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Much of her personality has to do with how she was raised. DS plays with her daily so she's very comfortable being handled and walking around the house. (She will follow him up and down the stairs with ease.) Her siblings went to my friend's house. Those Spitzies like to roam free and sleep...

Do you notice in all pics? She was standing funny in some because we were positioning her & clicking pics fast.

Some were pretty silly.

We did some photoshoots with DS's fav hen.

I do not live near you, but have you considered doing it yourself? It took me several years to psychologically prepare myself into trying. (and also several Youtube videos) I had a farm-raised handyman who offered to teach me. Honestly the decision to process was the hardest part. He was a...

Thank you!! :love Although the chicks are cute, I think your adults are the best. The pics labeled Inara (the fluffiest hen ever) and Pete (the tiny hunk) are my favs.

:frow :frow :frow :frow :frow If I did not have already have a brooder with chicks, I'd be asking for directions to your house!! I love those silkied Cochins! Personally, I hope you keep breeding them because they are on my "someday" wish list. In the meantime, could you post some Cochin...

Here’s Miss Take using a juice bottle cap as a food bowl. Notice the little wing feathers already.

And here's "Miss Take" She hatched early (Monday) but was supposed to hatch today. We set the quail eggs on the same day so allowed the hen to sit on what we thought were 4 infertile eggs. Oops. Oh well, I just let the serama keep the ONE egg. I'm pretty good about getting hens to adopt chicks...

My Serama Mama was steadily adopting them. (Just a few to start to make sure she's good with it.) Success! She has 15 quail + 1 serama tonight. Nice and quiet in the brooder.

I’ve got some jumbo quail hatching right now. So tiny. I had to lighten the pic because this one is dark. Probably a Tuxedo or Tibetan quail. (Most will be Pearl)

He loves his chickens - grew up with them. We have some very funny stories of times when others tried to feed him store bought eggs. I guess he has a sensitive palate. His true passion is STEM. He loves computer programming. He just finished a grant proposal to the farm bureau to build a...

Not hatching yet, but our son still plays with his Spitzhauben daily. She follows him around inside and out. She does stairs, plays fetch, and jumps up into his lap when called (or if she just wants to be near him) Here’s a pic of our son playing video games and his chicken watching his progress.

My silly Spitzhauben made this week's caption contest. (She was actually adjusting her crop but that photo has a lot of possible interpretations.) Official BYC Caption Contest 01-27-23 Pic by Faraday40 :woot

The "sweetness" can easily be achieved by handling your chicks. Orpingtons LOVE their food, so treats will win over almost any aged Orpington. I only had one Orpington hen who disliked being touched. I admit I never held her as a chick. She was beautiful, but wild. She would come running...

Technically all orps are English, but the UK standards have a lot more fluff. More rounded - almost like cochins. It was very costly to get imported Orpingtons into the US back in 2011. In 2013 I got my 1st orp = a lavender with 50% imported English bloodlines because that's all I could...

Thank you. No matter what the animal, it must be a good fit. That way caring for them never feels like a chore. https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/3345/3345516-cd012c17e71dde3866e3871191b31540.jpg If you look closer at that broody serama photo above, you'll notice many...

I'll play! What birds were your #1 favorite? Chickens. Love many breeds but big fat fluffy English Orps are my fav. Son loves Appenzeller Spitzhauben & Daughter is a Silkie fan. Throw in a few seramas, a piano-playing Modern Game Bantam, and a feisty, 7 yr old Sebright who is the top hen...

The chicks from my crazy broody bantams will be 8 weeks on Friday. Spitzhauben #1 (I'm leaning towards female) Just has a narrow girlish face crop adjustment (or opera singer) Spitzhauben #2 (I thought male because of head shape but no male wattles yet) Showgirl #1 (maybe female)...

Last batch of bad jokes to get you through the weekend: WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD JOKES? 1. Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side! 2. Why did the chicken run across the road? To get to the other side faster. 3. Why did the chicken run across the road? Because...