Pheonix Thread

[Michael99]

I have some birds from Aubrey as well, where some of my willow legs came from, but I’m hoping those may carry the nm gene so I do keep some from that line. Some I breed toward standard and people really do frown on the off color legs. My biggest problem is keeping them separated long enough to determine if non molting. It gets hard at times to have the available space. I currently only have two separated, just over a year old so we have quite a way to go lol.

How do you keep them separated? Just in separate pens? I want to do that, but I'm afraid I won't have the space (gotta build some I guess). I also looked into raising them in a tomebaku (I think that's how you spell it) and letting them out to roam around on grass in the day, but I'm not entirely sure. Some people say it's inhumane, and it does seem like it would be time consuming.

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

That truly sucks Do you know what took them?

Yea my dog scared of raccoons then the next day a fox but we have really been having problems with the raccoons

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

This thread is already doing better than the other ones so thank you

 

[Michael99]

Yea my dog scared of raccoons then the next day a fox but we have really been having problems with the raccoons

I'd say if it's that much of an issue and you want to free range them, consider getting or making a chicken tractor. That way, the chooks can get their greens and stay safe at the same time!

And of course!

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

I'd say if it's that much of an issue and you want to free range them, consider getting or making a chicken tractor. That way, the chooks can get their greens and stay safe at the same time!

And of course!

It’s not as bad as it’s been like now that everyone has been out long enough we are not having as many problems it was just the first few days but we have geese that scare things off too

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

I ordered 5 Pheonix by mail... they won’t get here till May but I am excited at the prospect of having them in my flock.

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

I ordered 5 Pheonix by mail... they won’t get here till May but I am excited at the prospect of having them in my flock.

That’s good

 

[Michael99]

I have chicks!
This is batch 1 of this year -

Batch 2 -

 

[Michael99]

I've also got some broodies. This is a dun hen with her babies.

And a silver ginger hen that's hatching some as I write this

And 2 more hens have just went broody, so I'm going to give them some eggs in the upcoming days!

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

I have chicks!
This is batch 1 of this year -
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Batch 2 -
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those look great i was reading your description and are those all black ones the fibromelanistic if so please post pictures that would be awesome. im guessing you would have needed to use sumatra