This past week was crazy busy, very tiring and wicked exciting. It kicked off with a weekend chock full of chicken chat as my husband and spoke with countless chicken supporters on the town green during the annual fall festival. The Zoning Commission meeting to legalize backyard chickens will be held this coming Monday and the town is currently looking for a bigger meeting room as attendance in favor of chicken-keeping is expected to exceed capacity under the fire code. RIGHT ON! Tune in on Monday, September 16th at 7:00 pm EST as I stream the hearing LIVE here. There are two other matters on the agenda before mine, so punctuality isn’t critical.
Rachel (Bantam Cochin Frizzle) has pin feathers emerging from her neck and tail, which are painful, so I try not to handle her and continue to give her high-protein snacks and treats.
The Olive Egger, above and Black Copper Marans pullet, below, are both too young to molt, so they’re responsible for carrying the egg production load while the molting girlz devote their energies to feather production.
The other exciting event this week was the hatching of four chicks. Blaze is the likely baby daddy of several of the chicks, but it appears that my dear departed Brutus may be the father of at least one of them. ♥ I don’t know the breeds of the hens whose eggs they hatched from with the exception of the little brown and white chick, which was Vera’s egglet (Red Sex Link pullet, below).
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This past week was crazy busy, very tiring and wicked exciting. It kicked off with a weekend chock full of chicken chat as my husband and spoke with countless chicken supporters on the town green during the annual fall festival. The Zoning Commission meeting to legalize backyard chickens will be held this coming Monday and the town is currently looking for a bigger meeting room as attendance in favor of chicken-keeping is expected to exceed capacity under the fire code. RIGHT ON! Tune in on Monday, September 16th at 7:00 pm EST as I stream the hearing LIVE here. There are two other matters on the agenda before mine, so punctuality isn’t critical.
Rachel (Bantam Cochin Frizzle) has pin feathers emerging from her neck and tail, which are painful, so I try not to handle her and continue to give her high-protein snacks and treats.
The Olive Egger, above and Black Copper Marans pullet, below, are both too young to molt, so they’re responsible for carrying the egg production load while the molting girlz devote their energies to feather production.
The other exciting event this week was the hatching of four chicks. Blaze is the likely baby daddy of several of the chicks, but it appears that my dear departed Brutus may be the father of at least one of them. ♥ I don’t know the breeds of the hens whose eggs they hatched from with the exception of the little brown and white chick, which was Vera’s egglet (Red Sex Link pullet, below).
Excited about this chance! I have 300+ quail in the incubator right now that would love a chance to share in on the wealth!
I love the pics of your new babies, they are absolutely adorable! Winning the Brinsea EcoGlow 20 brooder would be such a blessing!
This product looks so superior to our old heat lamps. And I think it's time I hatch some eggs too. I really wanted some Black Copper Marans hens but ended up with two roosters. It took me a while, but one found a home with a neighbor and one went back to the breeder to pass on his genes because he was GORGEOUS. I just had too many roosters for the number of hens and my hens were getting beaten up. Thank you so much for passing on your love for your chickens. I am so happy you got a… Read more »
I soooooo want to win one. This would make this years winter babies so very happy.
Left the message the Chicken Chick sent me over!!