Some recent Chickie Pics:) - Page 4

**JakodaCD OA** · 12-18-2012, 07:42 PM

would love to see pics of anyone else's chickies

So sad you lost your laying hens

( They really grow on you, different personalities , mine are soooooo velcro-y and friendly.

phgsd · 12-18-2012, 08:36 PM

I don't want to hijak your thread but might as well post them here

I have some that are fairly recent.
This is my roo Axl...he is really sweet to his girls. I hatched him out myself from eggs I bought on ebay. He's just a mutt, but he was too pretty not to keep.

Pheonix (lays the green egg below)
I got her at Tractor Supply this spring. She's the only one of that group I kept - I sold the others. She was the exact color EE I'd been hoping to get.

Begging my husband for treats...

Wheaten marans

And one of my Orloffs

I'm getting some pretty blue and green eggs. I'm not sure who the blue layer is - but she hasn't learned to lay in the nest box yet.
I have others that have to be getting close to laying...

**JakodaCD OA** · 12-19-2012, 07:37 AM

go ahead and hijack

gorgeous rooster!!! even for a mutt

Lots of pretty colors going on,,and the rest are gorgeous to! Lucky you can free range, I can't, to many hawks that sit right there waiting to snatch one, and all the wildlife I have right outside my fenced yard, can't take the chance..Neat eggs

reynosa_k9's · 12-19-2012, 09:10 AM

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You will love the Barred Rocks! They are awesome!

Agreed. They're fairly docile and lay beautiful big brown eggs, as do the RI Reds.
I have a large chicken tractor for mine. I would love to let them free range but with all the dogs.... nope.

I would like to get some Sebrights and Silkies. I think both breeds are gorgeous too but just don't want to rock the boat with my current girls. If any turn out to be a roo...., well my one roo would be none too pleased and I don't have the heart to butcher any.

Anthony8858 · 12-19-2012, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

thanks, they are so much fun, honestly I could care less if they never laid an egg

Chrissy how is Kai doing??? Good I hope

Just curious....

How are chickens fun?

I'm not being sarcastic. I'm a city slicker, and can't figure how to have fun with a chicken.

phgsd · 12-19-2012, 11:02 AM

I also have some silkies, but I'm not sure if I want to keep them. They are adorable but they are higher maintenance!

Chickens in general are really entertaining to watch. They love to forage and dig and they can be very friendly.
I had one hen that would follow me around like a puppy - she'd wait for me to turn over rocks and then she'd jump right in to eat anything that was underneath. When she was done she'd look up at me and wait for me to move onto the next one. She was never afraid of rocks rolling around. Unfortunately she was one of the ones that got eaten in my predator attack, probably because she was so docile.

I've always been a bird lover - I grew up with parrots - chickens are not all that bright, and obviously they don't talk, but it's like having a low maintenance version of a parrot. They are friendly and also don't have the same attitude that some parrots can have.

I have to be really careful free ranging - we live in the middle of the woods, I let the chickens out for an hour or so in the afternoon so they can forage and then they go back into the coop on their own to sleep, but I try to stay with them. We did have hawks hanging around for a while, but they seem to have moved on, and I don't think any were big enough to take out a full grown chicken. We also saw a fox a few times, but haven't seen that in a while either.

Freestep · 12-19-2012, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony8858

Just curious....

How are chickens fun?

I'm not being sarcastic. I'm a city slicker, and can't figure how to have fun with a chicken.

They're entertaining to watch. Especially as youngsters. Bird behavior is fascinating to me and chickens are no exception! Ever watch a bunch of chickens fight over a mouse? Yes, they eat mice!

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Originally Posted by phgsd

I also have some silkies, but I'm not sure if I want to keep them. They are adorable but they are higher maintenance!

Yes, they are, and I think they are a bit slow... and they have a penchant for drowning themselves.

They can't fly, so they won't go over your fences, but also cannot escape predators very well.

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Chickens in general are really entertaining to watch. They love to forage and dig and they can be very friendly.
I had one hen that would follow me around like a puppy - she'd wait for me to turn over rocks and then she'd jump right in to eat anything that was underneath. When she was done she'd look up at me and wait for me to move onto the next one. She was never afraid of rocks rolling around. Unfortunately she was one of the ones that got eaten in my predator attack, probably because she was so docile.

Yep. My advice is, never have a "favorite" chicken... they're always the first to die a horrible death! Here are a couple of my all-time favorites that actually survived into old age, now gone... the red one is a Rhode Island Red named Lisa, the white one is Ms. Knowitall... a Delaware hen so named because she would follow me around with a running commentary for everything I was doing.

