As a follow-up to my previous post... I should have knocked on wood when I said Agnes was doing a "broody impression"... She is in fact full-blown broody. First time I've had a hatchery RIR go broody on me. She's very dedicated to the 8 eggs she's squirreled away. Fingers crossed, hatch day...
Sorry for a gif in the picture thread, but the motion really helps this one. Agnes, (RIR) does a full blown broody impression every time our Brahma rooster Willow is around.
She would be the first one. I'll keep an eye out for unusual bullying behavior when she joins the big girls.
She's 2 weeks old and currently in a mixed brooder along with:
- 2 Buff Orpingtons (3 weeks)
- 1 dark Brahma (1 week)
- 1 black Jersey giant (3 days)
If they start to pick on her...
My daughter has wanted a polish chicken for ages that she could name Effie (after the Hunger Games character) this year she got her wish. Meet Effie...
Willow meets the bubbies...
(Arslan has never been a fan of chicks, but Willow seems to like them. I have high hopes that he'll be a good dad someday.)
Haha! I have two Rhode Island reds, Agnes and Gladys, who both run to the door at night for an escort to the coop. (Braving our young rooster's attentions no less)
If I'm taking too long and they start to go in the coop on their own, but they see me at the back door, they will flee the coop...
I got a nice shot of the "last out of the coop" crew the other morning... (Left to right: Willow, Ebony, Blanche, and Gladys)
I'm sorry to report this will be the last new image including Blanche as we lost her last night. Our favorite broody and pterodactyl chicken loaf has moved on to...