Posts by flgardengirl

Quote: Originally Posted by BuckNBark Farm  I'm breeding my guy to (Polish) to a Gold Laced to get more red in the wings.  Can I also breed him to buff laced?  I know that won't add red to his coloring, but...

Black is black genetically so how is the blue washing it out. Give me a scientific reason...not what so and said who does not even actually have any solid black Marans.  My blacks came from blues and really, go back to the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ray from PA    Is it, or is it not a good idea to use the blacks from a blue  breeding to produce more blacks ???  Are they truly " black" ...

I am setting some Jubilee Orp eggs tomorrow morning. I also just set some Chocolate Orp eggs last night.  Wish me luck    These are such beautiful birds, loving all your pics!!  

You could do that. We have some roosts in the outdoor runs and they use and enjoy them a lot. I can't let mine sleep out there though due to the amount of predators we have here. I had two large roosters that were sleeping out on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by snowbird  Vicki, They kinda look like some welsummer crosses. Most likely some project chicks from florida. Oh, so now Florida has all the crappy birds? I've got plenty from the West...

Quote: Originally Posted by OrpieLover31  Well, I just went outside to see a hawk in the bushes! He flew up into the trees when he saw me! I looked in the bushes to see what he had... he had Pitti Pat! She is now...

Quote: Originally Posted by snowbird  Hi Vicki, How do you tell a Black Marans chick from a BC Marans chick. Don, I have found that the pure/solid blacks seem to have less white on their faces than my BCM chicks....

Even though it was rainy today I got a few pics of the two black male chicks. They are a little messed up from playing in the rain and sandy mud. At this age, they still hard to differentiate from a BCM chick but when they are born...

Quote: Originally Posted by reddogmama  Here are our baby lavenders. They are 5 weeks old & sweet little things! Cute baby LAVS!!!!!