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[sewandgrow]

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Sorry for your loss.............. I used to get really bummed if I lost one but I have gotten better at it but am still glad that it doesn't happen too often.

 

[cherylcohen]

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It's always tough when this happens. Where were all these chicks at your house?

How are the buff laced brahmas doing?

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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LOL, I'm mostly just feeding her foodcoloring Karen.

I actually don't know what is behind her breeding, I got her as a POL pullet from Luke down in Santa Cruz. The next time I chat with him on the phone I will ask and see if he knows.

My deep olive green eggs like that come from a Buff Orpington covered by a Silver EE.

 

[jtaylormade]

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It's always tough when this happens. Where were all these chicks at your house?

How are the buff laced brahmas doing?

Cheryl out of all the chicks we raised we kept about 1/2 the others have gone to family, friends and some roosters to western farms. We have 42 outside right now. Sadly this lil one was the smallest bufflaced

. Everyone else is really active and perky she just never took off like the others. I'll take some new pics later just watching and letting them be for a bit.

 

[cherylcohen]

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Oh no seriously everything I've hatched so far has been so strong. I'm happy to replace it

 

[jtaylormade]

Oh Cheryl, I hope you didn't think I was implying anything. I'm just sad this morning and you guys are the only ones who would understand. I may take you up on your offer, but need to talk to hubby first he may have been more upset than me and Jordan which surprised all of us.

 

[cherylcohen]

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ABSOLUTELY NOT!! That's just the way I roll, I stand behind my birds and want you to have exactly what you paid for and to be happy again

 

[sewandgrow]

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LOL, I'm mostly just feeding her foodcoloring Karen.

I actually don't know what is behind her breeding, I got her as a POL pullet from Luke down in Santa Cruz. The next time I chat with him on the phone I will ask and see if he knows.

My deep olive green eggs like that come from a Buff Orpington covered by a Silver EE.

Well darn, I don't have either one of those. My Orpingtons are Black & Blue & I have lots of pure Ameraucanas in a variety of colors but no EEs left except maybe 1 or 2. What color egg did the EE lay that you cross bred to?
I have a friend that believes the egg color to be related to feather color. I have some buff colored (B/W Ameraucanas). I don't usually take on projects but I sure do like those dark olive eggs......LOL

 

[HighNDryFarm]

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My deep olive green eggs like that come from a Buff Orpington covered by a Silver EE.

Well darn, I don't have either one of those. My Orpingtons are Black & Blue & I have lots of pure Ameraucanas in a variety of colors but no EEs left except maybe 1 or 2. What color egg did the EE lay that you cross bred to?
I have a friend that believes the egg color to be related to feather color. I have some buff colored (B/W Ameraucanas). I don't usually take on projects but I sure do like those dark olive eggs......LOL

The EE is the Roo. He actually may have come from a breeder and be an Ameracauna (the neighbors who bought him couldn't remember for sure but thought it was a breeder) and he's Silver. I'm getting green eggs from three girls, 1 of the moms were hatchery EE partridge colored, I would say and she laid a nice blue egg. The other 2 came from a buff Orpington with a nice brown egg. They all lay a nice green but I believe the darkest green is coming from the orp mix but I should keep better track. All these pullets are beautiful black with shimmering irid. green. I have 2 others from the same Roo but Brahma mom, one looks like a White w/black (light brahma coloring) EE great muffs/beard but lay a pink egg, the other looks just like her sis but has feathered legs and gives me a brown egg. Now the one that gives me the bluest egg I've ever seen (like Jeremy's) is an odd colored gal. She is black but has what I guess would be called leakage of partridge like coloring. I think she is very correct in confirmation. Oh, and I have another black with one feather that sticks up on the top of her head. I tried to pull it but it won't budge! It popped up when she was about 3 weeks....I think she lays green but her and the blue layer I think are hiding them! So all my black offspring, no matter if the mom was EE or BO, lay green. The LB mix lay pink or brown.

I guess I need to narrow down who has that olive egg and who she came from. Hope that helps.....or clear as mudd?

Like you, I love those olive green eggs!

 

[wolftracks]

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My deep olive green eggs like that come from a Buff Orpington covered by a Silver EE.

Well darn, I don't have either one of those. My Orpingtons are Black & Blue & I have lots of pure Ameraucanas in a variety of colors but no EEs left except maybe 1 or 2. What color egg did the EE lay that you cross bred to?
I have a friend that believes the egg color to be related to feather color. I have some buff colored (B/W Ameraucanas). I don't usually take on projects but I sure do like those dark olive eggs......LOL

Karen one of my prettiest eggs comes from a bird who is Wellie and AM. I think I like her's the best because most times they also have the brown speckles like I Wellie egg.

jtaylormade just so you know. Losing a chick here and there is so common. Also later on. I have lost more birds this year than ever before. My last flock I did lose 2 chicks that were with a broody when I got them. My way of easing that pain? I bought a special from mypetchicken for 25 rainbow pullets. Didn't lose a single one.

I've lost some that were on the smaller sized of the piggy chicks. They'd be fine one minute and the next they were gone. It never feels good, but it does happen. I see it more with quail. They are so tiny and they get into so much. You can do everything possible to keep them safe and the feeders and waters are always full, but they are little eatting machines. The only thing is, the meeker chicks stand back and won't touch the food. Had this problem the other day. Tons of room, food and water and they sat to the back of the brooder boxes and died. Happened in 3 different brooder boxes. Thing is, they probably wouldn't have made it very long later either. I have to remember that. I want the strong ones to make it. Doesn't make it any less upsetting, but it just happens.

I'd talk your husband into getting another from Cheryl. She's very accommadating and wants to keep her buyers happy. It gives you a better chance for you to have enough birds too. Remember you may have a roo in their and introductions later on take more time. Better to put chicks together young so they are already used to eachother. Not that it's can't be done later, it's just much easier now.

At any rate, I'm sorry you lost your chick and that it was so upsetting for adults and children alike, but livestock or pets, it happens to the best of us, so it's also a learning experience. Trust me I've cried even now. Poor Karen heard me crying like a baby over some roos this summer. You do get attached and it's hard, but it's stil going to happen and at some point it will start happening even more. Get that new chick.