Colorado

[trsturself]

Thought I'd share the newest additions to our little farm. Meet Holly and Artemis.

 

[lgc1970]

I have Creams in the incubator now, and Cochin eggs on the way from beautiful stock. They'll be my last for the year as well, it's getting too hot to run this stuff constantly. This is also the last of the Cream Legbars we'll be doing. The breed needs way too much work to be any fun, and that's what I wanted this hobby for. So, we're keeping the girls and dispatching the Roo, he's a butt anyways. The only male we'll have will be Cochin, makes it easier anyways, since they're so nice I can keep two with no problems.

Where are you getting your Cochins?

 

[Ashdoes]

Eggs from Ohio...seriously, keep your fingers crossed for me. I've been searching for six months, and these shipped eggs are my last resort. If these don't hatch, I swear I'll make my husband drive to California for the Lemon blues I've been drooling over, and had a zero hatch three months ago.

 

[Percheron chick]

Where in CA? I might be looking at a road trip to help move my mom (northern Santa Barbara county) and have been looking at breeders along the way for a few I want. I'll keep you in mind if I go.

 

[Pozees]

Very adorable goats

Ashdoes, I gave up on the CL as well. I dislike the temperaments of the males, and if I don't want to live with them there's no point in having them.

For anyone interested before I euthanize him, I have a beautiful but dreadfully crossbeaked Lavender Ameraucana cockerel. He has a very charming temperament so would be great for someone not interested in breeding, just as a pet. I believe he is only alive because he gets deeper dishes of wet food, and still does not maintain sufficient weight to make him worth processing. I've placed him in a couple of different pens and he generally gets along with other birds pretty well. I would happily give him to someone. He crows a bit in the morning and that's it.

 

[Ashdoes]

Where in CA?  I might be looking at a road trip to help move my mom (northern Santa Barbara county) and have been looking at breeders along the way for a few I want.  I'll keep you in mind if I go.

I'm pretty sure they were in Redding.

 

[COChix]

Thought I'd share the newest additions to our little farm. Meet Holly and Artemis.

I want some! Too cute

 

[Ashdoes]

Ashdoes, I gave up on the CL as well.  I dislike the temperaments of the males, and if I don't want to live with them there's no point in having them. 

That's another problem we've come up on. Started with three males, and culled one, because you only really need two. The beta male got pretty aggressive with my kids, and was beat up all the time by alpha, so we culled him. Now alpha is aggressive with just my youngest girl...running from an acre away just to attack her, no matter what she's doing. It's just too much.

 

[Pozees]

That's another problem we've come up on. Started with three males, and culled one, because you only really need two. The beta male got pretty aggressive with my kids, and was beat up all the time by alpha, so we culled him. Now alpha is aggressive with just my youngest girl...running from an acre away just to attack her, no matter what she's doing. It's just too much.

Yes it is. Any chicken that attacks humans is not welcome here, and I know not at your place either. If I ever come across a line that clearly shows selection for temperament I'll reconsider, but right now I've got plenty of other chickens to work with.

 

[Ashdoes]

That's why we continually circle back to Cochins. They're just a nicer bird all around.