Dixie Chicks

[WVduckchick]

guess what I discovered I have in my brooders tonight...

A mauve orp pullet?

 

[minihorse927]

A mauve orp pullet?

nah got lots of them. A mauve splash cockerel. Think I may pair the two together for next year if they both turn out good.

 

[WVduckchick]

nah got lots of them. A mauve splash cockerel. Think I may pair the two together for next year if they both turn out good.

Oh! Yeah!! I may want some of their eggs

 

[minihorse927]

Oh! Yeah!! I may want some of their eggs

can do!

 

[Ravynscroft]

I am still alive. Trying to get everything settled for winter and move birds out who are to be sold and butcher the extra boys. Its killing me and hoping for less work this winter!

If you figure out how to make that happen, I wanna know your secret!!

X2!!

Think I made a lot more work for myself this winter!

@RavynFallen

mauve splash Easter egger. Hoping for green eggs!

Wow!! She is gorgeous!!

I didn't know if you were able to keep going with that project... that's awesome!!

nah got lots of them. A mauve splash cockerel. Think I may pair the two together for next year if they both turn out good.

Sweet!!!

 

[Ravynscroft]

Oh! Yeah!! I may want some of their eggs

Sounds like we'll have to send K up North, then East in Spring!

 

[minihorse927]

X2!!

Think I made a lot more work for myself this winter!
Wow!! She is gorgeous!!

I didn't know if you were able to keep going with that project... that's awesome!!


Sweet!!!

I've got a paint cockerel that should carry chocolate and a true chocolate paint pullet. Going to put the three together next year and see what we get. They are bantam size right now but I want to work on making them bigger eventually.


I am going to try dropping a deicer in my 55 gallon waterer and then wrap heat tape around the pvc and tape it to the outside edge of the water cups. This will save me fighting with frozen water for the birds all winter. Once freezing weather starts in I'll turn everyone together and that will (hopefully) be my water supply.

 

[WVduckchick]

I've got some real stress stuff going on at work, trying to decide what to do. So I decided this evening to take some time to myself and go deer hunting. Relaxation time. But then I get home and it takes me an hour outside in the dark getting all my chicken chores done. Winter is going to be a bear, and I'm not even close to ready. :/

 

[Ravynscroft]

I've got a paint cockerel that should carry chocolate and a true chocolate paint pullet. Going to put the three together next year and see what we get. They are bantam size right now but I want to work on making them bigger eventually.


I am going to try dropping a deicer in my 55 gallon waterer and then wrap heat tape around the pvc and tape it to the outside edge of the water cups. This will save me fighting with frozen water for the birds all winter. Once freezing weather starts in I'll turn everyone together and that will (hopefully) be my water supply.

I gotta see babies from them in spring!!! That is great!

Hope that works for you... and for a smooth winter...

Oh! I finally got Paint Silkies! Well, one cockerel that looks really good... the pullet I thought was white has one single, itty bitty black fluff feather on her back...

He hatched with 2 spots... watching his spots spread was a trip, lol...

 

[Ravynscroft]

I've got some real stress stuff going on at work, trying to decide what to do. So I decided this evening to take some time to myself and go deer hunting. Relaxation time. But then I get home and it takes me an hour outside in the dark getting all my chicken chores done. Winter is going to be a bear, and I'm not even close to ready. :/

Dang... but at least you took some you time...

And neither am I... :/