What did you do with your flock today?

[ChicksnMore]

@ChicksnMore oh my goodness!! That is terrific ♡♡♡ look at all that color in his face too
I think you should take Shultz and the chicks with you gals. like how fun would that be?!!

Terrible me wants to take Schultz with us just to be sure he keeps improving . I mentioned the thought yesterday and my oldest rolled her eyes and said "o geez".
Think he's ok now, but I might keep him in a cage on the porch while we're gone just so the neighbor has an easier time seeing if he's staying healthy. Not sure on that yet though. He's too newly better to be sure it'll stick.
His combs not the best, and his markings aren't the best, but personality wise he's perfect and precious.

Well another vacation another bird sitting mishap

I opened my coop camera up this morning to see how they were doing with the new auto doors while we are away…and glanced behind the chicken coop and it looked very much like one of the quail pens was open…and then a quail went marching on by the camera shortly after to confirm I was not seeing things! SO had to call the pet sitter and she had to rush and get her kid up and ready and spent the morning catching wandering quail. She was sure she got them all, but tonight I got notice of motion in the big chicken run and there he sits! Just wandering about like he owns the place! She couldn’t find him in the dark so he may or may not make it overnight. Also if you look really close…you can see Spider on my chicken sitting chair…sleeping. ALL the other chickens have figured out the new coop situations except Spider Even Josephine who seems far more derpy than Spider So the pet sitter has to collect him and put him in the coop thru the nest box. Seriously, who knew birds were such a hassle when on vacation
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Vacation has been fun so far, seeing some of the sights of Chicago today and the football game is tomorrow! Notre Dame football games have been on my bucket list for a long time!

And last but not least, we celebrated Sophie’s 18th birthday on Thursday morning before we left. Sweet old girl just keeps on keeping on!

Night all!

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Sounds like your birds are having a party while mom's away . I can just imagine them calling each other and saying, hey...mom's gone, let's break into the fermented grain! I'm so glad you spotted the quail so your sitter could rescue them and hope she doesn't forget a door again!

Sophie's so adorable! I hope my puppies make it that long! 18 is incredible

I seriously need to look at getting some of those camera's. Our door cameras are ancient and need a vcr hooked up to record and view the images. I'm betting the newer cameras are tons better.

Chicago and Notre Dame! That sounds like a good time

@FBMcrazy8 hope your trip today goes well and your daughter has an amazing time

@Gammas Bearded Babies your cochins sound adorable ...gotta love eye candy that makes you giggle!

 

[ChicksnMore]

@kurby22 (and everyone else) how experienced are you at sexing Silkies? I know it’s mostly impossible to tell until they crow or lay, especially when they’re still pretty young, but do you see anything on her that screams cockerel to you?
She’s listed as a pullet, I assume around 10wo, and this is the only pic of her right now.
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I haven't owned silkies in a quite a while...but that looks female to me.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

Official good morning and happy Aloha Friday peoples!
So I am busy doing my thing this morning (sewing and cooking a big pot of beans lol) and I hear all this crowing going on outside. It is still early- 7am at this time. I can tell I have at least 1 feral roo out there who sounds close and Spider going off further away towards the run. I pop my head out the Dutch door and lo and behold I see the feral roo doing a dance for B&C... he sees me and starts to leave and they start following him into the forest right before my eyes! I'm like nope, can't steal the grandkids chickens... but what mostly shocked me was a roo trying to entice what I have been resigned to prossibly/probably being a cockerel. I am still very unsure of B's sex @ almost 5 months old. My early morning extra crower is still happening but still pretty lousy. B still has no saddle, hackles, color bleed... and even seems rounder. I think the rooster wooing is a big clue... pretty sure the dance was for both and both skipped after the dashing man happily. If B was a boy the roo would have pounded him. So, think @FrankieDoodle is spot on. chickens! So B is a pullet.... well, today anyways lolView attachment 3262083
Think I will take those 2 down the mountain to re-intro early. See if I still have that extra crower up Ahere.

I can’t get over how beautiful all your birds are!!
If B isn’t the one crowing, do you know who is? Also, thanks for posting your bag tutorial!

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That’s awesome!! I’m so glad he’s feeling better. He’s looking really good in that pic. <3

Well another vacation another bird sitting mishap

I opened my coop camera up this morning to see how they were doing with the new auto doors while we are away…and glanced behind the chicken coop and it looked very much like one of the quail pens was open…and then a quail went marching on by the camera shortly after to confirm I was not seeing things! SO had to call the pet sitter and she had to rush and get her kid up and ready and spent the morning catching wandering quail. She was sure she got them all, but tonight I got notice of motion in the big chicken run and there he sits! Just wandering about like he owns the place! She couldn’t find him in the dark so he may or may not make it overnight. Also if you look really close…you can see Spider on my chicken sitting chair…sleeping. ALL the other chickens have figured out the new coop situations except Spider Even Josephine who seems far more derpy than Spider So the pet sitter has to collect him and put him in the coop thru the nest box. Seriously, who knew birds were such a hassle when on vacation
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Vacation has been fun so far, seeing some of the sights of Chicago today and the football game is tomorrow! Notre Dame football games have been on my bucket list for a long time!

