Dixie Chicks

[Amberjem]

Been working this plot now for the third year , was rather clay based , but with all the leaf litter each fall , plus grass clippings added as well as some manure it is beautiful deep rich black/sandy soil that can produce very nicely

soo lucky...sure wish I had a bit of clay for the minerals and other goodies in it...we have so much sandy ...infact if you seperate the tiny rocks it's darn near pure sand

 

[Amberjem]

The box thing is a water tank float valve. Its about six inches long and three inches high and clamps on any container you want to use as a waterer. There is a hole in the top to screw a hose in.... Or in my case i made the conenction with PVC so I could do a shut off valve.

deb

hmmm would it fit in a five gallon bucket?

 

[Amberjem]

I went to do my morning chores and saw the ancona ducklings in the chicken run. Didn't think much of it until I started to miss the Cayuga drake who was looking after them. Pretty sure the fox got him when he was defending the ducklings (one has blood on it's back but is running around just fine).

The ducks have a temporary enclosure in the chicken run until they take over the big shed.

Upon further inspection I found 2 spots where he tried to dig in. On one he hit wire and gave up, but dug deeper on the next spot.

I doubt anyone in that run is safe during the day now....

how deep did you do the wire?

 

[Amberjem]

of course I'm still hatching! I actually had awesome fertility and hath rates on everything but the Swedish flowers. Maybe my luck will change there. I recently put my mauve orpington rooster in with my chocolate and black orpington hens too, so testing fertility there

whats the differnce between lavander and mauve?

 

[Amberjem]

ok can someone explain to me the f1 oliver egger f2 ect? I get that it is first generation then next but what does that all mean exactly? is it just a way to track how fair away they were bred to a blue/green generation and shows you it needs to be breed back or something?

 

[Amberjem]

ok just out of curiosity because I think everyone has added a breed or two this season what breeds of chickens or fowl of anything does everyone have now? I dont think I heard what kind you had either @seminolewind (just that you have pet chickens?)





did anymore chickens come back @RavynFallen ?

 

[minihorse927]

whats the differnce between lavander and mauve?

mauve is chocolate on blue. A lavender is a double recessive gene with dilutes black to that silver purple. Mauve looks like milk chocolate color.

 

[minihorse927]

ok just out of curiosity because I think everyone has added a breed or two this season what breeds of chickens or fowl of anything does everyone have now? I dont think I heard what kind you had either @seminolewind
  (just that you have pet chickens?)





did anymore chickens  come back @RavynFallen
 ?

you would have to ask that, wouldn't you.

I have
black phoenix LF
Fly ties
bantam phoenix (in an assortment of colors)
Mauve, chocolate, black, blue, cuckoo bantam orpingtons
Ohiki in black, black breasted red, wheaten, and gold duckwing(plus a few oddballs)
Swedish flowers
Isabel leg horns
Brown leg horns
Paint silkies

Cotrunix quail in an assortment of colors

Mandarin ducks
Ancona ducks
Snowy call ducks


I've got all sorts of other stuff, but those are breeds I'm actually reproducing more of.

 

[Amberjem]

mauve is chocolate on blue. A lavender is a double recessive gene with dilutes black to that silver purple. Mauve looks like milk chocolate color.

wow I so glad I asked I had been thinking all along it was just your way to say lavander lol I need a picture of a lavander and mauve chicken now

 

[Amberjem]

you would have to ask that, wouldn't you.

I have
black phoenix LF
Fly ties
bantam phoenix (in an assortment of colors)
Mauve, chocolate, black, blue, cuckoo bantam orpingtons
Ohiki in black, black breasted red, wheaten, and gold duckwing(plus a few oddballs)
Swedish flowers
Isabel leg horns
Brown leg horns
Paint silkies

Cotrunix quail in an assortment of colors

Mandarin ducks
Ancona ducks
Snowy call ducks


I've got all sorts of other stuff, but those are breeds I'm actually reproducing more of.

we need updated pictures on the isabels are they turning into lovely chickens? you said you had one isabel that has rose comb didnt you?