Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Chickielady]

CL perhaps for the newbee's ya could explain what HACKLE is?? Hey are ya coming to Vancouver?

No, but I can explain...
Here is a wee tutorial:
Hackle is only on MALES and it is LONG skinny feathers that are usually GORGEOUS and shiney....
See here:




You will notice on Milton's back, the long straight feathers, and also all around his neck



here is a good pic of my main man Java Cock, take note of the LONG skinny feathers off his neck (CAPE) and saddle (pretend he is a horse...see the flowing LONG feathers off his back ??)
Here is a Java hen for comparison :





The female is covered with feathers, but the male, has hackle.

 

[Chickielady]

Nope not at all! ! ! !

I saw the coolest stuff at a farmer's market today...stakes, with wide tall tops, which someone made for gardening..:ie: corn, beans, peas, etc.....................you have to do it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

Nope not at all! ! ! !

I still cannot find that stuff !

 

[Chickielady]

No, but I can explain...
Here is a wee tutorial:
Hackle is only on MALES and it is LONG skinny feathers that are usually GORGEOUS and shiney....
See here:




You will notice on Milton's back, the long straight feathers, and also all around his neck



here is a good pic of my main man Java Cock, take note of the LONG skinny feathers off his neck (CAPE) and saddle (pretend he is a horse...see the flowing LONG feathers off his back ??)
Here is a Java hen for comparison :





The female is covered with feathers, but the male, has hackle.

Please note::::::::::::::::: when the bird is but a week or 2 old, you will not see hackle emerging, but about 3-6 weeks yopu will see small spikes of skinny feathers coming out in the places I told you...neck cape & saddle.

 

[KMoran]

They are funny, huh ?
Did you ever hear about my hen back when I was in my 20s (a hundred years ago) that would ONLY lay in my washing machine, which was on the back porch...and she got really vocal and raging mad & SCREAMED in the back screen door if the washer lid was down~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I had to be vigilant as to not put clothes in the washer without checking for her, or her egg~~~~~~~~~~

LOL that is too funny... I am hoping once we get the run built up the way I want it she will stay in... Right now its only 4 feet but once my husband gets done with his army stuff we are gonna do 8 feet with bird netting over the top.

 

[Chickielady]

OK, now for Mikey's babies...................

CUTE OVERLOAD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!























BIG BABIES










I have sufficiently terrorized all the babies with the flash....................and just butchered 12 Cornish X....am going down & watching TV with Einstein ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

GOOD NIGHT PEEPS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

LOL that is too funny... I am hoping once we get the run built up the way I want it she will stay in... Right now its only 4 feet but once my husband gets done with his army stuff we are gonna do 8 feet with bird netting over the top.

I have access to "bird netting" which we call clam netting out here~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just sayin;...................let me know~~

 

[Chickielady]

LOL that is too funny... I am hoping once we get the run built up the way I want it she will stay in... Right now its only 4 feet but once my husband gets done with his army stuff we are gonna do 8 feet with bird netting over the top.

I hope you do OK ~ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[KMHunter]

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[FirewifeJess]

About how long should I wait before giving Lucy a chick again? I don't want her hatching eggs or waiting 3 weeks. Last time (10 weeks ago!!

) she was broody for 4.5 weeks and got terribly thin and unhealthy looking. She's sleeping in the nest box for the 2nd night right now and definitely broody, never left the box today silly girl! So, how long? This weekend long enough? Saturday? That's 4 days...