Author: Sandi
We’ve gotten eggs!
We posted our first egg on instagram on Thursday, May 20th! Since then we’ve gotten almost 2 dozen keepers – and found a bunch of soft shelled/first eggs around the coop and under their roosts. We imagine the first egg is like, whoa, what’s this? Not being sure they just…
Henrietta, the reluctant rooster.
Soooo…Henrietta has the crooked leg which we’ve mentioned has not kept her/him down at all~! This past two weeks brought major redness out in his comb/wattles – that, the cock-a-doodle-doo’ing and the mounting of hens for chicken/rooster happy time has confirmed. Indeed. Henrietta is a boy. #2 in the Rooster…
Big Bird
Big bird has changed a bunch lately – her comb and wattles have reddened up, and the comb is spikier and now floppy a bit. We still aren’t certain of her breed. We’ll have to figure out which eggs are hers and that may give us more clues! Update: Big…
a crazy looking chicken poses for her photo! It’s ebitz, our Starlight Green Egger Chicken
Chicken Identification – here’s Ebitz – the starlight green egger Hoover Hatchery
Mini Melba
Mini Melba – with a much smaller comb and lighter colors! Melba with Mini Melbas and pals! About the Midnight Majesty Maran Chicken Breed The Midnight Majesty Marans™ from Hoover’s Hatchery have black plumage and most hatch with feathered feet, but some do not. Deep browns show up through their…