urgent advice - CHICKENS from school???

[cookie1]

That is funny. 

[goldfish]

May Roger "live long and prosper"    and not turn into "Butter Chicken"

CC.. Roger thanks you for your good wishes !! .

[mcmich]

Glad Roger has a new home GF. The Central Coast is a nice place to relocate. 

[Persistenttiger]

What a great thread to read, lol!

We were given two chickens who just had their outside feathers. After waiting MONTHS and MONTHS for them to lay, one started crowing. Eventually she started laying for us. She has a lovely temperament (particularly compared to the isa browns we bought at point of lay). Unfortunately she's not laying any more, and I don't want to keep her without getting any eggs. We need to replace her with another layer but need the coop space. She's going to retire at a friends house to live out her days (unless the fox gets her). 

[achookwoman]

PT,  sorry to hear your Isa Browns were not nice.  Ours are lovely.  The GC think they are just the best pets and they lay eggs for their breakfasts.
GF,  thanks for the photos.  Chickens really are very cute.  Lucky you got only 1 rooster.

[goldfish]

Chookie = I'm really hoping there are no more.   have no idea what breed(s) these are . . Certainly a Heinz variety!!   .some of them look like Isa Browns crossed with who knows what.  Roger and one other might be  leghorns and there's one dark reddish brown one that reminds me of Rhode Island Red . . .Years ago we had some Aracaunas and their eggs were just beautiful - some had soft sky blue eggs and some were a little more on the green side.  Thinking I might like to get some more. . . but we'll see. .

[achookwoman]

GF,  I used to try and identify the roosters by looking at their tails.  The roosters seem to have larger tails ,  even when they are chickens.