grannys gone and done it

[prostar]

My tomato plant mysteriously died. I was very sad.

Now I need to figure out when to harvest my watermelons... They're getting big!

 

[enola]

That is what my tomato plant did......made one nice tomato and then it just died. Mike said I cussed the blue jays that I scared the tomato plant to death.

 

[campingshaws]

3-mo roo. I guess he's an OE? The lady said her OEs were amerecauna over welsummer. This guy has basically zero amerecauna/EE traits.

 

[enola]

My

3-mo roo. I guess he's an OE? The lady said her OEs were amerecauna over welsummer. This guy has basically zero amerecauna/EE traits.

My first guess would not be EE, he does not look at all like I would expect a Welsummer cross to look.

On the other hand, I have seen hens that I thought would never lay a colored egg, lay green eggs.

He 'should' have a pea/walnut shaped comb, and colored legs (not yellow) and his feather color pattern just doesn't look much like an EE.

 

[campingshaws]

This is the picture the lady sent me of her stock. I think that's her only rooster. None of my babies look much like their parents, I guess. Except I do have one baby roo with a giant black beard.

 

[enola]

He certainly looks like an EE. He is very pretty! Did you get some pullets from her?

 

[campingshaws]

No, just hatching eggs. A dozen EE and a dozen OE. The OE eggs were very light, so maybe first generation?

 

[enola]

OE is Olive egger?

 

[campingshaws]

OE is Olive egger?

Yes, sorry. She made her olive eggers by crossing the amerecauna roo with welsummer hens.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I am starting to panic wondering what to do with all these guys. I have heard the ban will be lifted in Sept. and a new rule for all poultry is record keeping for 3 yrs. I have just noticed saddle feathers starting on my EE. another baby today. I lost count. The crippled one is still hanging on .