Chickens on the homestead

[treerooted]

Yes, in the "armpit" of the wing. Where the wing extends away from the body. Every time it's little heart would beat blood would come out.

Sorry about your chick

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Very pretty flock!

 

[NH Homesteader]

They are pretty! I love flocks with all kinds of different colors and breeds.

 

[treerooted]

The hardest part will be deciding which roosters to keep. One of the Barnies for sure. But the other one I haven't decided yet. There's one meanie that will be the first to go

 

[Beekissed]

I don't know but there was also a great deal of creepy belly crawlies ( fly larva- maggots) in it. I tried to get them all out but just too many.
The baby was trying it's best to fight though so that's why I attempted to save it plus if all three would have made it these were the first babies we've had naturally but still got one.
I did see I think on your sister site, Backyard Chickens, that if a baby chick is on its Mama's back it's usually a male. Is that true?

Nope...just means the chick got on Mama's back. Any gender can do this and will at any given time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

@treerooted you have a beautiful flock.

 

[Hinotori]

The only chick I had ride the back all the time was an ameraucana pullet.

The silkies I have don't usually do it. I have noticed that the ones who stick close to the hen tend to be boys. Rarely do they turn out to be girls.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Dang, I need to start paying more attention to what my chicks do!

 

[Country homesteader]

So far I haven't caught Munchkin on its Mama's back.

 

[Beekissed]

I've only ever seen pullets stick close to mama throughout and even beyond sexual maturity. Usually the males are driven off pretty early here and those are usually the ones I find trying to roost in the nest boxes as the hens won't allow them on the roosts.

Both, however, have been noted to ride and even try to roost on Mom's back when young.

Here's a 5 mo. old pullet still coming to foster mama for a tidbit of food....she didn't start mothering these chicks until they were about 2-3 mo. old and only because her hatch failed. She chased them around, offering them food, until they finally let her start mothering them.