Recent content by tofuflower

They're cute together, and the last survivors from a clutch of five! (The mother is not that attentive and lets them roam far away from her, so I suspect feral cats or mongoose got them). Their tail feather shapes look similar so I was hoping two pullets developing at very different rates (but...

I have two chicks of unknown breed that I labeled A & B. Their mother is feral so there's some red junglefowl mixed in with random domestic breeds. I posted a family photo with the mom for reference. The mom has a floppy straight red comb, and her egg color is white. A is taller than B now, but...

No worries for the delay! I was doing a search query and didn't realize how old this thread was. Ah, I didn't realize the song was before an egg laying too. I just followed my hen today after she sang, and she was searching for a new nest to lay in. I also recently noticed one hen started...

I went through a rollercoaster of emotions because I only recently started reading the Poultry Life and was sad after reading the letter to the editor. Now I know to keep on reading until the last page! I also liked the treat dispenser idea but fear my chickens might peck through the holes to...

Separate question, have you been able to tell why she sings an egg song multiple time a day? I suspect mine are doing it to find another hen (or me) when it's not after laying an egg. I agree, that coo sound is so cute! Maybe she is offering it to you as a present?

Their memories seem to last at least a month since some hatch babies and come back. This month I had two mamas that were gone for more than three weeks, and the flock all remembered their positions. The first mom was #2 and allowed #1 to eat beside her chicks and chased off all the others. The...

Just curious, do you consider the colored eggs pink or brown?

Jumbo mom egg, regular mom egg, daughter egg, other daughter egg

It does!!

It looks like they're going to fall downhill, on top of the white fluffy one in the corner 🤣 Lovely photo ☺️

I have one more to share, but I already entered two! Do you want entries beyond two?

Did you arrange them in alternating colors? Amazing effort! 😁

Entry #4 6 days old. I can finally stop taking pictures like a madwoman! If you look closely, you can see a raindrop on one of their butts! 🧐😁

Entry #3 6 days old. She had food coma, and the driveway was warm from the sun. I just realized my best pictures ended up being all of the same chick! 🤦‍♀️

Entry #2. It's pretty hard to sneak up behind the little ones 😅