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Why I am addicted to hatching keets

post #1 of 16
2/20/12 at 10:07am
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All 23 keets from Batch #2, A whole bucket of cuteness! (This is where they go while I clean their brooder, into a big tall 5 gallon bucket, lol).

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An assortment of 7 of the different colors in this hatch

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Took out a few more, still plenty of cuteness!

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I think this keet is a Blonde! Way too light to be one of my normal (dark) Chocolates, and way to dark to be one of my normal Buffs. What do you guys think? If it is a Blonde, it will be the first one I've hatched (and one of the colors I was hoping to hatch from my newest flock of breeders).

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Same keet, with a Royal Purple just to show the color contrast

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post #2 of 16
2/20/12 at 11:35am

Sooo beautiful

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post #3 of 16
2/20/12 at 12:01pm

Ahhhhhhhhhhh - I am so jealous!!! They are really beautiful Peeps!!!!

3 dogs, 5 cats, 4 Missouri Foxtrotters, 3 hens, 30 guineas.................and oh yes, mother to Ollie (an Officer in the Royal Navy) and Harriet (currently at university).
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3 dogs, 5 cats, 4 Missouri Foxtrotters, 3 hens, 30 guineas.................and oh yes, mother to Ollie (an Officer in the Royal Navy) and Harriet (currently at university).
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post #4 of 16
2/20/12 at 12:25pm

Thats a lot of birds.  Are you going to keep all of them?

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post #5 of 16
2/20/12 at 2:57pm
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Originally Posted by chickychick1 View Post

Thats a lot of birds.  Are you going to keep all of them?


LOL... that's nothin', I hatched 782 keets last yr! th.gif

 

And no, I'll be selling most of these guys... I'm only keeping a few (so far), mostly colors that I don't have yet, or only have 1 or 2 of.

 

 

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highfive.gif~160+Guineas/6Flocks(18 Different Colors, plus assorted Pieds),3IB Peahens,1IB Peacock,2Pied Peachicks(HONK!),63Turkeys(2WildX,2Mottled BlackX,2NarriX&57Poults),26Coturnix&1Button Quail,14Silkies&2Showgirls(POOFBALLS!),5.5Horses(The .5's a Mini),1BLM Burro(Livestock Guardian),9MuttGoats(Brushers),2Rotts,3Red Heelers,7Lazy Cats,4FishTanks~

 

 

 

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post #6 of 16
2/20/12 at 7:28pm

Wow, thats a lot of keets.  Always wanted to get some but haven't yet.  They may be too noisy for my area; my roosters and turkeys are loud enough.

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post #7 of 16
2/20/12 at 7:36pm

I love that bucket of cuteness...... love.gif  Then starts the Screaming and Jack Booting and wittle wings that let em Fly......  hee hee.... gig.gif

 

deb


Edited by perchie.girl - 2/20/12 at 7:42pm

deb always learning

 

I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

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I don't have help at my place except the goats....  Well um they are just company you cant turn your back on.... more like hyper active neighbor kids coming to see what your doing..... Well they aren't much help at all.... Oh well.

 

(1)Percheron(1)Dog (3)Cats(3)Goats(10)Guineas (17)Welsumers (2)Silkys(2)Auracanas

 

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post #8 of 16
2/20/12 at 7:54pm

those keets are way to cute.

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post #9 of 16
2/20/12 at 8:21pm

Your Blonde keet looks lighter than I thought they were. He looks like the my Buff keets... Or do you think the one I hatched was a Blonde??

HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
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HI, I'm Ashley, I'm 18 years old and I am the owner of almost 60 critters!-18 chickens--8 Indian Runner Ducks--1 Horse--3 Pygmy Goats--1 Peacock--About 20 Guineas.

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
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post #10 of 16
2/20/12 at 9:13pm
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My Buffs were all pretty light, and the males were noticeably lighter than the Hens. This keet is definitely a shade that I have not hatched before... and it just doesn't fit anywhere in my color scheme but Blonde, lol. I haven't hatched any Buffs this season yet, but I'll find some pics  from last yr and do a side by side comparison. This keet of mine actually looks like a lot of Chocolate keets that I've seen pics of ...idunno.gifAnd as you've seen on another forum, some people don't consider my Chocolates as Chocolates, but Ralph Winter confirmed for me, so... who knows. I'm keeping this lil guy, that much I do know, lol.

 

I'll have to do a search for your Buff keet's pic, (unless you have it handy, post it again), I can't remember how light/dark it was. Maybe post a pic of how it looks now too if you can?

 

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