My 4H Shows 2017

[Kiki]

A FRIEND of my mom's friend

She is moving and cannot take them with her

when...not from who...when are you getting it?
lol

 

[I Love Layers]

when...not from who...when are you getting it?
lol

On the 25 of this month. Lol. I swore it said who

 

[I Love Layers]

Good morning everyone!
Lots of crowing this morning from the chickens.
All together I've got 14 new birds. No pictures yet.
1× Bielefelder Rooster, Archie
1× Bielefelder Hen, Edith
1× Icelandic Rooster
1× Icelandic Hen
1× Bresse Rooster
3× Bresse Hens
1× Swedish Flower Hen Rooster
1× Swedish Flower Hen Hen
1× Svart Hona x Isbar Rooster
1x Svart Hona x Isbar Hen,
1× Naked Neck Hen
1× Naked Neck x Maran Hen

Edith does have a bloody spot on her foot and she is limping because of it. The lady also gave me some blue kote so I put that on her foot. The Bresse Rooster had the longest crow I have ever heard!!! He does the different pitches and then holds the last one forever I swear! The Swedish Flower Hen Hen is pretty beat up right now, hopefully she will grow all of her feathers back quickly. My younger sisters favorite is the Svart Hona x Isbar hen. My favorite is Archie he is such a big loveable boy. The Swedish Flower Hen, Svart Hona x Isbar and Icelandic Rooster are little schiesters, they keep trying to fight with Archie, the Svart Hona x Isbar Sonar and the Swedish Flower Hen Roosters were out put in extra cages for the day while I'm not there watching them.

I also got a 42 eggs Styrofoam Auto turning bator from her, my mom picked up a 50 egg antique hand turner for free in Fergus Falls and then I have my Brinses that fits 24 eggs so now I can set 116 eggs at a time!
My dad wants me to start setting Bresse eggs ASAP to try and sell some to some Foodies.
And here's something funny i sent to a friend last night when she asked what I do with all my chickens and how many I need

 

[I Love Layers]

here are the Icelandics.

Bielefelders

Bresse

I only have a picture of the one hen. And she was beat up due to being with to many roosters

Swedish Flower Hen

Naked Necks

I am giving the white one to a relative for her Bday. I think the white one is a NN×Maran×Icelandic.

Svart Hona×Isbar

All of the roosters except the Icelandic and Svart Hona×Isbar lost their comb this winter. They will still make good breeders though.
And all the hens are beat up because they were with a LOT of roosters.

 

[Kiki]

I'm glad you got them...so you can nurse them back to health!

I see green!!!
No more snow?

 

[I Love Layers]

I'm glad you got them...so you can nurse them back to health!

I see green!!!
No more snow?

I wouldn't say they weren't healthy but should definently not be with that many roosters..
Yes all of our snow melted last week!!!!

 

[Kiki]

I wouldn't say they weren't healthy but should definently not be with that many roosters..
Yes all of our snow melted last week!!!!

I didn't mean they were nasty sick birds....silly!

I should have been more clear...nurse their backs back to health.
I always feel so darn sorry for the girls who I see that are so torn up from roosters...especially the hens that are not being used for breeding.

Finally no snow, but I bet y'all are still cold huh?

 

[Kiki]

Right now my fav is the bresse boy!
He sure is pretty.

 

[I Love Layers]

I didn't mean they were nasty sick birds....silly!

I should have been more clear...nurse their backs back to health.
I always feel so darn sorry for the girls who I see that are so torn up from roosters...especially the hens that are not being used for breeding.

Finally no snow, but I bet y'all are still cold huh?

Lol. Yes there feathers will grow back. It's been in the 50s and 40s last weke here

 

[I Love Layers]

Up date on my birds!

I've been so busy lately.. I've only got about an hour and 15 minutes of time for lately. And I use that time for showering, eating, and stuff in the house.
I kind of feel bad for the cochins right now, there is no reason for the 2 blacks and 2 blues to be locked up excpet for them to not get sun bleached for the blues and for all of them to not get best up by a rooster or mean hen. Good thing the eggs are 1/3 the way though tomorrow, and as soon as the black cockerel is sexually mature I am having him over all the hens and hatching those eggs. Hopefully he becomes mature by time May so the chicks are 1 year by time fairs next year.

I started halter breaking the jersey yearling, turns 1 on May 6 so close enough, I haven't had time since last weekend to work with her. This weekend I am trying to make time to work with her. I'm still hoping to show her at County but we'll see.
I absolutley love the Bielefelders! They are so docile! But like i posted earlier I need to hatch some out because that rooster is getting to be 4-5 years this year. I am white impressed with the Bresse so far they are the only ones laying eggs. The Swedish Flowers are buggers the rooster caused such a commotion yesterday! And the hen is a complete idiot! She ran into a wall! So I did check for blindness but she can see out of both eyes! Icelandics are still very skittish but that's in their breed so you can't blame them much.
Chicks are 5 weeks as of yesterday! Only 11 more til the leghorns are laying! This weekend they going to be seperated into 2 brooders.