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[FlyRobinFly]

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[RedReiner]

the little peeps found a home

Thank You 4H mom for hookin her up

the fog wont go away here either, but I took a couple pics of the birds in the driveway. trying to get pics of my blue roo but he isnt cooperating.
The flock minus the serama

Black pullet, sister to Quincy

the blue roo, I rattled a grain can and he came running

check out those tail feathers lol, he was poopin...*sigh*

 

[SadieSue]

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All pretty, but I particularly like the pic of the blue roo running towards you for treats!

 

[AriLovesChickens]

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Yup, that's about what we had here. Just remember - the solstice isn't far away...

 

[SadieSue]

Those darn cockerels are so fast. Even when I had 'em all in the run and threw down treats, they just grab 'em and run. So, I apologize for the terrible camera phone photos that make my eyes hurt. I just didn't have time to get out the good camera and it was getting dark. I wanted to work on the coops while it was dry outside. Sure was cold though. My fingers still haven't warmed up yet.

Easter Egger Cockerels - free to BYC'ers

EE Boy A - My personal favorite. I love the way he's feathering out. Pretty black beard that I'm guessing is going to be fuller at maturity.

EE Boy B - Large, red, very pretty boy

EE Boy C - Candy, this is your boy. The smallest of the three

All three together with small boy in front for comparison

They'll be going on Craigslist in the next couple of days.

 

[SadieSue]

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Yup, that's about what we had here. Just remember - the solstice isn't far away...

I cannot WAIT - this year more than ever. Guess I'm noticing short, dark, cold days a lot more now that I have chickens. Before I could just stay in the house all day with lights blazing and not care much what was happening outside.

 

[AriLovesChickens]

For me, it's been the opposite. Last year was my first winter this far north, and I was whining on FB about the short days.

This year, it's snuck up on me. I feel like it's been colder though.

 

[hallerlake]

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So far we haven't had any single digit nights,. and what cold we've had was proceeded by sufficient frost to induce dormancy. I'm as happy as I can be at this dark time of year.

 

[Stumpfarmer]

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[Stumpfarmer]

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Oh, no, last year was much colder; I spent the second week of November trying to thaw the watering trough supply lines. Today I did, however, have to thaw all the founts, a much easier job.

Today was absolutely gorgeous here, and I got a little work done on the Hamburg extension; would have been more, except for the fact that I'm working on attaching the bottom of the cage wire to the foundation beam, and had to be careful about how much time I spent upside-down. The Hamburg ladies spent a lot of the day sunbathing in the south end of their run: the sand there is finally drying out sufficiently to dust-bathe again! I had a visit from the male Cooper's Hawk; he was hunting starlings at the feeder and ignored my cousin's free-ranging flock and all of my penned chooks.

So, this is how I know that this is as good as the weather gets here in December: