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  1. mkathleen

    October Hatch-A-Long

    [oh, it is the old thread haha, should read x.x]
  2. mkathleen

    Crooked toes in chicks

    Thanks so much for all that info, I'll definitely take it all on board. I've grown up with chickens and am starting to learn to develop my eye but these chicks are the first that are my own, so I'm trying really hard to avoid those rose tinted spectacles we all get sometimes. So far I'm happy...
  3. mkathleen

    Crooked toes in chicks

    Thank you for the reply! I didn't mention all the twisted feet are all booted up and artificially straight, I expect it'll correct quickly given it wasn't hindering them and I'd almost consider it cosmetic. They will definitely be marked and kept track of throughout their growth and if there are...
  4. mkathleen

    Crooked toes in chicks

    I have some new HRIR chicks hatched within the last 24-48 hours and I'm having some crooked toe issues. Of the 9, two have one foot that looks kind of 'windswept' if you know what I mean, and another has both feet windswept/crooked. It's not a massive deformity, I'm not concerned for their...
  5. mkathleen

    Managing Multiple Breeding Roosters

    Thank you all for the tips, we've been doing a lot of talking and pacing out and I think it'll be plenty big enough for the roosters and a couple of hens. Where my breeding groups are larger I might just rotate the hens and see how it goes. Thanks all
  6. mkathleen

    Managing Multiple Breeding Roosters

    Hi guys So I'm wondering what breeders do with their multiple roosters, especially concerning those that raise multiple breeds and don't want any funky crossbreeds turning up. I don't quite have the space to build big runs for my different lines so they're all running together with the hens...
  7. mkathleen

    The Plymouth Rock Breeders thread

    Thank you
  8. mkathleen

    Split fronts in breeding stock

    Thank you for the replies, that makes me feel a little better. I'll be ruthless in the culling of the offspring, as I really would like to use this bird. Fentress in my searching I found several accounts of people's chicks growing out of it, so they may be fine.
  9. mkathleen

    Split fronts in breeding stock

    I sincerely apologise if this is in the wrong place. I am wondering as to people's experience with split fronts (a vertical crease in the breast feathers). Google brings up limited info, so I was wondering if anyone knew the genetic component of it (if there is one)? Sounds like it might be a...
  10. mkathleen

    The Plymouth Rock Breeders thread

    Hello all, first appearance on this thread, not sure if I'm really in the right place as the chickens I have at the moment certainly aren't bred to any standard of perfection! I was wondering if I could get other's opinions on my hen? I'm trying to train my eye. I think her tail might be a bit...
  11. mkathleen

    The Rhodebar thread!

    Have GFF stopped selling Rhodebars or am I blind today? They're not on their breed list. If that's the case, I wonder why; too much criticism or something else? It would be nice to think they have pulled them off the market to improve their lines before offering them again.
  12. mkathleen

    Hello from Australia

    Hello! I have family up on the Sunshine Coast, lovely beaches :) Most chickens belong to my mother in actual fact, but we have too many Australorps, Naked Necks (they're the new fad around here haha), White Sussex, a couple BPR and a few random strays and crossbreeds. I'm currently waiting for...
  13. mkathleen

    Hello from Australia

    Thanks for the welcome! The hen in my avatar is a welbar :) ETA can't remember the breed of my own chook aparently haha
  14. mkathleen

    Hello from Australia

    I think I'm a bit far from most members here, but I have seen a few other Aussies in my couple of years spent lurking around this forum, so I can't be alone haha. I live on a farm in rural Australia and I don't remember ever not having chickens. For the longest time they were real whatever...
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