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[NanaKat]

Has anyone heard of splash wyandottes? I got what I thought were siblings and two of the 6 birds are not blue laced red wyandottes. Here is the splash pullet: Then, finally, her with another hatchmate in the foreground to the left - normal! So is this a real color for these, or just a mistake? Eitherway, I think she's beautiful!

Your bird is a Wyandotte, but her color is not an accepted variety by the American Poultry Association. Blue Laced Red is not yet approved but breeders are working on acceptance. The BLRW have two varieties ...one is a Splash that looks like this. The hen on the left.

I no longer have these birds.

 

[NanaKat]

I really like them myself. Got started when I was 14 years old. Spent a week-end with a friend who lived way out in the boonies. We spotted a wild Guinea sneaking through the underbrush, and he knew she was heading for a nest, so we laid low and waited. When we found the nest it had 50 eggs in it. We took off our shirts and put all the eggs in. His Mom candled them and I got about twenty eggs to put under a big ole red brooder hen my Mom had. We had guineas all over the farm after that. Think I've got a picture somewhere of them. I'll look for it.

I found the old Kodak photo I took of my guineas. I count eleven here, and the ole hen is still tutoring them, as they are hard headed .

Great story and love the picture. Is that a 1954 Cadillac in the garage?

 

[Sagetown]

Great story and love the picture.
Is that a 1954 Cadillac in the garage?

1955 V-8 Oldsmobile 88. Dad traded in his 1950 or 53 Chevrolet Belare for it.

 

[NanaKat]

Great story and love the picture.

Is that a 1954 Cadillac in the garage?

1955 V-8 Oldsmobile 88.  Dad traded in his 1950 or 53 Chevrolet Belare for it.

We were close ... GMC line. Great cars!

 

[miohippus]

I rely on my peahen to keep the owls away.. If there is an owl in the yard or near the yard she starts honking and fussing until it flies away.. Guess owls do not like grumpy peafowl yelling at them..

Sorry about your chicks! I know how much that really sucks!

I think it is so funny when hens fuss over eggs. Last year I had three hens fighting over one nesting box.. Finally one gave up but the other two came to an arrangement. One would sit on the eggs while the other ate, puttered around then switch so the other could go out.. It worked great and all but one egg hatched..

I sure wish I could go to this one but I don't get off work until 4 pm and it is quite a drive for me.

The dead chicken around the neck did not work for me.. Plus it was really gross...

Hens make the best incubators.. I gave up on using an incubator several years ago..

I use shredded paper from work then compost it.. The chickens love it and it is easy to clean up... Not to mention it is free...

wow really do all peafowl to that? That is awesome it thought they were just lawn ornaments

 

[miohippus]

I found the old Kodak photo I took of my guineas. I count eleven here, and the ole hen is still tutoring them, as they are hard headed .

awesome thanks for sharing

 

[artsyrobin]

Leah update- my hen who was depressed after losing a chick 2 years ago to a predator, well whe finally when broody, here she is with the babies- they are inside due to winter- i have 3 girls and 5 boys- most the boys will go to corals clinic unless anyone wants them for breeding, there are a couple full delaware boys, the others are crossed with andalusion



delaware


orp/andalusion


Delaware














dotte/andalusion girls- they are super friendly


his stance was so cute!

 

[Poco Pollo]

Robin,

Leah is so pretty. She looks like a happy momma : )

 

[jcatblum]

The warm weather has the critters coming out to play. My dogs have been making a fuss & chasing varmints since sundown. Maybe my chickens will decide to lay some eggs this wk.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Robin your hen looks very pleased with her brood.

Picked out names for two roosters today, only a few hens get names but most roosters do here. The tall gangly langshan boy is Goliath and the massive stout jubilee orpington boy is Monstro! My two year old daughter is obsessed with the movie Pinocchio right now.