Posts by OldChurchEggery1

The pattern reminds me a lot of what you see on Dark Brahma hens. Maybe the Brahma folks would know what that's based on? Probably same things as Silver Penciled Plymouth Rocks, I imagine.  

My mom got a couple of Blue Laced Red Wyandottes at the feed store a few weeks ago. They were straight run and if one of them is a male, I'm going to borrow him for some EE experiments. I have two Ameraucana pullets (one black and one...

I thought I'd provide an egg update. I candled the eggs I got from Bulldogma and 10 of the 12 are developing. Hooray! This evening will be the one week mark, so with two weeks to go there's still a long wait ahead. I am very excited,...

My husband built me a really nice chicken tractor that did not have wire underneath the full length of it and our neighbor's dog dug underneath and killed everything I had in it. I now only use the tractor during the daytime. It had...

Hi there! Since you're going to have Brahmas, which are pretty big, I'd suggest you go with a nest box size of 14"x14" at the base and make sure you have plenty of headroom. I have Jersey Giants and like any hens, one hen will want to...

I met Bulldogma today and got a dozen eggs to hatch It's so neat to meet someone from BYC! I'll let y'all know how the hatch goes. They'll go in the incubator tonight after I candle what's in there now (13 EE eggs).  

I know you can't see much of the recent hatch from that picture, but I wanted to show off my little Chicken-mama-in-training. She is almost 2 and when I caught her in the closet, she said "Looking at! Looking at!" to let me know she...

Quote: Originally Posted by sjcshawna  Got a question i have a splash ameraucana rooster over newhampshire red hens (i was told this will make an Easter Egger)  what colors will they throw and what color eggs...

Next week I should get my SFH! Hooray! There certainly are a lot of people in Virginia (I am, too). My chicks will ship Tuesday next week and I'll be sure to take pictures when the arrive.  

Quote: Originally Posted by ChickNmamma .... are we mad scientists or what? I know! That's one of the best things about raising chickens. It really lets you see genetics in action in a way that is socially acceptable. As...