The Sullivan Six

[AinaWGSD]

Yay! It seems like Limu was not dead set on being a mommy. Two days in broody jail and I haven't seen her on the nest at all today.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Cone shaped egg with wrinkles from Artemis today. She's actually turned out to be a better layer than I expected. I usually see an egg from her about every other day!

 

[AinaWGSD]

Lumu started laying again on Tuesday! I didn't realize how much I would miss the green eggs. My counter just looks so much nicer with 4 colors on it.

 

[AinaWGSD]

I'm pretty sure someone is picking at Artemis's head feathers. But since it's made them short enough they no longer fall in the water bowl (and she can see) and I've never seen any blood or injuries I guess that's alright.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Got my first 6/6 eggs yesterday!

Also, apparently Bibu does lay blue eggs and just started laying Thursday? I thought for sure she had started in October when we got three colored eggs in one day, but two of them were olive colored which didn't make much sense for a legbar. I collected Artemis's egg yesterday morning and husband collected 6 eggs when he got home yesterday. He found another small blue egg (not pictured) buried in the shavings.

 

[AinaWGSD]

Bibu passed on Sunday, so we're down to a flock of 5 now. It was a cystic right ovary/ovaduct.

Poor Artemis and Marcille, the popular girls said you can't roost with them!

 

[GreenJay]

Bibu passed on Sunday, so we're down to a flock of 5 now. It was a cystic right ovary/ovaduct.

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Poor Artemis and Marcille, the popular girls said you can't roost with them!

Sorry about Bibu!

 

[AinaWGSD]

We got a much appreciated break from the bitter cold this weekend, so I got to hang out in the run for a little bit this afternoon! I think this is the first time I've managed to get a picture of the entire flock in one frame since they left the brooder.

It looks like Limu and Paprika got a touch of mild frostbite on their combs, but despite this they seem to be doing well.

Artemis has gone back to pretending to be an angry muppet.

 

[AinaWGSD]

It was darn near 60° outside today. And the sun was still up when I got off work. So I headed straight out to the run for some chicken therapy!

I got a lot of judgemental looks for not bringing treats. So I went back in and brought them two handfuls of mustard greens. They went ham!

While I was hanging out with them I noticed Limu seems to be at the top of the pecking order now. I watched her pull poor Paprika's feathers(not too terribly hard, but she was definitely sending a message). And Artemis seems to be above Marcille at the bottom of the pecking order. Artemis had no hesitation about getting right in there for the greens, while Marcille ran away if anyone (but especially Amalthea) so much as looked at her.

 

[Callender Girl]

Chicken therapy is WONDERFUL! There's a single patch of dry dirt high on the yard, as the snow melts away. Yesterday, four of the girls had a "spa day," taking their first dust bath of the year. I stopped what I was doing and just watched them enjoy rolling around and shaking their feathers. We all had a great time.

Pecking order is absolutely necessary, I know. But, I can barely stop myself from trying to break up squabbles and make everyone "play nice." I usually lecture whoever is pecking at her flock mate, which -- of course -- has no effect at all. Glad that Limu is a fairly benevolent ruler.

Love your footwear! I was gifted a pair of boots with the same design. Maybe I should ask for matching clogs?