INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Just added two blue splash cochins and two australops today just wondering if anyone has any secrets with these breeds they are very docile and love to be held

I can set my cochins on a table and they wont go more than a few steps and will NOT fly off the table. I dont know why they do it, but it is nice to know they arent going anywhere

 

[PimentoPlymouth]

Yea that's how these are. The lady I got them from didn't have a roost and they were reluctant to go in I had to put them on the roost all the girls seem to be getting along for a one we will see in the morning.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Yea that's how these are. The lady I got them from didn't have a roost and they were reluctant to go in I had to put them on the roost all the girls seem to be getting along for a one we will see in the morning.

one of mine sleeps on the floor in the corner. the others sleep on the roosts

 

[PimentoPlymouth]

I think once they see the rest roosting they will figure it out

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

I think once they see the rest roosting they will figure it out

the one never got it. They all started on the floor and then realized the roosting bars but the one never did. I hope yours do.

 

[PimentoPlymouth]

We shall see. The lady I got the splashes off of had a regular blue Cochin roo and he was very impressive in person. Is the regular blue recessive in the splashes if I hatched some eggs.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

We shall see. The lady I got the splashes off of had a regular blue Cochin roo and he was very impressive in person. Is the regular blue recessive in the splashes if I hatched some eggs.

blueXsplash=50% blue 50% splash, splashXsplash=100% blue, blueXblue=50% blue 25% black 25% splash. Since you ddidnt mention anything about having blacks I will leave those out. Hopefully this helped a little.

 

[PimentoPlymouth]

Absolutely it helped thank you. My sister took a blue splash roo and hen so I could always get eggs from her. I have a GLW roo so I am anxious to see what the blue splash hen and his chicks will look like

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Absolutely it helped thank you. My sister took a blue splash roo and hen so I could always get eggs from her. I have a GLW roo so I am anxious to see what the blue splash hen and his chicks will look like

No problem. And I have never done that cross so I am not sure either, but I would venture to guess that the male offspring would have gold leakage

 

[racinchickins]

Been a busy weekend. The turkey run is finally done! It was almost dark by the time I finished and got the turkeys situated. (They were NOT happy to be prevented from going to their usual night perch on the top of the coop.) I'll take some pics when it is light out tomorrow. It is such a relief getting them separated so that I hopefully wont have any more turkey on chicken attacks.

Speaking of which, my Brahma girl that was attacked now has both eyes back open and some feathers starting to come back in. I don't believe she will re-grow all her feathers and will have a bit of scarring, but I'm thinking she'll have a full recovery.

As a survivor, she has earned a name. We are calling her Ishtar after the Assyrian goddess of rebirth and second chances. Planning on re-introducing her to the flock tomorrow.

Now that the turkeys are out of the pen with the laying flock, I decided to let my mother and babies loose to join the flock. I had been wondering how long momma would keep on with the babies, and I got my answer. As soon as she was free, she started sparring with the other hens to determine her place in the pecking order, and never looked back at the chicks. They are now almost 8 weeks old, and were a bit distressed, but I think they will do fine. I had to gather them up and put them in the big girl coop once it got dark. I'm sure there will be some rough days ahead for them as they get slotted into the pecking order.

Still lots to do to get the flocks consolidated and the rest of the winter runs built, but I feel like a lot of progress was made. I'm very grateful for the nice weather today!