2022 The Rest of the Story

[JacinLarkwell]

That's sad.

I *really* wanted a splash male (or, better, at least 3 to choose from), but a splash female is, at least, a start.

Boosts your odds from 25% to 50% fir her eggs at least

 

[3KillerBs]

Is there a reason you want a splash? Is it to only get blues in the future?

Yes, I'm focusing on breeding my Blue Australorps and I wanted to add a Splash rooster as junior to my Blue rooster.

 

[3KillerBs]

7 weeks old.

I took photos only of the rose combs and Cochin crosses because they are for sale and there has been an inquiry.

Blue Band: Cochin Cross female, black.

Bandless: Cochin Cross male, black

Red Band: Cochin Cross male, blue

Yellow Band: Cochin Cross male, black with silver leakage

Double Pink: Rose comb, possible male, black

Pink and Yellow: Rose comb, female, black

Purple Band: Rose comb, possible male, black

 

[3KillerBs]

This is the friendliest batch of chicks I've raised.

My sons were moving bags of feed into the coop from the car and had to call me down to distract the chicks at the other door so they could get in without being mobbed!

They jump up on our boots and won't move and crowd around our ankles so thickly that we have to shuffle so as not to step on anyone.

 

[Sally PB]

This is the friendliest batch of chicks I've raised.

Yay! Unless they're all cockerels...

 

[3KillerBs]

Yay! Unless they're all cockerels...

Too many are, and only one good blue Australorp (the green-banded one turned out to be a fast-maturing pullet).

There are two gorgeous Silver-Laced Cochin cross boys, one with partial silver lacing and one with some attractive gold leakage.

 

[3KillerBs]

Night photos:

 

[3KillerBs]

My son is calling this batch "The Mob" because of how they charge over to us.

 

[3KillerBs]

Chicken selfie.

(Why do I always have a weird look on my face when I take these photos?)

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Chicken selfie.

(Why do I always have a weird look on my face when I take these photos?)

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She looks like my little old Spanish bantam