What did you do with your flock today?

[FrankieDoodle]

Mosaic. I've got 3 female and 2 males for that breed. It's nice, each one is different looking, so I dont need bands to tell them apart, even though theyre still going to get some for other people's sake

I haven't heard of them until now. They're gorgeous! Where did you get yours from?

 

[pennyJo1960]

I wonder hatcheries are giving names on mixes now

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I haven't heard of them until now. They're gorgeous! Where did you get yours from?

I think Feather Lover Farms first came up with them? Or something with Golden in their name? I got mine from a student at the same college as me, and hatched them out at home. Thank you though, I wish they were a bit friendlier, but I'd always rather skittish boys than aggressive boys

 

[TropicalBabies]

Not sure how this is going to go... she is in the nest box and not the brooder, eggs kept coming via her sister after she started sitting and my husband is there and I am not. I had him set up the brooder and I'll grab the littles so hopefully she will keep sitting till the others hatch.
Hey @JacinLark welcome to FD's thread. You are a wonderful addition to the conversations!

it finally dried out enough for me to do 2 loads of mulch. The run looks and smell much better! Can you see all of those piles? There is like 2x as many. It's fabulous.

Forest is a boy. I saw his extra parts today. He has now set his sights on Elliott.

 

[FrankieDoodle]

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Not sure how this is going to go... she is in the nest box and not the brooder, eggs kept coming via her sister after she started sitting and my husband is there and I am not. I had him set up the brooder and I'll grab the littles so hopefully she will keep sitting till the others hatch.
Hey @JacinLark welcome to FD's thread. You are a wonderful addition to the conversations!View attachment 2820882it finally dried out enough for me to do 2 loads of mulch. The run looks and smell much better! Can you see all of those piles? There is like 2x as many. It's fabulous.View attachment 2820884Forest is a boy. I saw his extra parts today. He has now set his sights on Elliott.

Aww, that chick is adorable! Great pictures!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Morning all up way to early here .. BF has a Dr appointment up at 7:30

 

[TropicalBabies]

Aloha all! I hate to say it but I am going to need to head down the mountain for the chick(s) and some feed this morning. Good thing my truck is small and decent on gas. Will also drop off a load of mulch at home, get DH set up and comfortable with the chicks and also start preparing the run for the return of the main flock- thinking 2+ weeks left to my Koke'e runaway adventure . Along with chores. Hoping the worst of our summer heat is over.
A cold 63° and breezy up here now and beautiful. Flock is playing with the loads of mulch and cut green grass and seeds I put in their nest box and run last eve. Yum!

 

[pennyJo1960]

We are back looking at my brooder bunch seems as most my silkie are part frizzle ?

 

[TropicalBabies]

Got to love the look of a broody.

#2 chick. Put both chicks in the brooder so Emalani will sit longer.
Got the run raked out and mulched and I collected bugs as I flipped logs and rearranged, put them in a jar for my mountain flock who loved the bonus treats last eve.

Loaded up another truckful of mulch to take down. Making plans for my new and improved chicken apartment... though, don't know how it can be improved. The set up was pretty fabulous for our needs as it was, but DH and I are not thrilled at the prospect of moving it again, so will leave up the mountain for next summer

On MIL duty this weekend. Headed down to get my first haircut in 2+ years. Cutting about 7" off for a lightly tapered Bob! Hopefully my new practical old lady cut. I really don't have the patience for anything but a rubber band usually.

My new chain saw works fabulous and I cut a few new roosts. Excited about my new project prospects. So nice not killing my arm with a tree saw to cut 4" logs! Yee haa!

 

[kurby22]

Hi I found this thread and love the concept! I’m always sharing with my family about my flock and they just really don’t care! I need people to talk and share chickens with

I have a smallish backyard flock and am new this year to chickens. I had no idea how much I would love them! They’re challenging and fun and so interesting and silly to watch and they bring me lots of happiness.

I originally got 5 baby chicks at the start of April. 3 lavender Orpington and 2 BLRWs…we learned with that first batch the heartache of chickens as one of the Orpington passed away after 3 days. :-( We added 2 silkies a couple weeks later and I was content and hopeful that I had at least one hen of each coloring, but alas…I learned my second hard truth about chickens…straight runs are gonna be boys and the ones you like best will definitely be boys. So I got 3 boys and 3 girls, and had to rehome two of the boys. So my husband learned really quickly about chicken math and we added more chickens in hopes of increasing the hen numbers (and a second and better coop)!

I love them all so much and spend more time with my birds than I ever thought possible haha. I added some chicks that were an oopsie for a breeder when her Cochin hen got out and busy while she was on vacation and so they were a cheap deal Also got one of her Mauve Orpingtons that might lay pink eggs.

So NOW my flock is now 1 lavender Orpington, 1 BLRW, 2 silkies, 7 Cochin-Marans-Isbar mixes, 2 lavender Ameraucanas, 2 Isabel lavender mottled and laced Orpingtons, 1 blue copper marans, 1 Welsummer, and 4 bantam BBS Cochins