Alaska hatchers..How is everyone doing? Baby pics !!!!!!

[Mrs MIA]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgRmPuAEr6A

I use pliers (grip near the tip of the spur) and gently twist. You will get a little blood, so have something ready to stop it. It works best on roosters with really long spurs. See the "quick" that's left when she removes it? It will get hard, but is soft and easily crushed.
Spurs shorter than the quick are best sanded down and rounded with a Dremel. Otherwise, there will be a LOT of bleeding.

 

[PandoraTaylor]

http://hubpages.com/hub/Removing-Rooster-Spurs

http://www.motherearthnews.com/forums/forum.aspx?boardid=1202&g=posts&t=98020

I was worried it might burn the roosters legs!

 

[Wolfwoman]

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[paulandashia]

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Ha ha ha..!!!
Oh Come on. You KNOW you want some!

I said the same thing when I got my first 15 chicks.
Sold half of them, got another 15, sold half of those (kept 12 out of 30+), then I got eggs. Then I got adult laying hens. Then more eggs, then a surprise shipment of more eggs. Then another, and another... Then I just lost track!
Now I have GOSH knows how many cooking, and chicks in the brooder!
Heaven help me!

BTW. I am going to have More Wheaton Penedesencas available in about a week and a half.!
Amy is taking 6 of them (already reserved, since, per her request, I had to toss 6 of her eggs in the 1st day of incubation because of the lack of room! LoL), but if there are any left (we have 12 eggs, who knows how many hatch), then I will be giving those away also.
Not to mention the Marans. Ah yes, the Marans!

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

Attempted family pic

And look at the features on this little one!

The pic does not quite do it justice. That dark yellow is closer to orange then yellow.

 

[paulandashia]

OMGoodness! That is just TOO CUTE TO TOOT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Aaaaaahhhh!!!! Ooooohhhhh...!!!!

 

[Wolfwoman]

OMG PLEASE don't tell me they are ORANGE!! That's my favorite color!!

 

[Wolfwoman]

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: NO MORE right now!!!

Ha ha ha..!!!
Oh Come on. You KNOW you want some!

I said the same thing when I got my first 15 chicks.
Sold half of them, got another 15, sold half of those (kept 12 out of 30+), then I got eggs. Then I got adult laying hens. Then more eggs, then a surprise shipment of more eggs. Then another, and another... Then I just lost track!
Now I have GOSH knows how many cooking, and chicks in the brooder!
Heaven help me!!

I already HAVE 31!! Granted, 19 of those are meat chicks... but.... STILL!! WTH am I gonna do with ALL THE EGGS I'll get??? Wait... I have NINE DOGS!!!

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

By the way, if I remember correctly, 5 of those chicks are from one CM hen, with a white cochin roo.
3 are from a black cochin hen, and 1 from a white hen "I think".
And the 3 black chicks are for sure from the CM hen.
Funny how she threw different chicks like that

 

[PoultryPeeps]

PaulaJoanne, those chicks are ADORABLE!!! Congrats on a successful hatch! Do you think the light ones are going to be blue? They are so pretty.

Ashia, I DID NOT say I was going to take 6 Pendasenca's (sp)!!! I can't even say or spell it right! I have over 30 chicks here already! Plus a batch due this weekend! But I would like to have just ONE Marans. I still want you to have at lease ONE of the BLRWs. Don't you want some extra 'prettiness' in your flock?! I think I may be forced to start selling some BLRW chicks by the way, if anyone is interested.

Amy