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Let'sCackle

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Glad to be a part of BYC. I have raised chickens most of my life. I am currently working on a flock of Bielefelders for breeding. I am also interested in Mille Fleur Cochin Bantams. Such lovely little balls of puff. I have recently acquired some MFCB eggs for hatching - will set the incubator with 18 of them today! I also have hens for laying - Barred Rocks, Sienna Stars, a Wyandotte, and a Sapphire Gem, a Rhode Island red, and red and black sexlinks.
If it is a chicken, I love it.. LOL... no matter if it is tiny, medium size, or large.

Have a great day, everyone!
 
Let'sCackle said:
Glad to be a part of BYC. I have raised chickens most of my life. I am currently working on a flock of Bielefelders for breeding. I am also interested in Mille Fleur Cochin Bantams. Such lovely little balls of puff. I have recently acquired some MFCB eggs for hatching - will set the incubator with 18 of them today! I also have hens for laying - Barred Rocks, Sienna Stars, a Wyandotte, and a Sapphire Gem, a Rhode Island red, and red and black sexlinks.
If it is a chicken, I love it.. LOL... no matter if it is tiny, medium size, or large.

Have a great day, everyone!
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Welcome, I'm new here too (since Monday) and so far there is so much information here, it will take a while to "mine it" out. It looks like you have a slew of different breeds, I have RIRs for egg laying (no roos), 2 Leghorn pullets and 2 Silkie pullets. I just purchased 2 Silver Maran and 1 Australorp so I am not sure on their sexes yet. I hope to learn something from you, post, post, post!
 
Thank you for the welcome! You have some nice birds in your flock. RIR are always good for laying, sometimes can be a little stand offish.. in my experience anyway, but none the less, such good layers. Silkies are darling little birds, and love to go broody - so make sure you collect the eggs daily, or one may go broody and try to set.. that does not always prevent broodiness.. especially in ones that are considered a great brooder, but it does help deter it at times. I don't know the age of your Marans, or Australorp, but at around 3 months you may be able to see what is what as far as sex. I had a friend who raised Silver/Cuckoo Marans. She went by lighter and darker feathers - males will many times feather out lighter, and females darker. Also heavier legs as they are growing.. and if course bigger wattles and comb. I enjoy raising and learning about all types of chickens, too.. never enough information when dealing with these birds. :)
 
I guess we got lucky or have spent so much time with our RIRs since they were 2 days old, the girls come to us for love, follow us around to help with any digging we may be doing, help pick blueberries. They will randomly come over to where we are sitting and jump up on our lap or shoulder. They play with our dogs (who are house dogs) bantering back and forth. There are a few of them who bully our other chickens (the Outkasts, I call them). The Maran and Australorp are just a few weeks old right now. I think I have a pullet and cockeral Maran, not sure about the Australorp yet.
2018-08-21.2 Silver Maran

2018-08-21.2 Silver Maran

Body of new Silver Maran
2018-08-21 Silver Maran

2018-08-21 Silver Maran

New chick we purchased - Silver Maran
Both photos are of the same bird (I think is a cockeral).
 

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