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[kittydoc]

@jchny2000 Nope, barred chocolate roo over chocolate hens just gives you unsexable chicks (by color). 50% single barred if that's what your roo is, and 50% solid chocolate, for both sexes.

If your roo is double-barred (which makes them a light khaki color, and I've never seen one in person), you will get, I think, 100% single-barred chocolate cuckoo chicks, also unsexable by color.

I have a single-barred cuckoo roo over chocolate hen, and will get half cuckoo and half solid. They'll be sold as straight run.

You only get color sexable chicks by putting your chocolate or chocolate cuckoo roo over NON-chocolate hens, like black or blue. Isn't that right, @Junibutt ?

You don't get sexable chicks by color by using chocolate hens, only the roos with non-chocolate hens.

Junibutt has got it all figured out, and he has some freaking gorgeous mauves that I wish had!

I am going to use my true black hen Cleo with Hershey, too. THAT WAY I will get sexable chicks. Anything chocolate (cuckoo or solid) will be hens, and anything black/black cuckoo will be roosters split to chocolate. Right now Cleo is in her 2-3 week isolation so I know that any Jubilee semen is gone. I have read that 2 weeks is enough because whatever rooster is "last in," he will fertilize the eggs.

Then I plan to try Hershey with one of my blue hens, as soon as I figure out which of the three is the most regular layer.

We have a setup in the garage for all the breeding activity involving Hershey. Several dog pens, one plenty big enough for a couple to make chickies. It took Hershey all of 10 minutes to breed Cocoa.

 

[Mother2Hens]

I've been bogged down with work and need to get some sleep, but I wanted to post about my worming experience in case anyone has been concerned (I whined about it a lot last week - Haha). I successfully wormed my chickens on Sunday, and they're all still alive! Surprisingly, my robust EE seemed the most affected. She looked kind of bloated. The next day, I saw her sitting in a nesting box and thought, "Oh great, she hasn't laid an egg in months and now I have to pitch all eggs for two weeks!" lol Later after she had come back out, I found this soft-shelled deflated balloon looking egg on the coop steps. The egg must have exited as my EE was exiting. I'm guessing that the stress of being wormed caused the egg issues. I think the stress of being wormed was more from being held and forced to drink a tiny bit of chalky medicine, than from the actual worming process! They all seem fine now.

 

[Junibutt]

@jchny2000 Nope, barred chocolate roo over chocolate hens just gives you unsexable chicks (by color). 50% single barred if that's what your roo is, and 50% solid chocolate, for both sexes.

If your roo is double-barred (which makes them a light khaki color, and I've never seen one in person), you will get, I think, 100% single-barred chocolate cuckoo chicks, also unsexable by color.

I have a single-barred cuckoo roo over chocolate hen, and will get half cuckoo and half solid. They'll be sold as straight run.

You only get color sexable chicks by putting your chocolate or chocolate cuckoo roo over NON-chocolate hens, like black or blue. Isn't that right, @Junibutt ?

You don't get sexable chicks by color by using chocolate hens, only the roos with non-chocolate hens.

Junibutt has got it all figured out, and he has some freaking gorgeous mauves that I wish had!

I am going to use my true black hen Cleo with Hershey, too. THAT WAY I will get sexable chicks. Anything chocolate (cuckoo or solid) will be hens, and anything black/black cuckoo will be roosters split to chocolate. Right now Cleo is in her 2-3 week isolation so I know that any Jubilee semen is gone. I have read that 2 weeks is enough because whatever rooster is "last in," he will fertilize the eggs.

Then I plan to try Hershey with one of my blue hens, as soon as I figure out which of the three is the most regular layer.

We have a setup in the garage for all the breeding activity involving Hershey. Several dog pens, one plenty big enough for a couple to make chickies. It took Hershey all of 10 minutes to breed Cocoa.

That is absolutely correct and oh, I can't remember it all, I just use the chicken calculator when my brain gets mushy

 

[Crafty chick]

@jchny2000, sorry to hear about your parents. It's really tough. I'm a nurse. I've worked nursing homes and home health for 12 years, and also cared for my mom in her home for a few months in 2011 until she died. It is so hard on families.

@Digz- WELCOME

@indyshent- he looked like he had a personality like no other! Glad you have a good one. I won't have a roo for a while, but when I do, I hope to have a good one too.

 

[funnyfarmmom]

Woke up this morning, walked past the brood box that I have the six bittie babies in, had to back up and look again HHusband's black kitten was in the box batting at the chicks. Grrrr. She had wriggled under the top wire. Got her out, went about making breakfast, came back through and I'llbe darned iif the cat wasn'tback in there!. I keep threatening to make cChinese food .

All of my pullets are now laying! All within a couple days of each other. Youngest dDD has been fighting every day to be the one to eat the pullet eggs lol. She knows what'sgood .

My first aattempt at fodder failed. I wasn't watering it enough. Thankfully I only started a few seeds, so I didn't waste much.

I have 6 boy chicks to rehome and 2 rabbits for sale if anyone is interested. PM me. I'm so over using Craigslist. Had a lady email me last night not wanting to buy a rabbit, but wanting to "rescue" him. Got a long hateful email back from her when I told her he didn'tneed rescuing, iI was not driving him three hours away just to give him to her, and he would go to feed my family first :}. Then I get emails on chicks asking if it likes to wear clothes and do tricks. Grrrr.

