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[chicken danz]

KarenS your birds are looking gorgeous. You've really developed some nice almost mille fleur colors there. Question. Is the buff or red color something you are working for? And I assume that the yellow legs are what you want as well? You have such terrific discipline sticking with this project for so long. That is my problem I tend to go gungho then get distracted and go another direction.
So no pictures of Lucy? Is she still your little buddy? Have you hatched any Serama babies yet? They are such tiny little things.
I've missed reading your updates on the projects.
I'm so glad that the family is finally starting to get well and you can once again have some peace and quiet around home.
I gave the geese and the game birds some of the Brewer's yeast FF yesterday afternoon but didn't have time to stand around and watch them eat it. I don't know if they like it or not. I was trying to get my chores done since I spent so much time doing other things.
Those silly geese are pretty hesitant to try something new. I know the peafowl probably cleaned theirs up.
Also had some dog food I bought that the dogs refused to eat. I carried it out and fed it to the birds. I am sure the birds appreciated it a lot more than the dogs did. It was just getting old and that way it wasn't wasted.
I saw some farm style dog food advertised for $14 a bag at the DIY store in Ottawa. I wish I knew if it was big or small pieces. I would buy some at that price just to give as bird treats if it was small stuff. I like to throw in a little treat besides the normal now and then just to give them some variety, especially during winter when there aren't many bugs or growing things to eat.
I think today is going to be a day to stay inside as much as possible. This weather is awful.

 

[chicken danz]

I finally got my SD card to work in the camera. I'm disappointed in how my pictures turned out. You can't see the remarkable colors on these brahmas.
This is the blue gold brahma I mentioned. He is gorgeous but young. I guess you kind of have to imagine what he looks like. I have a younger one near him you can just see a bit of. The younger one has more red however than gold. I guess time will tell how it turns out. Also appears to be a roo. He isn't fully feathered but the feathers he has are remarkable. Hard to see but most of the new feathers coming in with the blue color have a small gold line in them.


This guy is also a Dan Powell brahma. Nice colors. I had a little pullet with perfect markings his color and huge feathered feet but she is one I lost a few weeks ago to being topsy turvy.


The other birds you can see in the pictures are part of my blue copper Maran and blue barred rock project.

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Thanks, Danz!

Hawkeye, I'm hoping with you he'll find something around here.

I haven't hatched anything yet this year and the birds have just started laying again really well so I'm going to wait until the first of February to fire up the Sportsman again. The Buff with the black in the neck and tail crossed with speckled sussex results in a lighter base than the mahogany from the speckleds. Then I will have some mille fluers which would be ideal to cross with the Alohas. The Speckleds darkness has been a trick to lighten up. We've tried just plain buff but it just doesn't work the same as a Buff Columbian pattern that the Buff Sussex have. There is a guy who has proven this cross to result in mille fluer so that will put me miles ahead if I can integrate that color pattern into the whole scheme of things. Then cross them with a Swedish with no blue/Aloha and we should be able to improve size, have a more stable color pattern and begin to work in the yellow skin.

All of that aside, these buff sussex were really, really hard to find and I want to keep a small flock of them just because I've fallen in love with the sussex birds. I'll probably always have Buff and Speckled Sussex birds even if it isn't very many. They are really sweet natured birds.

Lucy was hiding out. There are too many cockerels just coming into their manhood for Lucy's taste. She stears clear of Bertram as best she can too. Anna was taking the pictures so Lucy didn't come out of hiding for her. She likes to hang out around the "duck under" places the kids and I made for the birds so they could get out in the fresh air without getting blown away this winter. The birds all have their special outside hangouts and the ducks just flop down anywhere and wait for someone to fill their pool! There's still a bit of ice on the pond and the last time we let them all go to the pond the duck with the confused chicken identity went swimming with them but then didn't seem to know to get out and lounge on the side with the others. It ended up being a real chore to get that duck out of the pond and then we had to blow him dry. It was soaked to the skin and shivering, even though it's a full sized duck by now. Silly duck.

I have a dentist appointment this a.m. across town so I've got all the necessities covered this morning and am just lounging here enjoying some green tea. It's lovely to have healthy kids once again. There goes my timer. Time to get going. Have a great day!

 

[Deerfield Acres]

Whoa! Danz, just saw your pics -- pretty birds!

 

[maidenwolfx80]

I recieved my replacement chicks. 5 of the 10 were dead. There were 13 standard males in for warmth and these guys are HUGE. I think buff orpington. I will take a pic. I really wanted some silkies and didnt get any. I think I have alot of old english which is fine. I hope some of them are japanese. They have such a large variety of colors of the old english I knew I would get alot of those. I will post some more pics soon.

 

[chicken danz]

It's just too cold to ship here right now. That is a shame. Waiting on pictures.

 

[michelleml]

I finally got my SD card to work in the camera. I'm disappointed in how my pictures turned out. You can't see the remarkable colors on these brahmas.
This is the blue gold brahma I mentioned. He is gorgeous but young. I guess you kind of have to imagine what he looks like. I have a younger one near him you can just see a bit of. The younger one has more red however than gold. I guess time will tell how it turns out. Also appears to be a roo. He isn't fully feathered but the feathers he has are remarkable. Hard to see but most of the new feathers coming in with the blue color have a small gold line in them.


