Olandsk Dwarf Chickens

[mlm Mike]

Morning guys....since there are so few of the Olandsk running around in the states and since the core birds were brought in by Greenfire..not sure about diversity of the breed at this time..but that said, hatching babies and picking the best to keep breeding would seem the only way to get the better from these guys...I would like to offer interchanging eggs between some of the olandsk breeders.,..bird for bird or egg for egg..shipped to diversify what we each have in our small flocks.. just a thought...I have eggs and chicks available for a straight up swap if that seems possible..
as a side note...the chicks I have at this time kind of baffled me..with the pair that I have and the babies they produced thus far..none of the babies coloring is the same...more black in some more red in some..I was expecting..more even consistency

Oh, you'll enjoy watching them feather out.

 

[ValerieT]

Can some one tell me an easy way to sex these guys

 

[celticgarden]

Everyone is doing great, eating and drinking like pros. Little blondie (3rd photo foreground) is a born scratcher! Her (I assume) little feet kick stuff everywhere! I've set them up in an extra large plastic dog crate in our office, main floor. That way I can pop in and out to see them. They bounce and charge around. One chick did develop pasty bottom. He/she got cleaned up and spent some time in the incubator to dry off. Back to normal now. It will be fun to see them grow up.

 

[mlm Mike]

Can some one tell me an easy way to sex these guys

No, just watch how they feather out, comb and wattle size.

Everyone is doing great, eating and drinking like pros. Little blondie (3rd photo foreground) is a born scratcher! Her (I assume) little feet kick stuff everywhere! I've set them up in an extra large plastic dog crate in our office, main floor. That way I can pop in and out to see them. They bounce and charge around. One chick did develop pasty bottom. He/she got cleaned up and spent some time in the incubator to dry off. Back to normal now. It will be fun to see them grow up.

How adorable!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Looks like you got a partial blondy, too. I must say, I haven't gotten a chick THIS blond before...and it has a sibling just like it. Can't wait to see what the others look like!

 

[celticgarden]

Wow, congrats! I'm hoping for the blond to be predominantly white with speckles....or thereabouts! We'll all have fun sharing photos as they grow!

 

[Chooklet]

I had one chick that was this blond - had a bit of a brownish splotch on its head. I didn't band it, and lost track of which it was as the chicks aged. Kept thinking I would be able to tell, and then one day...poof...he/she blended in with the rest. I have one pullet that has a much lighter base feather color with more or a traditional mille fleur pattern - I wonder if that was my little blondie?

 

[mlm Mike]

What is everyone's breeding plans? I have a roo and hen that are smaller than the others, I'm thinking I might breed them and try for even smaller.

 

[Contrastphoto]

I haven't really decided yet. I am still trying to build my flock. Mine are still young and haven't been laying often enough for me to get a good hatch.

 

[Sebrightsrock]

Updated pics.