LGBTQ+ Poultry Keepers

[allosaurusrock]

I love her Crest. She looks a lot like my silkie mix, Freya. I’ll have to send pictures when I go out there next.

 

[Nigel27]

Here’s Ccina w her cuz “Sultan” and her sib

and this is her uncle “Eleven”(moms side)

this is her dad “Carlos”

and her auntie “Raven” or “Seven” or “little Elvis” can’t tell the difference(dads side) lmao

and this might actually be her mom, or aunt. Her and the white one lay the same eggs so..
There’s some of the flock

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Ya'll got some crazy lookin' birds! I love it!

Our yearlings have FINALLY started laying. Nine months before we got eggs from half of them. Goodness.

I've got some I need to sell and some I need to process for food. I have six boys and one hen that has some sort of defect making her 2/3rds the size of the rest, and now she has a bum leg suddenly. She's getting around but she was already on the short list... It's just hard to process chickens in the winter.

We're trying to breed to SOP a lil so we're producing a lot of chicks and most of them just don't make the cut.

 

[allosaurusrock]

Ya'll got some crazy lookin' birds! I love it!

Our yearlings have FINALLY started laying. Nine months before we got eggs from half of them. Goodness.

I've got some I need to sell and some I need to process for food. I have six boys and one hen that has some sort of defect making her 2/3rds the size of the rest, and now she has a bum leg suddenly. She's getting around but she was already on the short list... It's just hard to process chickens in the winter.

We're trying to breed to SOP a lil so we're producing a lot of chicks and most of them just don't make the cut.

what breed are you doing? I totally feel you on waiting for the youngsters, my serama pullets are taking ages to go into lay.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

what breed are you doing? I totally feel you on waiting for the youngsters, my serama pullets are taking ages to go into lay.

Wheaten Ameraucanas. Well, I'm trying anyhow. I've been wholely unable to find good stock that I can get to my property alive TBH (plenty of hatching eggs in like, CA, about as far from me as you can get) so I'm working with some really half arsed birds.

 

[aart]

This one should go in the Picture Of the Week thread.
What a great photo!

 

[Kusanar]

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How are your buddies doing? Here’s one of our young seramas.

Ok, I have to say, that tiny little tail up in the air like a peacock is just adorable!

 

[allosaurusrock]

Wheaten Ameraucanas. Well, I'm trying anyhow. I've been wholely unable to find good stock that I can get to my property alive TBH (plenty of hatching eggs in like, CA, about as far from me as you can get) so I'm working with some really half arsed birds.

Ah that’s too bad. I’m sorry you’re having so much difficulty locating stock. I feel like Ameracaunas are one of those more novelty type breeds that are more popular in places like Cali.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

It's not all bad, I just need to work on my birds. A lot. I'm thinking of sourcing some BBS, which are more common around here, to improve what needs fixing in my stock.

 

[allosaurusrock]

I’m a huge believer in outcrossing anyway, love some genetic diversity. Although if I even mention it around serama folks nobody would touch me with a ten foot pole. Even though we really should outcross, considering our issues with heart problems.