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[Faraday40]

I thought I posted this before but it seems to be gone. So if it ends up being a double, please forgive.

@Jntnrmn and I had a little discussion regarding hatchery purchased Buff Orpingtons but I haven't had any so wondered if anyone here has and your comments.

Would the Buffs tend to be a broody breed? In this case that would be desirable

Also, does anyone have silkie chicks for sale this spring?

Cutting in on this. I bought some female Buff Orpingtons from Meyer hatchery last year and by the end of the year, my two buff girls were broody and trying to hatch/steel one anthers eggs.

I don't have any hatchery birds, but I really, really love my orps! I have black, lav, choc, & cuckoo orps. None of my LF orps have ever gone broody in the 3-4 yrs I've had them. Exception = my Bantam English Orp, Cookie. She turns into the "Cookie Monster" 3-5 times per year. Great little mommy except she must hatch giant orps since her eggs are never fertile. (No little roo for her.) She gets confused around 4wks when her little babies grow bigger than she is. A very funny, cute, & entertaining little hen. I highly recommend a bantam orp if you're looking for a broody. (Looks a lot like a cochin but without the feathered legs. Their fluffiness goes all the way to the ground, so you don't really see their legs as they walk.)

I have a "mystery orp" (supposed to be mauve but feathered in creamy white). She's on the small side & under a year old. She's been spending a lot of time in the nesting box & doing the "broody scream" when I feel around the nest underneath her. She's not very serious about it because she sleeps at night on the roost with everyone else & comes running if I call out with treats. For now it seems like she's just taking 4-6 hrs to lay her egg. Perhaps she's trying to climb the pecking order or maybe avoid the roosters by "acting broody" Who knows!?

 

[MikeTodd]

Well we found us a dog. He is a 2 year old Giant Schnauzer/Mastiff mix. He is going to be great!

 

[wheezy50]

I thought I posted this before but it seems to be gone.  So if it ends up being a double, please forgive.

@Jntnrmn
and I had a little discussion regarding hatchery purchased Buff Orpingtons but I haven't had any so wondered if anyone here has and your comments.

Would the Buffs tend to be a broody breed?  In this case that would be desirable  

Also, does anyone have silkie chicks for sale this spring?

I will be hatching partridge silkies and a few whites, also should have some showgirls in both these colors too. PM me if you're interested

 

[Nyla]

Anyone want to buy 1 female Mallard duckling for $5? She was hatched from eggs bought from Metzer Farms. So she is a pure mallard! I just sold it's siblings and had this girl left behind because she was keeping her head tucked under her like she was in the egg still. She is now running around and sweet. I need to find a home for her because I don't have anymore ducklings to keep her company! She is a she for sure! I vent sexed her!

 

[EmSteele]

Does anyone grow herbs or veggies just for their flock? If so, what and why? I need to build a strong case before telling Husband I need MORE garden space

 

[tmarsh83]

Does anyone grow herbs or veggies just for their flock? If so, what and why? I need to build a strong case before telling Husband I need MORE garden space

Expanding it this year. It isn't just for the birds, as I will use most of it too, but mint, lavender, oregano, sunflowers, cucumbers (halved and frozen is a great treat when it's hot outside),

I'll be saving marigold heads this year also.

 

[racinchickins]

@Finnie
Similar color patterns to what you are looking for: @Leahs Mom does have some very nice swedish flower hens. @racinchickins a couple years ago you were breeding mottled java. Or was that last year? Are you still? All birds I want, including the Mille Fluer and speckled sussex. My daughter calls it my chicken pattern. I want crests on my Swedish Flower hens- I love crests!


In other news, I really wanted some EE pullets this week. Wanted them out of the brooder by the time my next chicks come at the end of April. Agrarian had them last week I think but didn't want to pay their price for EEs. None of the stores had EEs this week.

Feeling sad.

I need a chick fix and my Broody needs some babies!

I still have Mottled Javas, but lost my rooster in the fall. I have an order in for some chicks, so it would be awhile before I have fertile Java eggs.

Pipd, are you getting more silver grey Dorkings, or another color? Rose comb red ones are on my wish list.

(My phone only lets me put the @ thing after my typing, not before.)@pipdzipdnreadytogo

I have Rose Comb Red Dorkings. They are gorgeous and I will be breeding them later this spring.

