I have hens that were hatched in May, and some from July. I have one I am looking forward to her laying...she is a steel egger.
And I just got a rooster, but he is shy yet. he is 8 months old.
The broken windows are all covered and snow up to you hips now. My May hens are laying eggs like crazy, I get a doz a day, if my July hens start to lay, I may not know because the eggs would all blend in. Below is 6 days worth...
And my newest egg...
A local person said she had an owl that broke a window to get to the chickens. I also saw a video on you tube of an owl that broke a window to get to chickens.
I had straight run and others ordered from Meyer in July,
These are some of them. Anyhow, something had broken a window I was using as a door the other day, (the open area above) Missing pullets, of course...
I covered it with a board using eyehooks and zipties.
This morning a diff window was...
My chicks are 3 weeks old now? IDK, but, here is a pic of them with the tiny polish, who is 9 or 10 weeks? She was a failure to grow, so I kept her with the babies when they shipped. they are catching up to her size wise. It is hot today.
I put together an outside pen and was going to move the babies, and when they were all in a box I wanted to get a pic of the "beeball".
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17 from Meyers last week
6 from my hatch
5 from Meyers this week.
I have had New hamp's before. I am not a red bird fan myself- (SS are more burgandy). Also my first hens I had were australorps, and one was top hen. She had a aussy hench hen. About 7 years in the hench hen died, and the NH waiting in the wings stepped up and was grooming the head Aussy hen...
They always send a polish in the rare assortment. I am always hoping for something extra special behind curtain number 2. Although I did get a banded blue orpington recently in the adopt me section.
Below are what I ordered 3 Speckled Sussex, and 2 rare, one Ancona and one, Surprise polish. (I...
I am going to pick up Female Meyer chicks from the post office in an hr or so. (5) Three will be SS, 2 are rare breed selection. Does anyone wanna guess what they send in the rare breed? I would love LO, and or Frizzle EE, or AC. I know that is pie in the sky, what do you think?