one thing I have noticed on all the ones I have seen is the hens have had the legbar yellow legs and the roosters white legs.
Ron, here is a picture of a CP X CL rooster. I will get better pictures of him tomorrow. He is much older now and looks like a purebred Crele Pene.
I agree, I think the pullets take after they Cream Legbar dads, and the males take after their Crele Pene moms. I often cannot tell the pure Cream Legbar girs from the crosses, until they lay eggs of course.
My feed store Australorp isn't very big, when I got her I had hopes of a big hunky bird. I have one EE that I think came from her because her body type looks very Australorp.zooeemama: I am so sorry for all the worry you have had for your husband's health. Hope and pray that he continues to improve and that there will be an easy and permanent fix!
Ron those eggs are so pretty! I may be getting OE eggs in my hens choice mixed hatching eggs
Also maybe Marans...I am already intoxicated at what I might get....hope my hatch rate is decent I will post baby pics but I won't have any for 7 more weeks
Did a search for King Feed and found they sell it in Ukiah at Mendocino County Farm Supply so that's good news
Big Daddy's Mom My Australorps are gorgeous hunks of birdiness...I got them as day olds from MPC. They are not as friendly as my others ie they don't come into the house when we leave the door open like you see in my Avatar but they are very calm and put up with me picking them up without a fuss. Nothing like holding a warm black chicken on a cold morningI will probably always have one for that reason and their looks. Plus mine lay golden brown eggs nearly every day. Are those your show girl pics! I hope her hatch is successful!
Miss Molly those babies are super cute....I may also have chocolate orpingtons in my shipped eggs
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Quote: Brinsea incubators even hatch Penedesenca chicks!
hehehehe...I have one....I can't wait to candle tomorrow and see how things are going! I hope this incubator is as good as everyone says. It's like having a broody that won't bite you when you want to candle the eggs!
Quote: I did that with one of my broodies eggs last year. I had moved eggs around between 3 broodies and miscalculated....cracked the egg, peeled the shell, opened the membrane and that cute little chick's beak was trying to breath with my sudden invasion. I was horrified......so I know how you feel.
I'm so sorry, and everyone is right, you gave it the best chance. Honestly, it's hard to get the weak ones to recover. That little chick had a good life because of you.Our sweet baby diedShe seemed like she was doing so much better, so we went to the feed store to get her a friend before they closed and when we came back she was on her back again, dead. And the two we picked up for her are both sick, too! One was trampled in the corner (think it's circling the drain, sadly) and the other seems like it might make it. I thought, hey, at least they wont trample her. Guess I should have just gotten lively ones. I'm sure if the one dies they'll give me a different one, though. It was my choice, and all the others looked healthy. The worst part is, I think I'll always wonder if maybe she got too hot and couldn't move. If we had stayed home she might have been okay.
I'd like to post a black and white picture I took of her before we buried her, but I don't want to bother anyone so you all let me know if that would be alright. It isn't graphic, of course. Just sad. She was so tiny, it looked like she was curled up back in the egg.
Children learn so many life's lessons from our small pets. What a wonderful poem.
I don't think anyone is saying to not be catious, I never take my eye off of this roo and I know what we do that makes him feel threatended or the need to be protective. Personally, I don't think that if a roo attacks one time that they need to go directly to freezer camp. Our roo is an incredible flock protector and makes really nice babies and gentle Roos.....however, if he went after one of my grandkids, he may not get more then one more chance!
Quote: Brinsea incubators even hatch Penedesenca chicks!
hehehehe...I have one....I can't wait to candle tomorrow and see how things are going! I hope this incubator is as good as everyone says. It's like having a broody that won't bite you when you want to candle the eggs!
Quote: I did that with one of my broodies eggs last year. I had moved eggs around between 3 broodies and miscalculated....cracked the egg, peeled the shell, opened the membrane and that cute little chick's beak was trying to breath with my sudden invasion. I was horrified......so I know how you feel.
I'm so sorry, and everyone is right, you gave it the best chance. Honestly, it's hard to get the weak ones to recover. That little chick had a good life because of you.Our sweet baby diedShe seemed like she was doing so much better, so we went to the feed store to get her a friend before they closed and when we came back she was on her back again, dead. And the two we picked up for her are both sick, too! One was trampled in the corner (think it's circling the drain, sadly) and the other seems like it might make it. I thought, hey, at least they wont trample her. Guess I should have just gotten lively ones. I'm sure if the one dies they'll give me a different one, though. It was my choice, and all the others looked healthy. The worst part is, I think I'll always wonder if maybe she got too hot and couldn't move. If we had stayed home she might have been okay.
I'd like to post a black and white picture I took of her before we buried her, but I don't want to bother anyone so you all let me know if that would be alright. It isn't graphic, of course. Just sad. She was so tiny, it looked like she was curled up back in the egg.
Children learn so many life's lessons from our small pets. What a wonderful poem.
Quote: When I update my stores websites I get all the merchandise I mentioned, in the ads on here. This site must have some powerful cookies, I've never noticed the relation on other sites.
Quote: I wouldn't use cloth under them. It doesn't dry out. Pine shavings have always worked for us. I feed medicated...it's not very long and it's better then having to give them bigger medications in crisis. You can supplement them if you feel the feed quality isn't good enough but I don't think it outweighs the risk, especially when you're selling them. You don't want to pass it on to someone else. Good luck with this......must be so frustrating.
Quote: I think someone on the California site said it was $22 for a 50lb bag. Way less then organic....around here anyway.
You shouldn't use Cedar shavings, they can be toxic to chickens. You need pine shavings.
What brand of organic are you finding for $14 a bag. All the organic I've seen have been around $30 a bag!
If you don't want to feed them the same as the breeder you need to slowly change their diet or you could really upset their bellies which are probably already upset from the move to their new homes. I would entice them with the diet they're use to under this stressful time and then slowly change them to your feed choice....especially if they've been on a raw diet. Maybe do some research or call the breeder for input on the healthiest way to switch them. They're beautiful BTW!
Excellent use of multi quote!
Great responses too
