Leahs Mom
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Pretty good. Was going to sell 4 of my sfh but having second thoughts. Maybe I'll have to message you and tell you what's going on and see what you think.
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kdogg331
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Hey Kdog, I'm stalking you.
Then I guess I'm stalking you both
LOL glad to have such a fan club! How are you guys?
LOL always the worst part! I randomly had a tired wave around 2:30 haha
oldhenlikesdogs
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I haven't even begun to figure out messaging, I look forward to it.
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kdogg331
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So the broody, Penny my Buff Orpington, is DEFINITELY broody. I decided to let them out after the rain so they could eat bugs etc. thinking she would come running out but she didn't. So I opened the coop door to look inside and she puffed up real big! And I think she made some noises at me. I had seen people post that's what broodies do but she never had. Well, she did today. But thankfully Penny is also one of my gentlest chickens so she didn't pitch a fit or attack me when I opened the nest box lid and lifted her out. I set her down and she seemed really happy to be out foraging!! Well, that lasted maybe a minute or two before she was back inside the run! She ate some food (which I'm glad about cause she must have been hungry) and went right back in the coop!! Well, when she discovered no eggs (I had just taken them when I evicted her), she came back out! She proceeded to look distraught, pacing around the run, softly clucking, scatching in the litter, etc... after a few minutes of that, I felt dreadful and brought her out again and she went peacefully. She foraged a bit longer and joined the other girls but then back to the run. So finally the third time, I go grab her and this time I put her wayyy over by the compost pile, a couple hundred feet from the run, thinking she will not go back.... well, she did run back to the general coop area but did NOT go back in!!! I'm glad she got to have fun. But she did go back in when they went to bed..... :/
But anyway, the reason I say she is DEFINITELY broody is because the last time I grabbed her right when she was eying the coop, thinking of going in, she puffed up real big, wing down, and I think hissed at me!!! Never seen her do that before!! But I was able to grab her, she doesn't attack, just warns lol oh and then she screamed all the way to the compost pile
But the other hilarious thing is Penny is my smallest chicken, I mean truly TINY, yet when she puffs up like that, she looks massive and somehow can manage to cover eggs....
Also, I think she would make a good mother? Judging by the way she was looking for her eggs/distraught when I took them and how she got all mad and pissy with me when there aren't even eggs or chicks to protect....
Soooo yeah....
Pretty hilarious seeing my smallest gentlest chicken puff up and get aggressive.
Now that I know she is definitely broody though I will try the broody breaking tactics.
Also she ate but did not drink. Is that normal? I'm a little worried about her.
Oh and I feel like a jerk and terrible person with how distraught she was.
And Diva, one of my EEs, figured out how to follow me and the rake and found TONS of worms lol like really, I would see one but she would find like 3-5. Or I wouldn't even see any but there would be tons. Expert worm hunter extraordinaire.
So yeah.
But anyway, the reason I say she is DEFINITELY broody is because the last time I grabbed her right when she was eying the coop, thinking of going in, she puffed up real big, wing down, and I think hissed at me!!! Never seen her do that before!! But I was able to grab her, she doesn't attack, just warns lol oh and then she screamed all the way to the compost pile
But the other hilarious thing is Penny is my smallest chicken, I mean truly TINY, yet when she puffs up like that, she looks massive and somehow can manage to cover eggs....
Also, I think she would make a good mother? Judging by the way she was looking for her eggs/distraught when I took them and how she got all mad and pissy with me when there aren't even eggs or chicks to protect....
Soooo yeah....
Pretty hilarious seeing my smallest gentlest chicken puff up and get aggressive.
Now that I know she is definitely broody though I will try the broody breaking tactics.
Also she ate but did not drink. Is that normal? I'm a little worried about her.
Oh and I feel like a jerk and terrible person with how distraught she was.
And Diva, one of my EEs, figured out how to follow me and the rake and found TONS of worms lol like really, I would see one but she would find like 3-5. Or I wouldn't even see any but there would be tons. Expert worm hunter extraordinaire.
