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 Aloha & Welcome to the Island with Rainbows!!!!!

Aloha All!!  My name is Dee. I live on the luscious Island of Maui.  Where the weather is unpredictable.  Mostly rainy but the sun does come out and bring us rainbows.   I have been raising Chickens ever since I was in the 5th grade.  My first hen was Henny Penny named after that lovely book.  I got this Hen from my teacher, Mrs. Young.  I believe it was a Black Standard Cochin. (From what I recall, my teacher had a closed flock of them.) 
I also received game Roos and Hens.  A lot!!  My grandfather was from the Philippines and yes raised that kind of birds, Game Fowl.  My flock grew from that to other types of chicken Breeds.  I also had all my tame game Roos stolen, my Grandpa's too.  :-( I told myself I am never having game Roos cause they may get stolen again. 

What I have right now in my pens are Pures and or Mixes ones I crosses and produced myself:

2) Game hens (Caught, Received and or Produced) 01/5/2011 Selling all of these slowly.

3) Cochins aka Feather Legged  (Rescued, Received, and or Produced)

4) Sex-linked (Rescued & Produced)

5) Blue/Banty  (Banties & Blue Feather genes)

6) Others/to be placed: RIR, Golden Spangled Humburg, Japanese Banty etc..

I have mapped the Breeding, eggs collected on the daily and also other things on my computer.  My birds are treated with feed, range, and table scraps. ( My feed store says I spoil them.) I learned more about breeds from experience and friends.  As I got into the book reading I noticed I still have a lot to aquire, but learning fast.  I definitely like genetics cause it has produced some handsome chooks in my flock. (That is what I think at least.) As they say you never stop Learning.   But thanks to this site I have great teachers!