4m x 3m Omlet pen, cube, new auto door still boxed and coop light

[Jules.]

Here they all are . The chicks are 15 1/2 weeks old

 

Gertrude, Buzz & Poppy

 

 

 

 

 

Ella

Gertrude & Rosa

Poppy & Buzz terrorising the chicks

 

 

 

 

Petra with the chicks. She is tiny compared to them, but still beats them up

 

 

 

 

 

[Space Chick]

Fab photos, some of the "dinners" are looking like some quite formidable boys already

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Great pics Jules, how old were the chicks when they showed their "true colours"? Mine are a week tomorrow, and I'm just wondering how long I will have to wait...........why can't they stay all cute & fluffy.........gorgeous though your tribe are !!

 

Sha x

[Chickvic]

Great pics

[Jules.]

Great pics Jules, how old were the chicks when they showed their "true colours"? Mine are a week tomorrow, and I'm just wondering how long I will have to wait...........why can't they stay all cute & fluffy.........gorgeous though your tribe are !!

 

Sha x

 

We had a good inkling at 4 weeks, & it was 5 weeks when we were sure & then I brought my 5 chicks home to live with us again.

 

We are at the boys

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Thanks Jules, DS is already looking at the Bufflings & saying..."is that one's fluff parting in the middle mum...might be a boy"

 

Sha x

[Seagazer]

Great photos, lovely chickens

[mostin]

Lovely photos and gorgeous chickies , thanks for posting.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a great set of photos .

 

(How come your grass looks so good ?)

[Egluntyne]

(How come your grass looks so good ?)

 

I wondered the same.

 

Smashing pics.

[Patricia W]

yes, it was the grass I was focusing on.. how do you do it?

[CluckyBucks]

Fantazzmadazzling photos they show alot of charactor

 

xx xx

[Jules.]

at the grass comments!

I restrict free ranging when the ground is wet. I also tend to give them the whole run of the lawn & not just the bottom end, I've really noticed this week how much shorter the grass is where the chickens have been confined to, & so moved the netting to the patio end of the garden. The grass that they are normally on at the bottom is Canada grass which we grew from seed, if that's any help.

My hens do get at least 3 hours free ranging every day when its dry

[Chook n Boo Mum]

Jules, do the girls have any black on their wing feathers, one of my Bufflings is starting to show what looks like black on it's tiny wing feathers.................

 

Sha x

[Jules.]

*pops out to look*

It looks like just one feather right at the bottom. The boys certainly have many more.

 

Here they are at 4 weeks old- not a good picture, but you can just about tell the boys from the girls by their face furniture.

 

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[Ms Tilytinkle]

BEAUOOOOOOOOOOOTIFUL LADIES!!

Hmmmmmm nice grass too!!!! I'd actually forgetten grass was green!!!!!!!

 

Ms Tillyschickenshavebeenmowingourlawnwithmudandbeaksformonths!!!