lol too cute. love a mama chicken and her chicksUpdating my Village of Ameraucanas raising the Marans kids ....
Not sure Aunt Kelly signed up for this but she sure seems to tolerate them
The kids are just about 3 weeks old
At the end of the day
It's getting chilly at night here now
Can't wait until I can let these two sisters broody raise Ameraucanas .... just got to get the timing right.
Oh, I didn't mean cull as in put them down, I mean as in rehome them. If I don't want to use it for my flock and I sell it or give it away, I consider that culling. I have only culled as in killed for humane reasons when something hatched with a serious defect. Also, I generally can't see how many rows a comb has until the chicks are two or three weeks old. Some boys are slower maturing and it takes even longer to tell.Out of all the ones I hatched I had one with the 3 lined comb! The feathers were skinnier looking too! I told the buyer I thought that was a boy. The rest I believe are all girls. The ones I kept are calm tempered. They jump up in my lap already at two weeks. They stole my heart. I'd love to grow the entire hatch all out, but I don't have the room yet. We are working on it and will be finished by spring. I did have 2 with split wing and I know for a fact that does not correct itself. I have a RIR hen with split wing. They were mostly very light blue in color with the exception of the 2 black and 2 dark blue which one was a male. They buyer wanted the chicks for their blue eggs in their cartons.
I have 3 in the incubator now. 2 pipped already and I hear one peeping right now. I bought 12 from this bunch, but 4 were infertile and 5 had blood rings by day 3. I was NOT happy! The carton they travelled in was filthy with bugs, dirt, and grime. Even I buy new cartons myself for my eating eggs I give away. They are cheap.
I can't cull. Everyone I don't keep goes to a new home so far. I don't even know how to cull a baby and I don't know if I could without feeling guilty as heck. This is also something I'm not against either.
Anyways, I'm hatching more in the spring and all from the ABC list!. That's another reason why I'm not worried about rehoming now, there was only 1 I questioned , but let her go at last minute. I really want blacks most of all. I have one nice one in the brooder, I hope she turns out SQ. I'm willing to fork out a few bucks this spring for a couple nice sets from the breeders list.
Quote: Originally Posted by Nicole01 Out of all the ones I hatched I had one with the 3 lined comb! The feathers were skinnier looking too! I told the buyer I thought that was a boy. The rest I believe are all girls. The ones I kept are calm tempered. They jump up in my lap already at two weeks. They stole my heart. I'd love to grow the entire hatch all out, but I don't have the room yet. We are working on it and will be finished by spring. I did have 2 with split wing and I know for a fact that does not correct itself. I have a RIR hen with split wing. They were mostly very light blue in color with the exception of the 2 black and 2 dark blue which one was a male. They buyer wanted the chicks for their blue eggs in their cartons. I have 3 in the incubator now. 2 pipped already and I hear one peeping right now
Interesting! Yes better pics. Cant make heads or tails of the pic. lol!!Here is a poor pic that I had to share.I noticed this free range cull today that appears to be silver laced.He did not want to be photographed.I must catch him tomorrow.He was already roosting 20 feet in a tree.I chased him out to get this pic.I thought he only had a spotted breast but noticed this morning during chores that he truly seems to be silver laced.He has missed his appointment with the freezer by chance.I can not explain the appearence of lacing as 2 copies of the pattern gene is required.He is out of a Blhem silver rooster and some pullets that were 1/2 wheaten from Meridth breeding.Only mentioned names to give the genetic info as this is my own creation and not a reflection on those mentioned.Trying to put some size in the silvers.Different approach than most have used.So parents were not related and lacing should not be present in any of these lines.Spontaneous mutation is my best guess.Will post more when I capture him and examine him more closely.
Barn Goddess, How do you get the signature on your pictures?Updating my Village of Ameraucanas raising the Marans kids ....
Not sure Aunt Kelly signed up for this but she sure seems to tolerate them
The kids are just about 3 weeks old
At the end of the day
It's getting chilly at night here now
Can't wait until I can let these two sisters broody raise Ameraucanas .... just got to get the timing right.
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I use Adobe Lightroom which applies my signature (and copyright information embedded in the file) automatically whenever I export for publishing online or when I upload to Facebook. But as was already pointed out, you can usually paint a signature on using any graphics program that has a text feature. Just make sure to save the image with a new name so you don't permanently disfigure your original.
