It would've been neat if it really happened, lol. I can't remember where I found that pic.Yeah, that would be the first red flag for me. Hey, did that bear in your avatar think he was deer hunting? I would've fainted dead away, bears are my worst nightmare!
I'm more on your side Keara....most of my marans hatches are done and over with by the beginning of day 21. Only had one hatch here that lasted to day 22
haha yeah I know what you mean...sounds like she is getting close indeed! I can't wait to see baby goats!!! The ones here are fat and sassy....they are about the same height as the day they were born, but have filled out to nice wide and square little munchkins.
THat is good news. My hay supplier lost 5000 bales and the barn thanks to Irene. It meant a tough winter, short on hay , and horses got some pretty crappy hay for weeks on end. Really needed a good hay season this year. Hoping everyone gets in three cuts.
All my hard work is finally paying off. I went through all my black copper Marans pullets and ended up with 17 nice ones. The main thing I was trying to improve in my stock was copper hackles on the hens, since I started with 4 solid black hens and 1 hen with only a small amount of copper. All the ones I am keeping (for now) have medium to good copper hackles, no mossy feathers, nice feathered feet, no bad combs. They are young yet, 2.5 to 3.5 months old, so I am still waiting for eye color to change, and of course I will have to see which are going to lay dark eggs. But I think I made a tremendous improvement over my starter flock! I will try to post pics later, but it is very hot out there right now. And the other good news, I have sold all the cull pullets except 3I think I will need some help from this group on the cockerels, though. I still have 11 I am growing and watching. So hard to choose. I need to do another thin out soon. Anybody willing to weed through a bunch of cockerel pics to help with the process
