I've heard of the no dig thing with dogs but never with chickens, but it is a great idea.Good job, and yes we have serious pens here, climb & dig proof.....
AND in the tractor, we have the birds out only sun rise to sunset and next to the dog...................who watches over all..............our pens are kick butt !
This is the brooder pen, where babies are (to the right) so why is the 1" plastic fencing over the field fencing, all is NO DIG (look at the foot of the fence on the left) see the fencing laying on the ground ?
That is "no dig" and the top is "no climb"
A better view of "no dig"
Anyone want more info, PM me !
Well since we are showing males. Here's the silkie boy I'm keeping. He's still getting his hackle and saddle in. Lots of pinfeathers there. The one behind him is a pullet about the same age. You can see how his neck feathers are much more fluffy and the saddle is starting to cover his wings a bit. Oh and the red on the wings. Big give away in this color.
A few shots of cockerels and their saddle hackle, 4 mo old Bucke eye above, note his saddle long slim GLOSSY feathers on his back & neck (called a cape)
This is a Buckeye hen, NO HACKLE
Super Crele below, (Buster as a 6 mo old) glossy skinny hackle on the neck & saddle
Buckeye cockerel, glossy skinny hackle, gorgeous !
Same cockerel, note the glossy skinny hackle feathers on neck & saddle of the back
Here you can compare the male & female, the females have no hackle spread on their backs & necks
This is a partridge Cantecler, Buster's full brother, easy to see his saddle hackle & neck cape hackle
This is a Silver Cuckoo marans hen:
No hackle
This is a silver Cuckoo Marans Cockerel, lotsa hackle !
This is Buster's Dad, "Phoenix", and shows the hackle on the male Cock bird:
This is Buster, Phoenix's son, so note the hackle emerges at about 2-3 mo of age & grows out LONG and flows over the male bird's back like a water fall, it is beautiful, and highly sought after by fly tyers
Your birds are gorgeous!
