Utah!

[Cynthia12]

Brian, this so looks like a pullet to me. ??

 

[Cynthia12]

I think this is such a pretty bird. I'm with Lisa..I think that something was thrown into that box, that is not what they said it was. This one did come from Ideal..right? It was the most white of the sexlinks..at least what we thought was sexlinks>lol.. Very pretty, may not be smart, but very pretty. Is this the one that goes in circles when you pet it? I

love this photo too.

 

[Cynthia12]

I'm swimming in Seramas! I have three batches that have been hatching the last couple of days.
So far, two of the batches that have hatched, I've gotten 7 each, out of 9 each that went into lock down. Now for the third. 5 out of 7 that went into lock down so far.

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

I'm swimming in Seramas!   I have three batches that have been hatching the last couple of days. 
So far, two of the batches that have hatched, I've gotten 7 each, out of 9 each that went into lock down.  Now for the third.  5 out of 7 that went into lock down so far. 

Whoa! That is a lot of babies!

 

[Cynthia12]

Whoa! That is a lot of babies!

I know right? I thought they would be hard to hatch! I want to start trying to breed them. They are so darn cute. My DH likes them. That's always a plus.

 

[sundancenbare]

I'm swimming in Seramas! I have three batches that have been hatching the last couple of days.
So far, two of the batches that have hatched, I've gotten 7 each, out of 9 each that went into lock down. Now for the third. 5 out of 7 that went into lock down so far.

ah ha you have the Serama bug

 

[tellorton]

What do I do if there is a hawk trying to eat my chicks. I guess that hawk did learn its lesson because it nocked a glass jar that was on top of the cage off and cut its foot open.

 

[tellorton]

But it keeps

What do I do if there is a hawk trying to eat my chicks. I guess that hawk did learn its lesson because it nocked a glass jar that was on top of the cage off and cut its foot open.

coming back to get them

 

[kimmypie]

Our chicken coop saga began back in June. We had sold our house and moved out on 7/6 but we needed a place to keep the coop until we got into our new house (just moved here 9/28). The plan was to take it to my in laws with us, but that was a ridiculous idea because our coop is a beast. There was no way we'd be able to get it down their hill. So we had to think fast, we made a couple inquiries but weren't able to figure anything out. Finally a guy that my husband works with said that his backyard was unfinished and we could keep the chickens there (in Lehi, we live in Eagle Mountain) because they've wanted chickens and they could try them out for a while.

With that figured out we needed to get the coop out of our backyard and into theirs. We ended up hiring a crane. He weighed it while it was up in the air...it weighed 1800 pounds!! So the chickens lived in Lehi over the summer. We moved to our new house and Monday the crane came back and lifted it from their yard, and then my husband pulled it behind a borrowed truck to our new house and this is where it will stay forever. We don't plan on moving ever again, but if we do the coop will stay! It was such an ordeal catching the chickens by myself the first time we moved the coop. I would catch one, put it in a box and when I tried to put the next one in the first would jump out! I'm sure I could have sold tickets to the comedy!

We did lose our speckled sussex (boom lacka lacka) over the summer, she was our favorite hen. I'm not sure what happened. I went to check on the chickens one day and Boom Lacka Lacka was dead in the nesting box. She had been gone for a little while so I have no idea what happened. Some sort of disease? Maybe she was broody and didn't get out for water and got dehydrated? I'm not sure, it was a sad loss but the rest of the ladies are okay.

In the spring we will have had the ladies for 2 years so we'll add some new chicks to increase the laying that will likely be slowing by then. We are so glad to be settled in our new house and I'm so happy to have our ladies back!

 

[Cynthia12]

But it keeps
coming back to get them

Sure sounds like a Coopers Hawk to me. I had that problem last year. At least it was winter time, I keep mine in the run all winter. No need for them to be out when there is no grass.and they can't walk around in the snow.
I know that you know that you aren't supposed to kill them. You can report the guy. Maybe they can try to catch it. My neighbor called after having one of her hens killed last year. That place down town, can't think of the name yet.

Hey, did you get your deer?