"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Cody A]

Here's a shot of the mixed flock bagged and ready to freeze. I let them relax on ice for three days.

 

[Ron Skekel]

I have no idea none of my hens have it. I think it inhances the cock. Thats just my opinion. Pam

I can't wait to grow the ones out from green fire to see if any have it. Pam

 

[mire0042]

Where do you get your bags from, Cody? Are those the ones you use a blow dryer on to shrink them?

Teresa

 

[lakones]

Here's a shot of the mixed flock bagged and ready to freeze. I let them relax on ice for three days.

Looks like a professional. Where are you located?

 

[LemonMeringue]

Yea I know. I don't mind them maturing later than others. Don't know what I'm gonna do with all the **** eggs anyway. I can't eat'em all.

I'll try to take note on which strain is attempting to breed. Thank you.

I'm getting ready to butcher the Cornish X I have. They are at 12 weeks now. The males are huge ........ 

I butchered more of my sister's extra cockerels on Saturday. Hard to beat free chickens.  I told her to keep hatching
Some of her birds must have silkie in them because there were a couple with very dark, almost black skin.
One of the CX looked to be going down hill on me so I did him also. The carcass was huge. Wish I had some scales to see what they weigh.

I get some pics in the next day or two. 

If I really think I'm going to have too many eggs sitting around I scramble them up and feed them back to the chickens. They love it. I mix in anything they they might like if I have it.

 

[LemonMeringue]

Had a nice rainbow over the chickens Sunday. One of the brightest I've seen in a while.

Nice job!

Got all the nesting boxes built for the new coop. Here are a couple of them painted. My little one is picking all the colors and helping me paint so it should be a bright and happy place for our crew!

 

[LemonMeringue]

So this babe most certainly looks like a mottled. But the little turd is a boy I'm still hatching from this momma trying to get some pullets that are mottled just so I can see how they grow out. I now have 4 broody hens lined up in the nest boxes!!!!!

 

[Cody A]

Where do you get your bags from, Cody? Are those the ones you use a blow dryer on to shrink them?

Teresa

Hey Teresa. The bags are from http://poultryshrinkbags.blogspot.com/2011/06/order-poultry-shrink-bags-now.html

You submerse them in 180-200 degree water for 4-5 seconds to shrink them. Easy peasy on the stove top.

 

[Cody A]

Looks like a professional. Where are you located?

Lakones it's very easy to do. Makes for a neat package ready to freeze. I'm in Ruston.

 

[Cody A]

I can't wait to grow the ones out from green fire to see if any have it. Pam

Pam if there was a breed standard for Bieles would this be a negative trait to have do you think? Now that my birds are older I'm seeing the ones I think would be best to breed and am considering this a negative trait to have. Maybe I have it wrong to look at this trait as a neg.