California - Northern

[tommysgirl]

It looks like the Delaware Rooster X New Hampshire makes the Indian River chicks.

The Red Rooster(New Hampshire, RIR or Production Red) X Delaware Hens will make a sex link. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/261208/sex-linked-information

You could make either one. The Indian Runner is a meat bird Dual Purpose. The Sex link cross should make a great layer but I am not clear on how good the Cockerels would be as meat birds.

This is a fun project and I am looking forward to seeing what you get.

I am as dumb as an oyster re gentics but why does it make a difference which parent is which?

 

[OR4-hmom]

Hello Janeothejungle. I'm not close to Fresno but you will find very Welcoming people here. How's your willpower? We all seem to expand our numbers.

 

[ronott1]

Hey All,

Any Fresno area people on this thread? I tried asking in the Southern thread, but they seem to think Fresno is North ...

I'm still new to chickenses, but am loving my 6 baby girls (lets hope they are all girls) and was looking for some locals to connect with.

Cheers!
Kat

Some on the California thread are in Turlock. My oldest DD's boyfriend lives in Fresno. He came to visit and it planning on getting some of my hens to keep in his Grand Mothers old coop.

We have some in Far Northern CA(actually one in Southern Oregon) so you should fit right in here!

 

[chicksnthestiks]

Hey All,

Any Fresno area people on this thread? I tried asking in the Southern thread, but they seem to think Fresno is North ...

I'm still new to chickenses, but am loving my 6 baby girls (lets hope they are all girls) and was looking for some locals to connect with.

Cheers!
Kat

Hi and welcome to the thread!

 

[Feathersprings]

Hi and welcome to the thread!

You are far South of me lol! Maybe you are in "no mans land" lol! Doesnt anyone want to claim Fresno?? Its a nice place!!!

 

[chiqita]

I am as dumb as an oyster re gentics but why does it make a difference which parent is which?

A lot of chicken patterns are sex linked fort the first generation. Like if your mothers father was bald, you'll be bald, if your father is barred ( I think??) boys will be barred. Some don't last past the first generation, some will last longer. When you are creating a sex link, you are crossing 2 chickens that pass something on to the babies ( 1 out of 2 genes) that only expresses in either a boy or a girl. But since they don't get a double does of that gene, the grandchildren will not be sex linked. (100% pass to the first generation, 25% pass to the second generation,)

an Auto sexing breed is something that will breed true every time, children to grandchildren go great great grandchildren.

And welcome to the thread new people! My multi quote didn't grab your quote to say hello to, its mean to me this morning.

 

[tommysgirl]

A lot of chicken patterns are sex linked fort the first generation. Like if your mothers father was bald, you'll be bald, if your father is barred ( I think??) boys will be barred. Some don't last past the first generation, some will last longer. When you are creating a sex link, you are crossing 2 chickens that pass something on to the babies ( 1 out of 2 genes) that only expresses in either a boy or a girl. But since they don't get a double does of that gene, the grandchildren will not be sex linked. (100% pass to the first generation, 25% pass to the second generation,)

Well my father IS bald and I do believe there are places from which he has been barred

But why would a Delaware hen with a New Hampshire Roo make an entirely different looking bird than a Delaware Roo with a New Hampshire Hen. Thanks for trying, I am simply simple.

 

[ronott1]

Quote: The Delaware has a Barring gene that is sex linked so it makes the different colors in the chicks based on gender.

I hope I have this on right....

 

[Deerling]

My multi-quote isn't working at all! Bah.

Laura, it was windy here last night! Our babies (well, they're really more like teens) spent their first night outside and I was so worried about them. They're fine, of course, the coop my sweetheart built is amazing, but I wanted to go out and cuddle them all. Sweet things. And a bobcat! Glad your girls are alright! We've seen one in our yard twice, do you think it's the same one?

The story about the new roo calling the girls into his nest is so sweet. I love a good rooster. He and Big Daddy (love the name!) are both so handsome.

The pictures of the new chickens are so cute! It is crazy how much they look like ours. We have EEs, a SLW and Partridge Rocks too. So sweet.

