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hehe yep, eventually they'll come around to your presence - mind follow me EVERYWHERE. Bloomin annoying at times. My little one (18 months) loves them, she was just outside with me, digging a new chicken run and they all came over. I've a magpie who's fast becoming the one who will sit and let you stroke her who doesn't seem to mind my little one "bok bok bok"ing at them and what I think she things is stroking (batting?) heh.
They really are great to have around the garden though. Try holding a weed, or some grass if you want them to look at the camera!
What I meant by looking like she's ready to pop them out is the fact that three of your hens have bright red combs, in comparison to your splash marans. They're also larger. You may find that the ones ready to lay will squat down (makes them easy to pick up and put away
) when you approach them, i.e. ready to be mounted. Their wattles (I think that's what they're called - beneath the beak) also are red and larger.
That said, some breeds combs appear to be different (see: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/IMG_6602.jpg). My light sussex (the white one) has a small compact comb, but she's laying everyday, compared to my black rock on the left of the photo, it's tiny. My magpie (the one who now likes being stroked) is on the right and has a smaller comb than the black rock, but larger than the light sussex. She's a really big bird though, compared to the others if you pick her up first you almost fling the others up in the air as they're so light in comparison!
They really are great to have around the garden though. Try holding a weed, or some grass if you want them to look at the camera!
What I meant by looking like she's ready to pop them out is the fact that three of your hens have bright red combs, in comparison to your splash marans. They're also larger. You may find that the ones ready to lay will squat down (makes them easy to pick up and put away
) when you approach them, i.e. ready to be mounted. Their wattles (I think that's what they're called - beneath the beak) also are red and larger.That said, some breeds combs appear to be different (see: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/IMG_6602.jpg). My light sussex (the white one) has a small compact comb, but she's laying everyday, compared to my black rock on the left of the photo, it's tiny. My magpie (the one who now likes being stroked) is on the right and has a smaller comb than the black rock, but larger than the light sussex. She's a really big bird though, compared to the others if you pick her up first you almost fling the others up in the air as they're so light in comparison!
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