Hello from Clovis Ca

[ame087192]

hi everyone
My name is Amy
I have six hens in my very city backyard. All my neighbors get eggs so it’s cool
The flock breakdown is: one rode island red, one Easter Egger, two Speckled Sussex, one Shappire gem, and one true blue whiting.
I have a large garden, I save my heirloom seeds, I can surplus veggies/jams/jellies, and grow fruit trees.
If you can do it yourself I’m probably dabbling I’m it. Lol. I even make my own lip balms, soaps, face serums, lotion bars, etc

I’m the kind of person who gets on Pinterest and actually does the things that I pin

I’ve eyed this group over the years to get ideas and pin point what was wrong with my chickens in the past. I joined now because I have a whiting true blue and a shappire gem and am so curious to see how this breed turns out.

 

[OkieChickenGal]

Hello Amy! Welcome To Byc! Glad You Decided To Join Us!

 

[ronott1]

I was going to ask you how you liked the whiting blue. I have UoA Blue egg layers that were a project using whiting blues. They are unique chickens for sure

 

[drumstick diva]

So glad you joined us at Backyard chickens

 

[ame087192]

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I was going to ask you how you liked the whiting blue. I have UoA Blue egg layers that were a project using whiting blues. They are unique chickens for sure

So far she’s fine- rather flighty thing- but I’m starting to wonder if she’s actually a ‘he’ lol.
Her tail feathers are quite a bit longer than my other hens. And she’s only two months old. So it’s early. But I could have sworn that the breed was a sexed breed so I was positive I was buying a female....

 

[ronott1]

So far she’s fine- rather flighty thing- but I’m starting to wonder if she’s actually a ‘he’ lol.
Her tail feathers are quite a bit longer than my other hens. And she’s only two months old. So it’s early. But I could have sworn that the breed was a sexed breed so I was positive I was buying a female....

It is not sexed by feather color or speed of growth. They are sexed by vent sexing. That is 95% accurate so you should have a pullet.

They share genes with EEs so they have a combination comb between pea and straight.

The hens in my Avatar are UofA blues

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi Amy and welcome to BYC. I hope that you enjoy your time here with us.

 

[Lazy Farmer]