Colorado

[jgoldy2]

I live near Denver and could sell Speckled Sussex eggs, here is a picture of the rooster.

 

[corancher]

Anyone interested in a cream leg bar rooster? He'll be a year old in June/July. Located in Colorado Springs

Sent you a PM.

 

[many feathers]

Is he purebred? Pics?

 

[Percheron chick]

I'll upload some pixs tonight.

 

[maggiemo]

I'll try to get pictures of the chicks too. My daughter took my 50mm lens and all I have is a telephoto, so that is over kill for chicks.

 

[Latestarter]

I have hatchery grade BA's... but there is a Dominique roo in there with them (as well as 2 BA roos) and I have seen it mate a few times, so I couldn't guarantee pure BAs. Not sure but the Dom being barred over BA's might give sex link chicks? Not sure exactly how that works...

Still torn as to whether I want to have a bunch of Dominique birds... their smaller comb would def fare better in the winters here. Considering buying some hens for the poor thing rather than eating him. I am SO NOT ready to start building additional coops and runs!

 

[COChix]

I have hatchery grade BA's... but there is a Dominique roo in there with them (as well as 2 BA roos) and I have seen it mate a few times, so I couldn't guarantee pure BAs. Not sure but the Dom being barred over BA's might give sex link chicks? Not sure exactly how that works...   Still torn as to whether I want to have a bunch of Dominique birds... their smaller comb would def fare better in the winters here.  Considering buying some hens for the poor thing rather than eating him.  I am SO NOT ready to start building additional coops and runs!

Funny, I was wondering what will happen with Rocco and him being bred with the dark Cornish and the EE as they have small combs. They are fairing the best in this cold, seems like Rocco has frost bite again on his comb. Poor guy lost a tip during the fight with Bruno and now has frostbite on the tip as it is still healing. So I was hoping maybe Rocco's offspring (the males) that are bred to the dark Cornish and EE will be more cold hardy? hopefully!? Not sure if that would be the case. We are thinking along the same lines.

 

[gogetter]

Hello all! I've been on BYC for a few months now, but just found this thread. I adopted a 2 month old black star last June. Got her 4 friends a week later, buff orp, white leghorn, welsummer, and a really cool looking mutt, who turned out to be a rooster. I didn't want him overmating my girls so I "had to" get 7 more (cochins, buff orps, a production red battery rescue, and a teeny tiny black bantam). Next thing you know, I'm a crazy chicken lady. I hatched 11 (mostly ee's/oes) at Christmas, 5 white leghorn mixes on Friday the 13th/Valentine's day, and I have 17 faverolles in lockdown, due Friday, with 1 pip! I'm never going to sleep tonight tonight! There's no way I'll ever read the thousands of posts on here. I kind of wish there were subcategories by area. In case any one is looking for other crazy chicken who live nearby (like I am), I'm in the Arvada / Golden area.

 

[gogetter]

Funny, I was wondering what will happen with Rocco and him being bred with the dark Cornish and the EE as they have small combs. They are fairing the best in this cold, seems like Rocco has frost bite again on his comb. Poor guy lost a tip during the fight with Bruno and now has frostbite on the tip as it is still healing. So I was hoping maybe Rocco's offspring (the males) that are bred to the dark Cornish and EE will be more cold hardy? hopefully!? Not sure if that would be the case. We are thinking along the same lines.

From what I understand, it has to be the hen that is barred to create the sex links. You'll probably get some super cute babies, but I wouldn't plan to sex them at hatch with that pairing.

 

[maggiemo]

I have ameraucanas. I also have EEs and OEs. I need to check their fertility.

Mo, how did you end up with your NNs?

I only got one NN! I emailed the women I got the eggs from (asking what the fuheck?) and she said she only has one rooster and it is a red NN, all her hens are different types of marans. I don't understand the genetics, but I think what happened is the rooster had a 'bow tie'. (A bow tie on a NN is a naked neck with a feather front part of the neck). I think that means that he will have some offspring with NN and some without NN. So I think that is what happened.

The offspring of her eggs (4 hatched), one black NN with a white beard, one is yellow, one is black and one I can't remember now without looking at them.
The eggs that hatched from your eggs are two yellow Easter egger chipmunk looking birds, the biggest and strongest by far. And one that died looked like the two EE's and the other, I think was from your egg is what looks like a male BR, black with a white spot on it's head. Oh, there is one black chick, that is the one I forgot, all black with black legs, so that might be from your bird or it could be one of hers?

So, we can see which ones turn out to be hens and roosters and you can see what you want of these, ok?