#pullet

[thomas--bombadil]

Chicks of various breeds, quickly and awkwardly growing into their feathers.

They have a ways to go before they will make excellent, colorful, delicious free-range eggs.

From Top to Bottom:

Olive Egger

French Marin

Rhode Island Red

Olive Egger

Rhode Island Red

Midnight Majesty

[lookat-allthose-chickeeeensss]

My partner called her Einstein and i think she finally has her name

[sayhowdycountrycritters]

Chicken time with “Pansy”

[collectorofallthingssentimental]

INCOMING MARSHMALLOW SPAM!!!

<3

my baby is now ~4.5 months old. she's already bigger than my full grown polish hen & is now about the size my easter egger & ameracauna were when they were full grown.

since she's a brahma, she'll get even bigger than this. hens don't start laying until around 6-7 months old - minimum. so, we'll see what a big lump she turns into within the next few months!

ps: check out those lil chicky toe feathers!!

thanks for stopping by & checking in 🤠

[jensownzoo]

Well wasn't expecting this until early spring, but...

...first pullet egg!

From one of the Sapphire Gems. Looks like the "painting bay" of her tract isn't fully online yet as the white stipples are shell showing through and not calcium residue.

I mean, I saw one of the girls getting a red comb, but I figured it would just fade again since the daylength isn't right. Probably still will, but she was just gunning to burst out that egg song at least *one* time...

I'll have to show you what I'm using as a nesting box later--it's pretty cute.

[palaeosinensis]

I know I haven't been on in awhile. I'm still making art it's just all in the sketchbook & that's a pretty big pain to get online. My life is very temporarily occupied by CHICKENS. I ordered a little flock of day old Orpingtons and Brahmas that arrived on Monday and I will be building their coop+run over the next few weeks. This one is my favorite. She will get into my lap for cuddles and pets which is wild to me for her age. She had a wonderful time exploring in an enclosed pen with the rest of the babies until she ran out of juice all at once. This video was my cue for everyone to go back to the brooder lol. I'll come back soonish I think. Twitter seems to finally be making the glacially slow slide towards death. I don't know where people are going but I'm staying parked here on Tumblr; it's a wonderful community regardless of where social media ends up resettling. I regret having let it go dormant before.

[epipremnum-aureum]

Babies 💕🐥

[a-disaster-piece]

This completely ridiculous, absolutely gorgeous, constantly hilarious, handful of a cheeky madam just had her FIRST BIRTHDAY!! 🥳🎂🎈🍿🐔 After getting her back up to speed healing an accidental dog bite injury when she was just a week old, then getting her through tapeworms (from her original coop/flock), “failure to thrive,” & correcting a nutrient deficiency that led to a seriously concerning leg & foot joint deformity, all in her first several weeks of life…this chicken has our hearts. She is now no longer a pullet, but a full-grown, egg-laying house hen! 🐓🍳 We so adore her daily antics & big personality, silly screaming & cuddle requests…it’s really quite absurd how much we obsessively love this golden bird & how much joy she brings to our lives! 😻💕 #housechicken #petchicken #popcornthechicken #popcornchicken #bakcyardchickens #whiteleghornxbufforpington #whiteleghorncross #bufforpingtoncross #whiteleghornmix #whiteleghorn #bufforpingtonmix #bufforpington #goldenchicken #chickensofinstagram #emotionalsupportchicken #pullet #hen #chicken #farmlife (at Chicken Coop) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnXKjrhK5gT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stardustchicken]

She is looking (respectively)

[redfoxfowl]

Winterized the coop for the girls!! For now it’s still warm enough for just perches but we’ll add their coop again soon.

[ambergerr7]

R O U N D

[thomas--bombadil]

Portrait of a young Speckled Sussex hen.

I had forgotten how intelligent and friendly they can be.

[homeofhousechickens]

Two years ago on this day Beeper laid her first egg!

[simplepotatofarmer]

everyone look at cupid right now

[superfluffychickens]

Princess Peach is almost done with her molt, and she’s looking as adorable as ever!

[seabeck]

We put some blukote on Gwen’s comb because she got beat up today (I didn’t see it but knowing her, she started a fight she couldn’t win, probably by biting another hens ankle). Now she looks like she’s very deep into her emo phase