Posts by Simmonsfunnyfrm

I just confessed my love of this thread to my hubby  He probably thinks I'm crazy. But I love it! I check every few days to see what's going on in lovely Brahmalot 

Hello all, I'm looking for large fowl that lay white eggs. Leghorns, Minorcas, Andalusians, pretty much anything that lays a white egg to complete my egg color palette! I live in Pope county, AR so anyone living close by have any of...

So, this may be a little silly, but I have to ask. I have a deck with stairs at my back door that leads into the backyard. Everything is enclosed in a large privacy fence. The chickens live here, and it's the only place they can...

Quote: Originally Posted by caj1985  I think it kind of depends upon the purpose for your flock.  If you want to improve the breed then one might be good to focus on.  If you want some egg layers, some meat...

Been a while since I checked in on here! Spring has sprung on the Funny farm. We have 7 EE and 3 RIR chicks 4 weeks old, and my blue wheaten Ameraucana is sitting on 8 Olive Egger and 2 EE eggs. It's day 8 . I got the RIR chicks...

Wow, they are awesome! Definitely wanting to do this cross now.

Finally got a pic to upload! This is Larry, the strangely colored EE. Some people say porcelain, some people say splash. His saddle and hackles are creamy yellow.

Quote: Originally Posted by maryhysong  Congrats! What color is Larry? I have some in the bator now, covered by my Lil Red, who is colored similar to a Welsummer, over 3 EE girls, pure white, pure black and a girl...

I finally hatched my first eggs from my flock! The eggs came from Welsummer, Cinnamon Queen, and EE and all were covered by my EE rooster Larry. I'm so excited!        

These are my new babies. The father is a porcelain colored Easter Egger, and the mothers are EE, Cinnamon Queen, and Welsummer. Got some interesting colors, can't wait to watch them grow! The two yellows in the middle are from CQ moms,...