Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[mixedbreeds]

darn still have one more Ameracauna pullet they lay tiny blue eggs hat that my girls all lay normal eggs not tiny buy huge have twp black that need to leave

I’m getting concerned about ameraucana egg size now that you have said that mine are about 9 months old still small eggs how old are yours?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I’m getting concerned about ameraucana egg size now that you have said that mine are about 9 months old still small eggs how old are yours?

about the same age these girls are not very large either
they are not much larger than my silky when I stop and
compare but the cockerel are normal size

 

[Hinotori]

On the ameraucana, my wheatens all have laid large to extra large. The silvers I had laid medium to large

 

[Hinotori]

Ameraucana come in bantam as well. I had one that was about silkie size. Well maybe she was a little larger.

 

[mixedbreeds]

My three Ameraucana girls are a heavy medium size they should lay at least a large egg maybe I’m just getting impatient I do that.

 

[pennyJo1960]

see my cockerel are normal size but the girls are small not sure of miss broody they fluff so big when broody covering making the little growl noise but when I carried he she was not so big just kept looking at me like "what the He'' is wrong with you"?

 

[Hinotori]

I have scars from large fowl hens taking bites out of me when broody. That is why I have Kevlar sleeves to wear now when dealing with them. I believe Miss Nasty in the nest box right now is the one who gave me the worst one.

Only scar from a silkie broody was my fault. I stuck my bare foot into the coop to feel around for birds instead of stooping down and reaching in. She got the top of my middle toe.

 

[pennyJo1960]

ouch!! each time I have lifted her I do it from the top.. went up to silky land to turn off their light she had not left the box although she has a water bucket and food hard to tell if she took any and they are the same food and water coop to coop

 

[junebuggena]

I have scars from large fowl hens taking bites out of me when broody. That is why I have Kevlar sleeves to wear now when dealing with them. I believe Miss Nasty in the nest box right now is the one who gave me the worst one.

Only scar from a silkie broody was my fault. I stuck my bare foot into the coop to feel around for birds instead of stooping down and reaching in. She got the top of my middle toe.

I love my broody Australorps. They are so gentle, even when broody. They've never even tried to peck me when it's time to candle. But they have no problem with tackling a black bear or other chickens that get too close to the chicks.

 

[mixedbreeds]

That’s the way my australorp is to I can feel all over under her pick her up what ever she might make a little nose but that’s it but another chicken look out.