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[Hholly]

@daskhan Sorry about your flock troubles. I've been battling the coccidiosis a lot myself. Hope they all gain resistance soon, and you don't lose any more.

 

[slutter]

http://indianapolis.craigslist.org/grd/5376756077.html

Haven't met the seller yet, but they've offered some stunning roosters up for rehoming. When I asked, the seller said they were free to good home (and offered to throw in some free hens!)

Most of the boys are mixed breed, but the Marans, the mille fleur D'Uccle and the white silkie are all full-blooded. I'm not sure who's left, only that the seller offered to reserve the buff Brahma for me til I meet them on Saturday. They all free range, so the seller needs a day's warning because birds are captured while roosting at night. (I wish I'd done that--mildly twisted my ankle this morning running a Wyandotte down!).

All i saw was the pictures no description, if you happen to see them let me know how the marans look.
Thanks!

 

[chixcoop]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!From Massachusetts!

 

[Faraday40]

Happy New Year!

We had a nice visit with friends & celebrated the NY New Year together. (We do this to avoid the crazies on the road after midnight.) We drove home to walk inside the house as the clock struck 12.
DH & I said “Happy New Year!” as we entered the house.
DD was excited to say, “ Hooray! It’s the REAL New Year!...... Can we go back outside to look at the fireworks?” (Anything to stay up just a little longer. LOL)
DS said, “Yippee! Now I can finally go to bed,” and walked straight to his room. He managed to stay awake but was not planning on staying awake any longer than required. He's rather smart for a 5 yr old.

 

[LonelyPageTurne]

Well, I've rehomed four extra roos from @SallyinIndiana
 to good homes! The splash-laced wyandottewent to a nice lady who's looking to breed him over her gold and silver laced girls (just like me! Can't wait to see the bitties!). 


*Hopefully* I'll be getting another Brahma roo (which I need like I need a kick in the face). He looked partridge in the first picture the seller gave me, but turns out he's buff Colombian (and comes with two free Colombian hens! ). I'd hoped to put him over my four partridge girls, but looks like he'll be going over four Colombian girls. Who knows. It's not like I have any "matching" couples anymore anyway. May just put both Dark and BC roos over all the hens, at this rate. My likelihood of finding a lemon pyle Brahma roo for the lonely girl is pretty nil anyway. What can I say though, I love the breed. The three I had last year weren't all that amazing (boo on hatchery quality light Brahmas--the only Brahmas that ever seem to be mean). If I get him, that'll be one DB roo (Wun Wun's promised to chickrookie) and one BC roo over four partridge, one lemon pyle, and four light hens. 

So... been doing a lot of thinking about who's staying or going. Pretty well decided to keep Brahmas because I'm hook, line and sinker for them now.

Also keeping Wyandottes. I have one BLRW roo, one BLRW hen, two SLW, and one GLW. Can't wait to see babies, because there's bound to be some stunning birds from the match up. 

And, of course, a bunch of miscellaneous hens because of their pretty eggs or because the kids have latched onto them. No matter how much the EEs have been handled, they just don't seem to like being picked up. The two Australorps and BOs, however, make up for the EEs, I think (youngest has claimed both BOs and one Aussie). 

Also, one pair each of black Breda and Cochin. I'm in love with the Cochins, and my youngest (who claims almost every bird here, truthfully) has claimed the Breda.

Poor Gatti (the youngest; he turned 7 in October) has claimed almost every rooster (and about half of the hens; three of which he bought with change at an RK) that has ever entered my backyard. I feel awful when I have to rehome them. really hoping the BLRW and Breda roos work out because he likes them most (even though they're harder to handle and the Wyandotte's nipped me a couple times--poor guy recently got a respiratory issue, which may explain it). 

Putting the BLRW over the gold laced will give you bad looking blrw. Some people are working on blue laced gold but yeesh. I'm a huge lover of BLRW and really would love to do a violet laced. But I'd need a SLW. I have an amazing quality BLRW female it's too bad I have too many birds to pick a project and stick it lol.

