What did you do with your flock today?

[PopoMyers]

Fed them berries, refilled their water bowls. Is Velma (second pic) a cream legbar, or some other breed? Seems to have more brownish feathers than pictures I've seen of CLs (first pic), which have more darker gray feathers on the back, darker tail.

 

[Smokerbill]

My chickens never cared for fresh red cabbage so I tried chopping some up and microwaving it for a while to see if they'd go for it that way.

Nope! They got their beaks close to the pieces and then got a disgusted look on their faces.

Last night they were treated well (pun intended), haha.
Chopped up roasted pork loin. They loved it! The cockerels still have a trust issue with me and won't get close. I have to throw treats to them. But the pullets are all over me, biting my fingertips to get the meaty morsels. A couple are very careful not to nip my fingers. And a couple seem to think my fingers are edible.

Funny birds!

 

[kurby22]

Fed them berries, refilled their water bowls. Is Velma (second pic) a cream legbar, or some other breed? Seems to have more brownish feathers than pictures I've seen of CLs (first pic), which have more darker gray feathers on the back, darker tail.View attachment 3573298View attachment 3573297

Velma looks like she has cream legbar in her mix! But I’m thinking she’s a mix with something that has that Columbian pattern too? She’s some unique coloring and patterning! Sweet girl!

 

[ChicksnMore]

I have been gone for so long, I’m not even going to try to catch up.

So much has changed since I have been on here last. So if I repeat anything forgive me. I have sold almost all my Call duckling babies. I have a total of 4 extra girls, 2 of which I am going to sell but if they don’t sell I won’t be sad. I just hatched one single one a few weeks ago. Long story there, but a friend was able to give me 2 of her ducklings to give her company. Luckily if I sell that baby, which I probably won’t, those babies are the same age so my friend and I can sell them together. I also got a pair of Silver Calls (you can see them in the picture of all the whites before they were sold). And I was able to also get a pair of East Indies. I bought a pair of the EID but about 20 min from leaving the ladies house the male died. I have no idea why but he didn’t look good when I picked them up. I was hoping I would have time to help him and I didn’t. But I was able to find a male.

I had a Turkey hatch, but she ended up being the only one and was with some duck babies. So she was a turkey duck. Unfortunately, she passed away. And we have no idea. She was fine when I let them out of the house at 5:45am. Then at 9:20 she had passed. Luckily I was holding her. It was so fast and nothing stood out. I believe she had something happen with her heart or she was chocking on something. We do have now 4 turkeys from a hatchery we had ordered in February. Along with some more silver laced Wyandottes, RIR, and light Brahma’s!!!

And I believe finally I now also have Sebastopol geese! There are 5 of them. 2 I got from one place and they are now about 4 weeks old. The other 3 are mother and children. Though the children are just as big as her now. You can for sure tell the difference when you pick them up . I was able to trade some of my Pavlovaskaya babies and a pair of call ducks for the older 3. I just couldn’t take the momma and not the babies. Or take the babies and not the momma. It would have broken my heart. Now way to know the younger ones sex yet but I will soon enough.

Oh one more thing, I have another Call setting on more eggs. Hoping this is the end for the year.

So much you have going on there!!! Those geese are just lovely ...but for me the East Indies are the show stoppers. What incredible color on the one!
Tell me not to go looking for any please...I don't need any more birds
So good to hear from you and see all your excitement. Looks like life is good there!

 

[Shetland lover]

Home and got some time in the nice weather and all the chickens look good and happy! Except for Blossom the sick one.

I was enjoying the bantam babies and casually glanced over my shoulder and one of my chickens was not a chicken at all…but a gray rat just happily eating some scratch with the chickens Once it registered it was a rat I yelled at it and it just looked at me like…what? So I made the pssst noise and it finally ran off…only to do this about 2 mins later—the little jerk!
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So I got the hose and sprayed at it with the jet spray and it finally left, but dude was not at all scared of me

I also moved a bunch of the babies that were WAY overdue to move out. They were very excited and freaked out all at once.
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And poor little Blossom, the sick one. I don’t know what she needs to get better
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Poor Blossom! What are her symptoms?
Bloody rats! They certainly can be arrogant little buggers!

