celeste Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Yup, see what you think Looks to me as if the feathers over the saddle are looking very blokish, and the hackle feathers too, wattles are getting bigger by the day. It's such a shame, they were both waiting at the back door with the others tonight Don't seem to be able to get the pics bigger, hope you can see them alright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickentikka Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Why does your garden look so green and your feeder so clean, my four reprobates scratch up everywhere and get mud and pooh on everything. I am no use whatsover in sexing Flump btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Why does your garden look so green and your feeder so clean, my four reprobates scratch up everywhere and get mud and pooh on everything. Cos I'm anal about poo picking and I'd just washed the feeder last night, they're out free ranging all day and only in the pen in the pic for about three hours in the morning, so it's not under a lot of strain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Hmmmmmmmmm, I think there's still hope. While I'll agree the saddle feathers look suspicious, the stance isn't, nor are the legs or the face which isn't that red. I often wondered about Poppys gender because she just seemed massive, had a longish neck and her neck feathers were very concerning but she was just going through a phase. She's now very womanly with a very ample bossom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 7, 2009 Report Share Posted August 7, 2009 Ooooo, really ! I was getting myself all geared up to take she/he back, I think I'll get in touch with Ian the breeder, send him the pics and see what he thinks, I'm not entirely sure how old she is either, I think 16 weeks but not 100%, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Spoke to Flumps breeder this afternoon and have decided to keep him/ her for now, there's enough doubt there to wait and see, good news though, if Flump does go back, he won't get necked Ian said he's got a good demand for Dotte cockerels, so he'll get a new home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Brilliant news for Flump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Today is our first anniversary of chicken keeping. We were going to celebrate the day but haven't felt like celebrating after loosing Alex. We've come a long way in a year. My new coop arrived tonight. I've got to spend tomorrow creosoting it and building it. The ex-batts, Brahma girls and the other growers are going to move into it. The Independence Day chicks can then move into the ex-batts coop & run and Tiger Lily is off to the maternity ward (growers coop!) where she's going to wait patiently for the arrival of Silver Laced Poland babies and a few Blue Buff Columbian Brahma bantam babies courtesy of Luci at The Birdhaus She's been broody since yesterday so I've arranged to go to collect the eggs on Tuesday. I swore I wasn't hatching more this year but as it's easier with a broody and the chicks will be ok outside it'd be a shame to waste Tiger Lilys talents Olive will then get to have a friend or two her own size Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebob Posted August 8, 2009 Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 Congratulations Cheryl on your first anniversary I just had a minor heart attack. Marti - YOUR handrear foster kitten (Cheryl - he's only mine when he's perfect ) just brought in a huge (dead) bird. I thought it was one of the Orp x chicks which I'd either missed when getting them all in (unlikely cos they cheep like mad if they're away from their 'mother', Whoopi) or that it was one of our Poland bantams. So Sue and I have literally just got back from checking the chicken coop and we haven't got anything missing. Re-checked dead bird and it looks like he has caught a moorhen. Poor little moorhen. Marti has been chastised but I know he'll do it again because he's that age, little horror. I really find it difficult to be fond of cats at his age because of their destructive natures He will get better, I know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2009 It wasn't him, somebody else caught it, abandoned it and he was merely alerting you to it's existance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 I is knackered. I spent all day yesterday creosoting and building the new coop. Today I've been even busier. I've moved the growers out of their coop and run, shifted it down the garden so it's now nearer the house. I cleaned it out and now Tiger Lily is in it sat on her collection of eggs. She was a bit unsettled at first but soon sat back with her eggs. Then the girls helped me to move the new supermassive coop into position. I then cleaned out the ex-batts coop and moved the Independence Day chicks into it. Very scary having them off heat for the first time but they're getting in for six weeks and are fully feathered. Then cleaned out their brooder in the garage and put the other baby chicks in it so now I have no chicks in the house Then I cleaned the other supermassive coop and collapsed into an exhausted heap Now I'm about to go outside to supervise bedtime. There are going to be a lot of confused chooks The ex-batts, Brahmas and growers are all going to have to move into the new coop wether they like it or not! Except for little Olive who decided she liked the look of the Independence Day chicks and she's now living in the old ex-batts coop & run with them. They're bigger than her! She does love free ranging but I worry about her so much. Now I know she's safe if I go out and I would've worried too about her sleeping in the new coop. Bless her little socks Tomorrow I'll go and pick up her new friends-to-be-hopefully, they'd better hatch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Bloody hell Cheryl ! can I have some of what your on ? Here's me worrying about putting Moomin and Flump in with the biggies next week I caught the two of them in the biggies pen having a neb about, I think Moomin was in the coop too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoebejo Posted August 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 It is much easier though introducing large numbers to a large flock, they don't know who to fight with first so generally don't bother apart from the odd peck. And because the older girls see so many young'uns coming and going they're so used to it and it doesn't really bother them as long as they learn how to respect their elders. They're brilliant at teaching manners. After less than two weeks free ranging the evil Orps & Dorkings are much nicer people. Boris the black Orp now loves company and he just plonks himself down infront of the kids begging to be picked up and carried. Anyway, everyone survived the night in their new homes. We did have a minor mishap when an Araucana fell down between the roosting bars and got stuck so I had to rescue her. They're both going to a new home together to a farm in Hampshire tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazz Posted August 12, 2009 Report Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) ooo chicken people! can any of you save chickens in norfolk, tomorrow, 50p each. pm me if you can please xxxx Edited August 13, 2009 by Jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celeste Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 (edited) ooo chicken people! can any of you save chickens in norfolk, tomorrow, 50p each. pm me if you can please xxxx Sorry Jazz, I'm way up in Scotland so not much use, why were they for sale so cheap ? (no pun intended) That big bugger Kelly went for Spud today ! she was in a strop as I'd booted her out of the coop as she's going broody, poor Spuddy just happened to walk past her and the big sod flew for him ! poor boy got the fright of his life and needed to sit on mummy's knee to get over the shock.....isn't there a bit in the SBT breed description about them being brave Flump update.....still walking like a girl. Edited August 13, 2009 by celeste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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