So yeah.
oldhenlikesdogs
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Broodies are crazy, screeching, pecking, demented creatures. A few become zombies, not a peep out of them, others are so dramatic, fighting and cluck clucking.
Don't feel bad, I put my coffee can over their heads to keep them from attacking me when I carry them to the pen with the rooster in it. He keeps them from sitting.
She will be broody again more than likely within a month or two. I got several broodies currently, some have been put to work in my sweat shop of hatching, others get broke.
I like my buff Orpingtons, they are one of my favorite breeds.
Don't feel bad, I put my coffee can over their heads to keep them from attacking me when I carry them to the pen with the rooster in it. He keeps them from sitting.
She will be broody again more than likely within a month or two. I got several broodies currently, some have been put to work in my sweat shop of hatching, others get broke.
I like my buff Orpingtons, they are one of my favorite breeds.
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kdogg331
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Yeah, I think she falls more into the dramatic category.
I wish I had a rooster or I would try that haha
Really!? I didn't realize they went broody so often! If she's broody when I move them to the new coop, I might actually take her up on that.
Yeah, I have 3 and I love mine! Although lately I love my BA's too. They used to be kind of mean and my least favorite but they have really settled down a lot and are the only ones that squat. They seem almost timid. Though still loud and bold ha
But yeah, I love the BO. Mine are really small though.
Is that just genetics or is there a way to beef them up?
Also sorry my other post got so long winded
I wish I had a rooster or I would try that haha
Really!? I didn't realize they went broody so often! If she's broody when I move them to the new coop, I might actually take her up on that.
Yeah, I have 3 and I love mine! Although lately I love my BA's too. They used to be kind of mean and my least favorite but they have really settled down a lot and are the only ones that squat. They seem almost timid. Though still loud and bold ha
But yeah, I love the BO. Mine are really small though.
Is that just genetics or is there a way to beef them up?
Also sorry my other post got so long winded
oldhenlikesdogs
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Wind away.
Orpington can take up to 2 years to reach full size, yours are still younger yet? Mine seem to continue to enlarge as they get older, though I've had a few that are a bit smaller than others.
I used to have a few nosey favorite Australorp, they are another great breed. Yours sound like they need a man.
Orpington can take up to 2 years to reach full size, yours are still younger yet? Mine seem to continue to enlarge as they get older, though I've had a few that are a bit smaller than others.
I used to have a few nosey favorite Australorp, they are another great breed. Yours sound like they need a man.
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kdogg331
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Thank you!
They were hatched October 2015 so like a year and a half old? My other Orpingtons are little bigger but Penny I think might just be a runt. They're also hatchery birds.
I am learning to love my Australorps. They're great. But I love all my chickens.
LOL I wish I could have a rooster.
They were hatched October 2015 so like a year and a half old? My other Orpingtons are little bigger but Penny I think might just be a runt. They're also hatchery birds.
I am learning to love my Australorps. They're great. But I love all my chickens.
LOL I wish I could have a rooster.
oldhenlikesdogs
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I could send you a few, I have plenty, especially the little guys.Thank you!
They were hatched October 2015 so like a year and a half old? My other Orpingtons are little bigger but Penny I think might just be a runt. They're also hatchery birds.
I am learning to love my Australorps. They're great. But I love all my chickens.
LOL I wish I could have a rooster.
I like my hatchery birds. They are more active than breeder birds, though a few of mine are too active.
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kdogg331
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I'd take you up on it if you were closer and if we didn't have close neighbors in the back hah what do you think about no crow collars?
Yeah, mine are all great and I love them, I just thought it might make them smaller compared to breeder birds? Although my Australorps and BR are huge haha but yeah, all mine are active and lay well too
Yeah, mine are all great and I love them, I just thought it might make them smaller compared to breeder birds? Although my Australorps and BR are huge haha but yeah, all mine are active and lay well too
