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

[Backwoods Bntms]

The parents of dw looking chicks are silver split quail male who is evidently split for lav also. and the lav quail looking pullet which came from a porcelain roo and a lavender hen.

I want on the red list when you're ready to let some go.


What I have hatched and what is in the bator Is all of these I will have.,Rooster died today (Friday). He was fine this morning, when I got back from the fair ground at noon, he was dead. Heart attack I guess

 

[Cetawin]

My bator is popping out more Hairy Legged Horde recruits today. 8 so far. Muahahahahaha

I love having more oddities around this place.

 

[NanaKat]

Hey Cynthia...how did you incubate Heather on the heating pad?
Did you have to keep turning it on every two hours?
The did you simply put her egg in the hatcher?

My hairy legg horde is enlarging....with these cross breed...




But will get even bigger if LilGuy has his way with these two girls...


This little boy has a great comb...two pictures.
Looks like the little Spangled OEGB is having some comb jealousy



Some of the d'Anvers out freeranging

A little black pullet for LilGuy when she gets a little bigger

 

[KristenG]

Kat, I think that last picture of the 3 or 4 month old black bird is a cockerel. Cute bunch you've got there though! You're little jealous OE made me laugh so much though - seems like he really did want to get in on those pictures!

 

[speckledhen]

Quote: Placed a damp washcloth on the heating pad (which has its own cover), then covered that with a dry cloth, then the egg, the folded that dry cloth part way over the egg for air flow. Didn't let the damp cloth dry out all the way. Turned the egg a few times each day, not on any regular schedule at all. She hatched right on the heating pad, never used a hatcher and we never knew what the humidity was. We just had the probe of the thermometer next to the egg for an approximation of the temp, which ranged from about 97-103 most of the time.

 

[MuckyPuppy]

I have to say that so far we love our two girls. I keep our sliding door open when they are outside in the backyard and today they came in to find us in the livingroom. One flew up and perched in front of the tv and the other claimed OH's recliner. When we took them back outside they didn't make a fuss and they love following the kids around the yard. So far, this may be my favourite breed. Lovely, lovely birds.

 

[KristenG]

Placed a damp washcloth on the heating pad (which has its own cover), then covered that with a dry cloth, then the egg, the folded that dry cloth part way over the egg for air flow. Didn't let the damp cloth dry out all the way. Turned the egg a few times each day, not on any regular schedule at all. She hatched right on the heating pad, never used a hatcher and we never knew what the humidity was. We just had the probe of the thermometer next to the egg for an approximation of the temp, which ranged from about 97-103 most of the time.

This is crazy cool that it worked. Reminds me a bit of some of the old school Chinese methods of hatching I've only heard about - like the basket where you would lay the first group of eggs in the warm ash or rice and as they developed and started generating their own heat you could add younger eggs. Pretty amazing if you ask me.

 

[speckledhen]

By the way, all 5 chicks are most definitely pullets. Guess it was time for the tide to turn my way for a change. I'm keeping two of them and selling the other three, I think.

JJ, sorry about your rooster!

 

[Backwoods Bntms]

JJ, sorry about your rooster!

Thanks, Cynthia. I was kind of upset over it, I had plans for him. I have 4 good looking cockerels that I have kept out of him, so I have a 50/50 shot at them being split to lavender.

The d'Anvers are a big hit at the fair. Every comes up and asks about the " little fuzzy faced chickens" I bet I have answered a million questions. Even the people that knew what they were never seen that many colors.

jj

 

[4HDad]

Here is a pic of my son and his new roo'. This wasn't the picture I was hoping for but still cute. Just before I got the camera, Nick had his head down on the table and the roo' was laying on his wrist with it's head against Nick's.