Arizona Chickens

[Arizonachicken]

Coming in late on the Olive Egger conversation, but I bred a couple that lay a nice olive, the one I kept lays almost an Army green,  by putting a Barnvelder roo over Easter Eggers.  I haven't seen the one that NotinOz has recently, but the one I kept looks very much like a Barnvelder hen, but with muffs and beard and a slightly more upright stance.  I *love* the double lacing on the feathers.

And now to go collapse, I went to my step-brother's wedding on Saturday, which was in Sierra Vista.  A four hour car ride isn't fun when you're 7 months pregnant

 

I totally forgot you were pregnant, too! Congrats! I'm glad to hear that Barnevelder over EE can produce a nice Olive Egger. Remember that Barnevelder Roo of Kevs-chickadees you processed when I was there? He might have been the daddy if my rooster. Either him or a Black Copper Marans. So either way I have him over Wheaten Ameraucanas. So I *should* get nice olive eggers from them. I hope.

 

[kevs-chickadees]

I totally forgot you were pregnant, too! Congrats! I'm glad to hear that Barnevelder over EE can produce a nice Olive Egger. Remember that Barnevelder Roo of Kevs-chickadees you processed when I was there? He might have been the daddy if my rooster. Either him or a Black Copper Marans. So either way I have him over Wheaten Ameraucanas. So I *should* get nice olive eggers from them. I hope.

The more I think about it with dates and such, I'm pretty sure its the Barnevelder. I recall him taking an exceptional liking to the black Orpington.

 

[kevs-chickadees]

So it seems my Blue Marans that went broody and hatched out chicks 5 months ago is broody again. I don't even think she went back to laying by the time she abandoned her young ones to now. Oh well. ON a different note it seems the flies will be back with a force. Anyone have any ideas for this. I'm looking to reduce the # a lot not just deter them. The traps are ok but do nothing for them reproducing, all I seem to do is capture the adults after they've laid their eggs. I've read both positive and negative things about the black soldier flies, any experience?

 

[Beckyhsinglsc]

Does anyone need an EE rooster?
George:
Hand raised
9 weeks
NE Tucson

Hopefully looking for a home, not a pot.

 

[Demosthine]

So it seems my Blue Marans that went broody and hatched out chicks 5 months ago is broody again. I don't even think she went back to laying by the time she abandoned her young ones to now. Oh well. ON a different note it seems the flies will be back with a force. Anyone have any ideas for this. I'm looking to reduce the # a lot not just deter them. The traps are ok but do nothing for them reproducing, all I seem to do is capture the adults after they've laid their eggs. I've read both positive and negative things about the black soldier flies, any experience?

I can't vouch for the black soldier flies yet. They haven't taken a liking to my composter yet. I'm being overrun by flies, too. All over the back porch, back yard, garden, compost pile, in the house. It doesn't seem to matter how clean things are. We tossed out some leftover meat and veggies last night. The flies were on that before it hit the ground. I'm hoping and praying the BSF composter takes off very soon. It's driving us nuts.

Does anyone need an EE rooster?
George:
Hand raised
9 weeks
NE Tucson

Hopefully looking for a home, not a pot.

With all this talk of Easter Eggers and Olive Eggers, I'm really getting the itching for a hen of each to color our egg cartons! But a rooster won't help me much. Besides, I have three roosters with eight hens as it is.

 

[Arizonachicken]

The more I think about it with dates and such, I'm pretty sure its the Barnevelder. I recall him taking an exceptional liking to the black Orpington.

I think you're right. He really does look Barnevelder-ish!

 

[City farm]

So far 7 out of 21 are here.. They all have an extra toe.. Little cuties.. I will be taking photos and working on posting..

 

[City farm]

Oh, and drinking this today.

Yesterday when all of our most fabulous neighbors came to help we were drinking summer shandy.
It is made by the Leinekugel family in buissness since 1867.. In Germany we call it a rodler...

 

[City farm]

So it seems my Blue Marans that went broody and hatched out chicks 5 months ago is broody again. I don't even think she went back to laying by  the time she abandoned her young ones to now. Oh well. ON a different note it seems the flies will be back with a force. Anyone have any ideas for this. I'm looking to reduce the # a lot not just deter them. The traps are ok but do nothing for them reproducing, all I seem to do is capture the adults after they've laid their eggs. I've read both positive and negative things about the black soldier flies, any experience?

we just put a few traps out yesterday.. You are so right way to many.. I wish the chickens would eat them..
I think that we have those black soldier flies, they are in our compost most of the time.. I went threw 3 different
styles of composte'r.. I did not like their larva.. They take up the whole compost & boy does it smell when they are
in there..

 

[AZKat]

Arizonachickens: I hope that you get some nice olive eggers!

Cityfarm: Unfortunately, I had to get rid of my Barnvelder roo awhile ago, so no more breeding olive eggers for me. Since I only have the one, I'm not looking at selling her, but Olive Eggers seem to be the new cool designer cross, so I'm sure that someone will have a nice pullet to sell.