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That's too bad - sorry about losing Luna. It's hard to lose such a pillar of the flock.

Wow you've all been busy while I was gone camping! I did a quick read through - I was a little disappointed about our cool weather while camping but feeling so thankful after seeing Fancy's pics! Ben - I have a silkie mystery as well. She/he is 11wks old and I'm leaning toward pullet but I...

My 5 week old chick sleeps on the big roost now alongside the grown-ups. Betty still cradles it under her wing if it's chilly, and during the day she still chases off certain hens that get too close to her baby. The little guy thinks he's all grown up though. The older chicks are 10 & 13...

Thanks for the flock update! I was wondering how Baby was getting along:)

How exciting! We're acquainted with BYC royalty ;) Congrats to both of you!

the three hens that I didn't let raise chicks, have started laying eggs again. I'm really glad because I had a hard time filling orders lately. I'm sure I'll be back to having 12 dozen in the refrigerator again soon though :)

The thought of cuddling up to possum fur - ick. I can't get the image of our possums out of my mind.

@vehve once my roosters start becoming aggressive toward people, they just get worse. I've had some very sweet ones turn bad at maturity which is always sad. It's like the hormones take over. I never wanted to use a mean roo to breed since I want my flock to be family friendly. We've put...

Great pics everyone! It's so neat to see the everyday things in other parts of the world, so different than our own. Yes, that possum is much cuter than our nasty rat-looking creatures. @cwrite you're not alone. I am a nervous wreck getting home after dark. I bought a radio and set it to a...

Here's our little one. Ignoring the primaries, all of the new growth on the wing bows, chest, neck, underside - all white possibly salmon. The only combination that would make this coloring a female would be if this were somehow Solomon's baby. Seems like it would have a beard though...

Hahaha naughty naughty. I'll try to get a pic of our baby chick today. I never found any chicks young enough to fool Betty before she left the nest with the little one. So it's just Betty and her very spoiled baby. I'm pretty sure it's a boy. It has a pea comb so at 5 weeks I should know...

Congratulations- glad they arrived safely. You'll have a very nice flock combined with them. My orps are very reliable daily layers. Oh, and yes, I have a penalty box for mine too. Lol. I have quite a few roosters. They get along quite well but occasionally one of them needs to be...

Too much cuteness! That "wylkie" has the most innocent little face. Our feed store has ended their chick days but will still do special orders if I want to order a minumum of 15. Tempting but no. I haven't found anything else locally that's young enough, and I think at this point Betty knows...

I sprout red wheat and rye through the winter so mine get fresh greens all winter. Of course in my climate I have to grow it on a tray in the basement window - I use those plastic garden seed starting trays with just a little water and dirt in the bottom. Then I take the whole tray out to them...

Having a single chick hatch is a great reason to get more! It has worked real well for me in the past :). I wish I could find some here less than a few days old that could fool Betty or even slip under another broody - I have four now. I wanted to give Fancy a reward for her participation but I...

Aww! Congratulations on the good part of your news. Sorry you lost the other one. Looks like we're in the same boat each with one chick this time around. What color will that yellow downed silkie turn? Our first white silkie (Sasquatch) started out more beige with grey smudges. So did our...

Keeping fingers and toes all crossed here waiting for your chicks to hatch!!! Hoping you wake up to two healthy hatchlings.

When I got home (yes I stopped at the feed store but all the chicks were considerably older) I checked in on Betty. The little chick is healthy and happy. Betty is taking good care of him/her. Any more updates on yours Ben?

Looking at the coloring difference between the two chicks makes me think that one was male and one was female. There's always the possibility that they had different dads, but it's unlikely since the eggs were produced only one day apart. The chick that passed was solid red, the one that's...

well this morning we went out to check, and both chicks had hatched. Unfortunately one was under Betty's foot and it passed away.