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I had a hen that was what I considered cream mottled, but others said still counted as a goldneck. I used her a very yellow porcelain roo to get a batch of gn's and creams. I bought gn eggs from other sources in order to have more bloodlines and because I found straight gn to be very pretty.
I have the hatchlings from the last set of eggs from the gn pen, and there are more from the cream mom than the gn mom. I am hoping I can get a cream quad, and then work from there.
I hope my project birds will produce some lavs next spring. They should be laying by then.
I am torn between adding fresh bloodlines into my lavs, or keeping a closed flock.
I almost lost all the chicks last night. Either the waterer wasn't screwed together correctly, someone tilted it, or the puppy pad wicked water away. I hadn't completely filled it, so it wasn't as bad as it could've been. They stood on dampness for an undetermined amount of time. Most seem very perky and okay.
But Norman was special needs and should've been culled. He was a little fighter though, so I left him be. But he was soaking wet this morning from flopping around on the wet pad, so I cuddled and warmed him, apologized, and set him free. Poor Norman.
The others were back to eating like greedy pigs when I left, so I'm hoping all will be alright. I plan going to move everyone to the coop brooder over the weekend. But anyone who acts puny will stay where I can keep an eye on them for a while longer.