tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post830915941949560807..comments2023-09-22T03:33:04.256-04:00Comments on Twelve Acres: Rainy SundayAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-12912300412107850352008-05-14T16:06:00.000-04:002008-05-14T16:06:00.000-04:00Ron, thank you for your compliment on the coop and...Ron, thank you for your compliment on the coop and run. It was my hubby's concept and design. He's quite handy!<BR/><BR/>If I had to do it over again, I'd order nothing but Rocks. Out of the Orpingtons, only two are my kind of bird, and out of the Australorps only half of them are what I'm looking for personality wise. However, all but one of the Barred Rocks are great birds.<BR/><BR/>Next year Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-72517669945780635232008-05-14T12:52:00.000-04:002008-05-14T12:52:00.000-04:00Hey, Amy. Our daughter helps a lot to tame our bir...Hey, Amy. Our daughter helps a lot to tame our birds too. She loves to be out with them, petting them and picking them up gently. Next year, I want to diversify more... we just got 25 of the Buff Orpingtons because that was what the local farm store had. I'm enjoying reading about the Australorps though - they sound like fun. <BR/><BR/>You have a beautiful coop and run! <BR/><BR/>RonRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630929746033282061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-12116412994858066322008-05-13T21:08:00.000-04:002008-05-13T21:08:00.000-04:00Don, my son has helped a lot to tame some of the s...Don, my son has helped a lot to tame some of the skittish birds. He's good at picking them up and holding them for a few minutes. Are you going to try some different breeds in the future? If you were my neighbor, I'd offer you some of my extras. I don't need this many!!!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-24104333516287128162008-05-13T10:58:00.000-04:002008-05-13T10:58:00.000-04:00None of my chicks like to be picked up. many of th...None of my chicks like to be picked up. many of them come a-runnin when I go into the coop as I usually bear gifts. I either have hyper birds (likely with many of the breeds) or I shouldn't have chased them around with a broom when they were little! (I didn't do that) Your chicks are looking great! I love the word Australorp, I need to get some of those.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831577769797947426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-90012463795476452802008-05-12T08:13:00.000-04:002008-05-12T08:13:00.000-04:00Paula, I tried the comb method too but Sweet Pea's...Paula, I tried the comb method too but Sweet Pea's comb was pink well before Betty's was and I didn't know what to make of that. Sweet Pea is doing great now, thanks for asking. She and Betty are so much alike in personality and they both like to be held and gently stroked. I can't believe how tame they are! I wish all my girls were like that.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12534106679136054532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094100868459032429.post-84665566795997820312008-05-11T20:04:00.000-04:002008-05-11T20:04:00.000-04:00Amy- most of the time I can usually tell by the co...Amy- most of the time I can usually tell by the comb if it's a rooster or a hen... by the time they are a couple of weeks old, the roosters' combs will start to be more prominent than the hens. It's not always easy to tell, especially if they are the crested breeds, but usually I can still see the difference in them. Is Sweet Pea still doing o.k.?Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.com