Apparently I've got 2 cornish bantie cockerels in my pen. I honestly dont know where the second one came from, but it's got a boy head and saddle feathers
Culled the last of the definate foot issues. Have one or two that can still go either way, but I think they will be fine. Unfortunately Bishop, one of my bachelor boys was in the last group.
Now next weekend I can work on some of the extras properly. Starting with Big Boy's son. The male has started to get nippy and with his size, I won't tolerate that
Sorting through the silkies to pick out who's staying. Think I have 14? Maybe 15 and I'm trying to cut down to 8 in the silkie pen and then 2 males foe sexlinked bantams.
Either Cheese or David is throwing crooked beaked chicks. Out of like 7 or 8 chicks this last batch, I have 3 with varying degrees from 'could probably do just fine with a bit more watching' to 'yeah, I wouldn't risk it'. One was noticeable as a chick and the other two I noticed withing the past couple weeks. The one as a chick aslctually didn't progress as much as I feared. All 3 seem just fine eating the crumble. But their top beaks are noticeably curved. Like someone hit them in the face with a dodgeball.
The original 5 are all staying, and the 2 pullets from last year if I can find them again. And then the little tiny partridge girl.
The boys look like last year's pullets, but with black tails. Nothing too special. Might only keep 1 though instead of 2, depending on toes. Too busy pulling dodgeball faces to count toes yet except on one male theat just got unlucky enough to be pulled when I saw his back toes
One of the cockerels in the silkie pen is crowing. He's cute, but only has 4 toes on wach foot. So I've got to decide if I'm willing to have that as a trade in for my sexlink bantams. They'll be mixes anyways, so it really doesn't matter.
The 3rd place male has the right number I think, he's just..... meh.
My one legged gal might have a new job next year. She's broody, and pretty fierce so far. If she does a good job, I'd be more than happy to give her duck eggs next time she has a hankering to brood.