo]

Can you bring the chicken to me?  I am going to orem tomorrow and she could meet me and pick it up

I am not coming down until Friday

 

[sundancenbare]

I am not coming down until Friday

Well bring her. I'll be going to Orem next week. I can meet you on Friday somewhere

 

[sundancenbare]

I hope the showgirl is a girl, and that she doesn't get into pecking hard! What a little stink! My Cotton, my white Silkie, trys to be bossy with the others in that pen, she will stand up tall over the other chick, give it the stink eye, then they both walk off. The worst she's done so far is turn and jump at them. I don't mind that at all, they just know, stay away from her..she's up there on that totem pole. I have found, if another chicken won't "run" from a bossy chicken, then they do all right.

Yes, I can meet someone in Orem. Winco!

Can you come tomorrow if I bring the Olive egger chicks? You can look at them in person and help me decide the sexes

 

[sundancenbare]

Red fun picture. You're such a cute tiny little thing! Thanks for posting a picture. Love the BO. Lucky!

Ok so here are the last two. The little Maran was the last to hatch.




Oh and I forgot to show you the other mystery chick that hatched.




My poor little white Silkie is still trying to hatch hers. She is sitting on two eggs. I'll wait one or two more days but then try and get her to stop being broody.

Do you have anywhere to buy day olds? Slip a couple of day olds under her. I do that with my broodies and they are so cute. They just love them and think they hatched them. Do it at night. I'm putting my Duncle chicks under a broody silkie I have as soon as they hatch. I love the hens raining the babies. Sooo cute

 

[the-bird-man]

Cynthia, so sorry about the olive eggs How disappointing.

Whittni, I agree with Sphinx. Please be sure to take pictures! I wish I was a lot closer. I'd so come to the fair and see your birds

Haha hey Birdman, I guess your SPR took what I said to heart about you needing more chickens Let me know if you want a few fertile eggs to put under her. I'll be sure to collect a few from my Marans.

So, I got a good look at the mystery hen. (Drum roll, please)



A Buff Orp! And a very sweet girl, too. She wasn't so keen on being held (see the little stink eye?) but she was fine with coming right up to my boyfriend and I, and even letting me pet her and give her some scratch in my hand. I haven't found bugs on her yet, but I think we'll be treating her, just to be safe. Assuming she stays. I'm going to check KSL and see if anyone has lost a hen in that area, and my boyfriend is going to ask around. I know how lousy it is to lose a chicken. If no one claims her, we'll be happy to keep her. She's kind of scrawny under all that fluff, and a bit dirty, even for a chicken, but she's a sweetheart. It doesn't look like she's laying right now. My boyfriend thinks it could be that she's an older hen, and I think it could be due to poor nutrition. We've dubbed her Goldie for the time being.

Oh yes, and she loves cuddling up to my rooster. He was making the funniest little "I'm happy but not quite sure what to think of this" noises tonight.

See Sphinx? NOT photogenic. Bleh................

thank you for the offer i am not sure she is broody yet, have not been out there much today but if she is i will break her of it

 

[kimmypie]

Over the last few days we've caught a few of the ladies checking out the nesting boxes. Hopefully this is a sign of impending fresh eggs! Today it was our Welsummer in there. I am so excited to see what color each of them lay!

The BLRW. Still hasn't crowed. At 17 weeks shouldn't it be soon? Now that the other BLRW is gone the ladies are picking on the new one. Wink (the EE who was at the bottom of the pecking order before) has kind of befriended Hamilton (the name that was chosen in case s/he is a roo) which I think is nice. Hopefully things will mellow over the next week or so, I'll get some better pics and see what people thnk of the gender then. Has anyone heard from Corvidae? I'd love her opinion since s/he is from her birds.

 

[RedIII]

Over the last few days we've caught a few of the ladies checking out the nesting boxes.

Hopefully this is a sign of impending fresh eggs! Today it was our Welsummer in there. I am so excited to see what color each of them lay!

I think mine enjoy procrastination. Well, you know what they say. The animal is a reflection of the owner.............

 

[Cynthia12]

Ok, we have it figured out..yaay for good friends everywhere! I have a friend that is going to meet Lisa in SLC and bring her back to me. She loves just going, and hasn't been to Salt Lake in a while..so off she goes!

Sundance, sorry, I won't be going anywhere up that way tomorrow. My hubby and I have plans, going to our favorite canyon for a small trail walk, and when I say trail, I cheat, yes, it's a pavement trail. Will probably just sit up at the top parking lot for a while after. I am need of some mountain, even if i can't do the hiking like I used to do. Then we have to deliver a love seat to someone later.

Thanks again Lisa. She looks pretty. I think I'm getting into that chicken math thing again. Taking her means going, eeny, meeny miney moe..or however you spell those..lol.. on some upcoming babies. I have my winning eggs going into lock down tomorrow, then, those polish this week. I know I want a couple of polish to watch if they hatch well...I'm down to six. Pretty lively what's left though. So a couple of polish, maybe a couple from the winning eggs. And now, this new olive egger. Nice thing about her..she will be laying sooner than later!

Have to edit..sundance, you offered to help get that chicken here! I just the post where you wanted me to help sex them. Thank you for offering..and Red, you too! Good chicken friends.
Sundance, post some pictures, there are a lot of us here that can help you out with the sexing. I'm not perfect! Between all of us, maybe you can get an idea. Thanks again you two for offering to help get a chicken to me! I just love you all!

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Hooray we have a plan !

Red, if my chickens take after their owner I am in big trouble lol!

 

[sundancenbare]

I have been taking pictures tonight Ran out of light. Here are the older sizzles, They are 10 generation sizzles, Notice the domed head even on the smooth feathered sizzles. They don't look like cochins.