d'anver lovers,discuss the breed and post some pics!

[K Epp]

Breeding splash to splash washes out the splash.

Splash to blue will give you better splash.

 

[chickee]

My back will recover, I'm sure, but thank you! Atlas and his two girls are in the new coop tonight though the front isn't painted and the trim isn't on yet, but he hurt Caroline today and this needed to happen. So, here is the inside of their new temporary home, soon to be the bantams new home.






DH may have to work hard by himself because we are changing hosts for our web business (Blue Roo Creations) and we are starting the changeover now. Lots of work to do, lots of tedious computer stuff and I have to do my part.

Pretty chickens and they look happy in the new house.

 

[speckledhen]

Pretty chickens and they look happy in the new house.

Thank you! They're adjusting. I can still hear Atlas crowing though now, he's on the back side of the much larger coop he was previously living in. We have some of the trim on and painted, but still have to trim out the windows. When we get all that on, will take new pics.

Boy, this Walmart Colorplace paint has really taken a nosedive in recent years! We put probably four coats on and the plywood still shows through in places. No more! I'll only do Oops paint if it's a better paint in the first place. Can't beat Behr Ultra, with or without the primer. And three of my coops are painted with that same Walmart brand, no issues with it until these three gallons of this whatever-the-heck-color it is. It looks almost slate blue in the can, but it works up to be a very dark blue-green, teal-ish color. Looks good with the garnet trim. After we're done with this, we have some deferred maintenance to do on the other older buildings, if DH doesn't run screaming into the night.

 

[chickee]

Thank you! They're adjusting. I can still hear Atlas crowing though now, he's on the back side of the much larger coop he was previously living in. We have some of the trim on and painted, but still have to trim out the windows. When we get all that on, will take new pics.

Boy, this Walmart Colorplace paint has really taken a nosedive in recent years! We put probably four coats on and the plywood still shows through in places. No more! I'll only do Oops paint if it's a better paint in the first place. Can't beat Behr Ultra, with or without the primer. And three of my coops are painted with that same Walmart brand, no issues with it until these three gallons of this whatever-the-heck-color it is. It looks almost slate blue in the can, but it works up to be a very dark blue-green, teal-ish color. Looks good with the garnet trim. After we're done with this, we have some deferred maintenance to do on the other older buildings, if DH doesn't run screaming into the night.

Looking forward to pictures.

We have rain coming Thursday for 4 days so the rush is on to get the roof done!

Good news is, maybe it will help stop these terrible fires we have going on here. The smoke is killing us!!

 

[speckledhen]

I'm so sorry about all the fires out your way! Hope that is over soon.

I haven't finished painting the trim and I need to weatherstrip the human door on the top and hinge side, but here it is, pretty much finished.

 

[chickee]

I'm so sorry about all the fires out your way! Hope that is over soon.

I haven't finished painting the trim and I need to weatherstrip the human door on the top and hinge side, but here it is, pretty much finished.

We got some nice, heavy rain this morning!

Hopefully it will slow the fires down! Got the roof framed in and plastic over it just in time! The storm is already over and the skies are blue. Time to get back to work on the chicken house!

Your chicken house turned out really cute!

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks! Atlas and his two pullets may end up staying there. We'll see, depends on other things happening here. I'm still trying to break Sissy of being broody, but she's still insisting on sitting on nothing.

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

I know I haven't said much this summer but I have been keeping up with all the posts. It pains me greatly to announce that a virulent strain of Kentucky Leg Fungus is forcing me to change breeds to partridge show girls. I will miss the d'Anvers and posting pictures on this thread.

Wait I am kidding about the show girls, but I am cutting back on the d'Anvers. I have decided that my goal is to recreate all 6 colors (plus a few extra) of Watermaals and make them a common breed in the US. There arevplenty of people working d'Anvers andvthey are very popular. I will keep a few colors plus some to use in the watermaal project.

 

[speckledhen]

I know I haven't said much this summer but I have been keeping up with all the posts. It pains me greatly to announce that a virulent strain of Kentucky Leg Fungus is forcing me to change breeds to partridge show girls. I will miss the d'Anvers and posting pictures on this thread.

Wait I am kidding about the show girls, but I am cutting back on the d'Anvers. I have decided that my goal is to recreate all 6 colors (plus a few extra) of Watermaals and make them a common breed in the US. There arevplenty of people working d'Anvers andvthey are very popular. I will keep a few colors plus some to use in the watermaal project.

Ha, you didn't fool me for one minute!

Good luck with your goals with the Watermaals, JJ.

 

[chickee]

Thanks! Atlas and his two pullets may end up staying there. We'll see, depends on other things happening here. I'm still trying to break Sissy of being broody, but she's still insisting on sitting on nothing.

My d'Anvers aren't the broody types so far. Even my Silkies have been easy to break! Now, my Ameraucanas are another story!

Lucky chickies to get the new house!

I know I haven't said much this summer but I have been keeping up with all the posts. It pains me greatly to announce that a virulent strain of Kentucky Leg Fungus is forcing me to change breeds to partridge show girls. I will miss the d'Anvers and posting pictures on this thread.

Wait I am kidding about the show girls, but I am cutting back on the d'Anvers. I have decided that my goal is to recreate all 6 colors (plus a few extra) of Watermaals and make them a common breed in the US. There arevplenty of people working d'Anvers andvthey are very popular. I will keep a few colors plus some to use in the watermaal project.

Now I need to see what the Watermaals look like.