If you put a blrw male over a slw female you'd get sex linked laced Wyandotte. The females would be blue or black laced red and the males would be blue or black laced yellowish with red leakage on the shoulders. If you put a blrw male over a glw female you'll get orangey laced birds and if you tell Foley he will scream at you lol. It's really hard to develop those birds and the brassiness from glw will show up in the hackles for AGES. Yes yes I know I'm a blrw snob and projects are definitely fun. And as long as you tell anyone who gets your birds the parentage then it doesn't matter. But it's what the hatcheries did to beef up their blrw stick when they first got popular and its why blrw from hatcheries look so brassy instead of red. You can see it especially a lot in the hackles of the roos.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Hi, everyone! I haven't posted here in a while, but I just wanted to wish everyone all the best in 2016! Happy New Year!

 

[Indyshent]

All i saw was the pictures no description, if you happen to see them let me know how the marans look.
Thanks!

I can't tell which the Marans is. Most of them look to be his kids (whichever one he is). Post only says that approx. 15 roos need rehomed; you have to email the seller and ask questions. The seller has given me more pictures of the one I'm interested in (really pretty pictures--I'm totally jealous of the photography skills!). There's a birchen bird and several blue partridge ones who are likely candidates for the Marans, I think (I've seen more birchen Marans than about any other type, so my Monopoly money's on that one being your boy).

Putting the BLRW over the gold laced will give you bad looking blrw. Some people are working on blue laced gold but yeesh. I'm a huge lover of BLRW and really would love to do a violet laced. But I'd need a SLW. I have an amazing quality BLRW female it's too bad I have too many birds to pick a project and stick it lol.

If you put a blrw male over a slw female you'd get sex linked laced Wyandotte. The females would be blue or black laced red and the males would be blue or black laced yellowish with red leakage on the shoulders. If you put a blrw male over a glw female you'll get orangey laced birds and if you tell Foley he will scream at you lol. It's really hard to develop those birds and the brassiness from glw will show up in the hackles for AGES. Yes yes I know I'm a blrw snob and projects are definitely fun. And as long as you tell anyone who gets your birds the parentage then it doesn't matter. But it's what the hatcheries did to beef up their blrw stick when they first got popular and its why blrw from hatcheries look so brassy instead of red. You can see it especially a lot in the hackles of the roos.

Historically, there used to be blue-laced gold, if I've heard it right. I'm quite aware of what hatcheries do to birds (Hello, cheapest, fastest, meanest, laziest, shoddiest way possible!). Stock had nice red color, but the lacing, comb, and type, and pretty much everything else are all wrong in the one BLRW hen I do have. My hatchery SLW have the right comb (one's particularly fancy) but only one of those is even close to the right type, and the GLW has fairly nice type but a straight comb. All my hatchery girls have nice lacing, though. I was looking forward to their sex-linked babies (and seeing a blue or black laced yellow rooster). If any hatched, I'd planned to sell them as eye candy, pretty much. Many people don't think Wyandottes are good or much else, anyway, but mine have been very good layers and pleasant to work with.

As for snobs, I have no problem with people snobbing out, just know I'm not going to join you because I can't be bothered to give a rat's tush about it. I can't afford the super fancy stuff, so everything I have was free or bought at a RK. I'm not going to get diamonds mining from this molehill, though I'll likely get some very pretty birds who are plenty good enough for me and filling egg cartons. Most people keep chickens for their utility and because they're fun, and BYMs are plenty good enough for that.

SLW are goregous. Not sure how violet laced would come about, but it sounds lovely.

 

[LonelyPageTurne]

I can't tell which the Marans is. Most of them look to be his kids (whichever one he is). Post only says that approx. 15 roos need rehomed; you have to email the seller and ask questions. The seller has given me more pictures of the one I'm interested in (really pretty pictures--I'm totally jealous of the photography skills!). There's a birchen bird and several blue partridge ones who are likely candidates for the Marans, I think (I've seen more birchen Marans than about any other type, so my Monopoly money's on that one being your boy). 