 

[ChicksnMore]

Fed them berries, refilled their water bowls. Is Velma (second pic) a cream legbar, or some other breed? Seems to have more brownish feathers than pictures I've seen of CLs (first pic), which have more darker gray feathers on the back, darker tail.View attachment 3573298View attachment 3573297

Berries! Such lucky Chickies!
I'm not sure but I do know that Greenfire farm offers the legbars in two colors. I can't remember why, just remember noting that they do. Ones whiter, ones redder if I remember right.

 

[Shetland lover]

I have been gone for so long, I’m not even going to try to catch up.

So much has changed since I have been on here last. So if I repeat anything forgive me. I have sold almost all my Call duckling babies. I have a total of 4 extra girls, 2 of which I am going to sell but if they don’t sell I won’t be sad. I just hatched one single one a few weeks ago. Long story there, but a friend was able to give me 2 of her ducklings to give her company. Luckily if I sell that baby, which I probably won’t, those babies are the same age so my friend and I can sell them together. I also got a pair of Silver Calls (you can see them in the picture of all the whites before they were sold). And I was able to also get a pair of East Indies. I bought a pair of the EID but about 20 min from leaving the ladies house the male died. I have no idea why but he didn’t look good when I picked them up. I was hoping I would have time to help him and I didn’t. But I was able to find a male.

I had a Turkey hatch, but she ended up being the only one and was with some duck babies. So she was a turkey duck. Unfortunately, she passed away. And we have no idea. She was fine when I let them out of the house at 5:45am. Then at 9:20 she had passed. Luckily I was holding her. It was so fast and nothing stood out. I believe she had something happen with her heart or she was chocking on something. We do have now 4 turkeys from a hatchery we had ordered in February. Along with some more silver laced Wyandottes, RIR, and light Brahma’s!!!

And I believe finally I now also have Sebastopol geese! There are 5 of them. 2 I got from one place and they are now about 4 weeks old. The other 3 are mother and children. Though the children are just as big as her now. You can for sure tell the difference when you pick them up . I was able to trade some of my Pavlovaskaya babies and a pair of call ducks for the older 3. I just couldn’t take the momma and not the babies. Or take the babies and not the momma. It would have broken my heart. Now way to know the younger ones sex yet but I will soon enough.

Oh one more thing, I have another Call setting on more eggs. Hoping this is the end for the year.

Welcome back! So sorry for the losses but those Sebastopol geese are absolutely stunning
They look like they're auditioning for parts in Swan Lake with those downy, billowing tutus.

 

[Shetland lover]

I got some fun pictures of some of my babies today! They’re all so pretty

The splash pullet is gorgeous
And who's the cheeky chap peering shyly round the piece of wood?

 

[ChicksnMore]

Home and got some time in the nice weather and all the chickens look good and happy! Except for Blossom the sick one.

I was enjoying the bantam babies and casually glanced over my shoulder and one of my chickens was not a chicken at all…but a gray rat just happily eating some scratch with the chickens Once it registered it was a rat I yelled at it and it just looked at me like…what? So I made the pssst noise and it finally ran off…only to do this about 2 mins later—the little jerk!
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So I got the hose and sprayed at it with the jet spray and it finally left, but dude was not at all scared of me

I also moved a bunch of the babies that were WAY overdue to move out. They were very excited and freaked out all at once.
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And poor little Blossom, the sick one. I don’t know what she needs to get better
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Poor Blossom!
Such sassy rats! I think I'd be tempted to carry around poppers to toss at them, though it'd probably scare your poor Chickies half to death too.

 

[Shetland lover]

My chickens never cared for fresh red cabbage so I tried chopping some up and microwaving it for a while to see if they'd go for it that way.

Nope! They got their beaks close to the pieces and then got a disgusted look on their faces.

Last night they were treated well (pun intended), haha.
Chopped up roasted pork loin. They loved it! The cockerels still have a trust issue with me and won't get close. I have to throw treats to them. But the pullets are all over me, biting my fingertips to get the meaty morsels. A couple are very careful not to nip my fingers. And a couple seem to think my fingers are edible.

Funny birds!

Mine HATE red cabbage too, no matter how I serve it. They won't eat carrots or sprouts either. Fussy birds!