grannys gone and done it

[twisted-acres-farm]

Mypetchickem.com has Delawares

cackle has been raising/breeding their dels' for over 40 years. One would think that , that is a good thing but I don't know. Off to check my pet chicken

 

[Granny Hatchet]

now you are all back

did the same thing to me.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

My breeder friend says buckeyes are gentle giants. She thinks the big guy I shared yesterday is part Buckeye.

sure is a pretty roo I thought maybe pure beiefielder or how ever they spell it.

Nope check on that. She thinks his momma was a Speckled Sussex & daddy a Buckeye/Barred Rock. But I'm not so certain, here is a picture of him next to my SFH roo. I'm thinking Buckeye/Barred Rock & SFH because this guy has a small crest & his comb is exactly like the SFH comb.

 

[ChickenLady2014]

Here is a picture of one of my female SFH. I have one crested & one non-crested females.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

I didnt gather eggs yesterday and when I went out today I took 2 dozen with me to feed the animals. I brought 2 dozen back in. DH said, I thought you were going to get rid of them ? I did.

I have gave them away all I can, fed all the animals, ate them for dinner, still have about 9 dozen in there.

send them to the dd house

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

do or will you ship chicks there chicken lady ???

 

[Granny Hatchet]

She is pretty Lisa..
which hatchery is it in ohio that keeps having sick birds ? One of the more well know ones. samonella I think ? They take your order, then just about the time for shipping they get closed and no chicks. Last 3 yrs. that I know of.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

the more I read about Delaware's the more I like , bigger and more eggs then the buckeye, faster growing. prefer the coloring, only thing I do not like is the combs but now I am getting really picky.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

send them to the dd house

6 dozen went that way Christmas despite them saying they still had some.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

She is pretty Lisa..
which hatchery is it in ohio that keeps having sick birds ? One of the more well know ones. samonella I think ? They take your order, then just about the time for shipping they get closed and no chicks. Last 3 yrs. that I know of.

the buckeye were from private breeders and pretty much the only breed they carried.