Hatchery Stock Thread

[12henfun]

BeautifuL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i Love the Welsummer and the Orp! Cochins are so cute i want one!

 

[BoldogKennel]

Gosh, Reba is BEAUTIFUL!

Well, many years past I ordered some gold and silver sebrights from Murry Mcmurry. Well, low and behold, for one reason or another I gave one of the gold sebrights to my vet, and she gave it to her neighbor kid. I thought they were very nice quality. Well, darn if that kid didn't win "Best Bird of Show" (they called it something else) at the Puyallup fair, which is the big one around here. So, it had to be pretty good. I thought that was something else.

I've always been happy with MM stuff, but now I am into showing (just starting) and am no onger getting hatchery stock so no new stories. But wanted to share that as I thought it a grand story of a little hatchery bird!

 

[tellynpeep]

Cabot,
How is the color of the eggs you get from your Welsummer? I've had poor luck with hatchery Wellies and would like to get some more.

 

[PrinceSandwich]

This is a great idea!

 

[cabot]

The Welsummer lays a nice dark egg 4-5 days per week

top row : middle ( unfortunately, the flash seems to wash out the color, all the eggs are much more vivid in person..)

2 welsummer eggs and a barred rock egg from this week

They were even a bit darker in october...

 

[PartridgeRckgal]

Here are some photos of my Partridge Rock Hens, Red Star Hens and Partridge Rock Rooster. All of these birds came from Murray McMurray Hatchery....

 

[BrahmaMama]

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What beautiful birds! And lovely names to boot

 

[teach1rusl]

Here are my MPC girls - all a year and a half now:
Dixie and June Bug have been best buds since they were tiny chicks. June Bug (BA) is my boss hen...

Mary Ann is a sweety - as most BOs seem to be

Daisy May - my 2nd in command

And my new MPC bantam babies...arrived just last week.

It's funny, but the two other pullets I have are from breeders, and both have had more issues than my hatchery girls. One has never tamed down, and the other I suspect has internal laying issues. Love my hatchery girls!

 

[tellynpeep]

Those ARE nice Wellie eggs!

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[F50myster]

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very cute silkie