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[debs_flock]

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He's very pretty. His crest isn't really big (but there nonetheless), so his comb isn't too twisted, nice!

 

[lawatt]

He's very pretty. His crest isn't really big (but there nonetheless), so his comb isn't too twisted, nice!

i actually like the uncrested "look," so if poor Lucy survives her current troubles, i might keep him to breed with her (she's uncrested & a VERY nice cream color -- they both come from eggs i got from Deann) -- if she doesn't, he's a CL roo without any girls, other than the two Amelias (CL x pene)...

 

[chiqita]

Well got my first CCL egg today so that's the good news....the bad news is I'm thinking I got 4/6 cockerels of jubilees, Same with the gold laced Orpingtons, And the same with my Partridge Brahmas!! What are the odds of that?! Lol

Male eggs are hardier so I'm not surprised. I expect 60-70 boys on shipped eggs that hatch under 60%.

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his comb has been *gigantic* since he was a tot -- the other two boys who are the same age (one isbar, one birchen marans) are deeply jealous. at 3-4 weeks 8-10 weeks? [/quote Such a manly boy! The Amelia's will give you guaranteed olive eggers ( lighter however) when bread back to him and be autosexing. And 75 % of them will have double blue genes and breed true. I'd love to see the eggs of a double Amelia!

 

[lawatt]

i might end up having to find a way to keep him -- i currently have three pens, and am contemplating one more addition that would be two small side-by-side pens (4x8') added on to the end of the two 8x8 pens, that could be used for breeding or broodies or whatever -- but i don't want to build more pens beyond that. fortunately Harold, Blue the Isbar, and Jack the birchen marans have all grown up together and (so far!) get along fine -- they're all around 20 weeks old, and so may start to get along less well as they really start revving up the testosterone? but conceivably i could keep two in one pen, one each in the other two.

but that means getting rid of my current roo, Max the SFH, who is a total gentleman -- but isn't a breed i want to focus on. so, i'm conflicted on boy-management -- although needn't make any decisions yet...

 

[Chickengirl1304]

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Male eggs are hardier so I'm not surprised. I expect 60-70 boys on shipped eggs that hatch under 60%.

his comb has been *gigantic* since he was a tot -- the other two boys who are the same age (one isbar, one birchen marans) are deeply jealous. at 3-4 weeks 8-10 weeks? [/quote Such a manly boy! The Amelia's will give you guaranteed olive eggers ( lighter however) when bread back to him and be autosexing. And 75 % of them will have double blue genes and breed true. I'd love to see the eggs of a double Amelia!

Really? They're stronger? Well no wonder! Lol

 

[chiqita]

They take either higher or lower temps ( don't remember what one!) And have a bit stronger whatever holds them to the air cell so they take wonky air cells better. I do not remember where I read that. I was researching low fertility in rose combs and it came up. I forgot to bookmark it!

 

[debs_flock]

i might end up having to find a way to keep him -- i currently have three pens, and am contemplating one more addition

Chicken math strikes again!!!

 

[debs_flock]

Here's a wartime song to serenade to your girls! (warning, the music intro is almost a minute long)

Maybe it will get a late starter laying!

 

[ronott1]

Here's a wartime song to serenade to your girls! (warning, the music intro is almost a minute long)

Maybe it will get a late starter laying!

Now I can't get that song out of my head....

 

[Ali707]

This is just wrong on so many levels
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-living/usda-allow-china-process-chickens-ship-back-u-214500281.html

The more I think about this the more it doesn't make any sense...... do we have a chicken shortage here? I don't think so...... does China continually put out products that are later found to be harmful? I think so.... infant formula, lead based paint, sheetrock that becomes toxic shortly after it has been installed, are ones that come to mind quickly.

Apparently we don't learn or someones' pockets have been lined in order to make this deal.