**JakodaCD OA** · 12-19-2012, 06:51 PM

Anthony I used to have BIG parrots, so I've always loved having birds that are hand tame etc..My grandfather was an old chicken farmer, so maybe it's in my genes

I agree my chickens are very entertaining, funny to watch their antics , mine are very friendly, and when I go in the run, heck I've got one jumping on my back if I bend over, climbing on my shoulders, sitting and falling asleep in my lap..

And watching them with Masi is a hoot as well

Just like having another 'pet' to interact with..I may start teaching them "chicken agility"..Hazel is a good jumper (speck sussex) when I walk in the run, she is the first one to jump on my arm if I hold it out

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msvette2u · 12-19-2012, 06:59 PM

We had one that would beg from the table and she'd jump if you held food up.
So cute

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My advice is, never have a "favorite" chicken... they're always the first to die a horrible death!

Truer words were never spoken!

msvette2u · 12-19-2012, 08:05 PM

We have an Araucana hen and this Roo is mixed breed.
We bought mixed chicks, we finally offed the one roo because he was too aggressive. This Roo is nice but hogs the feed when we throw it out. But when he mates, he's nice and doesn't pluck their feathers out.

We have one more hen, she's reddish, not sure what breed.

12-18-2012, 07:42 PM	#31 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 17,499	would love to see pics of anyone else's chickies So sad you lost your laying hens( They really grow on you, different personalities , mine are soooooo velcro-y and friendly. __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

12-18-2012, 08:36 PM	#32 (permalink)
phgsd Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,569	I don't want to hijak your thread but might as well post them here I have some that are fairly recent. This is my roo Axl...he is really sweet to his girls. I hatched him out myself from eggs I bought on ebay. He's just a mutt, but he was too pretty not to keep. Pheonix (lays the green egg below) I got her at Tractor Supply this spring. She's the only one of that group I kept - I sold the others. She was the exact color EE I'd been hoping to get. Begging my husband for treats... Wheaten marans And one of my Orloffs I'm getting some pretty blue and green eggs. I'm not sure who the blue layer is - but she hasn't learned to lay in the nest box yet. I have others that have to be getting close to laying... __________________ Kira, Kessy, Djenga, Madina www.hghclubnortheast.com

12-19-2012, 07:37 AM	#33 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 17,499	go ahead and hijack gorgeous rooster!!! even for a mutt Lots of pretty colors going on,,and the rest are gorgeous to! Lucky you can free range, I can't, to many hawks that sit right there waiting to snatch one, and all the wildlife I have right outside my fenced yard, can't take the chance..Neat eggs __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

12-19-2012, 11:02 AM	#36 (permalink)
phgsd Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,569	I also have some silkies, but I'm not sure if I want to keep them. They are adorable but they are higher maintenance! Chickens in general are really entertaining to watch. They love to forage and dig and they can be very friendly. I had one hen that would follow me around like a puppy - she'd wait for me to turn over rocks and then she'd jump right in to eat anything that was underneath. When she was done she'd look up at me and wait for me to move onto the next one. She was never afraid of rocks rolling around. Unfortunately she was one of the ones that got eaten in my predator attack, probably because she was so docile. I've always been a bird lover - I grew up with parrots - chickens are not all that bright, and obviously they don't talk, but it's like having a low maintenance version of a parrot. They are friendly and also don't have the same attitude that some parrots can have. I have to be really careful free ranging - we live in the middle of the woods, I let the chickens out for an hour or so in the afternoon so they can forage and then they go back into the coop on their own to sleep, but I try to stay with them. We did have hawks hanging around for a while, but they seem to have moved on, and I don't think any were big enough to take out a full grown chicken. We also saw a fox a few times, but haven't seen that in a while either. __________________ Kira, Kessy, Djenga, Madina www.hghclubnortheast.com

12-19-2012, 06:51 PM	#38 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 17,499	Anthony I used to have BIG parrots, so I've always loved having birds that are hand tame etc..My grandfather was an old chicken farmer, so maybe it's in my genes I agree my chickens are very entertaining, funny to watch their antics , mine are very friendly, and when I go in the run, heck I've got one jumping on my back if I bend over, climbing on my shoulders, sitting and falling asleep in my lap.. And watching them with Masi is a hoot as well Just like having another 'pet' to interact with..I may start teaching them "chicken agility"..Hazel is a good jumper (speck sussex) when I walk in the run, she is the first one to jump on my arm if I hold it out.. __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

12-19-2012, 08:05 PM	#40 (permalink)
msvette2u Banned Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 11,005	We have an Araucana hen and this Roo is mixed breed. We bought mixed chicks, we finally offed the one roo because he was too aggressive. This Roo is nice but hogs the feed when we throw it out. But when he mates, he's nice and doesn't pluck their feathers out. We have one more hen, she's reddish, not sure what breed.

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