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Evo said:Roger is soooo adorable!
pergradus said:What are you going to do with these? Cause I'm kinda hungry...
lol.rootX said:I came here looking for why the chickens cross the road .
nucleargirl said:though, one thing I don't get is, why do they still lay eggs if the eggs are not fertilised? it doesn't make biological sense!
Borek said:In their normal environment they are being constantly sexually harassed by cocks, in effect there is no such thing as not fertilized egg. In other words - mechanism that would stop lying eggs would not give them any evolutionary benefits.
dlgoff said:Not only that, they know what could happen if they don't lay eggs.
Bisquick fluffy cloud dumplings. Not the noodles.lisab said:I love chicken and dumplings :!)
dlgoff said:Not only that, they know what could happen if they don't lay eggs.
AlephZero said:A "townie" work colleague of mine moved to a house with a big garden, and decided to keep some chickens. Everything went fine, till the egg production started to dwindle and they decided to eat one of them when some friends were visiting.
This was a complete disaster - effectively, raw chicken foir dinner. The guy didn't realize that a chicken that has spent its life running around outside has a lot more muscle and a lot less fat than one bought from a supermarket!
Yep, they look like a Rhody-Sussex cross..rhody said:Rhody's perhaps ?
Rhody...
Ouabache said:Yep, they look like a Rhody-Sussex cross..
Our hens were out free ranging, having a great ol' time, kicking up leaves
looking for grubs. A notagoshawk swooped down an ate one of our Rhody's.
Nooooo!Ouabache said:Yep, they look like a Rhody-Sussex cross..
Our hens were out free ranging, having a great ol' time, kicking up leaves
looking for grubs. A notagoshawk swooped down an ate one of our Rhody's.
George is another of my favorite animal names! Protect my baby! Make sure they don't go out in the open where notagoshawks can get them.dlgoff said:I haven't gotten around to making a predator proof cage outside the coop yet so they haven't experienced the outdoors. This afternoon when I was tending then, I opened the coop door and watched them come to the doors edge an look out but were afraid to come out. However [STRIKE]George[/STRIKE] Roger came, took a look out, put her head over the door jam and got ready to jump out. I said, "Hey". She's smart and changed her mind. Good Chicken.
BTW I covered the floor with wheat straw a few days ago to give them some scratch.
Evo said:Protect my baby! Make sure they don't go out in the open where notagoshawks can get them.
lisab said:Nice looking brood, Don ! Did all of them survive their chickhood?
Evo said:<Gasp> He's beeutiful! I have the fist male egg laying chicken.
Awww, but don't let BobG see it, we all know what happened when his chick met the cat...rhody said:Don,
I ran into this and thought I would post it, kittens make good baby chick guards...
Rhody...
rhody said:
Ms Music said:Any spurs visible yet?
Even if you got lucky and have 6 hens, there is always one dominant hen that decides to pretend to be a rooster.
dlgoff said:Well that explains it. Roger must be the dominant one. No spurs that I can see.
Don't give her a banning gun!dlgoff said:I've been building an 8' X 8' cage attached to the chicken coop where they can get outside when they want to sun. I've been letting them out while I'm working on the cage and it's clear that Roger is the dominating hen. Whatever she does or wherever she goes the others follow. Today she decided to peck around on my shoes and all the others wanted a piece of the action.
Perfect choice Evo. Everyone loves her.