When we got our chickens so long ago Buttercup here was supposed to be a Buff Laced Polish. But she was the wrong color. Off white, with no lacing. Our Laced Wyandotte’s started to show closer to adult colors pretty early. But not Buttercup. Until recently I was wondering if her lacing would ever really look right.
Now she looks nice though. The lacing is really nice on her tan feathers. Even the afro is laced.
Meg has started laying.
We now have 4 chickens laying. Teresa, Julian, Jessie, and Meg. Julian is actually the most reliable so far. Everyday since she started. Teresa is pretty good, 3 out of 4 days or so we find one. And Jessie, well, she’s a little unreliable. In the last 2 weeks we’ve only gotten 3 eggs from her. Maybe 4. Meg just started so I don’t know what kind of layer she’ll be.
This is really the only picture I have of Leda, and I suppose there will be no others. Last Thursday she died. She was being a little aloof on Wednesday and by Thursday she was obviously very sick. We did what we could to help but by Thursday afternoon she had died.
It was kidney failure or something similar. Poor girl. We never got to see her reach her full beauty and we never got enjoy a single colored egg.
We bought Rory here at about 3 weeks old in May. We thought he was a she, but he started showing some very roo-ish signs after a couple of weeks. Now it’s very clear that he’s, well a he. This is our first experience with such a young cockerel. We’re hoping we don’t run into any agressive problems. So far, he’s very friendly although a little skittish.
He’s gorgeous though. His feathers have a fantastic sheen to them and his tail can look like a myriad of colors as the light changes. Rory doesn’t want to act like a roo yet though. He steals food from his girls and doesn’t crow. But he’s still young, approximately 16 weeks old.
