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[artsyrobin]

some photos of my two silkies they are a year old and im still unsure of their sex i think at lest one is a girl because i got one bantam side egg a day when they were laying but i also have a OEGB but she is 3 years old and i don't know if she is still laying or not.

you have girls, and beautiful little ladies!



hey betsy, here are the kids from the one pen- the white one is a surprise - not sure where that one came from!LOL!




and the little buff i got from you is broody!

 

[artsyrobin]

Is anyone that is going to shawnee have wynadotte, brahma or cochin eggs? I'd love a few for my broody- and they could tuck them in with O'brian who Rhinda is transporting for me....OHHHH PLEEEEZE!!! Pm me so i can tell that silly broody they are coming

Leah lost this little chick to a predator and has been crazy ever since, so maybe since she's broody, it will do her good

 

[Kyzmette]

Oh Robin. These are the times that try a chicken woman's soul.

 

[artsyrobin]

Oh Robin. These are the times that try a chicken woman's soul.

just broke my heart when she lost that baby- its been 2 years and she is finally broody again- she has stayed at the perimeter of the flock since then- now she is in the fav nestbox and isn't giving an inch

 

[bardies]

you have girls, and beautiful little ladies!



hey betsy, here are the kids from the one pen- the white one is a surprise - not sure where that one came from!LOL!




and the little buff i got from you is broody!

Girls? I would have thought boys because of all of the comb showing and the direction of the head poof.

 

[bardies]

just broke my heart when she lost that baby- its been 2 years and she is finally broody again- she has stayed at the perimeter of the flock since then- now she is in the fav nestbox and isn't giving an inch

Bless her heart!

 

[Cjarvis]

I also have heard from several people that older males will produce a larger percentage of female offspring, and have found that to be true in my own experience. I haven't done a scientific experiment, though. A lot of the breeders I know will only use a rooster one or two years, and they seem to always get a predominance of males. I get attached to my birds and usually don't replace the males unless I get a much better one or the older one gets injured or sick--or particularly mean.

I have a Brown Red OE male that is 9 come spring, I hatch females from him heavily I think all of the last breeding season I hatched 2 males and over 100 females. But I breed for females in that pen anyway. All of my truly planned male matings are young males

 

[Cjarvis]

Do you eat any of your birds? Might seem like a strange question.
I know some bantam Cochin breeders eat their culls and say they are quite tasty. Male Cochins are about 2 lb. and females average 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 lbs before processing but your bantams are smaller than that. (I can't bring myself to eat my own birds but if someone else would want to I think I could be ok with that.)

There are large numbers that go on the grill, most of the poorly colored bad comb structure toe, toe nail color etc. They still have a good body but considerable flaws that no one needs to add to a flock they get eaten, the decent but late or early birds often go to a sale.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

I didn't know if anyone on here was interested, but I have a trio (possibly quad) of Ginger Red Modern Game bantams. Please let me know if you're interested and I can arrange a meet-up. Otherwise these will be in the sales area! Also have some blue Langshan pullets that I need to part with, possibly a blue trio of Langshans. I can't quite decide yet.

 

[Kyzmette]

Oooooh, I've been very interested in the Langshans and the blues are so beautiful! Can you PM me the details if you're seriously considering letting them go?