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I only see six too. Just like I only have 15 chickens. ;) Our bantam EE looked like an owl too so she is named Gilfy, an owl from a book my daughter was into at the time.

Lol, we will have silkie bantam EE crosses around the same time as the CCL. Cute. Do you know what breeds you got?

I'm not looking forward to this storm either. Our land is already soggy I don't need more moisture right now. lol I also had to cancel a bunch of plans this weekend. :(

Weather report says we'll get a foot of snow starting this evening through sun evening. Guess I'll give everyone lots of food today and hope there's a calm point that I can go out and refill everyone sometime saturday or sun morning without freezing my butt off. I haven't gotten to experience...

I think Ashdoes eggs will be mixed with cochin so no blue eggs. Pretty sure she only has cochin roos now. I do have a breeding pair of CCL from her though and hope to have CCL chicks around that time. That hen is one that I marked today so I can see if she's laying. All signs say she is but I...

Veterans get extra points on the application process so yes, they usually get the jobs first. My friend works for the FDA and she said right before they hired her (she is not a veteran) they had to hire this guy that was a veteran. They said they could hire him (even though he wasn't qualified...

I haven't yet. This last freeze froze the FF solid in the bucket I was fermenting it in first. Once the next cold blast passes I'll give it a try. I use my whole grain mix in my bucket feeder. The only problem I find with whole grain is they pick out the stuff they like best first. They always...

I love that hat!

I've had something all week. It included one night of a horrible fever all night. I feel a lot better now but still have the sticky stuff at the very back of my nose that is hard to blow out but closes up your nose and makes you talk funny. lol Sold our little bantam frizzle that we hatched...

I already have people asking for chicks. This early taste of spring is getting everyone itching. Things are looking good for my friend getting her chickens out of here. It can't come soon enough. I noticed our poor rooster is missing 2 toenails now. :( Once they are out I'm going to start...

That cat is adorable!

Well good news... The SLW chick I thought for sure was a rooster at 3-4 weeks of age due to a really red comb and blotchy pattern is now 6 months old and looks like a girl after all. Horrible coloring on her but no saddle or hackle feathers and her comb/wattles never grew after that growth spurt...

No, silkies overall are known for being docile and friendly. It's just my one that thinks he's kind of the world this spring. I can still pick him up just fine. He never even looks cross at a person or a hen for that matter. Silkie hens are usually very friendly. I have 5 splash silkies coming...

My friend is supposed to go out and see some people's place this weekend that might let her keep her chickens there. Yeah! They are much closer to her so that will be nice that she'll get to see them and take care of them herself. And I'll get to split up my roosters. Here is a pic from the coop...

I can't wait to go home tomorrow. I need to find a new job where I don't have to travel so much! I'm tired of it. On the plus side our girls have really picked up their laying! I'm really loving our chocolate egg! I'm annoyed at our younger girls for sleeping in the nest boxes! I try to keep...

Our polish lays fairly well (roughly 4 week), our friend's rarely lays. Polish are a grab bag of how they will lay.

I got this pic from my husband today. Our BCM (get her as a chick from pozees) finally laid her first egg. DH caught her still on it so I know it was her. Not as dark as it could be but I'm happy with it. Adds a new dimension to the skelter. :)

My guess would be a White Rock. She has the stance, comb, etc of a Rock but I just noticed she has white ear lobes. That would mean Leghorn.

I've never used a heat lamp. Just keep the coop well ventilated without a direct draft on the birds. I've read too many bad things about heat lamps. Last year I did use a halogen work lamp in their run to keep their water defrosted and they liked to hang out around it but I didn't put it in the...