This guy is also a Dan Powell brahma. Nice colors. I had a little pullet with perfect markings his color and huge feathered feet but she is one I lost a few weeks ago to being topsy turvy.
Love love the color can't wait to see what they look like all grown up

The other birds you can see in the pictures are part of my blue copper Maran and blue barred rock project.

very beautiful

 

[Trish44]

These are the youngest group of birds I have still in grow out pens. These are all Alohas crossed with New Hamp, Speckled Sussex, or Buff Orp. There are also 5 crossed with EE's. It's an interesting group. The little one center front is an unusual color/pattern. I really like her. You can see the New Hamp influence in the one to the right of her. Even though these are solid color, they carry spots so when they are breeded back to Alohas I should get some really nice size and color going.





Here's a better pic of the spotty birds. And, yay! No puffy cheeks.





There are a couple of those chocolate colored EE crosses in the back of this pic and it shows a nice Aloha hen in the center.





I have high hopes for the cockerel headed into the house. He looks to be a good size, good color and yellow legs.





I have some really exciting prospects so I'm excited to see how this year's offspring look.

Karen, I love the spotty ones, good job, you're just plodding on with this project but that's what it takes to reach your goal. I'm glad you & your family are all finally well. I wish I could say the same for us, we're both sick here still.

very beautiful

Well that quote didn't come through at all, Danz those are pretty Brahmas. I do like the feather legged varieties, but they're usually not that great at laying. I have the Salmon Faverolles just because they're so sweet & unusual.

I went out last evening to feed all my birds & while I was standing in the run I just happened to look over & saw something strange behind the little pen the black Ameraucana rooster is in. I went closer & saw that it was my white leghorn hen hanging upside down. I had to do some work to get to her she had really gotten herself in a pickle. She was hanging by one toe & it was really caught in the chicken wire on his cage. I got her lose & got her out of there. She couldn't stand, she just drug that leg over to eat a little & then got herself over to the water & drank bunches of water. I have no idea how long she had been that way since I have been sick & obviously can't be out there as much. I'm just glad I found the poor thing & I hope she will be OK. She was starting to walk a little when I left her, so hopefully she will be all right. The poor thing had even laid an egg while upside down.

Gosh I wish I could get rid of this crud, I'm getting tired of it. I spent most of the night last night sneezing & blowing my nose, that started yesterday. This is just the strangest stuff & I agree about when you think you're going to get better you feel worse again. Today I'm not going to do anything I don't have to, it's cold out & I don't need to be out there. I wish I could, but I can't. It's supposed to be warmer tomorrow, maybe I can go back out to the coop then & get something done if I feel better.

 

[Frizzled Pink]

I recieved my replacement chicks. 5 of the 10 were dead. There were 13 standard males in for warmth and these guys are HUGE. I think buff orpington. I will take a pic. I really wanted some silkies and didnt get any. I think I have alot of old english which is fine. I hope some of them are japanese. They have such a large variety of colors of the old english I knew I would get alot of those. I will post some more pics soon.

oh gosh, sorry you are having troubles with the chicks, i am going to candle my egg in the incubator this weekend.....holding my breath as they were shipped eggs

 

[michelleml]

Karen, I love the spotty ones, good job, you're just plodding on with this project but that's what it takes to reach your goal. I'm glad you & your family are all finally well. I wish I could say the same for us, we're both sick here still.
Well that quote didn't come through at all, Danz those are pretty Brahmas. I do like the feather legged varieties, but they're usually not that great at laying. I have the Salmon Faverolles just because they're so sweet & unusual.

I went out last evening to feed all my birds & while I was standing in the run I just happened to look over & saw something strange behind the little pen the black Ameraucana rooster is in. I went closer & saw that it was my white leghorn hen hanging upside down. I had to do some work to get to her she had really gotten herself in a pickle. She was hanging by one toe & it was really caught in the chicken wire on his cage. I got her lose & got her out of there. She couldn't stand, she just drug that leg over to eat a little & then got herself over to the water & drank bunches of water. I have no idea how long she had been that way since I have been sick & obviously can't be out there as much. I'm just glad I found the poor thing & I hope she will be OK. She was starting to walk a little when I left her, so hopefully she will be all right. The poor thing had even laid an egg while upside down.

Gosh I wish I could get rid of this crud, I'm getting tired of it. I spent most of the night last night sneezing & blowing my nose, that started yesterday. This is just the strangest stuff & I agree about when you think you're going to get better you feel worse again. Today I'm not going to do anything I don't have to, it's cold out & I don't need to be out there. I wish I could, but I can't. It's supposed to be warmer tomorrow, maybe I can go back out to the coop then & get something done if I feel better.

poor hen i hope she gets better. That had to have been just awful hanging like that . We are having a hard time getting rid of the cold or what ever it is. I started to feel better but its like im getting it all over again. Runny nose, headache watery eyes we've missed church for two weeks and it looks like my 10yr old is coming down with now

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I wish it didn't cost so much to buy baby chicks i was window shopping sense I read an article about egg layers and learned that BO are not that good. I read ancona, australorp, new Hampshire, Plymouth rock, speckled susses, Rhode island reds are good so i went over and priced just a few and it was $ 61.00 i just can't bring myself to pay that much.