Ron, I'm so jealous of your DD's boyfriend! I would love to have you for an in-law. Mine are mean (for real. MIL called me a witch for having a pet rat? And that's a drop in the bucket, of course). Maybe, if you would be so kind, you could adopt my husband? Then I wouldn't feel so bad about asking your advice all the time

Speaking of asking advice, I have a few questions. Regarding the sick chickens, there's no change. I'm going to call UCDavis today and see if they have any info yet. I have heard a few sneezes, is that ever normal? I mean, it's very few. Maybe one or two a day from the whole flock. But with Alice being puffed up I'm on high alert for anything. Does anyone in the area have a mister we could Oxine the chickens with? If not can I use a spray bottle or something similar?

And hatching, we're almost at lockdown! It's tomorrow. The bator seems to be running warm, one thermometer says 101 and the other says 100. Humidity is good now that I got the tupperwear things to put in. Should I try and adjust the temp? I have another hatch planned to set April 25th (English Orps from Deann and Silkies from Deb - my excitement is unspeakable.) The thing about that is I may have won an auction for 6 Calico Cochin eggs (I need to stop looking at the auction pages. Sheesh.) If so, the hatch would be staggered and I only have one bator. How doable is that? Should I try and borrow one, buy another cheap one (not sure Mark would go for that) or try and find someone nearby to hatch them? Maybe Laura will get another broody

Thanks for the advice!

 

[Ali707]

I have the same one and I love how offset the weigh pad is from the reading window. I can weigh all my egg shipping boxes with ease.

You know I was thinking that with the readout offset, it might be easier to read!

Ok....we finished our coop today. We are now the proud parents of a Buff Orpington, Easter Egger, Partridge Wyandotte, and a Silver Laced Wyandotte. All but the Partridge Wyandotte are 10 weeks. I am not sure how old the Partridge is though. She is quite a bit bigger than the others. The man a got them from didn't have a Cochin or Barred Rock ready yet.....so we may go back in a few weeks to get them.
I am so excited....it's dark, but I want to go out and sit in the coop with them all night....LOL

I am so jealous your coop is done..... I need my coop done to stop stressing over it.

When I got my first set of chickens I used to just go sit outside with them in the coop. Not so much at night because they all went to sleep, but during the day. I was peaceful and fun.

What a beautiful set of eggs! I can't wait to see the them hatch. Keep us posted!

I will do my best to keep you all updated.

I get a little behind though sometimes. I am one of those people that can't pick just one thing, I have to have everything.....lol.

How sad! I'm going to have Langshan eggs shipped to me in the next month or so. I've never had eggs shipped to me and I'm nervous about it after hearing all the horror stories. I have a nice mail carrier but she doesn't deliver my mail all 6 days. So, I should ask the shipper to request that they hold the package at the PO?

I just had the blue ones (wheaten ameracauna supposedly, now I am skeptical will all the EE controversy) shipped to me from a BYC'er that did a great job packing them. Something like this, paper towel, small bubble wrap, big end up in a box, with that synthetic fluffy stuff you can get a fabric stores, stuffed in any holes, and that box was put inside a bigger box with sawdust around it. They all arrived in tact, but the aircells are a little wobbly compared to the ones I picked up from Deann.

On the outside of the box she wrote to hold for pick up with my number but that didn't happen and now we know why. I am in Roseville, and it is plenty busy out here too. No special service and she obviously didn't know the rule to put it on the label either.

We will see what hatches.

Back in my shipping every day days cod meant ups. Ups and fed ex say they will not ship eggs. But I don't think they check packages. In the 90's there was as a 5 fee for it. Will he let you send him a check instead?

We completed the silkie shed run this weekend. It is open so I'm a little nervous about it. They will be in the shed at night that is predictor proof. I have not seen any possums or raccoons during the day, I suppose we will find out if I'm missing them. We did have the can for a month and saw nothing during the day..

Do you have hawks? I thought the Silkies were small enough that hawks will take them. And with their Pouf they can't see the hawks either.