- Oct 10, 2010
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Just a note, my former BYC name was La Unica Farms. I finally came up with a name for my chicken farm so I will be using this log in from now on.
Well, the year is coming to a close and the incubator is getting pretty low so I thought it would be fun to post pictures of some of this years batch of chicks. I would love love love some opinions on these guys. I had an excellent hatch rate this year and my girls did a fantastic job. Unfortunately, a bad storm and serious flooding claimed a good number of some of my best chicks as well as one of my best adult MF hens. It has been hard trying to get over the loss but at least I have these beauties to fill the void.
These are my first generation chicks. They were all born from parents that I purchased as eggs or young pullets from Lynne. Thanks Lynne!!!!
Please pardon the crusty feathers on some of the birds. We are all still trying to dry out and clean up after the storm.
My odd ball hen ( I have two of them and they are absolutely identical ). I have posted her on here before and several people have told me that she looks like she could be Wheaten. Who knows.
And last but not least, I have this little guy. He is the only one pictured that did not come from my own breeding program. I am very excited about him. He started off looking blue mottled but he is starting to develope red feathers here and there. You can just barely see them in the second photo. I hope to cross him on my MF hens next year, assuming this guy matures nicely anyway.
I would really really love to hear some opinions on these guys. Do any of them look "off" or poor quality?? Due to the storm and loosing so many birds, I didn't have enough chicks left over to be able to pick and choose who I kept. So what I have is what I have to hold back. Hopefully I will have enough quality individuals to put into my breeding pens so that I can continue moving forward with my breeding program.
Well, the year is coming to a close and the incubator is getting pretty low so I thought it would be fun to post pictures of some of this years batch of chicks. I would love love love some opinions on these guys. I had an excellent hatch rate this year and my girls did a fantastic job. Unfortunately, a bad storm and serious flooding claimed a good number of some of my best chicks as well as one of my best adult MF hens. It has been hard trying to get over the loss but at least I have these beauties to fill the void.
These are my first generation chicks. They were all born from parents that I purchased as eggs or young pullets from Lynne. Thanks Lynne!!!!
Please pardon the crusty feathers on some of the birds. We are all still trying to dry out and clean up after the storm.
My odd ball hen ( I have two of them and they are absolutely identical ). I have posted her on here before and several people have told me that she looks like she could be Wheaten. Who knows.
And last but not least, I have this little guy. He is the only one pictured that did not come from my own breeding program. I am very excited about him. He started off looking blue mottled but he is starting to develope red feathers here and there. You can just barely see them in the second photo. I hope to cross him on my MF hens next year, assuming this guy matures nicely anyway.
I would really really love to hear some opinions on these guys. Do any of them look "off" or poor quality?? Due to the storm and loosing so many birds, I didn't have enough chicks left over to be able to pick and choose who I kept. So what I have is what I have to hold back. Hopefully I will have enough quality individuals to put into my breeding pens so that I can continue moving forward with my breeding program.