Does anyone know of anyone who has Muscovy ducks that will sell muscovy ducklings? I live near gary, indiana and really want some female muscovy ducklings or adult ducks. I know how to vent sex ducklings, so I could do it myself.

Kind of far away in Mooresville, but I have several adult female muscovies I'd like to sell. Mostly black or chocolate.

 

[Finnie]

 
@Finnie

Similar color patterns to what you are looking for:  @Leahs Mom
 does have some very nice swedish flower hens. @racinchickins
 a couple years ago you were breeding mottled java.  Or was that last year? Are you still?  All birds I want, including the Mille Fluer and speckled sussex. My daughter calls it my chicken pattern. I want crests on my Swedish Flower hens- I love crests!  


In other news, I really wanted some EE pullets this week.  Wanted them out of the brooder by the time my next chicks come at the end of April. Agrarian had them last week I think but didn't want to pay their price for EEs. None of the stores had EEs this week.   Feeling sad.  I need a chick fix and my Broody needs some babies! 

I still have Mottled Javas, but lost my rooster in the fall.  I have an order in for some chicks, so it would be awhile before I have fertile Java eggs.  

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Pipd, are you getting more silver grey Dorkings, or another color? Rose comb red ones are on my wish list.


(My phone only lets me put the @ thing after my typing, not before.)[@=/u/95415/pipdzipdnreadytogo]@pipdzipdnreadytogo[/@]

I have Rose Comb Red Dorkings.  They are gorgeous and I will be breeding them later this spring.

 
Does anyone know of anyone who has Muscovy ducks that will sell muscovy ducklings? I live near gary, indiana and really want some female muscovy ducklings or adult ducks. I know how to vent sex ducklings, so I could do it myself.

Kind of far away in Mooresville, but I have several adult female muscovies I'd like to sell.  Mostly black or chocolate.

I knew you had gotten rose comb red dorkings from MMcM last year. They must have turned out well for you! Are they big or small? Do you have any photos of them?

My redcaps from MMcM have been a disappointment. A lot of them failed to thrive as chicks, but if you count it up to 9 months old, then 10 of the 13 would fall in the "fail to thrive " category. And one lost to a hawk. I lost the only surviving cockerel a few weeks back so now I am looking for a heartier breed to mix my two remaining pullets with. I have read that RCRD is the most likely breed for that. When you eventually hatch yours, I can take a couple of spare cockerels off your hands. The younger the better. Or if you hatch out more than you need, I can take a group of straight runs.

 

[racinchickins]

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Pipd, are you getting more silver grey Dorkings, or another color? Rose comb red ones are on my wish list.


(My phone only lets me put the @ thing after my typing, not before.)@@pipdzipdnreadytogo

I have Rose Comb Red Dorkings. They are gorgeous and I will be breeding them later this spring.
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I knew you had gotten rose comb red dorkings from MMcM last year. They must have turned out well for you! Are they big or small? Do you have any photos of them?

My redcaps from MMcM have been a disappointment. A lot of them failed to thrive as chicks, but if you count it up to 9 months old, then 10 of the 13 would fall in the "fail to thrive " category. And one lost to a hawk. I lost the only surviving cockerel a few weeks back so now I am looking for a heartier breed to mix my two remaining pullets with. I have read that RCRD is the most likely breed for that. When you eventually hatch yours, I can take a couple of spare cockerels off your hands. The younger the better. Or if you hatch out more than you need, I can take a group of straight runs.

My Rose Comb Red Dorkings aren't from MMcM, they are from Sandhill. Pretty happy with them. I've got a couple females and kept the best male. He looks great! I'll see if I can get a good pic of them to post. I'm going to breed him with his girls, and also with some Cream Legbar Hens to try to get blue egg layers with rose combs. Single combs just don't do great here in the winter.

 

[Faraday40]

I have Rose Comb Red Dorkings. They are gorgeous and I will be breeding them later this spring.

My Rose Comb Red Dorkings aren't from MMcM, they are from Sandhill. Pretty happy with them. I've got a couple females and kept the best male. He looks great! I'll see if I can get a good pic of them to post. I'm going to breed him with his girls, and also with some Cream Legbar Hens to try to get blue egg layers with rose combs. Single combs just don't do great here in the winter.

Thanks to some people on this thread, Dorkings have made it to my wishlist. I won't be adding any this year, but certainly hope to in the future.