Delawares from kathyinmo

[LeslieDJoyce]

Thank you this is quite helpful to a novice like me. I'm hoping to get pictures this weekend of the birds Ill be starting with. Ill post them as soon as I get them so you can all give me a citique. Dont be too harsh as I'm going to be bringing 3 groups of birds together. 2 Privet Hachery birds, 2 F5 Culls from Kims (Capayvalleychick) birds and a Cockerel I got from fortyfivefarm's birds which she says are not related to Kathyinmo's line and are her own project.

I think we're pretty nice here.

What are your goals for your Delawares? It seems you'll have a pretty good selection of lines of birds to compare, so I'll be very curious to know what your impressions are of the different birds.

 

[caychris]

At this point I will be working towards SOP but really focused on utility aspects of these birds. My main goal right now is to get data. By having such genetic diversity to begin with it should open up a lot of options.

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

At this point I will be working towards SOP but really focused on utility aspects of these birds. My main goal right now is to get data. By having such genetic diversity to begin with it should open up a lot of options.

I should add: if you're posting photos or data of other lines or crosses in this thread (rather than "pure" Kathy's Line birds), then can you be clear about it in the post? I'm easily confused!

I read mixed things about trying to work with several different lines of the same breed. It seems that some people really advocate that, and others advise against it. It will be interesting to know how it works out for you.

 

[caychris]

I should add: if you're posting photos or data of other lines or crosses in this thread (rather than "pure" Kathy's Line birds), then can you be clear about it in the post? I'm easily confused!

I read mixed things about trying to work with several different lines of the same breed. It seems that some people really advocate that, and others advise against it. It will be interesting to know how it works out for you.

I'll be sure to be clear.

Ill probably post in the other Delaware breeding to SOP thread more often but this is the one thats currently active.

 

[finnfur]

And here is Mr. Fatty from his right side, but he is a looooooong ways away, so I had to zoom and crop.

I see Mr FATTY has graduated to avatar status - congratulations !

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

I see Mr FATTY has graduated to avatar status - congratulations !

Yes. As much as I like chubby little Cheeks as a day-old, Mr. Fatty is my current coop crush.

I tried to make a video of Mr. Fatty courting his pullets in the breeding run, but he spied a pullet outside the fence to woo.

 

[KittieChick]

I do believe tomorrow is day 21 of my Kathy line Delaware eggs from Finnfur. Have been getting the nursery (dining room) ready for the bubs. Will post pictures when I have them.

 

[Zanna]

I do believe tomorrow is day 21 of my Kathy line Delaware eggs from Finnfur. Have been getting the nursery (dining room) ready for the bubs. Will post pictures when I have them.

How exciting!! I will be setting my first 7 eggs tonight from my one and only hen who is laying right now crossed with Leslie's PapaDel

 

[LeslieDJoyce]

Chicks!!!!!

 

[Zanna]

First egg out of the pullet pen today and it is an x-large!!! PapaDel gets to start his rotations between the two pens