What did you do with your flock today?

[TropicalBabies]

I’ve been stalking the leghorn sexing threads, and I’ve been feeling a bit more confident Sonny is a pullet. Like always, I’m not holding my breath until he either crows or lays an egg (or male feather pattern starts to come in), but it’s been nice being able to think there’s still a chance. Most of the leghorn cockerels have massive red combs before they’ve finished molting their baby fluff, and while Sonny still has a large comb that’s starting to get a little pink, it’s not near the size the obvious roos are.

They’re just a day or two shy of being 6wo. I found a week-by-week size chart for leghorn pullets, and Sonny looks exactly like that pullet in the pictures.
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https://lancaster.unl.edu/4h/embryology/ChickGrowthDevelopment17x22.pdf

She does not have man legs either, ya know those awkward legs and knees. Very similar to Chers. They both look wonderful ♡

 

[FrankieDoodle]

She does not have man legs either, ya know those awkward legs and knees. Very similar to Chers. They both look wonderful ♡

Thank you! So far everyone I’ve talked to is still pretty torn. Oh, the joys have not having autosexing breeds.
Her legs are just a little bit bigger than Cher’s, but lemme tell ya, it feels huge when he’s standing on my head. XD

 

[629864]

@FrankieDoodle - Well, at least you know youll know for sure in a few months. LOL

@TropicalBabies - I'm really happy for your boys finding a good home. I know how torn I'll be if I ever do have to rehome one of my boys. I mean, we will be using our chickens for meat as well, but these are my first real flock members, so I kinda have a soft spot for all of them.

What did I do yesterday? I installed a new low hanging swing in the run. Later, I was upstairs in my office. I saw from the window that one of my favorite pullets tried it out and made me realize why I've never seen them on the other swing. She was having a terrible time with the swinging action and eventually gave up. O later went out and secured the bottom of the swing line as well, so it only has very minimal movement now. More like a lightly gliding roost bar now.

Today DH will be installing more hotwire so we can get the dogs and livestock back in the barn at night. Since their fence-jumping escapades, they've been consigned to the old hotwired paddock during the night (they get the whole area during the day because there aren't predators to chase off during the day). We hadn't had it turned on since we got Finn back in March, but it has done the trick for preventing more jumping since we turned it back on. Poppy was already familiar with hotwire, so she only needed Finn to touch it once for her to steer clear of it. Finn, however, tested the wire a handful of times before he realized it wasn't just ouchy in one spot. But we need to get them back in the barn because we've got an icestorm coming tomorrow night and the paddock they're in only has a small 3-sided lean to type of shelter. The thing is, I'm not even sure the new hotwire will need to be "hot" now that the dogs have had 10 days of re-familiarizing themselves with what it feels like to touch it when its turned on. But we'll do our best to get it all done before the storm hits.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Would like to post some photos see you all agree .. Look like my hatch of 9 has more pullets than I first thought. Maybe up to 5.. Take new photos today my white pullet is amost full grown.

 

[Chicken poppy]

Hello! This is a place to post pictures/talk about what you and your flock have done today.

I was on a zoom call earlier and Iris, my rooster, decided to stand behind me and crow repeatedly. Thankfully I was on mute, but it was still annoying. They couldn’t see him, but they could see me trying to make him quiet, which was a little embarrassing.
Here’s a pic of my boy with some mini roses.
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What about you guys? Have you done anything interesting with your flock today?

Here are a few pictures of my birds.
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Whats the second one you have there?curious. I have a female version i beileve of him. Also heres truffles

 

[pennyJo1960]

What a stiking boy there Wow

 

[NevadaEmma]

Whats the second one you have there?curious. I have a female version i beileve of him. Also heres truffles View attachment 2980473

Very handsome!

 

[Chicken poppy]

Very handsome!

Thank you!

 

[TropicalBabies]

Dropped baby's off to get spay this morning. They look a little mad right lol? Anywho, few more hours and we will take them to their new home ♡♡♡

 

[pennyJo1960]

Okay went gave water to the 9 after doing the coops
10 live there the white is from a earlier hatch. The nine I see 4 cockerel 5 pullets I know one red is cockerel the other is pullet.. I think the others 3 let me know your thoughts..
@TropicalBabies Glad your not closer we would have more cats.