December hatch along

[muddy75]

i candled last night even though it was a bit early! all nine developing

 

[Matieus27]

We have pips chicks incoming

 

[paintedChix]

Yes I agree and I was sure to leave her a good review also

What kind of chicks are those and how far did they ship?

 

[Matieus27]

The ones that were just shipped are ameraucauna and the came from Florida

 

[Matieus27]

The ones that are hatching today/tomorrow are dom game fowl

 

[Matieus27]

They are a barred breed so I should be able to tell roosters from hens as soon as they dry

 

[paintedChix]

The ones that were just shipped are ameraucauna and the came from Florida

What variety(ies)?

I have Blue/Splash (lost the black cockerel & one Blue cockerel to fighting/heat stroke in September) and Lavender. The Blue/splash have just started laying - pretty sure just the blue pullets, not the lavs... IF get another coop done this weekend, will be splitting them up.

I call these our CRAZY birds - especially the blues. No matter how much I go out and handle them, they throw themselves into the wire/on top of each other to get away.

The lavs are more friendly (the one cockerel may be lending himself to the soup pot - he actually came after me the other day. for now, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but if it happens again? Too bad I didn't see which leg tag he was wearing) - coming up to be fed, hanging out around my legs "purring" when I put feed out.

Both of our varieties are supposed to have originated from Paul Smith lines (not sure how many generations?) - but as I learn more and cull, they will become mine... I'm just happy to have my first eggs!

1 Bielefelder started laying, too. FINALLY. Still no eggs from the 55 Flowery Hens. I have 9 pullets and 1 cockerel.

If I get my incubator in this month, MAY be able to set eggs for a January hatch.... OOOO, so excited.

 

[paintedChix]

They are a barred breed so I should be able to tell roosters from hens as soon as they dry

Like auto sexing breeds. What do you do with game fowl?

 

[Matieus27]

What variety(ies)?

I have Blue/Splash (lost the black cockerel & one Blue cockerel to fighting/heat stroke in September) and Lavender. The Blue/splash have just started laying - pretty sure just the blue pullets, not the lavs... IF get another coop done this weekend, will be splitting them up.

I call these our CRAZY birds - especially the blues. No matter how much I go out and handle them, they throw themselves into the wire/on top of each other to get away.

The lavs are more friendly (the one cockerel may be lending himself to the soup pot - he actually came after me the other day. for now, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but if it happens again? Too bad I didn't see which leg tag he was wearing) - coming up to be fed, hanging out around my legs "purring" when I put feed out.

Both of our varieties are supposed to have originated from Paul Smith lines (not sure how many generations?) - but as I learn more and cull, they will become mine... I'm just happy to have my first eggs!

1 Bielefelder started laying, too. FINALLY. Still no eggs from the 55 Flowery Hens. I have 9 pullets and 1 cockerel.

If I get my incubator in this month, MAY be able to set eggs for a January hatch.... OOOO, so excited.

The rooster these are from is a lavender and then there are a lot of different colored hens

 

[Matieus27]

Like auto sexing breeds. What do you do with game fowl?

I don’t do anything with them I just love the way they look my grandpa had them and my dad had them so I grew up around them the roosters make some great flock and the hens are the best broodies