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[CackleJoy]

Thank you everyone for your help with my sick rooster, unfortunately he died this morning

so sad.

Oh I am just hurting for you. When we lost ours, I felt like we'd lost a friend! I still miss him in the yard.

That is just no fun at all.

 

[CackleJoy]

Warning! Be prepared for cuteness overload! Here are some pics of my last hatch!

Black Langshans

Cuteness overload is right! How absolutely darling! Now are these the ones that lay eggs with a purple tinted bloom?

 

[Audio51]

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That looks like it would be very easy to use. I will order some next payday and see if it helps. Thanks for the link!

 

[TheKeeper]

It helps to know what color the eggs are hatching from. If a TRUE Ameraucana breeder knows his/her stock, there will be no brown egg surprises. Blue egg layers bred with blue eggs laying (genetic) roosters, will produce blue egg layers. However, GREEN is a different story. If there are green eggs in the mix then yes, brown eggs can pop up. Especially in some of the wheaten varieties as they used Salmon Favarolles to create that color. So sometimes feathered legs and/or brown eggs can pop out. Again, a breeder should know their stuff. Ask good questions, it will help you get what you want.

All that said, if you are only after blue - turquoise or green tint eggs - then there is a hatchery that consistently sells such egg layers. Murray McMurray has suppliers that do a good job with their blue egg laying EE's. All my blue egg layers (in the breakfast makers house) are from there. My avatar shows some of the blue eggs.

I have 1 blue egg layer (a really pale light blue) that I bought as a day-old so no idea what color the shell was - I'm fairly certain she's a Cream Legbar. The other 2 day-old that looked like her have beautiful olive eggs - one has neat brown speckles. They are CL x Penedescenca and they look really similar to the pure CL except with white ear skin patches instead of teal.
I have a rumpless Araucana (wheaten) that reminds me of a guinea - I'm just getting eggs from her - same light shade of blue as the CL.
I think I want to add a UofA blue to my flock.
I love a mixed color egg basket.
I have 2 EEs that both lay green eggs. Out of 8 day-old chicks I bought & raised, 3 were green eggs layers, the rest laid brown eggs.
My Welsummer lays beautiful terracotta-colored eggs with teeny speckles.
My 2 Marans (1 Cuckoo, 1 Black Copper) have slightly darker eggs than the Wellie but not by much. Think I'll search more about feed for them to improve color.
I have a couple of Polish for entertainment value as well as their white eggs.
You all have me thinking about them purplish eggs too.
Hmm...

 

[OR4-hmom]

Thank you everyone for your help with my sick rooster, unfortunately he died this morning so sad.

So sorry to hear, I was just thinking about him when I came home and checked my subscriptions.

 

[CackleJoy]

I have 1 blue egg layer (a really pale light blue) that I bought as a day-old so no idea what color the shell was - I'm fairly certain she's a Cream Legbar. The other 2 day-old that looked like her have beautiful olive eggs - one has neat brown speckles. They are CL x Penedescenca and they look really similar to the pure CL except with white ear skin patches instead of teal.
I have a rumpless Araucana (wheaten) that reminds me of a guinea - I'm just getting eggs from her - same light shade of blue as the CL.
I think I want to add a UofA blue to my flock.
I love a mixed color egg basket.
I have 2 EEs that both lay green eggs. Out of 8 day-old chicks I bought & raised, 3 were green eggs layers, the rest laid brown eggs.
My Welsummer lays beautiful terracotta-colored eggs with teeny speckles.
My 2 Marans (1 Cuckoo, 1 Black Copper) have slightly darker eggs than the Wellie but not by much. Think I'll search more about feed for them to improve color.
I have a couple of Polish for entertainment value as well as their white eggs.
You all have me thinking about them purplish eggs too.
Hmm...

I saw a photo of Ron's UofA enormous blue eggs! I've got blue egg envy for sure! I think crossing one with AM's to increase egg size would make a nice EE. I thought Polish were ALL about the entertainment value.

Forgot they laid white eggs. A mixed egg basket is SO fun!

 

[Wishing4Wings]

They are out foraging in the sun most of the day, but this particular hen could have problems with processing the natural Vit D. I have to take 10,000 units/day myself for this reason. The average supplement is only 2000. But I think the ones I have are pils, not the liquigels. I'm sure she would love getting an extra goody every day. She is one of 2 that are very friendly.
Mine are out all day too, but I figured this one needed a little extra help. Odd that it seemed to "fix" her after 4-5 days of Vit D, maybe just got things in gear. I'm watching her carefully to see if it repeats. She goes crazy for kale, so I've been giving her extra out of the garden. My guys don't like calf manna.

The calcium pills I give mine are made from oyster shell and have D3 in them.

Not trying to knock Calf Manna, I think it's a great supplement and have been thinking about buying some for my peafowl.

And this is what I use if they're in immediate need of calcium.


-Kathy

The Ca gluconate is what Dr. Pol gives dairy cows that have milk fever. Do you inject it? And how do you get them to eat the pills? Mine are suspicious of new things.

 

[TheKeeper]

I thought Polish were ALL about the entertainment value.

Forgot they laid white eggs. A mixed egg basket is SO fun!

Yes - my silver laced polish was named oh-so-appropriately "Goofy" by my DH. The other is white with black specks here & there, no name yet.
DH just does not understand my need to have a turken (her name's Pumpkin - a buff) or the need to get showgirls. Silkie turkens? How can I resist?

 

[SilkiesForEver]

Still no change for the better for my banty hen. It pains me to see her like that. It's a huge bummer as well since she is my showmanship bird. I'm continuing treatment, and today I noticed that she is opening her white eye and when I looked closely at it there was a gooey clear liquid in it. Almost like gelatin.

I have no idea what that could mean, but I am hoping maybe it's just a part of the healing process.

I also lost my dearest rooster today.

I rescued him from a friend who said he had been dropped off at his farm. Poor guy was covered in lice and had a very overgrown beak. I believe he was old since he never once bred his hens, though he had a whole coop of Silkie girls all to himself. I don't think I've ever enjoyed a chicken as much as him. He'll be missed.
The one thing's for sure, I definitely don't have a shortage of pictures of this guy. He was such a camera hog.

On a better note, my wry neck Silkie chick is improving! That's something good to focus on.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

liz, so sorry about your rooster. Are those darling chicks you posted recently from him? As soon as I get a broody, we will hatch some Seramas. If you're interested, maybe we could do a cockerel trade to mix up the gene pool a bit. (Although I think some of ours are from the same source.

) Hope everybody else is well.