Colloncas, Huastecs, & Quechuas

[ronott1]

Hi so far the Huastecs are settling in very well I can not promise eggs or chicks until they start laying on a regular basis but it looks like they might lay really good . They lay 1 or 2 a day in this cold weather and short days so they should do quite well when it warms up. I will keep anyone interested updated on their progress.

Yes, please keep us posted.

 

[bardies]

Hi so far the Huastecs are settling in very well I can not promise eggs or chicks until they start laying on a regular basis but it looks like they might lay really good . They lay 1 or 2 a day in this cold weather and short days so they should do quite well when it warms up. I will keep anyone interested updated on their progress.

Thanks! Glad to hear that they are doing well. Hopefully they do fine through this weather we are having!

 

[Grannychick55]

We live in SW OK and the last 2 days have been brutal the temps in the low 20's and the wind blowing 35 to 40 miles my poor chickens cannot even walk they get blown over I know alot of people do not think you should use heat lamps but I do use them it helps keep the water thawed and I do not use enough to keep it warm just enough to keep it bearable. I did put 1 in the Huastecs pen and I will turn them off when it gets above freezing. I think they will do really good when it warms up.

 

[Kyzmette]

This is brutal, isn't it? I'm between Tulsa and Bartlesville, outside of Skiatook, and the wind is painful.

 

[coloradogal]

I have received some of Yashar's colloncas and a few other breeds for my little hobby farm up over 7000 feet. The colloncas are an incredibly hardy breed up here and every single one I've ever gotten from Yashar is still alive and doing well. I have read some of the debate on other pages about colloncas just being clean faced araucanas... but I don't believe this. I have had horrible luck with araucanas/EEs/americaunas with maybe only 60% survivability. The second and third generation collonca mixes are absolutely gorgeous. I am not raising pure stock from Yashar's birds because my hope is to have a stable landrace flock that is suited for the high desert climate. So far, his colloncas are the only birds I've ever gotten that are a sure thing. I can attest to the hardiness of his colloncas. I won't get into the genetics but believe in the hardiness of his birds. I really hope that he'll be able to supply some of his regular customers like me next year as the though of not having an infusion of new blood into my flock is just sad.

ps. I have to do live birds as hatching eggs don't hatch at this elevation from sea level.

 

[coloradogal]

These are a couple of my mixes.



Absolutely beautiful birds. These are mixes so aren't true but wanted to give a little genetic diversity. I ended up with many, many beautiful lavender birds.



Some of the very blue eggs along with my olive green eggs. The creme colored eggs are from the silkie and the darker ones are marans. My foundation flock was marans/colloncas/silkies/EEs and a couple phoenix for their long tails.

 

[simonerol]

Good to here, my araucans thus far have been the healthiest and easiest chickens of all the other breeds I keep, have not had a chick die at any age ( of course my artificial incubation is responsible for some deaths) but if they are healthy as a chick they always make it, don't give them any medication, this is why I was fascinated with the origin of these.

 

[simonerol]

You will not be keeping the colloncas separate, then?

 

[coloradogal]

You will not be keeping the colloncas separate, then?

I may next year as I have 2 beautiful males and a handful of hens from two separate years.

 

[Grannychick55]

The Colloncas are a very hardy breed at least the ones Yashar sent me are but I agreed to keep them pure but I have 2 different lines. More are coming but weather is not being very helpful right now they do really well in cold Mine that Yashar sent just afew weeks ago are laying even though it is freezing. Will know fertility in a few days