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[fezmo]

Hi. I'm located in central Indiana, and I'm wondering if anybody knows where I could find cream legbars? I had a pair of roosters but they both were killed by raccoons. I know some hatcheries that have them, but I'm hoping I can find them somewhere else. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Thought some of you might enjoy watching this 13 year old "chicken whisperer" interview. It's on till the end of today as part of a grow summit.

https://www.homegrownfoodsummit.com/savannah-brown-chicken-whisperer/

Pretty amazing young woman.

All brown eggs are like that. Shell color is either white or blue, but brown is just a coating that can go over the outside of the egg. Different breeds and species apply varying degrees of coating and even different types of coating. Brown eggs aren't brown on the inside of the shell, and green eggs are just brown coating on blue eggs.

I am more focused on how many eggs I get a day. I've got all kind of colors going on but want egg production too.

Hi. I'm located in central Indiana, and I'm wondering if anybody knows where I could find cream legbars? I had a pair of roosters but they both were killed by raccoons. I know some hatcheries that have them, but I'm hoping I can find them somewhere else. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.

Welcome! I know a couple folks keep them on our thread. I tried them and found the rooters were a bit weak for us, no viable eggs. Very docile breed.

 

[JanetMarie]

Cull her. Don't take chances with neurotic behavior. Some birds have OCD, basically. It's not always a boredom or nutritional thing, and even if it is in some instances, bad habits are hard to train out (when it's possible at all), you don't want her weak genes messing up your breeding lines or ruining morale for your other layers.

I haven't seen it as much in Leghorns, but I did see it a hatchery Australorp. She went crazy for blood and picked at every injury she saw--including picking human scabs and wounds.

The Blu-kote spray can work, so always try it if you have a bird with blood frenzy. Feather picking can sometimes be helped by sticking molted feathers out. You can try switching them to a diet higher in protein. You can try Peepers/chicken blinders. But from the sounds of it, you've tried most of this, and nothing's worked, so I'd cull her if you don't want to sell her. She sounds more neurotic than simply nutritionally deprived.

Also, even if an illness or condition might be treated, there isn't necessarily a good reason to do it because by training this one and constantly working with her, you're ensuring that you'll get more of these defects in your flock. Why not spend the same time and resources on easier-going, healthier birds who don't make you or each other miserable?

Already done! I was just talking about experiences with feather pickers, and what I tried that did not work, and figured out that the problem is with that individual bird. That was a few years ago. I only keep good genetics in my flocks.

 

[Indyshent]

I am more focused on how many eggs I get a day. I've got all kind of colors going on but want egg production too.

Ah, but the coating takes time, energy and resources! For this reason, the darker the egg, the fewer of them will be laid/year! The longer the egg spends in the hen, the more coating might be applied. This is half the reason why eggs are darker at the beginning of the season for dark egg laying breeds like Marans. The pelvic bones need to be widened out again after spates of not laying (hence early season eggs are in there longer) but the egg's journey through is easier by late season, so it doesn't spend as long in the oviduct. Said bird has to have the genes for all that extra coating starting out though, or every ISA pullet would be laying Marans #9 starting out.

The other half is that during that spate of not laying, she's been stocking up on those coating chemicals (both brown and blue are metabolic byproducts of breaking down blood and bile), so she has more to put in those first eggs but not as much for the late-season eggs, which is another reason why they might not be as dark.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

All my chicks are outdoors now, doing great. Leghorn are a bit flighty but the Marans are lap babies! I really like the leghorn production of eggs. I enjoy a breed that's calm and social more. There's one slightly aggressive cockerel in the Marans so he is learning manners. He chest bumps and pecks my hand when I feed them. OK then! We will make a point of carrying you around all day little fella! I will not tolerate aggressive roosters. Dads 85 and my grandson is tiny barely a toddler. Little roo best figure out that's not OK fast. He hatched from the mystery eggs someone had sent me.
I am looking for an ADGA buck, 100% Nubian. Please share if you have or know someone that does. I was duped last fall, never again. Purchased a buck that was supposed to be pure Oberhasli. When I got his registration back he was "experimental alpine 13%" This is ridiculous. I specificity asked for a pure registered buck. Not doing business with these folks again. So Tron is still our buck and this mix breed gets banded. I keep Oberhasli and Nubian now. I am not going to breed animals that aren't correct.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Re-potted and buried stems, works great for leggy tomatoes.

