Colorado

[Mtn Margie]

I'll be darned, I haven't seen that pattern from my Silkies before so I just assumed it was one of the mixes - now I guess I'll hang onto one or two and see how they grow out, thanks for the heads up trsurself!

So, great news, my Ameraucanas that were lost for 4 days (Doc shipped Monday afternoon) showed up this morning, ALIVE! The male flew out of the box when I opened it at the PO thinking I would be taking pictures of dead or dying birds. A strong testament to the health and vigor of Doc's birds.

GREAT NEWS!!!!!

 

[suncatcher]

Yay! Glad they made it safe and sound!

 

[trsturself]

I know the first image that comes to mind is very gruesome, but maybe they just knocked the bird out quickly and perhaps that would be a better image? Don't know but sorry that you had to deal with all of the weirdness. Killing cones are great but you can use traffic cones the same way. I just cut the top of the cone down a bit so that it is the proper size. Works great, free and easy to clean.

A traffic cone is what we plan to use.

I'll be darned, I haven't seen that pattern from my Silkies before so I just assumed it was one of the mixes - now I guess I'll hang onto one or two and see how they grow out, thanks for the heads up trsurself!

So, great news, my Ameraucanas that were lost for 4 days (Doc shipped Monday afternoon) showed up this morning, ALIVE! The male flew out of the box when I opened it at the PO thinking I would be taking pictures of dead or dying birds. A strong testament to the health and vigor of Doc's birds.

Glad I could help.
After some searching it looks like that pattern is silver partridge or grey

 

[Percheron chick]

So who here has Guineas? 4 of my hens (9 months old) have been acting like they want to lay for 3-4 weeks. No eggs yet. How long do they typically act this way?

 

[wsmith]

STOP THE PRESSES!

We had a late popper! hatched on day 23. a cpckerel.

 

[Pozees]

Wow! Cool!!!

 

[Dnetschke]

Ok, my wife just found a color egg breed & wants a pair of auricanas <I know i miss spelled that...Sorry>

Can i get a breakdown of the colored egg breeds and which ones you guys like best please?!?!

 

[Pozees]

It depends what color eggs she wants and what type of personality you like in your chickens. Easter Eggers are usually crosses of colored and brown egg layers, sometimes just colored egg layers, and can lay blue, green, pink, or brown eggs. They can be any color you can think of, just about. Araucanas are rumpless, as are Colloncas, Ameraucanas have tails, but all three will lay blue eggs, as will Cream Legbars; the bonus with Cream Legbars is that they are autosexing - males are distinguishable from females at hatch. Then there are the Super Blue Egglayers that some people have made by crossing a Legbar with a Leghorn (a lot of people just call them SBELs). Cream Legbars have crests usually, Ameraucanas have muffs and beards, and I can't remember what Araucanas usually have for facial feathering.

Lots more I'm sure, these are the ones I know a little bit about.

 

[Dnetschke]

It depends what color eggs she wants and what type of personality you like in your chickens. Easter Eggers are usually crosses of colored and brown egg layers, sometimes just colored egg layers, and can lay blue, green, pink, or brown eggs. They can be any color you can think of, just about. Araucanas are rumpless, as are Colloncas, Ameraucanas have tails, but all three will lay blue eggs, as will Cream Legbars; the bonus with Cream Legbars is that they are autosexing - males are distinguishable from females at hatch. Then there are the Super Blue Egglayers that some people have made by crossing a Legbar with a Leghorn (a lot of people just call them SBELs). Cream Legbars have crests usually, Ameraucanas have muffs and beards, and I can't remember what Araucanas usually have for facial feathering.

Lots more I'm sure, these are the ones I know a little bit about.

THANKS.
Now where can I get some EE's or SBEL's?

 

[Pozees]

Up your way I'm not sure who has them, but I would guess you will hear before the weekend is out