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

[Wolfwoman]

That's cool. I think my older birds should start laying in Sept/Oct more or less. I'm hoping to keep the coop warm and light enough that they lay some thru the winter. How do yours do?

 

[Ban seabhag]

I insulated my coop and it stayed pretty comfortable. I didn't use a light (I will this winter) but I still got 6 eggs or so a week. Some, like the comet, kept them coming pretty much all winter. The Norwegians are supposed to be real reliable winter layers. I will be interested to see how we do with them. Sam's ameraucanas do really well in winter he said.

 

[Ban seabhag]

Here are the Boopsie twins Tori....

One more..

 

[Ban seabhag]

Deb - Here's Mr. Mondo. He wasn't awfully impressed with the photo op!

 

[Wolfwoman]

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Good deal. I bought two more Norwegian girls that are about 2 weeks old now, so they probably won't lay til Oct/Nov or so. I'm hoping the Welsummer lays too. Guess we'll see what happens!

2 Favorelles - 9 weeks

The rest in the coop at 7 weeks:
3 Norwegian (2 roos)
1 Barred Rock
1 Spitzhauben
1 Rhode Island Red
1 New Hampshire Red
2 Polish Crested (one is a roo)
1 Welsummer
1 White Unidentifiable Roo

14 Cornish Crosses that are 7 weeks old

Not sure if I can identify all the babies or not... BUT...

Born 5/26/10:
1 Black Sexlink roo
1 Barred Rock roo
1 Silver Wyandotte roo
1 Easter Egger roo
2 White Laced Red Cornish roos
1 Silver Campine roo
5 Norwegian Jaerhon (3 male, 2 female)

Born 6/2/10
4 Welsummers


HOW THE HECK DID I GET 43 CHICKENS IN SUCH A SHORT TIME????

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Nope, not me. There's someone out here that ordered a bunch in and is selling them. I thought they were in Nikiski, though.

I've been most happy with my Dellies and Orpingtons for meat birds. Not as rolly-polly as the cornish, and not as fast, but they taste the same.

Kinda like chicken.

Donna, the pics are great! I'm so sorry about your Dad... I hope things settle down soon.

 

[Wolfwoman]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

I've been most happy with my Dellies and Orpingtons for meat birds. Not as rolly-polly as the cornish, and not as fast, but they taste the same.

Kinda like chicken.

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Have you noticed that you need an "off" sense of humor when it comes to poultry?

 

[MissDeb]

Kinda like chicken...

I swear......

Well I couldnt see butchering any of the Dellie girls I have here, they are on the smaller side (hatchery). But I see a couple of really beefy little
heritage guys sitting in my brooder that I'm really excited about!.....I sure hope they'll have something to offer my flock..

 

[Wolfwoman]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain :

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Have you noticed that you need an "off" sense of humor when it comes to poultry?

Yeah. Well, I've been 'off' since well before poultry... I guess now I'm doomed!