And last but not least, we celebrated Sophie’s 18th birthday on Thursday morning before we left. Sweet old girl just keeps on keeping on!

Night all!

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OMG that face!! Sophie is so cute!

I haven't owned silkies in a quite a while...but that looks female to me.

Thank you! Right now I’m trying to figure out a way to make everything work so I can adopt her lol. I don’t reallyyy have any open quarantine coops, and while I could easily free one up by moving one of the poles in the main coop, we’re going to be out of town for a day in a couple weeks and all the birds are going to stay locked up. :/

 

[ChicksnMore]

@FrankieDoodle you can ask if they have hatchmates still so you can look them all over and see if you can spot differences.

 

[ChicksnMore]

I can’t get over how beautiful all your birds are!!
If B isn’t the one crowing, do you know who is? Also, thanks for posting your bag tutorial!

That’s awesome!! I’m so glad he’s feeling better. He’s looking really good in that pic. <3

OMG that face!! Sophie is so cute!

Thank you! Right now I’m trying to figure out a way to make everything work so I can adopt her lol. I don’t reallyyy have any open quarantine coops, and while I could easily free one up by moving one of the poles in the main coop, we’re going to be out of town for a day in a couple weeks and all the birds are going to stay locked up. :/

Silkies are some of my favorite birds Hope you figure out a way to make it work!

 

[kurby22]

@kurby22 (and everyone else) how experienced are you at sexing Silkies? I know it’s mostly impossible to tell until they crow or lay, especially when they’re still pretty young, but do you see anything on her that screams cockerel to you?
She’s listed as a pullet, I assume around 10wo, and this is the only pic of her right now.
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Looks like a pullet to me! Hard to tell without a side view, but the walnut comb is smaller and flatter like a pullet!

 

[kurby22]

Well hi! Your only about 4 hours from me!

I’m making a 2.5 hour trip (one way) today for my daughters game and for my dog to meet her boyfriend. We had plans on staying the night but didn’t have anyone to put the chickens up. It is almost like kids, they think they can stay up all night and do whatever they want, sleep where ever they want because mom and dad isn’t home . I hope your little rebel quail made it over night!

Hi from South Bend!! 2.5 hours one way for basketball is a long ways!! Hope the game is enjoyable and worth the drive! I hope he did too! I haven’t heard from the pet sitter though

 

[kurby22]

Terrible me wants to take Schultz with us just to be sure he keeps improving . I mentioned the thought yesterday and my oldest rolled her eyes and said "o geez".
Think he's ok now, but I might keep him in a cage on the porch while we're gone just so the neighbor has an easier time seeing if he's staying healthy. Not sure on that yet though. He's too newly better to be sure it'll stick.
His combs not the best, and his markings aren't the best, but personality wise he's perfect and precious.

Sounds like your birds are having a party while mom's away . I can just imagine them calling each other and saying, hey...mom's gone, let's break into the fermented grain! I'm so glad you spotted the quail so your sitter could rescue them and hope she doesn't forget a door again!

Sophie's so adorable! I hope my puppies make it that long! 18 is incredible

I seriously need to look at getting some of those camera's. Our door cameras are ancient and need a vcr hooked up to record and view the images. I'm betting the newer cameras are tons better.

Chicago and Notre Dame! That sounds like a good time

@FBMcrazy8 hope your trip today goes well and your daughter has an amazing time

@Gammas Bearded Babies your cochins sound adorable ...gotta love eye candy that makes you giggle!

Yes, they definitely looked like they were out partying Naughty birds!!

Yeah I can’t believe Sophie keeps on going! We dubbed her the Iron Lady because nothing seems to phase her!

I say once you are a chicken owner you are automatically allowed to be a crazy chicken lady that travels with her chickens He sounds special!

 

[FrankieDoodle]

@FrankieDoodle you can ask if they have hatchmates still so you can look them all over and see if you can spot differences.

Unfortunately she’s at the HS, so I don’t think that’s possible. : ( she’s the only silkie there, too, which I think is a little weird. A bunch of other chicks were all brought in at the same time as her, and then around that time around 19 hens were brought in to a different HS in my area. I wonder what happened.

Silkies are some of my favorite birds Hope you figure out a way to make it work!

Me too! Thanks!

Looks like a pullet to me! Hard to tell without a side view, but the walnut comb is smaller and flatter like a pullet!

Awesome, thank you! I know it’s not guaranteed, but this makes me feel a lot better if I’m able to adopt her lol.

 

[Mama Silke]

Your chickens are beautiful Frankiedoodle, is the second one an Americana?