tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post6892656547343387734..comments2023-10-26T08:02:10.038-07:00Comments on Our Wee Farm: Chicken Anarchymelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-91649121269128502792016-10-22T00:51:31.744-07:002016-10-22T00:51:31.744-07:00I think when hens raise their own they tend to be ...I think when hens raise their own they tend to be healthier and besides there is nothing cuter then a baby chick following momma.Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04881770073602889976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-69430442702511562352016-07-29T16:02:31.679-07:002016-07-29T16:02:31.679-07:00Momma will take care of it, never fear. Soon enou...Momma will take care of it, never fear. Soon enough you will find out the sex... We lost our Black Cochin rooster last year. He was the best chicken we ever had; big, elegant and gentle with the hens. Tewshoozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02564577459982968771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-49695364751070346372014-09-17T12:25:20.873-07:002014-09-17T12:25:20.873-07:00I had a great little banty hen that hatched out my...I had a great little banty hen that hatched out my eggs for me. She and the Rooster were great parents and kept most critters away. Fiesty little birds.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774903259772280962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-79601193530168791192014-09-11T17:50:28.285-07:002014-09-11T17:50:28.285-07:00Michelle-you hope like heck its a girl, chide Rick...Michelle-you hope like heck its a girl, chide Rick for glossing over that little lesson in vet school, study the size of the comb and hope you find it lacking, stare at the cute thing, and resign yourself to just getting to really like the little chirper when it will squawk out a pathetic crowing noise.....and.....that's kind of how it goes around here.... melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-72072751561595822652014-09-11T15:13:34.261-07:002014-09-11T15:13:34.261-07:00This too happened at our farm...only 12 chicks! H...This too happened at our farm...only 12 chicks! How they do this I do not know.....Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-54928168368776867532014-09-11T14:49:12.695-07:002014-09-11T14:49:12.695-07:00So happy to "read" you again and to see ...So happy to "read" you again and to see that in spite of it all life is going on. Best wishes for the new baby!Araigneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543030200956480168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-3229006839155020952014-09-11T13:15:19.792-07:002014-09-11T13:15:19.792-07:00 Only way to deal with baby chicks, no incubator, ... Only way to deal with baby chicks, no incubator, brooder or other expensive equipment needed. Tombstone Livestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07022776395762826903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-45628613774911115092014-09-11T10:32:59.518-07:002014-09-11T10:32:59.518-07:00Hey girlfriend/sister! Rick's secretary called...Hey girlfriend/sister! Rick's secretary called this morning. Her cats had caught a young pullet which she rescued and wants to send home with Rick tonight. Hoping I can keep it protected within our established flock AND it's not a rooster. How do you sex pullets?Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26099356.post-20948748239200698762014-09-11T07:24:32.617-07:002014-09-11T07:24:32.617-07:00Oooooh. Just what you needed. Not. However, I h...Oooooh. Just what you needed. Not. However, I have found that the few home chicks hatched the natural way on the LLF have flourished. Maybe this is a new trend? It is awfully cute, though.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.com