Chicken girl 15
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Are silkies good layers or meat birds or are they just cute as can be?
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They're none of them. They're said to be good broodies, but then I think that what they want you to think. They're not real chickens you know?Are silkies good layers or meat birds or are they just cute as can be?
I have one frizzled barred rock hen and hatched 2 more chicks from the older girls that I got from you. One has smooth feathers, but one is frizzled! Can't wait till it gets big kid feathers.Know that Soft feathered birds make the best Frizzles. Cochin have soft feathers.
I googled "hard feather breeds" but the pictures included some soft feathered breeds too.
OE and I think Leghorns would make bad crosses.
Orpingtons and Cochin and perhaps Brahmas would be good. Silkies do too.
My Buckwheat is a cross between Frenchy and a Cuckoo Maran. I also have Buckwheats daughter who is a cross with a Delaware. Not a great cross really but she's okay.
Buckwheat. She's gotten swollen again but seem fine otherwise.
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Are any of you that do hatches by any chance in Broome Co?
Are silkies good layers or meat birds or are they just cute as can be?
Are any of you that do hatches by any chance in Broome Co?
Then I guess I'm not investing money in them. I want real chickens, ones that lay lots of eggs and cook up nicely.
I'm feeling a little nervous. I just made the plans for incubating eggs. I pick up the incubator tomorrow and will get it all set up. I pick up eggs on Friday (from several sources- Welsummers, Partridge Rocks, Brahmas, Ameraucanas, Black Copper Marans, and some barnyards to fill the bator). I will set them all Friday night (up to 40). This is a learning experience for me and for my children. After bothering to go through all this trouble and spending money on hatching eggs, I'm very worried that it will be a poor hatch. Any advice is welcome. My sister in law probably needs a break from my incessant questions. Do you have any way you keep track of the hatch? I'm going to have my oldest son journal about it, and I found some online resources for the learning aspect. I don't expect 100%, but I am worried about a complete failure. ((Don't ask me how I survived becoming a mom 3 times- it probably was equally nerve-wracking))
I think part of my anxiety is coming from the fact that my nearly 11-year-old boxer is not doing well. He probably won't survive the weekend. :-(
Oooooh, Speckled Sussex are GORGEOUS!!!Bakerzdoz ..... for a sweet bird and a little different coloring - I suggest a Speckled Sussex ..... they are big, sweet and have lovely dots over rust/mahogany feathers with some black flecked in too.
Tao chick - so sorry about your Boxer - we know they are a family member.
Girls - sorry - I am going to be picking something up at 7:30 am .... then heading home to unload and that cuts into my work time - so I can't come home and then go out again as I have 2 books I am working on right now ..... One is great - like a new Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe) PLUS I can't count on the weekend to catch up on editing as the HAY is being delivered on Sat morning and we have no helpers this year - so just DJ and I to unload and stackGunna take all day both days to get that done !