Posts by flitter

Just discovered the Wyandotte lays a brown egg, according to Henderson's chart. Redcaps are supposed to lay white eggs... mine are a creamy beige. So there goes the Wyandotte, I suppose. Hamburgs lay white eggs and so do...

I'm pretty excited, too. My first big show. we leave tomorrow at 5! I'll be looking for a  couple of things too! Luck to us all. I hope to find some Rosecomb Red Dorkings and a BIG Golden Spangled Hamburg cock. Is anyone...

Quote: Originally Posted by flitter  The ear is huge on the Rosecomb! and they are bantums. I'm not sure why/how Rosecomb came out.... I guess I was thinking about rosecombs. I intended to ask about Wyandotte. They...

The ear is huge on the Rosecomb! and they are bantums. I'm not sure why/how Rosecomb came out.... I guess I was thinking about rosecombs. I intended to ask about Wyandotte. They have the rosecomb, red earlobes and are big. Would a...

YellowHouse and  saladin You both seem to think the five toes on a Dorking won't be a difficult fix? Would a Rosecomb  work as well as a GP Hamburg?  

Quote: Originally Posted by annabananaandfamily  Anyone interested in selling some hatching eggs? My 2 breda hens would love some breda friends! I'll be in Maine in March. What part of ME do you live in? PM me...

I'm heading for the show in CT in January... so I'll look. Thank you for the pointer.  

These guys... and gals are sure slow developers. No crowing nd no eggs yet for me either. waiting... impatiently.

OK, Yellow House since you've thought this out so thoughly do you know where to get some good Golden Spangled Hamburg males and  red eared  Red Dorking hens? You've done the heavy thinking... now to the details. ...

In all the possible scenarios that I've thought of I never thought about Dorkings. An intriguing idea, Yellow House Farm.   Someone several posts ago someone recommended SandHill to increase size. I'm not disagreeing but my...