California - Northern

[PetRock]

I was checking into Bruce Sherman Australorps today and realized that sewandgrow(Karen) has not been on BYC since 11/15.

Does anyone know if she is ok?

I haven't talked with her since before that. Hopefully, she was just busy with the holidays or having computer problems.

 

[MrsMoonCat]

I was checking into Bruce Sherman Australorps today and realized that sewandgrow(Karen) has not been on BYC since 11/15.

Does anyone know if she is ok?

Ron I have seen her a couple of times since then and got an email from her two days ago. She is riding up to Stockton with me on Saturday (26th). She's just been very busy with family and life.

Are you going to be there on Saturday? Shantih talked about a possible meetup.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: Thank You!

I want to go but my Middle Daughter is visiting from Washington.

I really liked the Heirloom Festival and the show in Stockton will be even more amazing!

Ron

 

[MrsMoonCat]

I really wanted to go the festival too, but it was our anniversary and hubby made me promise a "no birds" couple of days. I am really looking forward to Stockton, should be some awesome birds there - and good chicken friends. Too bad you can't convince your daughter to come with you

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Beautiful eggs! It is strange that you are getting green and turquoise eggs. All my buff x wheatens lay turquoise or blue eggs and all of my wheaten/blue wheatens lay a sky blue egg. Weird! Maybe it is what you are feeding them or it is the free ranging. The first eggs will be much darker though. I love those colors! Great pictures!

Long ago, starting my first teaching position and living within city limits, I got homesick for rural life and bought 3 sexed chicks. Sold as Aracauna then, but I know now that they were EEs. Louise looked just like a wheaten Ameraucana and laid a beautiful sky blue egg. The mostly black hen laid blue also, and the gold partridge laid bright green. Now-a-days it's rare for a hatchery EE to lay true blue! These girls eventually ended up with my parents, in free range paradise, and the eggs didn't change hue.

I did some research about enhancing shell color, and it seems that carotiniods in the diet will influence the depth of color of the shell (blue, green, and brown), as well as making orange yolks. The study was on blue footed boobies, so don't know if it applies to chickens. I noticed my EE's eggs were less green during the summer when grass is not available. If anyone has a 4H student looking for a chicken project, this would be a really interesting study. I'm happy with my girls and the eggs. Someday I will find another Louise!

 

[chiqita]

Speaking of it, when are we talking about meeting up? I don't remember the name of the place from last year, but the meeet up was fun. I think sat is the best day. We will be there early to steal all the eggs. But deb was wanting not to miss the judging, is it all day saturday?
Also
Muffler




( excuse the poop on the box next to her, she refuses to lay in the new coop,) this is floppy comb one of rons girls and mufflers love, she sneaks out to be with him)




Stuffing and Cranberries. Cranberries has started doing the stomp dance and is ready to make sweet sweet love to anything the size of stuffing. She is not yet interested, muuuch slower then he is.

 

[debs_flock]

Speaking of it, when are we talking about meeting up? I don't remember the name of the place from last year, but the meeet up was fun. I think sat is the best day. We will be there early to steal all the eggs. But deb was wanting not to miss the judging, is it all day saturday?

Judging on Sat. starts at 9am and will probably go most the day. Jr champion row is at 5pm and the building closes at 5:30. I'm going to be all over that show.............I have 31 birds entered (less anyone I scratch). I'm a little too critical of my own though, I almost scratched the campine that won Ch continental at the last show because I didn't like his condition. He was a bit rough looking to me. I scratched my BCM cockerel for the same reason and he looked as good as the ones that were shown............

Deb

 

[debs_flock]

Anyway, my point...................pick whatever time works best for people. If I can be there, I certainly will be!

Deb

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Speaking of it, when are we talking about meeting up? I don't remember the name of the place from last year, but the meeet up was fun. I think sat is the best day. We will be there early to steal all the eggs. But deb was wanting not to miss the judging, is it all day saturday?

Accidentally started reading last year's thread for the Stockton show until it struck me that we are no longer in 2012.

Anyway, people were mentioning the Duck Nook (? I think) and the Creamery as possible locations to meet up. Didn't read long enough to see what was chosen.

 

[chickee]

Long ago, starting my first teaching position and living within city limits, I got homesick for rural life and bought 3 sexed chicks. Sold as Aracauna then, but I know now that they were EEs. Louise looked just like a wheaten Ameraucana and laid a beautiful sky blue egg. The mostly black hen laid blue also, and the gold partridge laid bright green. Now-a-days it's rare for a hatchery EE to lay true blue! These girls eventually ended up with my parents, in free range paradise, and the eggs didn't change hue.

I did some research about enhancing shell color, and it seems that carotiniods in the diet will influence the depth of color of the shell (blue, green, and brown), as well as making orange yolks. The study was on blue footed boobies, so don't know if it applies to chickens. I noticed my EE's eggs were less green during the summer when grass is not available. If anyone has a 4H student looking for a chicken project, this would be a really interesting study. I'm happy with my girls and the eggs. Someday I will find another Louise!

That is SO interesting because the first Ameraucanas we purchased in Kenwood for the kids (when they first became available at the feed stores) we bought an all black pullet that laid a gorgeous robins egg blue egg and a partridge (wild type markings) that laid an olive green egg. Neither of them had the beards and muffs. My white EE hen from the feed store that is 2+ years old lays a beautiful blue egg

I am hoping to hatch some eggs from her using my blue wheaten Ameraucana rooster this year. According to the chicken color calculator, the chicks could be blue quail colored! Doesn't that sound pretty?

I have read that diet does influence egg color. The best explanation I think is the genes that matched up from both parent birds are the culprit