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  1. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Hi, all! A while back someone on thus thread said they had some friendly Marans from Ohio. I would live to find those if anybody knows who has them. We love our Doms but we'd like to add a few more Marans to the flock for the egg variety and the 3 we currently have are docile but definitely...
  2. THeelChickinKY

    Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

    Yeah, I didn't notice the legs either. Maybe part Barnevelder?
  3. THeelChickinKY

    Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

    I'm not sure, either, but I think that could be a Barnevelder with poor lacing. I'm sure you've looked at pictures already to compare, but note how a Barnevelder should have beautifully defined double lacing - two rows of lines rather than the single line lacing you see on, say, a Wyandotte...
  4. THeelChickinKY

    Barnevelder breeders lets work together and improve the breed

    In my experience, yes, they are slow to mature. We didn't get eggs until they were around 9-10 months. But the wait was worth it; lovely breed with beautiful, big eggs.
  5. THeelChickinKY

    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    That's my understanding, too, Alpine Chicken.
  6. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Our Dom roosters, 2 years old, we're surpassed by the Barnevelders in size when the Barnies hit about 8 months old. Dom hens are smaller than the Barnevelder hens. Dom and Swedish Flower girls are almost exactly the same size and shape, as are their eggs. That's on this farm at least!
  7. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    *cuddlers
  8. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Yes, just have to agree - Doms are such perfect birds. Whether or not you ask for it, you may end up with some pets, there! Ours are such cuddles and are quite insistent on our affection when we're out with them.
  9. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Yeah, it sort of does look that way, doesn't it? :)
  10. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Wanted to share this neat pic where two of my Dom roosters posed for me, lined up perfectly!
  11. THeelChickinKY

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    And I'm thrilled to announce we got our first Ameraucana egg yesterday! Sweet girl is 11 months old - I guess winter delayed POL?
  12. THeelChickinKY

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Okay, going back to how long we keep these babies in the house... anyone else enjoy the occasional guilty pleasure of bringing one of the big guys back in the house to watch a little TV on your lap? Not that I've brought my 2 year old Dom rooster inside for snuggles, of course, that would be...
  13. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Yes! There is no comparison. So sad to think I spent so many years never having had fresh eggs - and so sad to think how lots of people (most?) will never taste a fresh egg!
  14. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    We were at a hotel a while back and gave our 4 year old some eggs from the breakfast bar. He looked at them and said, "but they're not yellow." He had a few bites and then said, "these eggs are yucky." Ahh, so nice to have fresh eggs at home, isn't it?
  15. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    @blueclip Free-ranging as much as possible will get you those dark yolks. We supplement, especially this time of year, with a whole grain mixture we make ouselves, no pellets, but mostly they feed themselves. Our Marans eggs are a touch darker but our Dom eggs are nice and dark, too.
  16. THeelChickinKY

    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    Thank you for that. It was not a good winter for us last year! And yes, with the Swedes it was particularly hard because, as you know, each one looks different and so every loss is a loss of an individual. Not that that's not the case with other breeds, but it's so physically obvious with the...
  17. THeelChickinKY

    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    It really us, isn't it? So much variation. Mine were clearly smart guys in many senses - skilled at foraging, for example, and as chicks were quite clever at figuring out ways to get out of the brooder at earlier ages than our other breeds - but they seemed naive, if I can put it that way...
  18. THeelChickinKY

    Swedish Flower Hen Thread

    I feel like the SFHs are quite bold. That is endearing but can also get them into trouble. We had terrible predation issues last year (2014/15) but it was almost exclusively the SFHs we kept losing rather than our other breeds. My husband and I believe it was because the Swedes kept leaving...
  19. THeelChickinKY

    Dominique Thread!

    Ha! Such a great chicken story! Such funny little creatures!
  20. THeelChickinKY

    Ameraucana thread for posting pictures and discussing our birds

    Keep us posted, scflock! Good luck!
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