this is new to me so i have questions
hatch day is here and happening
will my rooster kill the new chicks that are just hatching ?????
any advice i incubated the hen and roo last year now will they take care of the rest?????
they are Iowa Blues .black and cream chicks........... NO CHIPMUNKS ...
hey folks
im looking for the images of the Iowa Blue from Storey's ????? book isnt that the GOLD STANDARD of chickens?? Trish had me look at a book at Waverly there seems to be much confusion as to what an IB should look like on Hurleys thread .............please someone help me and please...
I was wondering if you or someone could post the photos in the 'STOREY BOOK???? ' of the Iowa Bluethat would be most helpful
thanks schroeder
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Hi, Henk!
Thanks so much for popping in! This rare breed is described as:
Iowa Blue
Country of Origin: United States
Conservation Status...
BCB
did that heated waterer come from tractor supply????i havent let them back in the run since killing ,they are just locked in the coop its more than big enough for 2 iowa blues.... 1 hen 1 roo--- mother clucker and jesus [(thats HEY ZEUS!!} for those of you who are not bilingual] hope...
Steph
we had a coon or possum kill 8 of our iowa blues there is a hen and a roo survived the hen is broody??? she is sitting on eggs every time i collect them can 2 birds be OK in a small coop all winter ??how do i keep the water from freezing????i got a new phone and no longer have your #...
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hurley
that is no way to spend mothers day .....i am sorry for your loss
was it the teflon fumes ?????were the chicks in the kitchen ????
did he feed the noodles to the chicks??? how did they get poisoned????
i will have about 3 extra chicks if do you ever come to des moines?
im giving...
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hurley
i said we had some chipmunks.......
after a closer look at your photos mine are all like photo #1
your chipmunks have whitecheeks and lighter beaks
most of mine have wings like photo #1 with the brownish patterned on the wings
the down is black they do not have feathers...
hurley
my chicks hatched 22 april weekend and not all of them have wing feathers yet
i want black chickens not brown
might they evolve to black as they mature ?????
i plan on caponizing the brown roos
with the help of my friend who is also a vet
even though he has never done it before
me...
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hurley
it looks like of my 10 .......6 are "chippyish" and 4 are black the chicks
they all looked the same to me when they were just down
now they are starting to get feathers and things are changing except for the one smaller very black one
schroeder
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i hatched eggs and have chicks for the fun of it
you can probably find adult chickens on craigslist for instant eggs
or some upcoming animal swap / auction near where you live
would give you more selection of breeds
schroeder
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I got the new Iowa Blues from jakobvanschagen in Illinois. They are quite nice - the roosters have very good color and most of the hens do too. I will need to cull a few more of the dark headed ones out I think. This time I'm going to leave the majority free range and lock up the...
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I got the new Iowa Blues from jakobvanschagen in Illinois. They are quite nice - the roosters have very good color and most of the hens do too. I will need to cull a few more of the dark headed ones out I think. This time I'm going to leave the majority free range and lock up the...
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pbjmaker
i just wanted to say thanks for showing me your adult iowa blues
they were about what i expected
not too big........not too small
just the right size
thanks schroeder