INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[kabhyper1]

Okay at the request of M2H, here is Gus. And I couldn't leave out the big guy, or his lady, so the cochins are in here too.

Plus some of the other photobombers.










Both boys. Living in harmony. It took a little bit, but it is not impossible to introduce another rooster into a flock. They work together. On a side note, Gus' juvenile antics have subsided considerably. He no longer "war dances" at us, and he is getting better about strangers coming into the pasture. He is now a reformed boy, who protects his flock like a pro.

 

[Kiniska]

Wow Danand, you have been busy. While you are combining I am trying to decide if I should split mine up.

 

[Thunder Chicken]

The egg color will not change, it will lay one color its whole life. And if it is actually a white rock it will lay a brown egg, not white unless it is a mutt

Thanks. I guess the Rocks could be mutts. I really don't know what they are for sure. I thought they were Leghorns when I bought them as chicks. Also, I guess one of the Red Sexlinks could be laying it? They are mutts, right?

I'm crossing my fingers for a different shade from the other EE.

 

[bradselig]

Hey hatchers!

What thermometer & hygrometer are you guys using?

I don't want to have to buy several to get one good one.

John

I use a combination of many. Ive found the one that came with the LG to be pretty accurate. I then use several I got from work that have remote sensors. I also use ones I had for the reptiles. Ill post links when I get home from.

 

[CityHen-Indy]

Okay at the request of M2H, here is Gus. And I couldn't leave out the big guy, or his lady, so the cochins are in here too. Plus some of the other photobombers. Both boys. Living in harmony. It took a little bit, but it is not impossible to introduce another rooster into a flock. They work together. On a side note, Gus' juvenile antics have subsided considerably. He no longer "war dances" at us, and he is getting better about strangers coming into the pasture. He is now a reformed boy, who protects his flock like a pro.

Beautiful, healthy and happy! Wish I lived in the country and could have more than one LF roo.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Those roosters are quite handsome!

 

[Mother2Hens]

Okay at the request of M2H, here is Gus. And I couldn't leave out the big guy, or his lady, so the cochins are in here too.

Plus some of the other photobombers.










Both boys. Living in harmony. It took a little bit, but it is not impossible to introduce another rooster into a flock. They work together. On a side note, Gus' juvenile antics have subsided considerably. He no longer "war dances" at us, and he is getting better about strangers coming into the pasture. He is now a reformed boy, who protects his flock like a pro.

kabhyper~ Gus is as handsome as ever and looks like he takes his job seriously. He looks annoyed that you took photos without his permission.
I like your Cochins, too. I was going to get a Blue Cochin from Old Salt to keep my Chocolate Orp warm this winter, but he wouldn't share so my Orp will probably die.
pbirdhaven said Bantams need a buddy to cuddle with at night. I think she specified Blue Cochins and Chocolate Orps are the best combination to ensure long lives.
toodlesmom~ The scaly legs mites are gone and weren't that big of a deal compared to Violet's leg injury or all of the Marek's types of symptoms happening to members' flocks. After trying elaborate treatments requiring several steps, I found that VetRx (camphor and oils) applied directly on the legs worked quickly and didn't bother my BR Tweedy nearly as much as prior treatments. Every week, I use my Shark steam cleaner after I clean the coop since the mites leave eggs to hatch later, kind of like fleas.

 

[julie0477]

Well my lil roo is not improving. He's quite miserable. I've decided to have him put down as early as I can get an appointment and have the necropsy so that I know for sure what I am dealing with. I want to protect the rest of my flock to the best of my ability. I do feel like I failed them this year. I brought too many in at once from different sources. A week quarantine doesn't do much for a disease with a 4-12 wk incubation period. I've also considered my flock already carried this and I have just never had such a susceptible breed. Who knows.

On a brighter note I have a new layer. My 22 wk old SLW joined the ranks yesterday. Hurray!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Thanks. I guess the Rocks could be mutts. I really don't know what they are for sure. I thought they were Leghorns when I bought them as chicks. Also, I guess one of the Red Sexlinks could be laying it? They are mutts, right?

I'm crossing my fingers for a different shade from the other EE.

red sexlinks are hybrids. Breed for high egg production. They lay brown eggs so if you have some of them that is a possibiltiy. What color are the "white rocks" earlobes?

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Honestly, unless they are high-quality show bred white Plymouth Rocks, ear lobe color isn't going to mean much. It's shape and size that will mean more. Post a recent picture of them and I can give you my best guess.

As a side note, if you were meaning the egg at the bottom left of the picture you posted, it looked more like a light brown egg than a white egg to me. This is a plausible outcome from outcrossing white Rocks to white Leghorns in order to up production, which is what was done in some hatchery Plymouth Rock stock from what I understand.

And yes, sexlinks are a hybrid. Mutts are usually accidental crosses or crosses made on a whim. Hybrids are bred for a specific outcome, in this case being sexable upon hatch.