Fairy Tail Farms English Orpingtons

[member 655102]

Except for the sky. That's all ours.

I bet it’s very beautiful in Montana. I’ve never been there yet but I’ve been to Wyoming and South Dakota before and loved looking at the starry skies.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Got plenty of Cornish, but I wouldn't be able to tell those apart since they have the same comb.

Cornish aren't rumpless.

And I'm not hatching many silkies out since I got a bunch of dodgeball faces last hatch.

I have no idea what that means.

I'm assuming A is for Araucana, but what does 2 mean? 16 or so of the eggs had 2 and the remaining had A.

A is for Araucana. I had an Ameraucana egg in my hand and didn't want to accidentally hatch a Buttercup x Ameraucana mix. 2 stands for pen 2 in the barn, where the Araucana flock is. The numbers are easier to for the roommate with the TBI to remember when he gets eggs and labels them. Silver-laced Orpingtons are "white birds" and Gold-laced are "gold leafs" according to him.

I thought the birds weren't laying for three weeks and found out he was just collecting eggs and putting them in the incubator. No labels. No idea when they are going to hatch. Should be a fun month.

Didn't see any with cracks from the naked eye

What about a dressed one?

And a whole ton of wrapping material!

That kept them from breaking.

Peanuts are everywhere now

Mhmm. I have a bag as big as you are full of them.

Also where on earth did you get this tape?! It's the size of my hand!

That's more than one piece silly. Look at the closer. I don't trust your naked eye to see cracks.

 

[member 655102]

I just tracked my packages again and yep…I won’t be getting my eggs until tomorrow afternoon and the large priority boxes that I had ordered this past weekend won’t be here until Friday.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

have no idea what that means.

I'll get pics. Half my clutch grew up with bad beaks that looks like they had a dodgeball chucked at their mouth.

Cornish aren't rumpless.

Yeah, that's true. And I'd prefer them to the mixes too

 

[JacinLarkwell]

That's more than one piece silly. Look at the closer. I don't trust your naked eye to see cracks.

Oh my God, you're right!!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I'll get pics. Half my clutch grew up with bad beaks that looks like they had a dodgeball chucked at their mouth

I'm sorry but that is too funny Why? Is that a silkie thing?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I'm sorry but that is too funny Why? Is that a silkie thing?

No, I just got bad genetics from one of my hens. Cute as pugs, but obviously they have to be culled

 

[member 655102]

No, I just got bad genetics from one of my hens. Cute as pugs, but obviously they have to be culled

Damn. Do you think she’s the one who’s responsible for carrying the cross beak gene?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Damn. Do you think she’s the one who’s responsible for carrying the cross beak gene?

It's either her or my male, David, but none of the other hens through chicks with the issue, so it's likely her. She's staying, I'm just not going to sell any eggs or hatch many myself. I'll use the broodies for other things

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh, Colt, what colors are your araucanas? I know you said the barred didn't have any eggs in the batch you sent, but I can't remember the other color you have