Do you need some mature hens for your flock? I haven't completely decided which ladies are moving out in favor of this year's pullet hatch, but since I'm moving forward with my Blue Australorp breeding I've got to thin down the previous generation.
I'm also moving out some of my non-Australorp ladies to make room for more Australorps.
These ladies are 1 or 2 years old and likely to molt this fall. Some are barebacked from having been favorites of the huge Black Langshan rooster that I sold but the coming molt will fix that. None are cuddle-pets, but they are friendly in the sense of hanging around my feet looking for treats as I work. They are currently housed with the Blue Australorp cockerel in my avatar so any eggs you get for the first 2-3 weeks are likely to be fertile.
Hens Available:
$15
Silver, a 1yo Lavender Orpington. I had thought that she was a very pale Blue Australrop until her relatively low-level of feather-shredding showed up this summer. She needs to move out because Lavender and Blue don't mix well genetically. She's currently broody for the second time this summer though moving her to a new home will almost certainly break her broodiness.
$10
Sky, a 1yo Blue Australorp: She is a pale-colored Blue Australorp and is being replaced by a darker blue pullet. No flaws, just moving my color-breeding forward. I'll try to get a better picture, but in addition to not being inclined to pose she's molting.
Mocha and Latte, 1yo Mottled Javas.: Latte currently has more white on her while Mocha is darker, but since mottled birds change with every molt there's no telling how that will work out. Mocha is a determined broody who, to be honest, will bite viciously to defend her nest. If I were raising a less broody-prone breed than the Australorps I'd have kept her.
The Splits,3 2 Lavender Orpington x SLWs, who are about 18 months old: Reliable layers of large, pink eggs which sometimes have white speckles. They're quite identical and are all barebacked because they were some of the big Langshan's favorites. They are split-to-lavender and I need to get those genetics out of my blue flock. They are starting to molt and will soon be back to their glossy-black, gorgeous selves.
Buffalo, a 1yo Dominique: Bold and fearless, she's got a trick of launching herself at a bowl of treats trying to get first dibs. I have not lap-tamed her, but a little patience would probably do the trick. She's a good bird, but I need to reduce my non-Australorp numbers for the winter.
Sesame, a 1yo Black Langshan: Barebacked from the Langshan rooster and hasn't started to molt. I took her saddle off so that her new feathers wouldn't get messed up growing in. Doesn't lay plum eggs, but her eggs are identifiable as more purple than the other birds' eggs. A little skittish, but very pretty when she has all her feathers.
Cordon and Teriyaki, 2yo Blue Australorps: First photo is Teriyaki. Cordon wouldn't hold still and pose. Being replaced by their daughters. Cordon goes broody a couple times a summer.
Sold! Popcorn, a 2yo Silver-Laced Wyandotte: She has remarkably good lacing for a hatchery bird, but I chose not to breed her in my Silver-Laced Australorp(ish) project because though she has been a reliable layer of large eggs, her eggs all have either heavy calcium deposits or wrinkled shells. The most docile bird in the flock, but never picked on.
Chipotle, a 2yo California White: A bold mischief-maker and the only bird I have who is smart enough to fly back into a pen she flew out of. She is an absolute MACHINE for the laying of 65g white eggs. Her "slowdown" in her second laying season went from 28 days out of 30 her first year to 6 or 6 days out of 7 her second season. Being replaced by her daughter.
I will soon have a handful of POL pullets and some younger chicks, male and female, once I sort out the keepers.
I'm also moving out some of my non-Australorp ladies to make room for more Australorps.
These ladies are 1 or 2 years old and likely to molt this fall. Some are barebacked from having been favorites of the huge Black Langshan rooster that I sold but the coming molt will fix that. None are cuddle-pets, but they are friendly in the sense of hanging around my feet looking for treats as I work. They are currently housed with the Blue Australorp cockerel in my avatar so any eggs you get for the first 2-3 weeks are likely to be fertile.
Hens Available:
$15
Silver, a 1yo Lavender Orpington. I had thought that she was a very pale Blue Australrop until her relatively low-level of feather-shredding showed up this summer. She needs to move out because Lavender and Blue don't mix well genetically. She's currently broody for the second time this summer though moving her to a new home will almost certainly break her broodiness.
$10
Sky, a 1yo Blue Australorp: She is a pale-colored Blue Australorp and is being replaced by a darker blue pullet. No flaws, just moving my color-breeding forward. I'll try to get a better picture, but in addition to not being inclined to pose she's molting.
Mocha and Latte, 1yo Mottled Javas.: Latte currently has more white on her while Mocha is darker, but since mottled birds change with every molt there's no telling how that will work out. Mocha is a determined broody who, to be honest, will bite viciously to defend her nest. If I were raising a less broody-prone breed than the Australorps I'd have kept her.
The Splits,
Buffalo, a 1yo Dominique: Bold and fearless, she's got a trick of launching herself at a bowl of treats trying to get first dibs. I have not lap-tamed her, but a little patience would probably do the trick. She's a good bird, but I need to reduce my non-Australorp numbers for the winter.
Sesame, a 1yo Black Langshan: Barebacked from the Langshan rooster and hasn't started to molt. I took her saddle off so that her new feathers wouldn't get messed up growing in. Doesn't lay plum eggs, but her eggs are identifiable as more purple than the other birds' eggs. A little skittish, but very pretty when she has all her feathers.
Cordon and Teriyaki, 2yo Blue Australorps: First photo is Teriyaki. Cordon wouldn't hold still and pose. Being replaced by their daughters. Cordon goes broody a couple times a summer.
Sold! Popcorn, a 2yo Silver-Laced Wyandotte: She has remarkably good lacing for a hatchery bird, but I chose not to breed her in my Silver-Laced Australorp(ish) project because though she has been a reliable layer of large eggs, her eggs all have either heavy calcium deposits or wrinkled shells. The most docile bird in the flock, but never picked on.
Chipotle, a 2yo California White: A bold mischief-maker and the only bird I have who is smart enough to fly back into a pen she flew out of. She is an absolute MACHINE for the laying of 65g white eggs. Her "slowdown" in her second laying season went from 28 days out of 30 her first year to 6 or 6 days out of 7 her second season. Being replaced by her daughter.
I will soon have a handful of POL pullets and some younger chicks, male and female, once I sort out the keepers.
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