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thanks minniechickmama and cluckies. I wouldn't really dunk her! I guess I hate jumping into a cold lake - I am one of those that takes ten minutes to get up to my knees, so thats why it seems harsh to me. the cool water will feel like ice on those hot bellies of the hens. Never had to resort to it, but as I said, I will try it if she is still broody tonight or tomorrow when it is warmer.

mnhomestead, your sulmtalers are beautiful! I'm curious about why you have changed your mind about raising them? I still have two of the three I ended up with when those mixed up chicks came from the new brighton woman.
 
I am here this afternoon to set the record straight!


EJB is not a bad chicken owner! I know I have complained a lot about Ole, who is currently serving a life sentence in Orrock Twp prison for wayward roosters, without possibility of parole.

And while it is true EJB did raise him, it is not all his fault as EJB received him under false pretenses and was told Ole was a great rooster with super genetics and a gentle disposition. EJB was duped.


I can prove this to you today.

When I got Ole from EJB I got another rooster I was not as impressed with as Ole. His name is Ed. Ed has turned into a super rooster. I was cultivating corn and beans this morning and the chickens were on pest patrol. Ed found many grubs and bugs of some kind. Ed does not eat them, he makes a weird noise and a hen comes running over and Ed steps back to let the hen have the tasty morsel. Ed is the perfect gentleman.

Ed is a huge rooster, he is by far my biggest rooster, heightwise and maybe even by weight now that Bert is failing again.

Having been gone for nearly a month I needed to make a trip to Runnings for feed. I was a little worried about the Senior High birds beings they have taken to free ranging. I was gone about an hour and the whole time driving home, I hoped they would be Ok.

I had nothing to worry about Ed was with them protecting them. I have noticed since we let them Free range Ed spends a lot of time with them. I was worried he would hurt them. No need to worry. Ed had a chick lying right next to him and one crawling on his back.

I went to feed the Middle schoolers and one of them made a distress sound and Ed was right there making sure I was not hurting the babies.

I am sorry the pictures of Ed are so poor, but if you look closely you will see the babies on and near him. There was not a hen within 50 feet of them. I only had my IPhone so quality is lacking in pictures.







I suggest you click on the pictures to enlarge them and see the detail better.

I brightened this picture and did some editing to make Ed and the chicks show more:






Here is one of Ed telling JJ to keep his distance, JJ and Ed do not always see eye to eye, we have had to break up more than one scuffle between them.




So here is proof EJB can raise a "good" chicken. It makes me wonder if EJB making fishing lures out of Ole's brother might have affected his brain ( Ole's not EJBs')
 
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It is nice of you to express the kind words Ralphie. The basic problem as I see it is that Ole is an EE as opposed to the Ameraucana which he was represented as. In other words a cross breed, which means a lot of unknown genetic material that can result in good or less than good.
When Ole passed to you he was a juvenile of approx. 6 months. He had not manifested aggressive behavior even though he was in a mixed flock situation. I had no use for an EE rooster and so he needed a new home.
Ed on the other hand is a purebred, but he was available because his brother was of better Chantecler type in my opinion. I had a better option for a breeding rooster than Ed, but Ed is a very good bird of good type and good disposition. His brother is of similar type and color but is somewhat larger in size.
I am not at all surprised that Ed is a good steward of the flock, and he should produce birds with many positive attributes. I would not suggest breeding him with any of Ole's daughters. Ole's daughters may produce pretty eggs which are probably best for eating as opposed to hatching.
 
There is nothing to worry about with Ole's daughters, I only hatched one batch of them and I sold them immediately...


To those of you that might have purchased Ole's daughters, remember the old adage "buyer beware"!


However, selling Ole's daughters got me in big trouble, my DW had fallen in love with the one she named "Princess Di". How was I suppose to know she wanted to keep it?



In case your wondering Ole's daughters fetched a whole dollar on craigslist!
 
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Cluckies said:

Quote from "Mypetchicken"
Because so many chicken breeds can be superficially described the same way, we need a lot of information to make a reasonable guess. For instance, when we get an email asking for chicken breed identification help, but the only detail provided is that the hen is black… well , it isn’t a question we can answer with any reasonable assurance of accuracy. There are numerous breeds that can be black or mostly black, including
On the other hand, just knowing the comb type can help narrow the field considerably and help with chicken breed identification. For example, a single comb would narrow the above list to four breeds (Jersey Giants, Australorps, Black Copper Marans, Cochins). Lack of feathered legs would narrow the list to two (Jersey Giants and Australorps). And knowing the skin is white rather than yellow would mean that the most reasonable guess would be that you have an Australorp. (Jersey Giants are also much different in shape and size than Australorps! But that difference might not be apparent, depending on the age of the bird.)
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Probably the most helpful description I've read sofar. Thanks!
 
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iPhones are so limiting. It's time to keep my camera near the door.

My father told me a hawk circled the coop today. The crows started making a racket and when he went outside the crew was hightailing it to the coop.
The emergency plan we practiced over and over worked!
 

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