Hope you all have a great day!

 

[Crafty chick]

@funnyfarmmom- sounds like you got the crazies this time. Thanks for taking it for the team.

 

[Faraday40]

Hello fellow Hoosiers I wanted to jump in and introduce myself and my families newest additions.
I just joined today and stumbled into here. Today we just picked up our four babies and I must add we are total newbies to this but have done tons of reading and video watching. We are a bit nervous but have found BYC a tremendous help.
Well not to keep you waiting but here are the little ones..

The chicks seem happy in the brooder I made in our unfinished bathrooms tub. I plugged all holes and placed a layer of carpet pad all the way around the inside and bottom then a few layers of thick plastic finished with cardboard sides and fresh pine shavings. Heat lamp and small roost for fun with fresh water and chick crumble.
This is the first night for them here and I'm sure I won't sleep much.

This is a very helpful & active thread!

 

[Faraday40]

@Faraday40 The poop definitely does not look right, especially since she is not eating grass (or much of anything). In a person, persistent green poop either indicates liver disease OR just poop running through your system too fast (the brown color comes from modifications of a green urobilogen pigment, if memory serves, and if you get diarrhea, your stools can become greenish from lack of conversion time). I do NOT think it operates like this in chickens. I checked the Chicken Chick's blog on poop, and she had a photo of one much like your girl's, and hers was also not eating. She had her euthanized and on necropsy had ovarian cancer, which is apparently not that uncommon in hens.

Hope I am wrong! If she has masses in her abdomen, though, some kind of abdominal cancer might make sense. Do you have a chicken or avian vet in your area? You could also do a consult over the phone or email with Purdue. I don't think they charge much (if anything) if it goes to one of the veterinarians who are in training for specialization. You are a science person and could express yourself well, plus send the history and photos. Search the Purdue website for Dr. Lossie's email and give it a shot. May not save her life, but may give you insights.

Thank you. My dear Cuddles is staying the same. She has good color & bright expressive eyes. No respiratory issues. Her abdomen is very firm & she walks in slow motion. She's not really eating. (If I offer a mealworm, she'd gobble it down, but HB eggs & other soft foods, nope.) I've been tube feeding 2xs per day so she keeps some strength & stays hydrated. I feel if whatever the obstruction is would pass, then she'd be fine. OR The blockage will grow & she'll stop pooping. I'm sure she'd take a rapid decline if that happened. For now, she's mostly quiet but will react with soft clucking when she hears me say her name. It's been 6 days. I honestly expected improvement or decline by now. I hope your wrong, but because there's been no change, I've been thinking organ damage or cancer.

Since the few avian vets around here work with exotics, an appointment starts with $90 for me to walk into the office. I will look around the Purdue 's & U of I's websites. That's an idea I didn't explore yet. Thank you.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Just in case anyone is looking for local beef, this is the guy we use in my area. His next set of cows is going for processing soon.
https://www.facebook.com/poebeef/?fref=ts

 

[Indyshent]

Wow he's beautiful what is he?

Wun Wun's a Dark Brahma (silver penciled). Some have the red shoulders; some don't. I'm not even sure what the standard actually calls for because I've seen so many breeders with either or both in the flock.

My next tray to hatch I just candled at day 14. Only 2 viable eggs out of 19, am pretty sad. Suspect the temp jumps some days as much as a 50 degree change! All duds went to Momma hog DS, made her night with a warm protein snack.
Dad went for a checkup due to recent mood swings and off behavior.. I insisted. Pacemaker is malfunctioning, causing less blood flow, oxygen and hence some Dementia! He is also dehydrating again, so med changes. I conned him into going because he keeps saying he has headaches.. honestly because he has been hateful. sure sign of heart issues. He has been a total pistol the past few weeks and now we know why. Mom goes tomorrow for her followup on her valve. Note to self, I need to do more of the scheduling, this should have been the same day. The trip to Indy is hard on both of them. Both were in bed by 8pm.
I am taking another hard look at more downsizing. I may be selling my remaining turkeys, some of the chicken breeds I keep. From what Dads Dr discussed today, he will not be driving much longer. Thats going to change things even more here. Will asses what I have and post more info this weekend.

Will the heart work help with the dementia? Your parents were so sweet the times I've been able to talk to them. It's so sad watching this happen to them (and to you). Will be praying.

Hello fellow Hoosiers I wanted to jump in and introduce myself and my families newest additions.
I just joined today and stumbled into here. Today we just picked up our four babies and I must add we are total newbies to this but have done tons of reading and video watching. We are a bit nervous but have found BYC a tremendous help.
Well not to keep you waiting but here are the little ones..

The chicks seem happy in the brooder I made in our unfinished bathrooms tub. I plugged all holes and placed a layer of carpet pad all the way around the inside and bottom then a few layers of thick plastic finished with cardboard sides and fresh pine shavings. Heat lamp and small roost for fun with fresh water and chick crumble.
This is the first night for them here and I'm sure I won't sleep much.

And welcome to the thread, too! Which kinds of babies do you have?