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Im going to try to get some pictures, but i have Turken and Barnevelder chicks hatching tomorrow ad I'm SOOOOO excited! I'm hoping some of these Barn. chicks are blue/blue carriers too

aww, the wee old man. I had a 9-year-old hen pass just a few days ago. she slept a lot, ate sparingly, and just peacefully passed in a nest box

lol! it gets down to the high 20s at night here so I don't blame them!

what was supposed to be a coop for a Sebright breeding project turned into a coop for a batch of mutts that unexpectedly hatched in June 2021. Here they are all snug last night and packed onto the top row for no apparent reason.

was cleaning the aviary (and all the residents had flight time in the lower living room) earlier and a little friend landed only head

Hi all its been awhile! lil update; i have 6 hens now, all have chicks with them. 22 in total! not to mention my breeding quads of wyandotte bantams, my partridge variety have 3 chicks with them and my blacks have 7. oh and i have around 40~ ducklings running around with their mommas. gonna...

my friend Faith and I learned something interesting. If you cross a male Silver Polish with a female RIR, you get this little monstrosity that pops out large creme colored eggs daily! And yes this lil girl is now a member of my layer flock. Her name is A.J.

heres Melvin, my dad's new shop buddy

hmmmm id have to get approval from the matriarch...

her first time!

hope she's staying warm lol, its been pouring and windy here. gotta love this polar vortex shift!

it's a little late in the evening, but i have a Partridge Wyandotte trio update....one of my pullets is broody! and on a clutch of 6!

yep! hes in a special cage far from the coops. and yeah the pic is dark, his breast feathers are dark blue.

So my brother, without my prior knowledge, went to one of the local breeder's auctions an snagged a dark blue wheaten OEGB cockerel; BUT NO PULLETS. SO i guess until i get a few wheaten pullets, he's just a tiny yard bird :barnie Oh, and his name is Melvin!

ooo i LOVE

Would you ever sell Blue Orpington chicks? @h2oratt

Wow! 14 lbs! My largest Jersey Giant was a little more than that, I think 15 lbs? Still heavy for a chicken! My mom can be picky about what's bred here on the farm. Mom usually goes for approved breeds/varieties of stock and poultry, so they can be shown, bred, and sold. I'm sure though with a...

OOOO i like! Ill bring these up at this weeks family meeting :p If i can convince my dad on these, then I might just take them! They seem like a fun project! (the real hurdle would be to convince mom but she loves fat chickens)

I agree with @speckledhen just post the beauties here too! @h2oratt

I do have one more breeding coop/pen open :D Id love to see pics of them!