Arizona Chickens

[cyborg]

@cyborg some how in my memory, Marans are slow to fully develop ?

I'll try to get some pics up in the next day or two of the cockerels, they are really nice ones.

 

[Sill]

Hello peeps! Haven't been on in awhile, been pretty busy. Got married to my Spanish girlfriend on the 28th, and I've been reintroduced to the "Honey-do" list. Also put new roofs on my chicken palace, and working on shade cloth in selected areas. Growing out a group of Ameraucanas and black copper Marans that I got from @desertmarcy earlier this year. The BCM roosters are gorgeous!
Here is a pic from last weekend of chicken palace progress:

Congrats on your marriage! The chicken palace is looking very comfy.

Rick having a good time in the pond eating the water lettuce

Looks like he is enjoying himself. Mine ate the first batch down to the stem and roots. I need to refill the tubs.

Well, what I have most of right now are some show quality black copper Marans cockerels (I counted 7 this morning). They are still young and growing out. I'm not a Marans expert, but these boys look exceptional, and won't be going on any dinner table!
My last hatch produced 1 black Ameraucana cockerel, another keeper, a partridge Cochin cockerel, a barred rock cockerel, and an undisclosed number of Black Jersey Giants. These are in addition to the 8 roosters I already had. Some will have to go, but I am waiting to see who has the best traits first.

You will need large bachelor quarters for all those roos!

 

[deserteggs22]

Leave it alone in the incubator. It needs to absorb the yolk. If you pull on it, you can cause it to bleed out causing its death.

Ok, should I try helping it on like day 20? Or should I just wait until I hear it peeping? Or just wait until day 21?

 

[cyborg]

OK, I promised you all some pics, so here are a bunch of them!......

The first group are Black Copper Marans cockerels and pullets that I got recently from @desertmarcy






OK, here are some BBS Ameraucana pics, also from @desertmarcy ...





And these are some feed store Easter Eggers....






And finally, me and she who must be obeyed on THE DAY....

 

[desertmarcy]

OK, I promised you all some pics, so here are a bunch of them!......

The first group are Black Copper Marans cockerels and pullets that I got recently from @desertmarcy






OK, here are some BBS Ameraucana pics, also from @desertmarcy ...





And these are some feed store Easter Eggers....






And finally, me and she who must be obeyed on THE DAY....

BCM cockerel on the left in the top photo has too much coloration on his breast. I'd cull him. Second photo, cockerel on the left is a little dark. He might get more coloration as he gets older. I can't see the others too well. Some of the AMs are missing muffs. Did they get picked off? That has happened to some of mine---I KNOW they had muffs as chicks, and now one cockerel has none. It's harder than anything to get good chicken photos when they are all hot.

 

[cyborg]

The black pullets are developing muffs and beards, as well as the blues to a lesser extent. The black cockerel and the splash pullet don't have a trace, but that could still change. What do you think of the body shapes on the BCM cockerels? (I know the pics are flaky).

 

[desertmarcy]

The black pullets are developing muffs and beards, as well as the blues to a lesser extent. The black cockerel and the splash pullet don't have a trace, but that could still change. What do you think of the body shapes on the BCM cockerels? (I know the pics are flaky).

Can't really say from those pics.

 

[FeatherPugs]

We had some wild thunder and lightening last night - then a nice rain that didn't last too long but laid down the dust for a bit. Nothing was ugly muddy like I get in my girls' yard. The girls are now crazy happy with the wet whatever to scratch! Have a great day friends......

 

[DesertChic]

We had some wild thunder and lightening last night - then a nice rain that didn't last too long but laid down the dust for a bit. Nothing was ugly muddy like I get in my girls' yard. The girls are now crazy happy with the wet whatever to scratch! Have a great day friends......

The weather has been very entertaining this year. I went out to my chicken cabin to top of waters before heading to work last night and suddenly a deluge began to rain down, trapping me in the cabin. The sun was shining brightly and it was pouring buckets of water in an instant. While I stood on the porch waiting a break in tidal wave, my Bielefelders all ran out of their pen and stood in the downpour, staring at me rather mockingly I might add. All of my other breeds stood under cover and watched the rain, but those darn Biels can't seem to get enough of the stuff. Silly birds.

Oh...and when I finally broke free of the cabin and made my way to my car I discovered that I had left the windows cracked. Wet, soggy seats....bummer.

 

[City farm]

@cyborg
Thanks for sharing your wonderful day with us!!
Is this the (woman) that came with the house? . That still cracks me up!!!