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Adult polish tend to be 4-5 pounds. Adult plymouth rocks tend to be 7-9.5 pounds. Mixes can match either parent breed or be in between. You seeing the difference in size scaled to their growth rates

We blame glitches at work on gremlins....and night shift feeds them... Tax

@BeastBaby I'm sure they're MORE miserable with the mites, but oh, they remind me of a cat who has just gotten a bath...

Oh, the poor things look so miserable soaked!

Do you get to pick the chicks? Or do they? You know chickens so...

7 hours is good progress. She'll get there.

That's a tough one. My set up, much as I love cuddling and playing with the chicks, they're better off being raised by the tribe, so even if not going under a broody (Jessica accepted 1 and changed her mind on the rest), need to go in tote out there. You have time yet to decide what is best for you.

She's looking much like Storm did (with different comb). She's going to be a stunner!

Your thoughts re: next year she can find her own eggs seems reasonable then...and she can find homes for those chicks. You aren't involved on any way. Stick to those guns rather than be a softie.

Teddy's coloring is coming through. Fluffy is recessive white. Curly's chick may (more likely WILL) bend up being blue and frizzled. Fluffy's babies....Teddy clones?

Are all the silkies dark?

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Today's project Used leftover dough to make thisBaked it....broke it for the chickens.... Not taken today

If any of the blue egg females have black skin, it tosses that whole concept out the window.

@Ponypoor and any hatching from not silkie eggs from not black skinned hens will be Bert...and I THINK (not positive on it) pullets.......unless it's like barring and the hen has to have it and the roo not.... research time again. Ok..@nicalandia knows a LOT about silkie breeding. If I'm...

Blurry butts in a cuddle puddle

Let them dry. Let the down fluff up. Then look.

It's part of rodeo....and they keep their horns...

Rodeo is worse....and is also done for fun....

Took Sherlock out for a run where we saw the trumpeter swans. He found a mud puddle...(and even laid down in it. And in chicken news, they all gave me Friday picsBlanche Havoc and Nimbus Havoc, Shan, and Storm