Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[dheltzel]

Dheltzel, doesn't seem to be a standard, I have 6 that all look about the same, hens are just a little smaller. 2 of the hens have more of a thick silkie like feathering.
Eggs are a little bigger than the bantam Cochin and a light tan color..
Very friendly and vocal birds
They fit in nicely with the bantam Cochin.
The flock that they came from has a few solid colors,
We shall see what the next generation brings

I'd love to see pics of those hens with the thick feathering. Silkies were my first chickens (way back when I was in 4-H), so I always feel a certain fondness for anything like them (except those "show girls" - that's awful, making a silkie with a naked neck - sorry if I offended anyone, birds should have feathers on their necks, or else they look like vultures to me).

 

[Bettacreek]

Ha! I started making my own wine as well. I wish I could barter it off for pork or something, lol.

Is anyone interested in pekin duck eggs? Crested genes. Or ducklings... I can hatch them if there's an interest. Julian, PA.

 

[Gramma Chick]

Quote: Thats why it is good to have some new fresh pullets each year ..older hens backing off on laying they are starting up .

 

[Gramma Chick]

Thanks for posting the pics ..They are very nice ....he looks like a big boy ...

 

[Zanlm]

Hey guys!! I Live close to Erie Pa! Anyone close around??

 

[fisherlady]

Hey guys!! I Live close to Erie Pa! Anyone close around??

I know there are a couple of folks up your way, they aren't on every day, so you may not hear anything from them for a while... my DH and I camp a bit west of Erie much of the summer and fish the lake. Welcome to the Pa boards!

 

[Zanlm]

I know there are a couple of folks up your way, they aren't on every day, so you may not hear anything from them for a while... my DH and I camp a bit west of Erie much of the summer and fish the lake.  Welcome to the Pa boards!

Hey thanks!! I would love to talk to people around me!! Where are you from?

 

[hendricks115]

Thats why it is good to have some new fresh pullets each year ..older hens backing off on laying they are starting up .

We did hatch some chicks this year, all but one were roos. We bought some jersey giants, orpingtons and brahmas but no one is laying yet. At this rate I won't have any of my own eggs to set. Our last 2 hatches were predominately roos, thinking I need new stock.

 

[fisherlady]

Hey thanks!! I would love to talk to people around me!! Where are you from?

We are in Indiana County, about 2.5 hours south west of Erie...

 

[beaglady]

Do your cuckoo marans lay eggs as dark as the black coppers? I've heard very few strains have the dark eggs? A dark egg laying strain would be a fantastic starting point for dark egg laying sex links or sex-linked Olive Eggers.

Sometimes they are pretty dark. The darkest egg I had from a cuckoo was a 7 on the Marans club chart, early in the laying season. Usually, they're not quite as dark, but the cuckoos seem to lay more regularly than the dark-laying black coppers I had briefly. I like really dark eggs, but I'm to practical (or cheap) to keep birds that only lay an egg once or twice a week.

I had read somewhere that the black coppers were crossed with Pendesancas to improve egg color, and I've had roos end up with comb sprigs that probably came from those genes. .