Kayla’s Chat Thread

[Brahma Chicken5000]

This poor gal is so crowfaced. I don't know how to manage it She needs more meat on her face.
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Crowface is genetic and she should not be used for breeding.

 

[HuffleClaw]

This poor gal is so crowfaced. I don't know how to manage it She needs more meat on her face.
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Her little eye looks a tad swollen, or is it just the picture?

 

[Cyprus]

Crowface is genetic and she should not be used for breeding.

Will all her offspring bw crowfaced?

Her little eye looks a tad swollen, or is it just the picture?

No idea

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Will all her offspring bw crowfaced?

I don’t know.

 

[Cyprus]

I don’t know.

Then I'll take the risk. Selection is so extremely limited around here, that I've got to play all my cards for as long as is safe.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Kayla where are you going to get more Easter Egger Bantams from?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Kayla where are you going to get more Easter Egger Bantams from?

I think I want to buy hatching eggs from the auction (they have them every week) or either order the chicks from Meyer hatchery

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

How many and what breeds of chickens do you currently have? Which ones are you thinking of selling?

 

[HuffleClaw]

How many and what breeds of chickens do you currently have? Which ones are you thinking of selling?

Maybe 18 hatching eggs or 12 chicks. I’d be keeping only pullets (maybe one cockerel, but it’s unlikely). I have a lot of breeds; OEGBs, Dutch Bantams (or Dutch bantam mixes), a cochin bantam, an EE bantam, a silkie bantam, a Black australorp, a Brahma mix, a blue orp, a blue orp mix, red sex links, ameraucanas, Lavender orps, and I may or may not be missing some others. I’m thinking of Selling my adult flock of Old English Game Bantams and keeping a young trio (and Charlotte). So basically keeping 4/11 Old English Game Bantams. I haven’t completely made up my mind yet, but I do won’t the EE bantams.

 

[MagpieDucks]

Maybe 18 hatching eggs or 12 chicks. I’d be keeping only pullets (maybe one cockerel, but it’s unlikely). I have a lot of breeds; OEGBs, Dutch Bantams (or Dutch bantam mixes), a cochin bantam, an EE bantam, a silkie bantam, a Black australorp, a Brahma mix, a blue orp, a blue orp mix, red sex links, ameraucanas, Lavender orps, and I may or may not be missing some others. I’m thinking of Selling my adult flock of Old English Game Bantams and keeping a young trio (and Charlotte). So basically keeping 4/11 Old English Game Bantams. I haven’t completely made up my mind yet, but I do won’t the EE bantams.

I hatched out 2 EE bantam cockerels in 2016. The eggs they hatched out of were cute.