Breeding Project Spring 2014

[gimmie birdies]

I am doing a test run to see if they are fertile- wish me luck! The pink eggs are blue, and blue splash maran moms, and the really light pink is a charcoal colored cochin, the blue and olive ones are EE
!
here is the dad, he has pretty gray on him His mom was a full gray "blue" of some sort his dad looked like a red cochin. I had a chicken friend look at him recently in person and said he was very handsome.

he is on the right. the one on the left is a Blue andelusian roo, but he is shy.

 

[TeaChick]

Yeah, size isn't really that important.

That depends on what you're talking about.
For instance, when it comes to chocolate, bigger is ALWAYS better!!!

well I hope soon- my rooster is not afraid of the hens- is not running from them anymore and roosts with them. but I have not seen him do the dance.

I agree with Mitch. The dance will come.
My roo had been in with other older roos; I guess he learned from watching them.
Maybe instinct takes a little longer to kick in if he doesn't see other roosters dancing with the hens????

 

[TeaChick]

I am doing a test run to see if they are fertile- wish me luck! The pink eggs are blue, and blue splash maran moms, and the really light pink is a charcoal colored cochin, the blue and olive ones are EE
!
here is the dad, he has pretty gray on him His mom was a full gray "blue" of some sort his dad looked like a red cochin. I had a chicken friend look at him recently in person and said he was very handsome.

he is on the right. the one on the left is a Blue andelusian roo, but he is shy.

I hope all the best for you for your eggs!!!!!

And they are beautiful birds! =D
I'd like some like that (especially the Cochin variety; do you have LF or Bantam?)

 

[gimmie birdies]

I don't have his dad- but his dad was a med. sized one. red- I currently just have

the little black one that is a mix.

 

[gimmie birdies]

yeh those above eggs are not fertile- I am sure I will give a few more days. then I will wait till feb. maybe my hens will get spring fever!

 

[TeaChick]

yeh those above eggs are not fertile- I am sure I will give a few more days. then I will wait till feb. maybe my hens will get spring fever!

Spring fever in February????
Maybe your roo needs a shot from Cupid. ;-)

 

[luvmypets]

Spring fever in February????
Maybe your roo needs a shot from Cupid. ;-)

 

[gimmie birdies]

my goose is thinking of spring she is laying again.

 

[TeaChick]

my goose is thinking of spring she is laying again.

Ooooh! Goose eggs are huge!!! I want one! Well, maybe. Are they more difficult to keep than chickens? Do they need water like ducks? Are they messy like ducks? Maybe I shouldn't; I'm going to hatch turkeys in the spring. One addition at a time.
Okay, I'm talking too much.

Great goose eggs!!!

 

[gimmie birdies]

she is not messy
but she does think about herself mostly.