"Louisiana "La-yers" Peeps"

[Gracie9205]

What color egg does a Minorca lay? Do you have a picture of an adult Minorca? Silkies! I don't have any silkies! Are they possible showgirls?
I am at Chik-Fil-A in Lake Charles replying to your post.

I have a hen that should hatch some showgirls in a couple of weeks

I'm expecting Blues and Black... maybe even a partridge or two. The Minorcas lay a large white egg. They take a while to fill out, but are a nice looking once they grow into themselves!

They are not show quality, but are excellent layers and foragers! They tolerate the heat VERY well

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Showgirl Silkies run.. lol Kuntrygirl knows about me and showgirls.

Showgirl Silkies run.. lol Kuntrygirl knows about me and showgirls.

They tried giving my nightmare on here a couple years ago telling me they were gonna let go a flock of showgirls and send them to my house at night..

 

[WalkingWolf1]

Anyone feed their birds rough rice?

We get sweepins from the mill and it'll have everything from bran/polish to the hulled rice and, many times, a large quantity of milled raw rice. There has never been a problem and this is a regular part of the diet.

 

[WalkingWolf1]

Gracie,
That's a nice looking pair. I wouldn't mind a hen like that to add the "white" egg in the mix. Could a fella get a dozen eggs to hatch??

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

Check out the colors of this young stag. I have one Spanish hen that throws some crazzy color offspring. Red, brown, black, grey

 

[justinschkz]

hey everybody

i know i asked this a few days ago but my RIR chicks are 8 weeks old now and im still feeding them straight chick starter, with the exception of a treat every day which is usually a tomatoe out the garden sometimes a few worms from my worm bed. all are very active and look really healthy but i picked up a few of them today and they feel skinny and light should i be adding to there diet or is this normal? i keep the feeders full.

 

[Cadjien_De_Louisiane]

hey everybody

i know i asked this a few days ago but my RIR chicks are 8 weeks old now and im still feeding them straight chick starter, with the exception of a treat every day which is usually a tomatoe out the garden sometimes a few worms from my worm bed. all are very active and look really healthy but i picked up a few of them today and they feel skinny and light should i be adding to there diet or is this normal? i keep the feeders full.

As for as the diet question my opinion is 6 weeks on Starter then 6 weeks grower or starter/grower, then grains till there old enought to lay then laying pellets. Is what I would do I they where isolated by themselves. As I posted earlier on the rice comment I feed differenty when I have multiple hatches on the yard free range. They only thing I keep away is laying pellets till there 6 or 7 monthes old or old enough to lay eggs. To much calcium isn't good.

 

[Sprinkles212]

Whoa, how did my profile picture change? I didn't do that. :/

 

[Sprinkles212]

Oh nevermind. Computer glitch. Ha.

 

[Sprinkles212]

Gracie, your Minorcas are beautiful!!!!!! How much for how many each of Minorcas and Silkies? Do you do straight run or sexed?