Delawares from kathyinmo

[LindaB220]

So the Delaware chicks and their foster hen are out and about in the coop today. She is showing them how to scratch. Broodies are the best scratchers. There are craters all over the Delaware coop now. And the two Delaware hens and DelaRoo are being perfectly fine with it, as I knew they would be!

MEANWHILE ... TOTAL SURPRISE!

Under the lilac bushes, THIS has been happening:





That makes 10 chicks from Team Delaware and 18 chicks for team Mutt!

(the hen in those photos has 17 chicks with her, I found her nest and there is one unhatched egg in it, and I found one struggling chick near that nest that I've got in a brooder in my office to see if I can get it running around as fast as the others so it can keep up)

Outstanding!!!

 

[ronott1]

I hatched 11 of 14 set of @kathyinmo 's line today for @capayvalleychick

I will post pictures soon.

 

[rancher hicks]

While I haven't any of Kathy's line, I thought I'd mention that I have a cockeral that is crowing. He's only about 6/7 weeks old. Not even a crow try a full crow. I've never had them crow this early before.

I am concerned that they're maturing earlier than they should.

I can sex them early on but to have them crow this early is strange.

Does it have something to do with how many are in the group and competition?

 

[finnfur]

I am thinking of this picture now..........

I dont think that chick has figured out which direction it wants to go. But if it ever gets it figured out no one will be knocking it off the roost .

 

[rancher hicks]

I am thinking of this picture now..........

Well now that is unique. If you can breed more that will be great for folks who like drum sticks. Though they might be hard to catch. Bet he can run just as fast backwards as forwards.

Good thing they don't wear shoes. Now that would be expensive.

If it turns out to be a hen, she'll sure give the rooster a run for his money.

What did the four legged chicken say to the Fox? Nayh, nayh! Can't catch me!

 

[finnfur]

I am glad to see this new thread getting started- maybe we can all get some good feedback going forward.
Its monitored by Yellowhouse
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/882036/a-heritage-of-perfection-standard-bred-large-fowl

 

[Zanna]

Do any of you know the genetics behind the green legs? Do the Cock and Hen both need the gene to pass it along or can just one have it and pass it on? There are some very good genetics experts on another forum and I will post there as well. I have been hatching green legs from one of my single mated pairs. The hen had greenish legs as a chick then they turned whitish, and are now white/very light yellow. Her type and colour is near perfect everywhere else, she is not columbian marked. The Cock I paired her with does not have the deepest yellow legs of my three but definitely yellow and always were.

 

[finnfur]

Zanna I'm not at my computer but I believe I posted some info from BGMATT or maybe MATHACEg( I think )
Back when these F4 were chicks- simplified it was that save a green leg hen to test if your cock is throwing green leg chicks - you might post

 

[finnfur]

Posting on new thread I referred above -posting from IPhone is hell LOL

 

[Zanna]

I got an interesting response on the other forum from a very knowledgeable person. I tried to copy and paste it here but it won't let me. The thread is Showbirdbid.com If you go to either the genetics section or the new posts section of the show bird forum I titled the thread Green Leg Delawares. The response made my day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Long story short, it may not be a bad thing and should not express in the adult birds (as mine did not) because of the barring gene that the Delawares have.