California - Northern

[debs_flock]

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I usually use a net, but sans net it's probably easiest to make the move after they've gone to roost. Pretty easy to grab him from his perch and slip him into the other pen while they are sleeping.

 

[tommysgirl]

You can breed his daughters back to him - its very acceptable in chicken breeding and is not inbreeding. Its called Line Breeding if you continue with his grand-daughters, etc.. Just select the best ones and move the others to the eating egg pens. Breeding brother to sister is less acceptable because it will double up on any flaws as well as good traits - and it will eventually weaken the health.

Thanks Dian.

 

[ronott1]

Awesome! I would love to see pics if you take some. Of them dressed.

happy plucking

I processed two Pita Pintas. They are 16 weeks old and live weight was 4.5 pounds. Dressed, they were a bit over 3 pounds. Nice Fryer or broiler size.

For a Black feathered chicken they plucked very nicely:

 

[juststruttin]

anyone in sonoma/marin counties care for some extra hatching eggs? (or have an incubator to spare?) the marans breeder in Texas sent me WAY more eggs than i was expecting -- we'd discussed 12, she sent 25, although 4 broke so there's "only" 21 -- plus i have 7 isbar eggs from Mary the Sheriff, and my incubator only holds 20 eggs. thought i could share the wealth!

and, some of the eggs were sticky from the broken ones -- i wiped them off with a paper towel but didn't want to wash them -- will they be okay to incubate?

PM me if you'd like some nice dark marans eggs!

Hi Laura,

I am setting eggs tomorrow for someone else and have extra space in the bator. Since I am not planning to brood any chicks they would need to be picked up after they hatch and are vaccinated if you want them vaccinated.

Alternatively, I have an extra Hova Bator Genesis you can use.

Deann

 

[lawatt]

Beautiful, functional, comfortable looking coop - Very Nice!

Sure, put him in with the big girls and they will teach him manners. He has plenty of room to fly up on a perch to get away from them if they go after him for being a pest - and it will teach him not to pester the girls.

thanks! i have put the two Amelias in with him, since they are CL x penedesenca and he's a CL -- managed to catch them all without too much difficulty, and then watched them for a while -- the girls definitely are taking no nonsense from him, but no trouble either. SO pleased.

and i've just double-stacked all 28 of the isbar and marans (blue, black, and duckwing) eggs into my Rcom & turned it on -- four had cracks of various sizes, but have attempted repair with nail polish & masking tape over the worst one, & am curious to see how they do. wish me luck!

 

[lawatt]

Hi Laura,

I am setting eggs tomorrow for someone else and have extra space in the bator. Since I am not planning to brood any chicks they would need to be picked up after they hatch and are vaccinated if you want them vaccinated.

Alternatively, I have an extra Hova Bator Genesis you can use.

Deann

you're so kind! i think i'm okay giving the double-stacking a try, & will remove any that are still clear after a week -- i'm going to leave the turner off for the first day or so anyway, since they were shipped & i want to give them some additional time to stabilize, and then, since they're all sitting on their sides & get gently rolled by the Rcom, the stacked ones *should* roll as well. will see how it works.

if you have any spare CL eggs, though, would you possibly set a few for me? i could come pick them up once they've hatched -- watching Harold and the Amelias this morning, i was thinking i really should try to get a few female CLs, since he's so handsome & seems like he'd be a good breeder!

 

[Chickengirl1304]

I processed two Pita Pintas. They are 16 weeks old and live weight was 4.5 pounds. Dressed, they were a bit over 3 pounds. Nice Fryer or broiler size. For a Black feathered chicken they plucked very nicely:

Spoiler: Click to see processe Pita Pintas

Wow! They look great! Much better than my 6 month old barred rocks

 

[lawatt]

and by the way, Deb, one of the campine chicks i hatched from your eggs is turning out to most likely be a girl, instead of all three boys! their combs looked identical at first, but now (~10 weeks old) one's comb is still pale pink while the other two have larger & much redder combs. the likely girl was the weakest chick at the hatch, the one i wasn't sure would make it at all -- and is still much quieter/more subdued than the other two, but hoping she does turn out to be female! that would give me three girls and two boys.

the older campine pullets that i got from Die Fly Ranch have just started laying eggs these past few days... very exciting!

 

[ronott1]

Wow! They look great! Much better than my 6 month old barred rocks

The Bresse were a bit bigger(not much) but they are Meat Dual Purpose and Pita Pintas are Layer Dual Purpose.

I can't wait to see how they taste.

 

[tommysgirl]

Brought my NH up from my uncles and he is in the I can see you but can't get at you pen. Since we are all on the same property there was no need to isolate. There is a whole lot o crowing going on right now and Ozzie stalks over and gives him the stink eye every couple of minutes and none of the girls can turn their back on him without him showing the new guy his prowess. There has been a little bit of fence fighting but nothing too serious. I am thinking I should keep up the separation for several days, then slip the new guy into his new pen...with the young girls in the evening mid week. I will keep him and Ozzie away from each other forever if necessary but I hope they can work it out. The NH boy is going on 3 and has spent his whole mature life so far in a bachelor pad so this will be a whole new lifestyle adjustment for him.