Historically, there used to be blue-laced gold, if I've heard it right. I'm quite aware of what hatcheries do to birds (Hello, cheapest, fastest, meanest, laziest, shoddiest way possible!). Stock had nice red color, but the lacing, comb, and type, and pretty much everything else are all wrong in the one BLRW hen I do have. My hatchery SLW have the right comb (one's particularly fancy) but only one of those is even close to the right type, and the GLW has fairly nice type but a straight comb. All my hatchery girls have nice lacing, though. I was looking forward to their sex-linked babies (and seeing a blue or black laced yellow rooster). If any hatched, I'd planned to sell them as eye candy, pretty much. Many people don't think Wyandottes are good or much else, anyway, but mine have been very good layers and pleasant to work with. 

As for snobs, I have no problem with people snobbing out, just know I'm not going to join you because I can't be bothered to give a rat's tush about it. I can't afford the super fancy stuff, so everything I have was free or bought at a RK. I'm not going to get diamonds mining from this molehill, though I'll likely get some very pretty birds who are plenty good enough for me and filling egg cartons. Most people keep chickens for their utility and because they're fun, and BYMs are plenty good enough for that. 

SLW are goregous. Not sure how violet laced would come about, but it sounds lovely. 

No way jose you can get FABULOUS birds at auctions!! I'm telling you you'd be surprised. I got -8- FANTASTIC ameraucana (only issue being the 'breeding trio' was really 2 cockerels and a pullet) for $20. 3 lavender am. And 5 black am. $20.

And yep there are some nice hatchery stock that pop up Janet liked one of the blue orps I got. Or chicken hill her chicks are very reasonable I think when I bought blrw chicks they were...7.50/ea? Her birds are gorgeous. You'd have to ship but I'd go in with you I like her birds.


But on the flip side chickens are whatever you want them to be. From a house pet to solid utility from show birds to living yard decor.

BLRW are just a breed I happen to have a lot of passion for LOL!

 

[LonelyPageTurne]

So this one maybe could use a bit of work type wise and with the leakage but this is a violet laced or platinum Wyandotte

Basically, ideally it looks like this but with blue instead of black. This is from Nittany who has wonderful birds.

This is even nicer to my eye

But it isn't too much breeding to get the actual blue lacing I'm surprised I haven't seen them more often in the states. I one day would like to do a dun laced silver, but I'd need land to do it. And I'm do obnoxious about 'dottes that I'd never be happy

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Happy New Year!

We had a nice visit with friends & celebrated the NY New Year together. (We do this to avoid the crazies on the road after midnight.) We drove home to walk inside the house as the clock struck 12.
DH & I said “Happy New Year!” as we entered the house.
DD was excited to say, “ Hooray! It’s the REAL New Year!...... Can we go back outside to look at the fireworks?” (Anything to stay up just a little longer. LOL)
DS said, “Yippee! Now I can finally go to bed,” and walked straight to his room. He managed to stay awake but was not planning on staying awake any longer than required. He's rather smart for a 5 yr old.

Lol have to agree I was pooped! We had a quiet evening until midnight. Then DH got out the Tannerite and did a huge BOOM to welcome the new year

Loved your picture!

Hi, everyone!

I haven't posted here in a while, but I just wanted to wish everyone all the best in 2016! Happy New Year!

Happy new year pip'd!!

So this one maybe could use a bit of work type wise and with the leakage but this is a violet laced or platinum Wyandotte



Basically, ideally it looks like this but with blue instead of black. This is from Nittany who has wonderful birds.



This is even nicer to my eye

But it isn't too much breeding to get the actual blue lacing I'm surprised I haven't seen them more often in the states. I one day would like to do a dun laced silver, but I'd need land to do it. And I'm do obnoxious about 'dottes that I'd never be happy

Loved the pics! I am a sucker for lavender, blue and silver.