Landrace/adaptive breeding discussion

[LaurenRitz]

Mom has 10 or 11--hard to tell, as fast as they move. She has them off the nest but hasn't taken them out foraging yet.

They have a pretty good sized shelter and the chicks have their own food.

15 (same caveat) in the brooder, plus the one "accidental" hatch.

 

[Appalachickens]

I got the chicks about an hour ago. Took the first one out to the broody, she started talking to it, hissed and swiped at me, and settled down, burbling happily. I got 5 under her, no problems, but when I took #6 out there she was frantically trying to corral her babies, who were running all over. I'll leave her for a while and see if she settles down. They're more active than other 3 day old chicks I've worked with.

I have them in a broody box out in the coop.

I can identify the Golden Kraienkoppe because they're yellow. All else is a mystery. Should be Black Breasted Red Kraienkoppe, mixed American Game and Range Sussex (Dorking-Sussex mix). I gave her all the black.
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Only one is hanging out under the heater. View attachment 4147063

I'm sure you said earlier but we're on page 56 of this thread, so... what hatchery did you get these guys from?

 

[LaurenRitz]

Sandhillpreservation. They maintain lots of rare and endangered breeds.

 

[Appalachickens]

Sandhillpreservation. They maintain lots of rare and endangered breeds.

Thanks - I've been looking at their site and they do indeed have some every cool birds.

 

[LaurenRitz]

Read their information carefully. If you say "No sub" you could easily find your order shipped at multiple times as the birds become available. Not all the birds lay at the same rate and if they go broody there won't be any eggs for a while. That kind of thing.

 

[Appalachickens]

Read their information carefully. If you say "No sub" you could easily find your order shipped at multiple times as the birds become available. Not all the birds lay at the same rate and if they go broody there won't be any eggs for a while. That kind of thing.

Good to know. Thank goodness I have some time to think this through.