Okay... Here it is...
Warning it's a bit of a rant, I need to get it off my chest... and maybe get a few opinions, maybe I'm not seeing something.
Background:
I grew up with "V". I've literally know him since I was 8. We did date for about a year... 15 years ago. Things didn't end well but I...
Ok I hatch 2 Barred Rocks from a co-worker:
Possible girl?
Possible girl?
This chickie has a dark Brahma Mamma and a mixed Daddy. Does the striping from Brahma Momma carry over and give me a possible girlie???
Close up of wing
This pullet was sold as a Barred Rock and I can tell...
Proud Foster Mom and Pax:
Biological Mom:
Biological Dad:
Pax:
Wonder how He/She will feather out:
She has seven siblings under Foster Mom.... one green egg is cheeping as I write!
Talk about being dumbfounded....
He must have watched something over his fathers house that grossed him out. He announced he is only going to eat a vegetarian diet (Funny since he really fights about eating veggies). BUT if we raise our own meat he will eat it.
He said he can't stand the way...
These two idiots have been going at each other for the last few days.
So I put them both on harnesses on opposite ends of the coop, after trimming toenails and beaks.....
Worked fine until today....
One got off his harness and you can guess the story.
Poor Splash is Bald, Bloody and in...
He's hoping to show this girl in the summer, she's 5 months old.
Hard to get pictures she's camera shy....
She is from a local breeder, not a hatchery bird.
Three beautiful Dark Brahma boys looking for a new home.
Born in August they are getting to be a bit much for the Girls to handle.
I live in Orange County NY.
Will Post pics in a bit. Its' snowing hard right now....
There are just days I hate some people....
Went out to let my chooks out and hear the crying of a cat in distress...
Someone dumped a kitten in the field next to my place.. :mad:
Once the cutie saw me it did come out from under the pine tree by itself, is friendly and is a boy.
It's been...
Just added 4 more fuzzy butts
I'm officially addicted :o
No names as of yet... Give it a few days, all are "owned" by 4 kids
Here are the other three who are around 2 1/2 months, both boys Crow and are good at it
And this is nugget who was attacked earlier this week by a neighbors...
I just wanted to say thanks to all on this board.
I've been reading all of the post regarding injured chickens, put together a small basic chicken first aid kit.....
I had a feeling that is was the neighbor's brown lab (that I used to like) that got Lady a few months ago.....
Well now I know...
He's such a pretty boy. Light Brown with a Grayish Blue undertone....
I've been allowed to keep one rooster and I let me oldest keep his so..... my pretty boy has to go....
I've been calling him "Sherbert"
I'd rather him find a loving home thru one of the great members here...
No name yet..... I'm fairly sure a girl by all the feathers
Pin Stripe or Stripe for short...
Sherbert... the lightest and apparently the top of the pecking order
I have such a nice neighbor, a local farmer, who is a true sweetheart.....
He knew we were building a coop and getting a couple of chicks, the place I was dealing with well kinda ticked me off and I cancelled.
He has been overrun by chicks this year and gave me a Mom and 3 chicks.
Mom's wild...
You remember I took in a hen 2 weeks ago....
We named her Lady. She was sweet and even my Mom liked her.
Then a dog snuck in and got her :mad:. Kids now have permission to shoot any animal in the flank with the pellet guns they have. Until now they have only been allowed to shoot at the...
I ask because my I just found out what my youngest has planned as THE name for his future chick.... Chicken Nugget!!!
I can see it now I'm calling the girls in for the night yelling' "Nugget...here Chicken Nugget"
The neighbors won't know what to think!!!
I'm now afraid to ask the oldest...
They ask you if they can raise chickens... On Mother's Day!
So I googled and found this site. Very very nice
Spent ALOT of time reading...
And just ordered my first 3 chicks ever!! :o
One for each of my boys, I have two... let them choose "their"Chicken, within reason. No they could not...