Alaska Chicken Lover's Soup for the Cold!!

[Ban seabhag]

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Actually you can... It's called "stew" or "fried", and is pretty nice actually, depending on the recipe.....

 

[BirdBrain]

Rachel,
Do you want my extra Red Chantecler male? He has real pretty hackle and saddle feathers coming in. I thought he was molting (and he may be) but he is very pretty.

 

[BirdBrain]

Talk to me about making sex-linked chicks.
Here is what I have for males:
RIR
Blue Orp
Red Chantecler
Delaware

Here is what I have for females:
RIR
Blue Orp
Red Chantecler
Delaware
Black Australorp
Cuckoo Dorking
Black Jersey Giant
Buff Wyandotte

What can I use to cross for sex linked chicks? I know I can use the RIR roo over the Del and Buff girls, but what can I do with the others? Can I make a black sex-linke bird? Help me brainstorm.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Actually you can... It's called "stew" or "fried", and is pretty nice actually, depending on the recipe.....

Donna, you can come over whenever, I'll be either sewing at the store, or helping Sam make cheese!!

 

[Mrs MIA]

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The blacks are usually RIR over BR... the BA might work. I'd try the red Chantecler over the Delaware, too.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Sex-links/BRKSexLink.html

 

[Eveil]

Hi guys, Ok so some of you have asked for pic of my little ones so here they are I think lol. still trying to get the hang of posting.

This is when they where 2 weeks old when i first got them well three out of the 4 any way

Now that they are bigger I had to get new pics so from today

They should start laying in october though the bantam girl is laying for me right now. She was older when i got her. The people that i got her from think she is about 1 1/2 years old so all most 2 now.

oh and cant for get the geese even though there not chickens lol

The big lady in the front is the moma and the three are her babies two from one dad the little guy that still has fluff is from a different dad. moma is like 15 years old they were not sure babies are 4 mouths and 3 1/2 for the little guy

 

[Wolfwoman]

Eveil, pretty girls

Did I tell anyone I ordered Silkie hatching eggs?

ETA: HELP HERE PLEASE! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4836790#p4836790

 

[Alaska animal lover]

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Bonnie!

Are those gonna be your incubators next year?

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Bonnie!

Are those gonna be your incubators next year?

YES! Dangit.

Thinking I need a couple Cochins too!

 

[incubatingisfun]

my silkie eggs are on day six