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[FirewifeJess]

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[Sudsy Chick]

Wanted you to know Ricky is happy and safe at a farm in Enumclaw. They don't eat their birds and last I heard he was quite happily roosting in a tree over a bunch more Appenzellar pullets

So glad to hear!

I bet he is a happy camper with trees to fly in!

 

[Sudsy Chick]

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Thankfully Blackberry & Blueberry were co-mamas...so Blueberry just took over. But I won't let Blueberry go broody again either, they are both mean when broody (not normally!)

I will just let Juno, our Jersey Giant, do all the hatching around here. She's older, experienced, and knows I won't harm her or her chicks and allows me to handle them.

 

[Chickielady]

If it would help you out and make ya feel better...... I would be willing to make time during my day to go fishing in place of ya. I would even be willing to tell ya how much fun it was and how many nice fish I caught on yer behalf ! ! !

 

[Chickielady]

Pics I just took this morning:




Walker Midget Black-Winged Bronze Turkle hen
(she was taking a dirt bath)

Crele Chantecler Cockerel




Partridge Chantecler Pullet




Crele Chantecler Cockerel again.............

A close-up:




Partridge Chantecler Cockerel:





and again:

 

[Chickielady]

Did a crop & enlarged the Partridge Chantecler pullet...the last pic was too small to see her lovely feathers...........




Is she gorgeous or what ?????????

 

[Chickielady]

Rustler, you can go fishing on my behalf & come back & tell me all about it
IF I get the fish !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Teva]

I'm getting frustrated. I'm still only getting one egg a day (a couple of times, 2 eggs; a couple of times, no eggs) and they've been laying for 9 days. Am I just being way too impatient? There's only 3 that have started so far and they're all (well, most of them) almost 21 weeks. I guess I thought that once someone started they'd all kinda fall in line and start laying right away. Probably got some bad info somewhere along the line on that huh?

I know how you feel. I have 11 birds who are of laying age (my two youngest are 20 weeks now)......my Leghorn is 24 weeks and no white eggs yet.....I'm gettting only 4, maybe 5 a day. Usually a mix of 2 brown and 2 green, or 3 and 2 of either color.

 

[FirewifeJess]

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Oh I'm glad to hear that! Guess I'll just have to be more patient. I just hope they are all laying before we lose the light; I'm going to be one unhappy mama if some of them aren't laying until spring!!!

 

[chickenjane82]

Does anyone else have an Ancona hen?
Mine is SOOOOO LOUD!! She fusses on alll day!!!

I wonder if its the breed or just mine? (I just have one)