Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[madamwlf]

blues, and splashes likely not sure what the columbian does to screw with the final outcome

Well, hopefully the blue is a pullet. The only one that didn't have vulture hocks and it's a beauty.

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Thats the least favorite thing about growing them out the culling for vulture hock

 

[madamwlf]

Thats the least favorite thing about growing them out the culling for vulture hock

The vulture hocks started when they were younger. Out of 3 blues, 2 had the vulture hocks. I kept an eye on this one and so far so good.

 

[Bettacreek]

You need a reciprocating saw for that. Works better than a meat saw! You can slice em anyway you want with one of them buggers.
Come....come to the turkey side...you won't regret it. Especially when one crawls in your lap for a cuddle.

Yah keep talking...you know your gonna end up with some too.
But they're midgets! They don't take up much room.

It's easy peasy. I seem to hatch almost everyone I set. You'll get it and then you'll be over run with TURKEYS!

Makes me wish I had talked the kid into a lighter version. They are very pretty!
I love raspberries! I have five hundred feet of bushes. Today I noticed Lily, my pullet midget, in amongst the bushes. She was plucking away. You know that means she found something she really liked. When I checked I saw she was snapping young raspberry starts off and eating them. Bad Lily, very bad Lily. Was cute though. She was pretty pleased with her tasty find. Wait until she discovers the fruit! Guess I better buy some more fencing. Stinkers.

Ohhh, I wouldn't be a happy camper with that! I put about 11 starts in and have more that arrived yesterday that need to go in when I can catch a break from the rain. The first set were dormant and haven't done anything in the past month, so I don't think they'll create plants for me.

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Per the color calculator, if you breed a Columbian to a solid blue, you'd end up with all blues & blacks. So I'm guessing you'd end up with all blues (just guessing though).

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Ok was sure my second set of Chocolates from my GFF eggs was three hens and a roo but today 2 of them were crowing, the one rooster has a bright red comb and is obvious but the other same age mind u, has no obvious signs no large red comb. How does this happen

 

[madamwlf]

Ok was sure my second set of Chocolates from my GFF eggs was three hens and a roo but today 2 of them were crowing, the one rooster has a bright red comb and is obvious but the other same age mind u, has no obvious signs no large red comb. How does this happen

He snuck up on you! Slow maturing rooster.

 

[flocksalot]

Ohhh, I wouldn't be a happy camper with that! I put about 11 starts in and have more that arrived yesterday that need to go in when I can catch a break from the rain. The first set were dormant and haven't done anything in the past month, so I don't think they'll create plants for me.

Keep em watered. Did you trim them back to make sure they were green inside? When I start dormant starts I always cut them way down. New shoots will come from the roots.

These are just tender little shoots that I was going to dig and move as the bushes are pretty thick. I have a spot that I need to fill in, but I have a ton of starts that need to get moved, so if Lily helped me a little I'm not too terribly upset. I look at it as she's just helping momma. The raspberries are seriously coming in thick this year. So is the asparagus. I picked a paper grocery sack full tonight. It's supposed to freeze so I needed to harvest or loose. I may need to expand the gardens from two to three this year!

 

[madamwlf]

Per the color calculator, if you breed a Columbian to a solid blue, you'd end up with all blues & blacks. So I'm guessing you'd end up with all blues (just guessing though).

Hmmm...might have to give it a try if it is a pullet.

 

[BlackBrookPoultry]

Making my mom chocolate covered raspberries for tomorrow was a BAAADD idea. I've somehow managed to go almost 25 years (*gasp* midlife crisis coming on) without ever eating a fresh raspberry. Well, that quickly changed. They're so stinking good (with and without chocolate) that the two 12oz containers were starting to look like not enough!

Making my mom chocolate covered raspberries for tomorrow was a BAAADD idea. I've somehow managed to go almost 25 years (*gasp* midlife crisis coming on) without ever eating a fresh raspberry. Well, that quickly changed. They're so stinking good (with and without chocolate) that the two 12oz containers were starting to look like not enough!

Hold the boat! Are you saying this is the first time you've ever tried a raspberry?! Is that even possible? I can't even comprehend that. I live on raspberries, blueberries and watermelon all summer.