Okies in the BYC The Original

[poultryand bees]

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They are tasting the pine bedding, but since it is pine rather than cedar, it won't hurt them to eat a little of it. Part of growing up is learning to distinguish food from everything else on the ground..... mom

 

[poultryand bees]

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Sounds like you and John will be well set to meet customer demand for point of lay pullets this Spring. Congratulations on your success!

 

[Elkhunter]

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I'll try not to worry. I got a new hatcher and got 52 of 62 hatch of production Reds that I got from the neighbor. I love it! I told the wife to buy eggs at the store, I'm hatching mine!!!HAHA!!!

 

[countyroad1330]

I wanna hatch now! I'm getting the hatching bug in the middle of the winter, no!!!

So what are the odds of my Cuckoo Maran successfully mating with my Sikie? Without hurting her? I want eggs from my Silkie, but this is my only chance to own a rooster. He has to go before March.

 

[poultryand bees]

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I'll try not to worry. I got a new hatcher and got 52 of 62 hatch of production Reds that I got from the neighbor. I love it! I told the wife to buy eggs at the store, I'm hatching mine!!!HAHA!!!

I can tell that you won't need any encouragement from the rest of us to become a hatching addict. This group is STILL waiting for someone to come along and be a leader in a 12 step "you can quit" program, cause it doesn't look like the leader can be you.

 

[bigokie37]

john is ready to give up on them.we havnt been sellin much lately an he gets nervous about gettin rid of them.they just sell in spurts.ive been just sellin enough babys as they hatch to keep my feed bill paid an tryin to hold on to enough to sell come spring.ive got my americana flock built up to almost 40 hens in all kinds of colors with 5 diffrnt blooded an colored roos.someone was askin about how much feed they use i use 50 layer an 50 scratch a week for my layers an im gettin 18 to 25 eggs a day an they really been layin since the snow is so funny

 

[poultryand bees]

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I have hatched many silkie x eggs and the chicks are sort of cute. They usually have a cowlick of feathers on top of their head - not enough to resemble a Polish, but definately feathers sticking straight up. Is the roo a standard size or a bantam? I am going to defer to some more experienced silkie experts, but in my opinion, as long as you keep an eye on your hen to be sure she isn't getting roughed up on a regular basis, she should do fine.

 

[countyroad1330]

He's a standard. That's another reason I'd kinda like him to go sooner. I'm afraid he's gonna hurt her.

Les - I hadn't thought about that! Maybe Carla would be willing to charge me a stud fee. Lol

 

[nnbreeder]

Teva has a hen that is bantam EE crossed with a bb red OEGB. Her daughter was fathered by a black Giant roo that went around 15 pounds. She is solid black with muffs and a beard and is awesome looking. The Giant cross put a really nice full body on her, she looks like a bantam on steriods!!

 

[michaeldaugherty]

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Jason GLass has some silkys an so do"s Mathew GLass an his DW . mg post on hear a time or 2. . . < THE CEMENT SALE IS SAT >