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[ElkMtnCove]

how sad!!! if someone wants them, but isn't able to pick them up tonight, I may be able to house them temporarily for you. I'm at my max of 6 hens... so I won't be able to keep them.

When you get them, can you determine approx age and see if you get any eggs from them? I may be interested, and don't care if they aren't spring chickens as long as healthy and lay, I have enough older chickens that I don't hv the heart to rehome to anyone's pot. I'd love a pic.

RJ: I saw you have banties. I have a beautiful pair of OE Red Pyles (2 roos to pick fm), a pair of Blue Quail De'Anvers (again two roos), and some Black Quail De"Anver roos. All are gorgeous and nice breeding pairs. Free to your awesome home if interested. I ordered last year and got the short straw on hens. I'd love to keep them all but my coop is SO dang noisy!

I don't catch all the posts so pls PM if I don't respond. Thanks!

 

[ElkMtnCove]

I know this is OT but many own horses here.... I'm late in the game in getting horse hay. I need approx 5 tons. I have a beautiful 17" Crates Trail saddle or a Powder River round pen for trade.

Again, pls PM if I don't see your post. Thanks!!!

 

[bitsyhorse]

I know this is OT but many own horses here.... I'm late in the game in getting horse hay. I need approx 5 tons. I have a beautiful 17" Crates Trail saddle or a Powder River round pen for trade.

Again, pls PM if I don't see your post. Thanks!!!

shucks, if I had hay, I'd trade ya!

Also, if you look back on the previous page, I did post a pic of them. The EE is absolutely a hen, I have not seen egg yet, but she squats, and Iluv did say that there was an egg near where she found them.

 

[bitsyhorse]

These are the two chickens that Iluv rescued. The EE is for sure a hen, but the left one, I can't even begin to guess the age, and it's bossy, and challenging my top hen through the fence.... so I'm almost wondering if it's a rooster. it's a bit on the smaller side, which is why I thought it was younger. I also don't know what breed the left one is... the white on it's back is feathers growing back, it seemed to either be mounted a lot, or got picked on a lot.... (I'm guessing the second). Red has its' wings clipped, but not the EE. As far as I can tell, they don't seem to be ill at all...
The EE may be spoken for (however, if someone really would like her, I can probably talk my sister out of it) but the red, I'm not sure what to do with it, since I don't know if it's a roo or hen. So... that being said... anyone looking for a couple of chickens to add to their flock? I'd rather them go together, so I don't have to house only one alone....



Edit: Iluv said there was an egg in the area where she found these two, so I'm guessing that the EE is the one, because she squats when I approach her. But I will post if I find an egg today (that is, if she lays in the 'nest box' that I have set up lol)

okay, so I decided to look at the red one a little closer, because I picked it up, and its' bum felt 'squishy' is that normal? it does have some poop built up on the feathers, I didn't look close enough to see if it was blocked. I wanted to wait until it got a bit warmer this afternoon before I give it a bath to remove the poop.... kind of rainy outside right now....

@ElkMtnCove here's the post btw. I don't know how old the EE is.... she may be on the aged side, I am rather new to the whole chicken thing, her legs seem to be a bit scaley (not scaley leg mites). The red, I think it may be a younger cockerel, I haven't heard a crow, but it has tried to challenge my top hen through the fence....

 

[LizCar]

Hey everyone I started a FB chicken connection page for Utah and Idaho, we would love to have you join! These groups take time to get going and build but I thought it would be nice to have as many avenues as possible to share and learn. Just another type of format, not trying to take away from this site. https://www.facebook.com/groups/318994734949655/ Thanks guys!

 

[sundancenbare]

okay, so I decided to look at the red one a little closer, because I picked it up, and its' bum felt 'squishy' is that normal? it does have some poop built up on the feathers, I didn't look close enough to see if it was blocked. I wanted to wait until it got a bit warmer this afternoon before I give it a bath to remove the poop.... kind of rainy outside right now....

@ElkMtnCove here's the post btw. I don't know how old the EE is.... she may be on the aged side, I am rather new to the whole chicken thing, her legs seem to be a bit scaley (not scaley leg mites). The red, I think it may be a younger cockerel, I haven't heard a crow, but it has tried to challenge my top hen through the fence....

I think they are both hens. I think the red is a rhode island red, its not uncommon for hens to challenge looking at the tail looks like a hen to me.

 

[bitsyhorse]

I think they are both hens.  I think the red is a rhode island red,  its not uncommon for hens to challenge looking at the tail looks like a hen to me. 

That would be cool. Its like bantam size though... Really seems on the small size. After looking at pics, I'm pretty sure its a new Hampshire red, likely bantam

 

[La Casa de Pollo]

Yup that red one looks female---and a NH sounds right, if it has black tail tips, looks like it does. I would guess they are not this years hatch, at least last years, maybe older ;D That EE is pretty. Did it lay a blue or green egg?

The red one looks like she has been with a rooster the way the back feathers are worn. Or picked on some.

 

[bitsyhorse]

Yup that red one looks female---and a NH sounds right, if it has black tail tips, looks like it does. I would guess they are not this years hatch, at least last years, maybe older ;D That EE is pretty. Did it lay a blue or green egg?

The red one looks like she has been with a rooster the way the back feathers are worn. Or picked on some.

yeah, I thought that it had been mounted quite a bit, poor girl. and she does have some black tips on her tail.

it looks like I 'may' have found them a home. I have a neighbor who's dogs just got all but 1 of her chickens while she was at work today

She is really upset. I am going to look at the NHRed and see if I can tell if she's in good health. I'd hate to give my neighbor sick chickens The EE looks great, she's really cute, and fun to watch.

I'm guessing it was a blue egg, Iluv said that it looked white (she didn't go up to it) from a distance.

 

[Cynthia12]

Yup that red one looks female---and a NH sounds right, if it has black tail tips, looks like it does. I would guess they are not this years hatch, at least last years, maybe older ;D That EE is pretty. Did it lay a blue or green egg?

The red one looks like she has been with a rooster the way the back feathers are worn. Or picked on some.

That's what I was going to say, they are both hens. The one has been mounted a lot. Not a rooster.