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Lydia, Naomi, Abigail

Hannah's comb didn't used to look like that. From December, all three Sussex: L-R Rahab, Hannah, Martha To identify the Dominiques I cheat, I look at the leg rings. Except Lydia, she makes the most endearing nasal "Waaaaw" sound as if she's disappointed. :lol:

Sure are! LC, Limey, Blue, Purple, Dom X Two were already on the A-frame roost when I checked a few minutes ago. LC was roosting on the edge of the wheelbarrow, Limey and Dom X were next to Martha. She kept pecking them and they kept squealing. I moved them to the A-frame. It appears Martha...

Today: Neither Rahab nor Tamar are showing the fierce devotion to motherhood that Martha did. :confused: Today I let both broodies out with their chicks while I observed. One of the Sussex, Hannah, chased Tamar away from her chicks, and at one point climbed on top of Tamar and scratched...

So...I was NOT prepared for two broody hens with chicks. I used a quail waterer for Rahab's group, and put feed on a leaf, or brick. The waterer was inadequate for a hen and four chicks. My regular chick waterer was a galvanized metal/canning jar combo, which never screwed on smoothly. When I...

Four juvies hiding: The Dominique cross boy won't fit in the hiding place. He's roosting by the door. He's a pretty boy:

I'm not quite 18 months into my second go around with chickens. If you've been following me for a length of time you're aware that I post my thoughts, my successes, and my mistakes. There's a lot of drama in the coop recently. Some may be because hens are frustrated by new chicks, but I think...

I was thinking about how two chicks have already escaped from the A-frame brooder...none of the previous hatch did that! Must be the source of the eggs... :pop

More Skywalkers?! :jumpy:jumpy:jumpy

It happened again... when I got home Rahab only had three chicks, the yellow one had gotten out of the back of the brooder. Thankfully it was just trapped between the board and the rack. :barnie So I went to work. Before: There were refrigerator racks leaning against a 6" board. It was...

Had a scare today. I got home from work later than usual (meeting) and headed out to the coop. Tamar and two chicks, check. Rahab and ...3 chicks?!? I started to panic, not again! The waterer was gummed up so I quickly rinsed out the straw, filled the jar and returned it to the brooder. Rahab...

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Thank you. I'm wondering if it just "failed to thrive". It felt a little bony. I recall that I was able to help LC, and see how big he is now! Blue's on the left, LC in the middle facing away. Blue's comb isn't as bright red as the others. :barnie If I have any doubts I will not take blue to...

Chick didn't make it. I found it in the back of the brooder, buried in straw. :hit I wish I could have done more.

One of Rahab's chicks is not right. It just sits there. I picked it up easily, and it kept opening and closing its mouth as if it was peeping, no sound. No pasty butt. It wouldn't drink when I dipped its beak in water, wouldn't eat any mush when I smeared it on its beak. I made some vitamin B...

Appreciate that input. I haven't been feeding them a lot of scraps, but I will keep it in mind. 👍🏽

Good Momma Tamar! As I was filling the five gallon feeders this morning Rahab squawked at me, possibly to remind me that her brood needed some food, too. I also dropped a small handful of chopped grapes and cheese shreds in her brooder, and was rewarded by seeing one of Rahab's chicks running...

Went out about 5. Tamar appears to be showing her two chicks where food is and encouraging them. That's a good sign, she was stuck on brooding egg behavior this morning. I added a chick waterer with a nipple that I ordered through Amaz0n. I picked up each chick and tapped their beak on the...

There's a bit of drama in the coop. I think adding a brooder, and the presence of chicks has the flock a little stirred up...plus some of the big chicks are doing a bit of sparring already. There's an auction on June 8th. I might take 2 or 3 of the cockerels, to ease the pressure some.