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[karimw]

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LOL

I don't know about yours but my Ia Blue's are characters. The pullets love to fly and "cheat" to be the first one to me for treats. The roo now takes his leadership role very seriously and even gives me the stink eye on occasion.

Unfortunateley we are not over there enough with them. They are mostly scared of us lol it was hard just trying to catch them! The roo seems pretty heavy/meaty for his age lol he feels like a little fatty. One of the pullets comb got bigger and was pretty red today, the other two just have tiny ones that are pale. Wonder if we will get an egg in a few weeks from one.

I would think we should see some pretty soon from this group. I'm getting two a day from my older 3 pullets and they are only 3/4 weeks ahead. I may even throw a couple in the bator this weekend and see what happens

Most of my little flock are pretty friendly, though I do have a couple of very shy ones, including my favorite roo. I have 3 roos that have black breasts and kind of a brassy color on their saddle and hackle feathers. Anyone else have this? My reading suggest the presence of an autosomal red gene that alters the look of the silver gene. My favorite doesn't have that - he's pure silver so far and has heavy silver down his breast - very pretty! Unfortunately he has the light colored eyes

I've been trying to get pics to post, but he's camera shy

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Kari, did you get my PM?


Set the gypsy eggs this am. All looked good, only time will tell from this point on. I'll give em a look in a couple days, when I take out the ones due on the 4th, to see if anything is showing up.

 

[karimw]

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No, I didn't!

 

[karimw]

OK, well maybe the pictures I took yesterday didn't come out too badly.

Here are all the IA Blue roos in current pecking order:

Boss roo - eldest of the bunch

#2 Roo

#3 Roo, my favorite one

#4 Roo - much more immature than the others.

 

[mrandmrschicken]

Kari;
Maybe #4 is a pulleroo?? Any message yet? For some reason they are not showing as sent or a copy even though it's not turned off?
Message is.... a big thank you! Loved it, some of the girls are jealous! It was a welcome suprise.

 

[pbjmaker]

I notice number three also has the yellow legs. He looks a lot like my blu with the light eyes. Mine has slate legs except for the bottom of his feet.

The other roo is also immature. He is a little more developed than your pulleroo but not much. I should get new pictures of all of them.

BTW Big Blu has fathered a whole bunch of developing chicks with my white EE. Can't wait to see what color they turn out!

 

[mrandmrschicken]

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Think they'll be silver!? How's your weather Steph? Been snowing all day here, thought I heard you might have thunderstorms down there. Still really cold here.

This is a delaware over silver EE.

 

[pbjmaker]

nope it snowed here also

I am soooooo tired of the weather right now.
I will get you a picture of them when they hatch.

 

[mrandmrschicken]

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When are they due? Mine are due the... 4th.

 

[pbjmaker]

I don't know - sometime in the future...

They have been in for 1 week.

ETA: My dad has been in the hospital again so - I forgot to put the eggs from Trish in for a few days. He went in for a blood transfusion and then they found a hole in his colon and an abcess. When they drained the abcess they found more cancer. He spent the last 2 weeks there and then last night they moved him to a rehab center for intense physical therapy since he has not been eating and then lying in bed for two weeks - he got to weak to walk. They won't even discuss options on the cancer until he is stronger.