22 July 2009

Chickens, Roosters, and Babies oh my!

Well I sold Bee today. I had some snafu's with getting a buyer for her but now it's been taken care of. She is off to rule the roost at someone else's farm. Luckily they have a RIR rooster who will no doubly help Bee out with her need for motherhood. The transfer went smooth, however I felt bad because she was in the nest box, ready to lay an egg when we snatched her. I distracted the other 2 with a bowl of yogurt and the heist went off without a hitch. Hopefully the witless wonders won't even notice she's gone.

The babies are doing good, I noticed when they first arrived that one of them is distinctly more yellow than the other three. Red Star's are sexlink chickens which means they come out different colors. Males are yellow and females are a rusty brown. This yellowish one is bigger, with more developed wings. I think they might have sent me a rooster. Which sucks because they sent me a rooster last time. I ordered 4 chickens and ended up with 3. It seems like that might be happening again. But I must wait and see. The color difference isn't as drastic as this picture. However with the more developed wings it makes me think Roo.

Picture from here.

The plan was to sell WB and Bee and keep Curious and 4 new baby hens. So I would have 5 total. It looks like I might be keeping WB and Curious and 3 new baby hens.... who knows.

Here's some pictures and a quick video I took today of the girls(?) I tried to get angles of the giant wings the yellowish one has. But the color difference is very subtle.




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  1. jenneJuly 22, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    Don't respond to my FB comment. I see the pictures and video here just fine!

    I'm not sure I'm seeing what you're seeing with the possible Roo, but you have a much more intimate relationship with them than I.

    And I'm sorry to hear about your loss of Bee, even though I know you weren't all that close. I'm sure she'll be much happier getting some with her new rooster.

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  2. CONEFLOWERJuly 23, 2009 at 6:20 AM

    Good luck with your new babies. They're so cute. Keep us posted on their gender. It's all a mystery to me when it comes to birds.

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  3. JaspenelleJuly 24, 2009 at 7:29 AM

    Hi! I found your blog through Jenna's call for comments post (over at Cold Antler Farm.) Always nice to run across someone else from (or near) Spokane!

    Chickens sound so exciting, so far we only have the garden (our landlord needs time to warm up more to the idea of feathered animals.) I look forward to following your blog.

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  4. MicheleJuly 24, 2009 at 2:34 PM

    I, too, have found your blog through Jenna at Cold Antler Farm. I live in Helena, MT... so not TOO far away! I loved the first few postings I read, can't wait to read a few more from the titles of the posts.
    I'm still learning about gardening and hope to have chickens and bees in the near future. I may have to ask a question or two as time goes on! LOL

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