How is your flock today?

[BlueBaby]

That sounds very interesting, how many birds do you hope to end up with in the end when your project is successful?

Can't keep them all, so will only be keeping the best one's that match what we will be looking for. The rest can just be sold, or eaten.

 

[416bigbore]

Can't keep them all, so will only be keeping the best one's that match what we will be looking for. The rest can just be sold, or eaten.

So what keeps the people who receive the chickens you don't want from trying to breed them back and calling them the same as yours?

I could only guess this might happen at some point?

 

[BlueBaby]

Good breeder's get good reputation's. I'm honest with people and will point out why they are being let go - color of leg's, comb isn't quite right, and so on). Do you think that I should just eat them? Even a female that I let go can still lay egg's for someone's breakfast. Many people only want the girl's and no boy's.

 

[416bigbore]

Good breeder's get good reputation's. I'm honest with people and will point out why they are being let go - color of leg's, comb isn't quite right, and so on). Do you think that I should just eat them? Even a female that I let go can still lay egg's for someone's breakfast. Many people only want the girl's and no boy's.

I was just curious in how you try to keep others from saying they do and or don't have the same quality of poultry you are trying to breed and raise as true.

I am not objective to BBQing and eating good home grown Chicken. LOL

 

[BlueBaby]

I was just curious in how you try to keep others from saying they do and or don't have the same quality of poultry you are try to breed and raise as true.

I am not objective to BBQing and eating good home grown Chicken. LOL

That's why our group thats working with them are working toward making a standard of them and how they should be.

 

[416bigbore]

That's why our group thats working with them are working toward making a standard of them and how they should be.

Ok Standard is the word I was looking for. I just wasn't sure how you would keep that standard true, without others trying to copy from the birds you give away from that breed.

 

[416bigbore]

Hello, How is everyone and their flock this fine day?

Our flock has been doing just fine, the girls have been busy with their egg production. We had three nights that dropped down to 32F but that didn't seem to effect anyone. It didn't stay that cold for very long so I didn't have to worry about any hard water issues. Having to blow the lines out every evening was starting to get a little old.

The mud hole were starting to dry up nicely once again so I was glad not to have to wear the Muck boots for a few days, then of course it decided to drizzle all day and filled everything back up. Only difference now is that the muddy water in the holes are starting to turn a slimy green with Algae because of the warmer daytime temps.

Chewy is still being a little Pecker Head, nothing serious just him thinking he rules the coop and tries to come at me when I am in there. I am still not sure how he is to grow up and be able to protect his girls from predators, since he wont stand his ground with me. He turns and runs away when he knows he has my attention.

I did discover something kind of funny the other night, as it was getting dark and the chickens were going into the coop and getting on their perch for the night. Chewy has a favorite spot he like to sit right beside two of his girls, so I have started going into the coop at that time to visit Chewy. He is a total different acting Roo at that time of day, I can actually touch him and pet on him like old times. I know he doesn't like it much, but not much he does about it other then sit there and take it! Maybe this approach will calm him down a little? If not, at least I will get the last laugh in at the end of the day with him!

 

[BlueBaby]

I moved the 4 NN chick's that I still have that hatched on good Friday out of the brooder into the grow-out pen yesterday. Then I sat out there on my bucket until they settled down and I seen that they realized where the food and water was at.

I think that I should try to candle the egg's that are in the incubator tonight. I set them on the 19th, so they are going to be starting day 8. Hatch is due on May 10th.

 

[416bigbore]

@BlueBaby How many eggs in the incubator this time around? Did you get a chance to candle them?

 

[Sally PB]

I agree to have a Roo for perpetuate, but that doesn't give them the right to bite the hand that feeds them. YOU rule the Roost, not them. If he needs to go away and be replaced, so be it, this is your flock and you have the final say.

I have 5 Blue Australorp pullets coming in June. If one of those ends up being a cockerel, I'm ok with that, and my current guy would go bye-bye.

Darl (my roo) is pushing his luck. He hasn't full on attacked me -- yet, some may say.

Hubby has said he will be happy to eat the hen's unborn children (eggs), but will have no part of killing or eating any of the chickens. He has had homegrown chicken, and says there's no comparison to store bought; it tastes way better. I've never had homegrown chicken, so I don't know.

Solve for peace in the flock. I'm head of the flock.