6+ Wheaten/Barred Wheaten Shamo Eggs

[RioLindoAz]

Will you be selling some eggs in the summer?

I should have an incubator by then...Hopefully.

 

[Illia]

If she continues laying, yes. I should also have more pullets by then too.

 

[silkieroo]

Ohh! i love them!! Are there houseing arrangments pretty much the same as chickens??? Can they eat chicken food? If not what kind of food do they eat? Sorry! hope you dont mind me picking your brain!! LOL!

 

[Illia]

They're chickens, so yes, they should live relatively the same lives, however - They are slow growing and do get big, so keep in mind not to feed them too much protein, not to provide too high or too thin of perches, and not to give them too small of an area. They need room for their bones to grow, they need a broad perch to prevent the bending of the breast bone, and they need low perches to prevent breaking or straining of bones and tendons.

It isn't too strict to follow by though. I think any chicken breed needs plenty room and a decent diet, the Shamos only differ in that they need special care with the roosts because of their long legs. The protein levels in their food some say to have high, some say low. I myself offer them free choice to a variety of things. They roam around our place freely, so they eat whatever is around the yard (grass, fruit, bugs, shrubs, etc) but they also get a mixture of sunflower seeds, quinoa, millet, layer pellets, and oats.

 

[charlieschickens]

Can you explain the difference in Barred wheaten and creole/crele?

 

[Illia]

Crele is basically Barred Duckwing. The females are a barred duckwing, the males are a barred duckwing. With the popularity of this color variety, the term Crele or Creole was born.

Barred Wheaten is simply what it is. The males are what you see of my stag, the females are a barred version of my Wheaten pullet. (they look like a Wheaten, but each feather has a light color and dark color barred through, making the hen look like a Wheaten with tan lines)

Some people consider my stag a Crele too, but I like to be technically correct. Although he looks almost identical to a Crele, genetically he is not, and the female version of him is not.

 

[pride&joy]

birds are looking nice Illia

 

[awesomefowl]

I love those "people chickens!"

 

[silkieroo]

Thank you Illia! I wish i could get one! they are such gorgeous birds!

 

[flowerchild59]

Those are amazing looking birds. How do they do with your gardena nd foundation plantings? Or are they more of the type of bird out looking for tasties in the lawn???