Australia - Six states..and that funny little island.

[Mondari]

Anyone in tas with young laced winadottes or however you spell it?

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have blue laced red Wyandotte hatching today. Just got home from SJ comp and it is absolutely bucketing down.

 

[satay]

Just thought I'd share, this was on Facebook.

Fullers poultry farm in coffs harbour is closing down. Everything must go. http://www.fullerspoultryfarm.com
We specialise in many different colours and breeds such as Light Sussex, Buff Sussex, White Sussex, Platinum Sussex, Black & Blue Australorp, Gold Laced Wyandotte and cross bred for the beginners. All our chooks have their own pens and all our chooks are purebred and to standards. We currently only have large breeds No bantams sorry.

Be cautious buying from her that is the woman that sold me wellsummer eggs that when hatched were all cross breeds.

 

[Teila]

Hey folks, apologies in advance this one is probably going to be long and heavy with photos!

Had a great day in the garden today with adults and bubs.

First up, before I bring on the pictures and have my dreams of keeping my little grey chick totally shattered, some pictures of my pet quality Silkie Tina's comb. The debate raged right up until her first egg on whether she was a pullet or rooster; she even has spurs! (PS. the eggs she hatched were not hers, we do not have a rooster)





The little grey one has a nick name of 'Spot', this is not a gender guess but just a nickname until we know. Spot because (s)he was always hiding in mum's feathers and you had to play spot-the-chicken. Spot is a barnyard mix, obviously with Silkie in there somewhere. Spot has black skin and 4 toes. I just love Spot and want to keep him/her but if it is him, no can do ..... OK, go ahead, I'm prepared, shatter my dream!

Spot is 6 weeks old on Monday:





I love the colour and sooo cute!






'Gloria', again not a gender guess, just a nick name because that was all that was on the egg (s)he hatched from; no breed, no date, just 'Gloria'. Gloria is also 6 weeks old, barnyard mix, has black skin, 4 toes and is obviously a frizzle

The two of them together:



These little one's are Blondie's little barnyard bantam mix; coming up for 3 weeks old. I have no idea what they are mixed with or what I am looking at except they are kinda cute:

'Allsorts' because (s)he was all sort of colours when hatched:



'Bear' because the black and brown markings on his/her head reminded me of a bear! lol



Thought I would also share a picture of the ponds .. still need the greenery to grow around them some more and hide the structures but we are getting there:



Tina looking very fluffy:



Dusty trying to look sweet and intelligent at the same time:



This explosion of feathers is LuLu enjoying a dust bath:



And this one is Cilla who is determined to be broody. I gave her an ice bath yesterday and made her sleep on the roost last night. This morning when I got up she was in the nest box so I locked her out of the coop. Once everyone had finished laying, I took the nest boxes away and opened up the coop. This is Cilla's way of telling me that if I leave her no other options she is going to be broody on the roost in the middle of the day! lol

 

[Fancychooklady]

Very cute.

 

[appps]

Be cautious buying from her that is the woman that sold me wellsummer eggs that when hatched were all cross breeds.

Wow, they go on about how they have purebreds too, mind you it does mention that they free range them all but alternatly, obviously they didnt get one lot in before the let the next out by the sound of it.

 

[Teila]

Thank you Fancy

No guesses? Are you saving my feelings by not confirming my suspicions?

 

[appps]

@Telia G
Quote: Gloria looks exactly, even to the comb, like our frizzle Al did at that age. Al is a girl So fingers crossed for you on that one.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you Fancy

No guesses?  Are you saving my feelings by not confirming my suspicions?

The straight comb adds to the degree of difficulty and six weeks is a little young but those wattles are looking somewhat advanced .

 

[Mondari]

Are you in Tassie?