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[jeremy]

Jeremy: we're going to have babies in about a week, would that help?

I found some Buff Orp babies for her, thank you though @eyralis . Thank you though!

 

[casportpony]

Hello from Gilroy!

-Kathy

 

[jeremy]

Hello from Gilroy!

-Kathy

Hi from Oakland @casportpony .

 

[casportpony]

Quote: hello!

-Kathy

 

[eyralis]

An update on the Flowerolles project! (SFHxSH, Salmon Faverolles)

Meet Cornflake:

 

[jeremy]

An update on the Flowerolles project! (SFHxSH, Salmon Faverolles)

Meet Cornflake:

Handsome little guy. I'd love to hear more @eyralis about your project, goals, etc.

 

[eyralis]

Sure thing!! We want to create a breed that is:
-super quiet (neighbors!),
-super friendly,
-good layers, laying often, all year round, and good sized eggs
-cold hardy (aka fog resistant)
-small-ish

Here's what we decided to go with in the end:
Faverolles (bantam)
Bielefelder (got a dozen directly from Greenfire, allocated one to this breeding program)
Swedish Flower Hens (got a dozen directly from Greenfire, allocated one to this breeding program)

We're hoping to cross these three breeds over several generations to benefit from hybrid vigor in addition to each breed's advantages.

 

[casportpony]

Very cute!

-Kathy

 

[mizz9]

Hello from South Bay area!

New to chickens and wondering if anyone knows any good chicken veterinarians in South Bay? Our regular vet doesn't see chickens. Don't need a vet yet but would like to have the info just in case!

 

[Honora]

I go to this vet:

http://santaclarapethospital.com

The guy vet whose name I forget has chickens himself. They are pretty pricey but I guess that is the same with all vets.