Before picture

So I started trying out different types of grow lights. I started my tomatoes 3/2 and oh my gosh! I had to re-pot them already! This light has really out performed anything else I've tried. Also cheaper than single bulb T5 light I bought prior. I noticed some of the leaves weren't looking good this morning, and they are getting leggy. Look at all those roots poking out the sides! The peppers far left and top aren't quite as far but are booming too.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01E9IO770/?tag=backy-20

 

[Nyla]

We took in a stray Female German Shepherd mix female a couple weeks ago. A man in a green conversion van, threw her out and took off. She was bare bones when we took her in. She has slowly started gaining weight. Vets have said she is German Shepherd mixed with Belgian Malinois and around 10 months old. She loves laps! She is a wonderful dog with no mean bone in her body. She has short fur. She loves to be outside. She is semi potty trained.
She is currently being housed at my parents house till we can find her a home.
You can see her ribs a little still, but she was very badly skinny. We have dewormed her, updated her shots, and started training her on a leash and to calm down when inside. We gave a recording of the man and his vehicle to the police. She is a lovly dog, I can't belive someone would do such a horrible thing..

 

[Finnie]

Hi. I'm located in central Indiana, and I'm wondering if anybody knows where I could find cream legbars? I had a pair of roosters but they both were killed by raccoons. I know some hatcheries that have them, but I'm hoping I can find them somewhere else. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.

Have you seen this Craigslist ad? I saw it shortly before I read your post.
https://tippecanoe.craigslist.org/grd/d/dayton-cream-legbar-started-chicks/6846453107.html

And this one for hatching eggs (probably the same person)
https://tippecanoe.craigslist.org/grd/d/dayton-hatching-eggs/6846464611.html

I had cream legbars a few years ago. The hens were pretty dull looking, but the roosters were gorgeous! I wanted them for blue eggs, but even though I got my hens from 3 different sources, none of them laid blue. They all laid green tinted eggs. I phased them out after a while, but that seller's photo of nice blue eggs caught my eye. I wonder how true to life that photo is. I started to think an hour drive up to Lafayette to see in person might be worthwhile. Then I came back to reality and reminded myself I have too many other current chicken plans right now.

Good luck, I hope you find some nice cream legbars!

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

The other side of keeping chickens, meat breeds. So I’m looking back at the last few years raising the Cornish cross “meat chicken” and last years experience was not good. My Dad bless his heart said eww is this from the grocery? Ouch. Yep my feelings too. Even with free ranging and fermented feed, eww.
CX do grow fast, but even with free ranging they just aren’t active. Yes you can get a store bought whole fryer under $1 lb. What did it eat? Lately I’ve bought some and the legs and thighs are like breast meat, I’m a big fan of the dark meat. Not getting that anymore in the store bought chicken! I’m missing the homegrown free range bird. I’m remembering that friend’s meat breeds he kept and the processing events he and I would host. So this year, I am going back to a heritage breed, Bresse instead of the CX. I’ve talked to about a dozen breeders and settled on one that’s shipping eggs. I’ve incubated hundreds of shipped eggs and yep it’s a risk. Buying GFF (GreenFire Farm) direct is crazy expensive. Anyone that has NPIP Bresse likely bought them from that breeder/importer. The other breed that equally impressed me is the Dark Cornish. I have a DC rooster Beefy that I adore. Much harder to find breeder quality stock. They grow slower, but do have a very gentle demeanor. So I’m hoping for a few to hatch from the Bresse eggs coming soon. Next year I may look harder at DC if the Bresse don’t work out well.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

We took in a stray Female German Shepherd mix female a couple weeks ago. A man in a green conversion van, threw her out and took off. She was bare bones when we took her in. She has slowly started gaining weight. Vets have said she is German Shepherd mixed with Belgian Malinois and around 10 months old. She loves laps! She is a wonderful dog with no mean bone in her body. She has short fur. She loves to be outside. She is semi potty trained.
She is currently being housed at my parents house till we can find her a home.
You can see her ribs a little still, but she was very badly skinny. We have dewormed her, updated her shots, and started training her on a leash and to calm down when inside. We gave a recording of the man and his vehicle to the police. She is a lovly dog, I can't belive someone would do such a horrible thing..
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Malinois are thin and trim but that poor baby! Hope someone understands thats a pretty amazing breed and high energy. Beautiful pup how sad.