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  1. Paradisewife

    The gene-spliced breeds are not good backyard chickens

    These Buckeye observations are based on 3 birds. 2 from a hatchery, one fron TSC. FOOD DRIVEN. Holy cow, these girls love food. Great layers, nice big eggs. And sweet! Friendly, cause they're always checking for snacks. We raised the 2 hatchery girls in a mixed flock from the same hatchery...
  2. Paradisewife

    TSC Bantam mix - Breeds

    Not at all!! You just gave another excuse to take pictures😁. I do want to apologize- I saw your post on Tuesday - and did not intend to take so long to reply. I did get pictures!!! In my first post, 1, 4, and 6 are OEG. 1 roo & 2 girls and they are TINY. The standard size hen-floofy-butt in...
  3. Paradisewife

    How many cockerels do you count?

    #1, the porcelain d'uccle, had that comb at three weeks, and he crowed 2 days ago. He was supposed to be a girl. #s 3 & 4, the Mille fleur d'uccles, are as they should be, 1 of each, and the cochin ? There's a third that isn't in the picture. Our current guesses are 2 boys 1 girl, but I want to...
  4. Paradisewife

    How many cockerels do you count?

    These bantams are not quite 7 weeks old - we've been 'discussing' this since I took the pics. 2 mottled cochin, 2 mille fleur, and 1 porcelain d'uccles. 1 has crowed (twice). This is kinda just for fun - I know the picks aren't the best. This is how I spend Saturday nights.
  5. Paradisewife

    Male or female

    We've raised 4 sets if babies since March, and ALL of them (roos, pullets, and some unknowns) at some point will chest bump & practice kicking. Some females will gradually slow down on that, but some are pretty spicy! I think it's pretty normal chick behavior. As for sexing, it depends on...
  6. Paradisewife

    What breed or gender?

    How old, and what breed, if you know. Hatchery, farm store or private stock?
  7. Paradisewife

    Is it normal for Turkens to be this large at 4 weeks?

    Thanks - I've gotten a lot of feedback, and done a ton of research. Even if they are Pioneers, those have been crossed, and bred to have stronger bones & legs, and develop more slowly, and be strong enough to continue to mature and lay and breed. An actual pioneer person (or homesteader)...
  8. Paradisewife

    Oddly textured, thin shelled eggs

    Thank you. She's always been healthy, and Jason (my partner in chicken madness, codependently supporting each other's chicken math) loves his Houdans, and spots everything. It has happened before, as recently as 2 weeks ago, and last spring when we thought squirrels were breaking/stealing eggs...
  9. Paradisewife

    Oddly textured, thin shelled eggs

    We have a flock of 7 hens that turned 3 yrs in April. The 3 poofy heads lay white (1 Polish & 2 Houdan), 2 Faverolles lay brown, 1 Cream Legbar lays blue, and the easter egger lays a light pinkish brown, and I know who lays which egg. (Sorry, bragging on my babies) 3 days ago, (7th) we found...
  10. Paradisewife

    12-13 week old layer?

    I appreciate the replies so much. Gives me more confidence in my opinions. I've been learning, thanks to everyone here. All of ours are pets (Therapy Chickens), so we don't routinely cull. I'm often surprised by someone's egg (Stealth layers). Thanks again:)
  11. Paradisewife

    12-13 week old layer?

    I have 6 pullets from TSC, that should now be 12 weeks old - we picked them up on 3/20: I actually believe we got what we wantedt; 1 BCM cockerel (crows), 1 Ancona cockerel (crows), 3 barred rock pullets, 2 black sex link pullets, and 1 Buckeye pullet. None have crowed, and the boys started...
  12. Paradisewife

    Mystery Bantam chick - breed?

    And look how smart she is, showing a leg for me. Honestly, I hadn't consciously made the connection (sex link/production), but duh. Can't believe it didn't register.:rolleyes: Too much chaos. We have 2wk(6), 3wk(7), 4wk(10), and 11wk(12) old flocks. Thanks for the help.
  13. Paradisewife

    Mystery Bantam chick - breed?

    @ChickQueen77 I think you may be right, I ruled out OEGB because of the dark-washed legs & feet. But the wings..... I have 2 Black Sex Links that are almost 11 wks, (standards), and even at 1wk their wings were bigger (comparatively) than this little one's are at 2 weeks. I've only seen tiny...
  14. Paradisewife

    Turkens?

    @BlueTheBrahma Thank you so much for the reassurance !!
  15. Paradisewife

    Is it normal for Turkens to be this large at 4 weeks?

    @SuspiciousChick, I too have 4 Turkens from TSC I'm watching. But what tickled me, is the fact that my nickname for TSC is The Suspicious Chick...:jumpy:highfive:
  16. Paradisewife

    Turkens?

    @JedJackson, things like this thread (are turkens supposed to be this large at 4 weeks) are what I was worried about. I don't know if TSC is exclusively supplied by Hoovers hatchery, or.... what do you think? (Sorry to bug you!)
  17. Paradisewife

    Adding three 2wk old keets to four 10 wk old keets?

    Thank you @R2elk, I've certainly been reading and learning a LOT. Enough that when we separated the original 4 keets from the 8 chicks, I wasn't particularly happy when it was decided that 'that crazy Ancona is going in with them'. But, Pick your battles. We coop the guineas at night in a coop...
  18. Paradisewife

    Adding three 2wk old keets to four 10 wk old keets?

    My 10wk old micro-flock of 4-Guineas-who-bonded-with-an-ancona-cockerel, are doing great :rolleyes:, but somehow 'we' rescued three 1-2 wk old keets. (Said rescue included 4 Turkens.) Can we integrate the new guineas into the existing flock? When? How? They're maybe 2 weeks old - wait until...
  19. Paradisewife

    Turkens?

    Thanks again! Another breed we've been wanting to try out in our Desert summers (SW New Mexico).
  20. Paradisewife

    Turkens?

    (Don't know what happens to posts with no title, or maybe I posted at the end of a thread, but this is a repeat.) 4 turkens and 3 Guineas, 'rescued' from TSC, had no food or water, last ones. They had to have been there all weekend, so less than or about a week old? The ohe I'm holding weighed...
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